Wind Power in the News

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Wind Power News Monday December 18th 2006

Freedom: Wind power project gets OK
(Bangor Daily News: Fri, 15 Dec) FREEDOM - The months-long review process of a proposed $12 million wind power project on Beaver Ridge has ended with the application winning the necessary town permits, but an appeal is in the works.

Wind power target is 'unrealistic', claims charity Farmers Weekly
(Farmers Weekly Interactive: Fri, 15 Dec) Further doubt has been cast on the government's plans for bioenergy by a charity sponsoring research into renewable technologies. Publishing new research this week, the Renewable Energy Foundation said the government's expectation that three-quarters of the 2010 bioenergy target would be supplied by wind power was "unrealistic".

Turning wind power into hydrogen
(San Jose Mercury News: Sun, 17 Dec) Amid gusting winds and spinning wind turbines, officials last week unveiled a $2 million research project to use wind energy to produce hydrogen fuel.

Wind power holds promise but investment needed first
(KAALtv.com: Thu, 14 Dec) ST. PAUL (AP) - Wind power has the potential to supply far more electricity to Minnesotans in the next 15 years - but only with a significant investment.

Wind Integration Study: Green Light For More Wind Power
(The Auto Channel: Thu, 14 Dec) December 13, 2006: Results of a new study show that, under the right policies, utilities can incorporate wind power into their resource portfolio, comprising up to one-fourth of their delivered energy, without sacrificing reliability and with minor costs for absorbing the wind.

Blowing hot and cold
(David Dishneau / ASSOCIATED PRESS: Mon, 18 Dec) Wind-power developers frustrated by regulatory hurdles and legal challenges say Maryland lacks a strong commitment to alternative energy, putting it behind neighboring states in which wind turbines are already spinning.

Lake Erie City May Look to Wind Power
(22 WSBT South Bend: Wed, 13 Dec) (AP) City leaders in Port Clinton, Ohio, are looking to take advantage of the winds that whip off Lake Erie. A city council committee has agreed to a contract with North Coast Wind and Power to find ways to bring wind power to Port Clinton. The city is 60 miles due south of Detroit.

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