[Swedish] Wind company to locate in north Nevada

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A Swedish wind turbine company plans to base its United States manufacturing in Northern Nevada, the company's chief executive announced Wednesday.

The move would bring a large renewable energy manufacturer into the Western states, draw secondary manufacturers and spur wind energy use in the Carson City area, proponents said. The exact location of the plant has not been selected.

Dr. Mike Robinson, Nordic Windpower chief executive, said in a telephone interview during his two-day Nevada visit he is impressed with the response and support from local and state government and public utilities.

"We're very excited about investing in Nevada and developing a world-class wind turbine plant to service the U.S," he said.
http://www.nevadaappeal.com/article/20041118/NEWS/111180058

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1. Wind and tidal power could account for nearly half of the....

...U.S. power needs of the larger population areas if we worked to that end.

<link> http://www.darvill.clara.net/altenerg/tidal.htm

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2. Wind power is becoming more and more efficient.

New advances in technology have been making wind power more and more efficient in recent decades. It will be interesting to see how much longer this trend can continue.