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Sinovel to roll out 6MW offshore turbine at Shanghai

CHINA: Sinovel will hand Huaneng Renewables 17 units of 6MW offshore wind turbines to construct the first stage of a pilot offshore wind farm in Lingang waters, east China's Shanghai city.

 
Sinovel to roll out 6MW offshore turbine at Shanghai
 
 

Close up - Envision's 3.6MW offshore machine

Envisions E128 3.6MW turbine concept

DENMARK: Chinese-owned Envision Energy has launched the E128, a 3.6MW two-bladed direct...

 
 

ERG acquires Bulgarian wind project

BULGARIA: A recently created joint venture between the renewable units of Italian...

 
 

US Chamber of Commerce backs PTC extension

US Chamber of Commerce backs PTC extension

UNITED STATES: The US Chamber of Commerce has joined the list of...

 
 

The Isle of Man targets UK offshore wind rush

The Isle of Man is targeting 255MW of offshore wind capacity

UK: The Isle of Man, situated off the British coast, is aiming...

 
 

France outlines offshore wind turbine tax

French president Nicolas Sarkozy announced the tender in 2011

FRANCE: The French government has issued a decree stipulating how a business...

 
 

Goldwind secures $5.6 billion expansion loan

Goldwind's 1.5MW direct drive turbine

CHINA: Goldwind has signed an agreement with China Development Bank (CDB) for...

 
 

Array foundation innovation approved

UNITED KINGDOM: A new type of wind-turbine foundation design deployed by the...

 
 

Opposition to Solway project gears up

UNITED KINGDOM: Dong Energy's second attempt to build an offshore wind farm...

 
 

Tenders entered amid favouritism warning

FRANCE: Tenders have been submitted by three consortia to develop the first...

 
 

Vestas' woes not all home grown

WORLDWIDE: It is fortunate the wind industry is not judged on the...

 
 
 
 

Lower turbine prices bring cheaper energy

UNITED STATES: Falling turbine prices and technology improvements have driven the cost...

 
 

Call for new law as condors return

UNITED STATES: The California Wind Energy Association (CalWEA) last month called on...

 
 

Tower 'dumping' probe marks new chapter in trade war

UNITED STATES: The US Department of Commerce is investigating a complaint into...

 
 

Faith in government drops after auction

CHILE: A Chilean auction of state land for wind projects appears to...

 
 

Innovative finance model brings hope

SOUTH AFRICA: An initiative to accelerate deployment of renewable energy in South...

 
 

Higher prices and successful bids show mature industry

BRAZIL: Brazil's latest energy auction in December has shown that wind projects...

 
 

Scottish islands left in the cold by Ofgem

UK: Wind farm operators in the UK will have much lower grid-connection...

 
 

Heavy industry raises alarm over outages

GERMANY: Germany's heavy industry has raised urgent complaints about a loss of...

 
 

New law threatens to slash wind farm revenues

POLAND: Proposed reforms to Poland's renewables support sytem would take away guaranteed...

 
 

Order boost for Nordex and Siemens

WORLDWIDE: Turbine manufacturers Nordex and Siemens both increased their order levels in...

 
 
 
 

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