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EU funding for demo of 11, Enercon 6 MW turbines

Europe's biggest wind power installation to use 6 MW turbines has just broken ground at Estinnes, ne...

Government concession for 150 MW

A subsidiary of Hebei Construction Investment Corporation (HBCI) has scored the 150 MW Weichang Yuda...

Energy group Viridian steps in with Eco Wind acquisition

In Ireland, major energy group Viridian has bought wind farm developer Eco Wind Power from Treasury ...

Construction on first of 12 wind projects in Hainan

Construction on the first of 12 projects with a combined capacity of 1234.5 MW is under way in Haina...

Two Canadian 2 MW turbines for Criel-sur-Mer project

Canadian wind turbine producer AAER is to deliver two of its forthcoming 2 MW machines to a project ...

Construction of 40 MW wind project on shore of Cocibolca lake

Nicaragua is set to have its first large scale wind plant and one of the largest in Latin America lo...

Tax changes lead to consolidation -- Major wind investor born

A C$140 million initial public offering (IPO) and new contract with an east coast utility has put Ea...

Life beyond the tax credit

For both investors in wind power and their loan providers, the months of Congressional toing and fro...

Developing track and trade

Renewable energy credits (RECs) first appeared on the scene in America in the last decade when they ...

Considering a national green power market

If wind power is to be driven by demand for renewable energy credits instead of demand for tax credi...

Welcome reprieve for test centre -- Minister extends funding

Canada's national wind power research centre has received a new injection of federal cash, just week...

British veteran sells American business -- RES changes tack

Wind development group Renewable Energy Systems has put its American business up for sale to raise m...

India gains a new turbine supplier -- Another Windtec licence

India is gaining a new domestic wind turbine manufacturer to follow in the footsteps of Suzlon. Ghod...

Green power traders fear for their future -- European draft directive forgets the voluntary green power market

The existing market for trade of green electricity in Europe could collapse under the European Commi...

Made in America label a magnate -- Licensed manufacture

The announcement by German wind turbine maker Fuhrländer last month of a manufacturing facility...

Closing in on the real system costs -- Industry accepts interim balancing charge pending more studies

The Bonneville Power Administration (BPA), a US federal agency that acts as the central grid operato...

A New sophistication behind utility ownership

In the United States, utilities have historically used power purchase agreements (PPAs) with indepen...

No end to French radar troubles -- Circular solves nothing

Installing wind turbines near radar in France may have become more difficult in the wake of a new go...

First wind plant up in South Africa -- Utility calls for 100 MW more

South Africa doubled its installed wind power capacity last month with the commissioning of a 5.2 MW...

China ups wind target to 10 GW

On the back of massive growth in the past year, China has at last upped its official wind target fro...