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Government commissioned study maps wind's potential

Over 200 sites for 5400-7600 MW of wind power development have been identified by local municipaliti...

Forecasting for Scheduled delivery

Forecasting wind strengths and predicting output from wind plant has become a whole new wind industr...

A cry for better forecasters in Denmark

When the wind blows over western Denmark at speeds between five and 12 meters a second (m/s), every ...

Efficiency and the balancing market

Balancing markets are emerging as the favoured mechanism by which market forces can be brought into ...

Spanish engineering firm to start series production of direct-drive design

Spanish engineering firm MTorres is hoping to soon start series production of its direct-drive wind ...

Bottom taken out of German market - Wind law amendment rules out development of low wind sites

GERMANY: The decline of the world's largest wind power market is likely to be sharper than previousl...

Developing green energy systems for remote communities

A Canadian wind developer and an energy storage company will team up to develop "cost-effective gree...

Index assessment reveals most favoured spot for wind development

Spain has the most favourable conditions in the world for wind energy and renewables development, ac...

Variable speed for patent respect -- Vestas prototype in Canada

DENMARK: The northwest tip of Prince Edward Island is the home to North America's largest wind turbi...

NEG Micon sets prototype 4.2 MW online

DENMARK: NEG Micon will this month set its prototype 4.2 MW turbine into operation at Denmark's new ...

Engineers launch new turbine type

GERMANY: German wind turbine maker Fuhrländer is to co-operate with Wind to Energy (W2E) on a new 2....

Three power companies team up to develop hydrogen based energy systems

Three power companies from Spain, Canada and Norway are teaming up to develop hydrogen-based energy ...

Wind gets bite at federal budget for emissions reduction

A request for proposals for greenhouse emissions reductions from renewable energy has been issued by...

Consultant defines huge potential for wind industry in Ontario mandate

The new Ontario government's promise of a renewables portfolio standard (RPS) of 10% by 2010 could l...

Uncertainty crippling future financing -- Government says it is listening

Research by the British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) shows that urgent government action on financ...

Dutch wind takes more regulatory hits -- Uncertain times

Subsidies for onshore wind power in the Netherlands should be cut from EUR 0.049/kWh to EUR 0.048/kW...

Vague optimism for Spanish offshore

The release of a report into Spain's offshore potential by Greenpeace, an announcement by the Andalu...

Claims made for new resin -- Cutting blade costs

A new resin compound specially designed for turbine blades is being tested by Spanish wind turbine m...

Local industry start in Quebec -- Building small scale expertise

While large wind turbine manufacturers and developers work out their strategies for meeting local co...

Vertical axis energy system -- Grants of $100 million

CANADA: Montreal's Dermond Inc has received a C$349,750 grant from the Quebec government to assist w...

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