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Tuesday, August 10, 2004

WIND.ALERT FOR AUGUST 2004 FROM WINDPOWER MONTHLY

Here are your summaries of the top stories in the August 2004
issue of Windpower Monthly.

For a descriptive list of this month's full contents just go to
http://www.windpower-monthly.com/current
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Special Issue: Annual Article Index 2003-2004

Windpower Monthly, Vol 20, No. 8 2004
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A succinct overview of all the important business and economic
developments in the global wind power market over the past 12
months is provided by the special August issue of Windpower
Monthly. True to tradition, we again use the vacation season for
publication of the Annual Article Index. Not only is the index an
invaluable tool for...
(Go to http://www.windpower-monthly.com/current,#focus to read more
about this article)

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All systems go for first stage of huge Australian project

Windpower Monthly, Vol 20, No. 8 2004
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Australian wind power developer, Pacific Hydro, has confirmed
construction will begin shortly on its 30 MW Yambuk wind farm
and on a blade manufacturing facility planned by Danish turbine
manufacturer Vestas for Portland, Victoria. Yambuk is the first
stage of the A$270 million 195 MW Portland Wind Energy
Project. Shining through as the clear political driver for the
enterprise is the significant economic boost it will give to the
region.

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Legal challenge to Brazilian renewables support program causes chaos

Windpower Monthly, Vol 20, No. 8 2004

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The wind energy segment of Brazil's government-led renewable
power program, Proinfa, is teetering on the edge of collapse
after being swamped by legal challenges. Two companies left
out of the initial selection for Proinfa power purchase contracts
sued the government. The presiding judge in the court case
agreed with the plaintiffs that licences were not awarded correctly
and suspended the contracts already issued. Read more about
the controversy in the August issue of Windpower Monthly.

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Federal election result in Canada could be a boon for wind

Windpower Monthly, Vol 20, No. 8 2004

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All three political parties now set to form a governing alliance
in Canada pledged significant support for wind power in the
run-up to the June 28 federal election. But keeping wind at the
top of the legislative priority list may have become even more of
a challenge than ever. So says Robert Hornung of the Canadian
Wind Energy Association. Find out why in the August issue of
Windpower Monthly.

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The promise of Kyoto

Windpower Monthly, Vol 20, No. 8 2004

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The Kyoto Protocol's Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and
Joint Initiative (JI) regulations provide a means for the
relatively affluent world to profitably invest in clean power
projects in the developing world. Buying into a wind power plant
with CDM or JI accreditation, or purchase of carbon emission
credits from such plant, is a way for companies and countries in
the West to offset the emissions (and carbon taxes) associated
with their consumption of electricity from fossil fuel plant. In
three short stories we report on a new study that provides
details of countries that qualify as CDM or JI project hosts, on
two new funds set up for the purchase of CDM or JI carbon credits
(also from wind plant), and on a wind turbine manufacturer
working on getting projects fully accredited under the Kyoto
mechanisms wherever possible.

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"One thing that many people do not realize is that states like Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana,
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The Great Lakes are probably the area in the USA with the third largest inland wind energy potential.
Think of just the nickname for Chicago. "The Windy City". Milwaukee is even windier, I can tell you.
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The Great Lakes area has an opportunity to get the jump on wind energy's future, if that fact is
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fuel prices. Wind is free. The cost of a barrel of polluting oil can be raised or lowered drastically
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