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US moves tentatively towards offshore
UNITED STATES: The US offshore market has been testing the waters for a decade, ever since the flagship 468MW Cape Wind project was first proposed.
Thai wind dreams hit by land and grid woes
THAILAND: Incentives for renewable energy, liberal investment policies and an established manufacturing industry could put Thailand on the map as a regional wind-power hub, but challenges remain if gr...
Policy discord puts wind rush on hold
SOUTH AFRICA: Major industry players have been flocking to South Africa, anticipating a wind boom that could see installed capacity rise from 200MW to 4.5GW in the next eight years. But with the count...
Energy rethink leads to wind balancing act
GERMANY: As Germany switches off its nuclear power plants, wind is in a good position to fill the void. But what needs to be done to guarantee a stable electricity supply whatever the weather? Sara Kn...
Europe 2020 targets - UK
UK: As the country with the most capacity to add to reach its EU 2020 goal, the UK is at last speeding up the pace of wind deployment. But it still needs to more than double the current intallation ra...
UK fails to ride the crest of offshore wind energy wave
UK: Britain might have made a bigger splash. The island, exposed to big Atlantic sou'westerlies, is probably the finest offshore wind regime in the world.
Wind the victor in UK election stalemate
UK: Britain may be unsure how last month's messy general election will play out across the broad spectrum of political issues, but the appointment of a vocal champion of renewables to the post of ener...
Copenhagen - Some hope amid the haze
Europe: Christian Kjaer sums up the disappointment with the Copenhagen climate summit that was felt by leaders across the renewable energy sector. The biggest climate change conference that the world ...
Shandong province: Golden opportunity on the Yellow River
CHINA: The Yellow River Delta in the province of Shandong is poised to become one of China's next major wind energy-producing areas. Before Christmas, the country's main economic management agency, th...
European Technology Platform for Wind Energy looks to map out the EU's energy future
ORGANISATION PROFILE: For the past three years the European Technology Platform for Wind Energy - more commonly known as TPWind - has focused its efforts on the research and development (R&D) needs of...
CDM decision to block Chinese wind projects provokes industry outrage
CHINA: Wind professionals have lambasted a decision by the executive board (EB) of the UN clean development mechanism (CDM) to block carbon financing for ten Chinese projects with combined capacity of...
China promises greener growth
CHINA: The Chinese government has vowed to slash the amount of carbon dioxide emissions for every unit of economic growth - its first binding target for emissions reductions.
Cloudy outlook for Texas factory as protectionism row over Chinese imports deepens
NORTH AMERICA: A senator's outcry over federal stimulus funds for a proposed wind project using Chinese turbines threatens to backfire by imperiling the creation of US jobs. Major Chinese turbine blad...
Conference Report UK: Town halls blamed for permits slump
The gloves came off in Liverpool as the UK wind industry rounded on England's Nimbyocracy and attacked the country's sluggish planning system for choking off wind development.
US Report: California in disarray over green power
The state's renewables sector is split over how much it should rely on other states to help it meet its future clean energy mandates. And there is no obvious resolution to the problem.
Conference Report Italy: Plenty of potential but problems persist
Driven by its obligation to meet the EU's renewables targets for 2020, Italy's installed wind capacity has seen a remarkable increase despite the recession. But if that growth is to continue, the coun...
Post-2012 Climate: Wind makes case in climate crunch
With the world's leaders set to descend on Copenhagen next month to secure a new global climate change agreement, warnings that nothing less than an energy revolution is needed have been rife.
Post-2012 Climate: Getting the incentive mechanisms right
While well intentioned, some of the key policy mechanisms introduced under the existing Kyoto Protocol failed to encourage the level of investment in clean energy development required to stem climate ...
Post-2012 Climate: Climate deal pressure mounts
By mid-October the world's governments still appeared to be struggling towards coming together to ensure a positive outcome for December's crucial climate change summit in Copenhagen. But with so much...
China Special - Market overview: Growth continues but so do challenges
The drivers for China's wind market remain strong, leading to another record year for new capacity additions, but the market is overheating and there are major challenges ahead.
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