May 7, 2008

Wind Harvest International's "Wind News" - May 7, 2008
A compilation of story leads from around the world.
By:  Kevin Wolf <kwolf@windharvest.com>

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This newsletter includes 24 news stories from May 1-7, 2008
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Note:  These story titles and lead paragraphs predominantly come from Energy Central's  (www.energycentral.com/) daily posting of the world's energy stories. Others are sent to me by subscribers of Wind News.  Energy Central requires paid membership to read full stories.  You can often paste the headline into Google and find the original source of the story. You are welcome to share this with others. This is a free service from Wind Harvest.   Thank you. Kevin.
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OTTER TAIL POWER COMPANY ANNOUNCES MAJOR INVESTMENT IN WIND ENERGY GENERATION

  Otter Tail Power Company, a division of Otter Tail Corporation
  (Nasdaq:OTTR), announced today that it has entered into agreements
  to build and own 48 megawatts of wind energy generation at a wind
  energy facility planned in Barnes County, North Dakota.
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BABCOCK & BROWN COMPLETES FINANCING AND BEGINS CONSTRUCTION OF SOUTH
DAKOTA WIND FARM

  International investment and specialized fund and asset management
  group Babcock & Brown, a leading wind energy developer and
  operator, today announced it has a completed the financing of its
  Wessington Springs Wind Project, located near the town of
  Wessington Springs, South Dakota.
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SENATOR SLAMS PSC IN DEAL: SCHUMER CALLS REGULATOR "STONE-HEADED" IN
WIND STANCE AGAINST IBERDROLA

  U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer criticized the state Public Service
  Commission on Wednesday for requiring Spanish utility Iberdrola SA
  to sell its New York state wind farms before they'll allow it to
  acquire Energy East Corp.
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MANAWATU WIND FARM ON TRACK FOR 2009 LAUNCH

  Christchurch's NZ Windfarms is on track to finish its $90 million
  wind farm in Manawatu next year.
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OFFSHORE WIND IN GERMANY LIKELY TO SEE INCREASED M&A ACTIVITY

  The German government has proposed a reform of the federal
  Renewable Energy Sources Act (EEG) which provides for increased
  feed-in tariffs.
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WIND FARM QUESTIONS GO BEFORE DEVELOPERS

  Residents with a variety of opinions about wind farms got the
  chance Tuesday night to question the developers of the proposed
  Streator-Cayuga Ridge South Wind Farm.
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PPM ENERGY IS NOW IBERDROLA RENEWABLES

  PPM Energy, Inc. is now part of IBERDROLA RENOVABLES, S.A., and
  has changed its name to IBERDROLA RENEWABLES, Inc. In addition,
  PPM  Energy Canada Limited has changed its name to IBERDROLA
  Canada Energy  Services Ltd. and remains an indirect subsidiary of
  Scottish Power  Ltd.
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BACKYARD TURBINES ADVANCE

  A Coconino County commission has unanimously backed wind towers
  made in Flagstaff, sweeping aside concerns they would be unsightly
  or bothersome to neighbors.
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UPC WIND ANNOUNCES NAME CHANGE TO FIRST WIND

  UPC Wind, an independent North American wind power company, today
  announced that it is changing its name to First Wind. The name
  change  will not have any impact on the company's organizational
  structure or  day-to-day operations. The name change is effective
  immediately.
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FORT HUACHUCA TO GET WIND-POWER PLANT

  A Massachusetts wind-power company announced this week that it
  will build a power plant at Fort Huachuca, part of a larger effort
  by the base to go "green" while cutting costs.
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GREEN BOOST FOR WIND FARM PLAN

  Environmentalists have backed plans for a massive wind farm off
  the Yorkshire coast. Energy giant E.ON is holding the last in a
  series of public exhibitions today on its proposals to install 83
  wind turbines off Spurn.
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CO-OPS BUYING WIND POWER

  Wind turbines assembled in southwest Cedar Rapids are expected to
  be supplying electricity to more than a dozen rural Iowa
  cooperative customers late next year.
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HYDRO-QUEBEC AWARDS FOUR WIND PROJECTS TO THE "ST-LAURENT ENERGIES" CONSORTIUM

  The St-Laurent Energies consortium, consisting of EDF Energies
  Nouvelles, HYDROMEGA Services Inc., and RES Canada, is delighted
  to announce that it has been awarded five wind projects by
  Hydro-Quebec Distribution, representing a total capacity of 954
  Megawatts (MW).
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SYLVANIA HOPES WIND GENERATES UTILITY SAVINGS

  Sylvania City Councilman Michael Brown is tired of seeing his
  utility bills soar, and he's leading his city on the search for an
  alternative.
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AQUIDNECK ISLAND GROUP RAISING MONEY TO FIGHT WIND FARM PROPOSAL

  A group of Aquidneck Island residents has assembled the first
  organized opposition to Governor Carcieri's plan to develop a
  large-scale wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island.
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OHIO EXPANDS NATIONAL LEADERSHIP POSITION IN THE WIND INDUSTRY

  The state of Ohio is expanding its national leadership role in the
  wind industry through significant investments recently made
  through the Ohio Third Frontier Program.
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CHINA'S SATELLITE LAUNCH CITY AIMS TO BE GLOBLAL WIND POWER GIANT

  The northwest Chinese city of Jiuquan, famous as the nation's
  satellite launch center, has been busy with a new mission to
  exploit its rich wind energy resources in the hopes of becoming a
  global giant in the field of renewable energy.
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WIND TURBINE DETAILS PRESENTED AT OPEN HOUSE

  While concerns that wind turbines on Green Mountain will ruin the
  viewshed were the most voiced topic, area residents had an
  opportunity to consider a lot of information about the proposed
  project during an open house at the Wind Lea Conference Center
  Monday.
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DANISH WIND TURBINES MANUFACTURER VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S LANDS NEW
ORDER IN GREECE

  Danish wind turbines manufacturer Vestas Wind Systems A/S (OMX
  Copenhagen:VWS) said on Monday (5 May) that its subsidiary, Vestas
   Mediterranean A/S, has secured an order for 34 wind turbines from
  the  European wind energy investor and developer REnInvest.
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HYDRO-QUEBEC SECURES 2,0004 MW OF WIND POWER

Hydro-Quebec has accepted 15 bids for a total installed generating capacity of 2,004.5 MW to fulfill the company's 2005 request for proposals (RFP) for wind energy. Delivery dates for the projects range from 2011 to 2015.
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BABCOCK AND BROWN COMPLETES WIND FARM FINANCING

Babcock & Brown, a wind energy developer and operator, has a completed the financing of its Wessington Springs Wind Project, located near the town of Wessington Springs, S.D. Construction has begun on the wind farm, which is expected to reach commercial operation by the end of the yea
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OTTER TAIL INVESTS IN N.D. WIND FARM

Otter Tail Power Co., a division of Otter Tail Corp., has entered into agreements to build and own 48 MW of wind energy generation at a facility planned in Barnes County, N.D.
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NPPD SEALS PPA FOR 42 MW CROFTON HILLS PROJECT

The Nebraska Public Power District (NPDD) and Crofton Hills Wind Farm have signed a 20-year power purchase agreement (PPA) that will result in the construction of a wind farm near Crofton, Neb. The 42 MW Crofton Hills Wind Farm will be operational in 2009
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enXco SIGNS POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENT WITH IPL
EDF Energies Nouvelles subsidiary enXco and Indianapolis Power & Light (IPL) have entered into a power purchase agreement for a 100 MW wind facility to be built in Union and Gilboa townships in Benton County, Ind.
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