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Ontario fights FIT anti-free trade claim

CANADA: The Ontario government is defending itself on multiple international fronts over accusations...

Developers call for better vessel design

EUROPE: Last month saw more orders for new vessels to serve the offshore wind industry. Alicat Workb...

Wind upbeat after health risk hearing

CANADA: Ontario's Environmental Review Tribunal has ruled that opponents of Canadian energy develope...

Players take price hit to gain long-term market access

BRAZIL: The Brazilian government has paid an all-time-low average price for wind projects of $60/MWh...

Wind given law boost at biomass expense

POLAND: The Polish wind sector has been rewarded by the rejection of financial incentives for biomas...

Ferc publishes plan for firms to share regional grid costs

UNITED STATES: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission document proposes big changes to regional transm...

Early election could delay wind power tariff decision

SPAIN: AEE warns of destructive costs of political inaction, including failing to meet the European ...

Policy drops FIT for competitive tender

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa's renewable-energy policy finally became clear at the end of July with th...

Wind firms demand better grid access

INDIA: Wind-energy producers in India are demanding grid improvements and specific transmission corr...

Government strips provinces of right to approve wind farms

CHINA: National Energy Bureau sets 26GW quota to take control of wind-power development as China tri...

Investors' offshore appetite boosted by Blackstone deal

GERMANY: The German Meerwind project is the first offshore wind farm to be led by private investors ...

Wind ramps up in Western Australia

AUSTRALIA: Wind energy is taking off in the relatively untouched state of Western Australia, with se...

New Zealand industry fit to face challenges

NEW ZEALAND: The new chief executive of the New Zealand Wind Energy Association has defended the cou...

ZF aims high with bid for Hansen Transmission

GERMANY: The automotive component manufacturer is aiming to become a world leader in gearboxes throu...

Yeo dampens supergrid hopes

UK: Plans to build a European supergrid to distribute wind power from the north-west of the continen...

Repower on the hunt for UK port site

UK: German turbine maker Repower is identifying sites in England and Scotland with the potential to ...

Siemens accepts fall in profit forecasts

Siemens Wind Power has said it is prepared to accept a near-halving in the firm's wind profits to re...

Project cost drop causes controversy

UNITED STATES: Sluggish electricity demand, declining turbine prices and new technology are pushing ...

Mixed fortunes for global wind firms

WORLDWIDE: Many of the world's wind-turbine manufacturers have been able to celebrate either a rise ...

IADB loans point to wind industry growth

DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: Loans approved by a major international development bank to support two planned ...

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