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Rumours of mass Spanish utility exit -- Wind divisions on the block

Ambiguous signals regarding commitment to wind power have come from two of Spain's utilities -- both...

The feel good factor

As ever, the long term looks great, but right now the wind business is being tossed in a breeze of m...

New Brunswick to adopt renewables portfolio standard

The government of New Brunswick will adopt a renewables portfolio standard (RPS) as part of its plan...

German bank leasing deal finalised for 31.2 MW wind plant at Rodopi

Construction and operation of a 31.2 MW wind station at Rodopi in the Hellenic-Bulgarian border regi...

Two wind industry people receive achievement awards from magazine

Green electricity company boss Eddie O'Connor has received an award from Scientific American magazin...

Flack flies over Kriegers Flak -- Two firms in offshore combat

Swedish company Eurowind has accused German-owned developer Sweden Offshore Wind of opportunism afte...

Country installs largest wind turbine yet

The largest wind turbine in Finland, a Bonus 2 MW turbine, has been installed by Finnish wind power ...

Federal government eases clean air rules for power plants and refineries

The US government has eased clean air rules so that power plants and refineries can expand their ope...

Development

The pace of wind power development in 2002 slackened for the first time in years, as expected. Provi...

Wind can meet all new demand in Colorado, says report

Developing just 10% of Colorado's accessible wind resources could meet all of the state's new electr...

Only gas left to beat

Wind remains cheaper than nuclear, continues to look coal in the eye and is still closing the gap on...

Draft proposal signals cuts -- Wind prices in Spain

An 8% cut in Spain's production incentive is on the table for 2003. The cut in the kilowatt hour sub...

Market

Green power tags (green certificates) are adding critical value to wind development assets. Business...

Component makers join forces to boost fledgling wind market

Finland's manufacturers of parts and components for wind turbines have formed their own branch withi...

New wind lobby group formed for "more business-like approach"

A new Spanish wind business platform, Plataforma Empresarial Eólica (PEE), is coming into bei...

Business

The utility sector finally got serious about wind power in 2002. Mergers and acquisitions involving ...

Gamesa's divestment to shareholder Iberdrola held up by fair trade investigation

Gamesa's agreement to sell 982 MW of wind plant to its 18.89% shareholder, utility Iberdrola (Windpo...

Vestas 2 MW V80 failure blamed on faulty welding

The toppling of a Vestas 2 MW V80 turbine at Schneeberg in Germany on December 18 was caused by a br...

Politics

Wind markets remain subject to high levels of political risk and are still denied the long term stab...

Nordex heralds significant advances in Europe in annual report

Having never had a significant share of the American market, Nordex is unaffected by the current unc...

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