World Wind Watch | Green Energy News

May 23, 2004 – Vol.9 No.9

WORLD WIND WATCH.

With the potential for China to supply 14 percent of the global wind energy output, as envisioned by the European Wind Energy Association, Gamesa is studying the possibility of setting up wind turbine manufacturing operations there, as well as in India.

China, whose economic growth is already straining internal energy supplies and pulling oil reserves away from other markets, is no stranger to renewable energy. As destructive as the Three Gorges Dam project is, it is considered a source of clean and renewable energy.

According to Reuter’s Gamesa would begin with retail operations (selling turbines) and service operations (installing, maintaining them), then move into manufacturing.

Eventually, grid-scale wind turbines could become an export item for China. Low wages there could bring down turbine costs, thus turn the cost of wind generated electricity south. Visit Gamesa at http://www.gamesa.es/

Ratepayers of PECO energy, which supplies power to counties in eastern Pennsylvania, can now buy wind energy for their home or business.

PECO, through wind energy supplier Community Energy, is know offering PECO WIND, 100 kilowatt hour blocks of wind generated electricity for $2.50 per block, per month. The additional fee added to the customer’s electric bill reflects the additional costs associated with wind generated electricity.

Wind power sold in the program is generated at three wind farms in the state. To sign up visit PECO WIND at http://www.pecowind.com/ .