Wind Power in the News

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Wind Power News Monday November 20th 2006

Mayor signs climate protection deal, wants city to use wind turbines for power
(Gloucester Daily Times: Mon, 20 Nov) Mayor John Bell, pushing a major private wind-power proposal, has committed his island city to a climate protection agreement aimed at reducing global warming.

PNOC-EDC to put up unit for hydro, wind power projects
(INQ7 Business: Sun, 19 Nov) IN PREPARATION for the eventual privatization of the Philippine National Oil Co. Energy Development Corp. (PNOC-EDC), its parent firm is planning to form a separate subsidiary that will be in charge of hydropower and wind power projects.

East Toledo in running for wind power lab
(The Toledo Blade: Mon, 20 Nov) America's first laboratory for testing offshore wind turbine blades would be built in East Toledo and begin operating along the Maumee River shoreline by mid-2009 if a contingent of northern Ohio academic, business, and government officials gets its way. The Ohio site is one of six nationally in the running for the $11.5 million U.S.

College adds courses as need for wind power techs grows
(KATU Portland: Mon, 20 Nov) The Columbia Gorge Community College is planning to train technicians for the wind energy industry that is growing rapidly in the region. Resistance to vertigo is required since graduates may spend time atop 250-foot tall turbine towers.

Foreign wind-power companies take in the local air
(BizJournals: Mon, 20 Nov) Politicians are well known for generating a lot of wind, but under Gov. Ed Rendell, Pennsylvania is becoming well known for it, too.

Wind energy licences proposed
(E4: Engineering: Mon, 20 Nov) The DTI and Ofgem have launched a joint consultation on the licensing regime for the transmission of power from future offshore wind farms to the electricity networks.

N.E. ski resorts making white gold with 'green' power
(Bangor Daily News: Mon, 20 Nov) In time for the new ski season, several northern New England ski areas are becoming part of a national trend of resorts going "green" by buying wind-generated electricity to power their energy-hungry operations.

Beaver County OKs plans for wind farm
(Boston Globe: Mon, 20 Nov) A Massachusetts company will generate electricity at a $400 million wind farm in southwestern Utah.

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