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BBC NEWS | Science/Nature | Wind power 'ahead of predictions'
"Polls suggest the public approves, with a Guardian/ICM survey in 2005 showing about 70% of the population endorsing wind farm construction within 20 miles (32km) of their home."
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Utility Wind Interest Group
more fromwww.uwig.org
NCEP ENSEMBLE PRODUCTS
NCEP's experimental ensemble information. Global model.
more fromwwwt.emc.ncep.noaa.gov
UK Wind Map
graphical output of all met stations
more fromwww.xcweather.co.uk
Sustainable Development Commission UK (SDC): Media Stories : Wind power in the UK
"We believe wind power is a critically important part of the overall energy mix, and hope that this authoritative guide will ensure wind power is harnessed in the most responsible way to ensure that emissions of carbon dioxide are reduced."
more fromwww.sd-commission.org.uk
use of wrf
includes binary locations
more fromwww.aces.dri.edu
Windlab Systems
Australian forecasting and wind assessment company. Spin off from CSIRO government agency research institution.
more fromwww.windlabsystems.com
PA WeatherCentre
Press Association joint venture with MeteoConsult from the Netherlands.
more fromwww.paweathercentre.com
BBC NEWS | England | Cumbria | Wind farm public inquiry begins
More "Not In My Back Yard", despite a major motorway running through the area already. Negative reporting from the BBC. (Radio 4 even worse.)
more fromnews.bbc.co.uk
It's this simple: wind farms the size of London, or safe, clean nuclear plants - Comment - Times Online
It's not simple. Stott shows misunderstanding of the complexity of electricity supply; usual misinformation about backup generation; misinformation about profitability of wind without subsidy; and he ignores the peripheral costs and risks of nuclear power
more fromwww.timesonline.co.uk
Eurowind
"specialists in project planning, procurement and the operation of wind power plants. We are active in several European countries and possess experience of land-based projects as well as larger offshore wind farms." Forecasting offering? In English and Sw
more fromwww.eurowind.com
DATABASE ON WIND CHARACTERISTICS
Rag bag of links and data on wind energy
more fromwww.winddata.com
E.ON UK
Major German electrical utility operating in the UK. Significant wind portfolio.
more fromwww.eon-uk.com
Scottish Power wind farm interests
Fairly good information from this big international utility
more fromwww.scottishpower.com
Suivi-Eolien
French site about wind energy penetration and players in France. Also in English
more fromwww.suivi-eolien.com
ADEME - TOTEM (v1) - Sommaire
French government project to centralise management of all wind farm production data. In French.
more fromwww.ademe.fr
La Française d'Eoliennes
"Le succès de l'éolien en France ne sera assuré que s'il est partagé et emporte l'adhésion du plus grand nombre."
more fromwww.francaise-d-eoliennes.com
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