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Pakistan targets financing of 550MW

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:46:00 GMT

PAKISTAN: Pakistan’s Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) is reportedly targeting eight wind projects with a combined generating capacity of 550MW to reach financial close by June.

Masdar set to launch in Scotland

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:34:00 GMT

UK: The Scottish Government today announced that it is set to partner Abu Dhabi’s clean tech investor Masdar in renewables research and development.

Goldwind adds new US orders

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:07:00 GMT

UNITED STATES: Goldwind has signed turbine supply deals in the United States with Enel Green Power North America, Wind Energy Developers, and Debenham Energy.

Jeumont blades shatter during heavy winds

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 11:22:00 GMT

FRANCE: The blades of a Jeumont J48 750kW turbine disintegrated in winds gusting up to 110 kilometres per hour on the night of 4 January at Widehem near Boulogne-sur-Mer on the Channel coast.

Guodian produces 6MW offshore turbine

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 10:50:00 GMT

CHINA: Guodian United Power's (GUP) production line has completed its first 6MW offshore wind turbine.

Conservation body ponders licence to kill

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:50:00 GMT

US: The Fish and Wildlife Service is proposing to grant a permit that would allow a wind farm to legally "take" up to three Golden Eagles over its 20/30-year lifetime.

Suzlon faces legal suit from US firm

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 14:26:00 GMT

US: A breach-of-contract lawsuit has been announced by Trinity Structural Towers Inc (TSTI), a Texas-based tower manufacturer, against Suzlon.

Two new wind farms for Exergy

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 12:18:00 GMT

US: One of the largest independent renewable-energy companies in the US, Exergy, has started construction on four wind farm projects in Idaho and Minnesota.

Turbine market worth $96bn by 2016

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:56:00 GMT

GLOBAL: The value of the global wind turbine market is expected to reach $96 billion by 2016, according to research published by a US consultant.

China's largest offshore project now online

Thu, 05 Jan 2012 13:50:00 GMT

CHINA: Longyuan Power last week connected to the grid 99.3MW of wind turbines in a pilot intertidal wind farm in Rudong, Jiangsu province. Added to the 32MW already online since September, this makes Rudong the largest offshore wind farm in the country.