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Latest North America News

 
 

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...

 
 

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...

 
 

Goldwind continues credibility push

UNITED STATES: China's second-largest turbine maker Goldwind has gained a stronger foothold...

 
 

GE banks on solar-wind link

US: General Electric is wooing its wind-turbine customers with thin-film solar panels...

 
 
 

Latest South America news

 
 

Faith in government drops after auction

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

 
 

Higher prices and successful bids show mature industry

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

 
 

E.on launches JV in Brazil and Chile

BRAZIL: E.on has created a 50/50 joint venture with Brazilian energy company...

 
 

Suzlon wins 25MW Brazil deal

Suzlon wins 25MW Brazil deal

BRAZIL: Suzlon has been handed a 24MW deal by the Servtec group...

 
 

Goldwind to build Mainstream Chilean project

Goldwind's 1.5MW direct drive turbine

CHILE: Mainstream Renewable Power has handed Goldwind its second project, a 34.5MW...

 
 

Argentina's largest wind farm reaches next stage

ARGENTINA: The Arauco wind farm in Argentina's La Rioja province, which already...

 
 
 

Latest Middle East & Africa News

 
 

Innovative finance model brings hope

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

 
 

GE to build 100MW project in Kenya

The projects will use GE's 1.6MW turbines

KENYA: GE is set to build a 100MW wind project in Kenya,...

 
 

Nordex sets up Pakistan subsidiary

Nordex CSO Lars Bondo Krogsgaard... Pakistan companies most important market outside China

PAKISTAN: Nordex is setting up a subsidiary in Karachi, Pakistan to facilitate...

 
 

Nordex wins 50MW Turkish order

TURKEY: Nordex today announced it had secured an order to supply 20...

 
 

Morocco launches 850MW tender

MOROCCO: Moroccan state utility ONE has launched a tender process for the...

 
 

Kenya's 60.8MW project moves forward

KENYA: Nairobi-based Aeolus Kenya has got the green light to build a...

 
 
 

Latest Europe News

 
 

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...

 
 

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...

 
 

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...

 
 
 

Latest Asia-Pacific News

 
 

Sinovel to roll out 6MW offshore turbine at Shanghai

Sinovel to roll out 6MW offshore turbine at Shanghai

CHINA: Sinovel will hand Huaneng Renewables 17 units of 6MW offshore wind...

 
 

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...

 
 

Government hopes FIT will bring 1.5GW

PAKISTAN: The Pakistani government is targeting massive growth in its wind sector...

 
 

Suzlon wins 100MW Rajasthan deal

Suzlon wins 100MW Rajasthan deal

INDIA: Suzlon has signed a contract with independent power producer CLP India...

 
 

Sinovel hit by over 50% profit fall

Sinovel hit by over 50% profit fall

CHINA: Sinovel has forecasted a 50% decline in net profits for 2011,...

 
 

Indian Energy signs 1GW wind deal

INDIA: Independent power producer Indian Energy today announced a deal with Trishe...

 
 
 

Latest Worldwide News

 
 

Array foundation innovation approved

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

 
 

Vestas' woes not all home grown

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

 
 

Order boost for Nordex and Siemens

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

 
 

Difficult times prompt big changes at Vestas

WORLDWIDE: Despite busy factories, multiple product launches and 7.4GW of new orders...

 
 

Why forecasting is both tempting and tricky

WORLDWIDE: Years ago, when the initial plans for a 100MW Dutch near-shore...

 
 

Wind manufacturers act to defend intellectual property rights

Wind manufacturers act to defend intellectual property rights

WORLDWIDE: Intellectual property (IP) - especially patents relating to technological innovation -...

 
 
 
 
 
 

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