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Vestas suffers V112 prototype blade failure

A Vestas V112 in testing

DENMARK: Vestas has reported part of the blade has fallen off a...

 
 

Vestas receives 400MW supply order

Vestas receives 400MW supply order

DENMARK: Vestas has announced a master supply agreement for 400MW and an...

 
 

Indiana schools acquire 50MW wind project land

Indiana schools acquire 50MW wind project land

UNITED STATES: Land has been secured for a 50MW wind farm in...

 
 

Ohio wind farm poses no threat to Indian burial mound

Ohio wind farm poses no threat to Indian burial mound

UNITED STATES: A planned wind farm development in Ohio has been given...

 
 

China overtakes US as best renewables development prospect

China overtakes US for first time as 'most attractive renewables development propect

UNITED STATES: The US has fallen second to China in rankings of...

 
 

Duke appeals Wyoming tax bills

Duke appeals Wyoming tax bills

UNITED STATES: Duke Energy is appealing the property tax bills on its...

 
 

UK wind power generation reaches new high

Scotland's wind farms, such as Whitelee, made the largest contribution

UK: British energy network operator National Grid announced the country's wind farms...

 
 

Ikea acquires 45MW from Gamesa

Ikea acquires 45MW from Gamesa

GERMANY: Swedish furniture group Ikea has purchased six wind farms with a...

 
 

Vestas creates 'Vestas Weather' iPhone app

The Vestas Weather iPhone app

DENMARK: Vestas has moved into multimedia with the launch of an iPhone...

 
 

Alstom wins EUR200m Iberdrola deal

Alstom's Eco100 turbine

UK: Alstom has been handed a EUR200million order from Iberdrola subsidiary Scottish...

 
 

Utility seeks tax-equity role

UNITED STATES: A proposal by a Californian utility to provide financing for...

 
 

East Coast utilities look to protect interests

UNITED STATES: A new organisation that aims to prevent some of the...

 
 
 
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Nordex: Twenty-five years of turbine technology

GERMANY: German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex last month celebrated its 25th anniversary...

 
 

Little guys face big trouble in China

Only major firms such as Sinovel are likely to be able to meet the new rules

CHINA: The little guys are panicking. China is launching tough regulations aimed...

 
 

The technological evolution continues

Husum in the north of Germany is the place to go this...

 
 

The art of making perfect predictions

The vindicator can sense and calculate wind speed and direction 300 metres in front of the rotor

As wind turbine sizes and wind farm capacity continue to increase, the...

 
 

Generator design can drive the future of wind

Generator design can drive the future of wind

Many electrical drive options have been used by the wind turbine industry...

 
 

Wind tower advances lift hub height restrictions

A wide tower base diameter contributes to optimised load transfer from tower to foundation

Increasing hub heights and larger rotor diameters on today's wind turbines bring...

 
 

A breeding ground for new ideas

In the late 1970s, in response to oil price increases, a number...

 
 

The wind manufacturers' quest for lighter materials

LM Wind Power builds the world's longest blade, at 61.5metres and weighing less than 19 tonnes

The blades of a wind turbine account for about 20% of its...

 
 

There is still room for more growth

Not a 3.6MW. The stresses at the blade may limit size one day, but there is little evidence yet

In the early days of wind turbine development it was recognised that...

 
 

Are we closing in on the ultimate wind turbine?

Enercon's E-126 with a power rating of 7.5MW

About 85% of all wind turbines installed on land last year --...

 
 
 

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17%
 

MW wind power capacity in Brazil is 740MW up from 634MW in April 2010, a rise of 17%.

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