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Chinese firms focus on high-altitude wind sites

CHINA: Chinese power companies and turbine manufacturers are turning to high-altitude areas as the n...

Tanzania approves 100MW project

TANZANIA: Wind East Africa, a private initiative between Tanzania's Six Telecoms, UK-based Aldwych I...

Poland set for 175MW wind energy boost

POLAND: Konin Wind Energy (KWE) has announced a PLZ 1 billion (€227 million) plan to build four wind...

Nordex receives 30MW Texas deal

UNITED STATES: Nordex has received a 30MW order from the German BayWa conglomerate for a wind projec...

E.on approves 219MW UK offshore project

UK: E.on has announced it is going ahead with the 219MW Humber Gateway offshore wind farm off the No...

Siemens wins 288MW offshore contract

GERMANY: Siemens has received a 288MW order from E.on for an offshore wind farm in the North Sea....

Iberdrola struggles for PPA on North Carolina project

UNITED STATES: Iberdrola has halted development of North Carolina's first ever wind project as it is...

Crown Estate launches 800MW NI offshore tender

UK: The Crown Estate has announced an 800MW offshore tender for a project around the coast of Northe...

Statoil submits US lease application for Hywind

UNITED STATES: Statoil North America has submitted a request for a commercial lease to build a wind ...

First Wind gets approval for Hawaii PPA

UNITED STATES: Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission has approved First Wind's 20-year PPA with Hawai...

NRG halts Bluewater Wind Delaware offshore project

UNITED STATES: NRG Energy has announced it is halting plans to develop the 450MW Mid-Atlantic Wind P...

15-mile transmission line announced for Block Island

UNITED STATES: A 15-mile undersea transmission line is to be built to connect a 30MW wind farm at Bl...

EDF pulls out of 750MW Treport bid

FRANCE: The EDF-led consortium bidding in France's 3GW offshore tender has pulled out of one of the ...

Vestas wins 96MW order from Stena

SWEDEN: Vestas has been handed a 96MW deal with the renewables arm of Swedish industrial giant Stena...

Goldwind to build Mainstream Chilean project

CHILE: Mainstream Renewable Power has handed Goldwind its second project, a 34.5MW deal for a wind f...

Vestas and Suzlon among South Africa winners

SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas and Suzlon may be among the winners from South Africa's renewable-energy tender...

Argentina's largest wind farm reaches next stage

ARGENTINA: The Arauco wind farm in Argentina's La Rioja province, which already operates 12 wind tur...

Portugal's wind power future hit by credit crunch

PORTUGAL: The ENEOP consortium, which is developing 1.2GW in Portugal, has said it will start laying...

Vestas wins 168MW Tasmania deal

AUSTRALIA: Vestas has received a 168MW contract from Hydro Tasmania for an upcoming project on the i...

SeaZip order two new vessels

NETHERLANDS: Two long-range vessels are to be built for contractor SeaZip Offshore by Dutch shipbuil...