Wind Power in the News

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Wind Power News Saturday December 9th 2006

Utah State studies wind power
(Provo Daily Herald: Sat, 09 Dec) LOGAN - Utah State University wants to know if wind from Logan Canyon can keep campus lights on. The school is collecting wind data near the school's power station. The study could last a year. "It's fairly commonly known that there is a strong wind every night out of Logan Canyon," said Ben Berrett, facility operations director.

Montana gets 72M for wind power projects
(Casper Star-Tribune: Sat, 09 Dec) BILLINGS, Mont. - Montana will receive 72 million in financing for 34 new wind power projects planned mostly by small cities and counties in northeastern and southeastern parts of the state, Sen. Max Baucus has announced.

Power Company Plans Offshore Wind Farm
(AP via Yahoo! Finance: Thu, 07 Dec) German power company E.ON AG said Thursday it will begin construction at the start of 2007 on Robin Rigg, the U.K.'s largest offshore wind farm, in a project worth about $665.3 million.

Utah State studies wind for campus power
(Casper Star-Tribune: Sat, 09 Dec) LOGAN, Utah (AP) - Utah State University wants to know if wind from Logan Canyon can keep campus lights on.

High Winds Damage Roofs, Power Lines
(KITV TheHawaiiChannel.com via Yahoo! News: Sat, 09 Dec) Gusty winds tore up roofs and caused scattered power outages in parts of Honolulu Friday afternoon, while the National Weather Service posted a wind advisory for parts of the Big Island.

ONGC plans wind power plant in State
(Deccan Herald: Thu, 07 Dec) State-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) plans to develop two power projects of 50 MW capacity, one each in Gujarat and Karnataka during the period 2007-08 from wind generators, Minister of State for Petroleum and Natural Gas Dinsha Patel told the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

Montana gets $72 million for wind power projects
(AG Weekly: Thu, 07 Dec) BILLINGS, Mont. - Montana will receive $72 million in financing for 34 new wind power projects planned mostly by small cities and counties in northeastern and southeastern parts of the state, Sen. Max Baucus announced Friday afternoon.

Public utilities pose roadblock to wind energy
(North Platte Telegraph: Sat, 09 Dec) GRAND ISLAND (AP) - A national wind-energy advocate blasted Nebraska for not doing more to turn its stiff breezes into power, placing much of the blame on Nebraska's dominant electric utility.

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