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Research blows away myths -- A very stable resource

The energy content of the UK wind resource is greatest at precisely the times the country needs most...

Environmentalist fears put to rest

A wealth of collected evidence on the environmental impact of offshore wind plant continues to demon...

Dispute over cost benefit analysis

In a cost-benefit analysis report looking at the possibility of 30 North Sea wind farms generating 6...

Government funds technology lab -- Major wind turbine test site

The federal and Prince Edward Island governments are investing millions to establish a Canadian Wind...

World Wildlife Fund ranks 30 most polluting power plants

The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) has named and shamed the operators of the 30 most climate polluting po...

Italy's new offshore wind map

Italy has a new offshore wind map. It pinpoints the best winds off the western and southern coasts o...

Speeding up development

Concerned about Germany's lack of progress in offshore wind development, the federal environment min...

Financing small scale projects in Chile

Chile's government, via its national energy commission and the state development corporation recentl...

Germany and Denmark co-operate on environmental impact of offshore wind

German and Danish environment ministries have concluded an agreement to strengthen their joint effor...

US wind turbine type approvals win international recognition

America's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has simplified life for wind turbine manufactu...

Defence ministry lifts objections to 1600 MW in southern Scotland

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has lifted blanket objections to around 1600 MW of wind projects in so...

Global wind potential much greater than previously estimated say US researchers

US researchers calculate that 20 times as much wind energy generation is possible worldwide than pre...

World Wildlife Fund report highlights EU's green deficit

Moving away from a fossil fuelled economy to renewable energy would be a key way of reducing Europe'...

A regional problem linked to migration -- Fast answers to bat deaths needed

Studies of bat deaths at wind power stations in the US are raising more questions than answers -- an...

Modest impact on Ontario system

The integration of 2000 MW of new wind energy capacity on Ontario's power grid will require only mod...

The case for nuclear not revealed

Nuclear will plug the gap in UK emissions reductions three times more cheaply than wind energy. The ...

Government adviser promotes wind -- A cheap solution for Britain

Wind power on land will be the cheapest form of generation in Britain by 2020 when the government's ...

Critical mass of legislation

Existing legislation at state level dictating minimum standards for renewable energy supply in the U...

Country is the joker in the development pack says World Market Update

Norway is described as "the real joker in the development pack over the next five years" in the tent...

No technical or economic barriers -- Wide ranging study into Germany's wind expansion plans

A controversial and highly publicised study into "energy industry planning of network integration of...

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