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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...

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...

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...

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...

Alarming evidence of bat kills in eastern US -- Scientists call on wind industry to help solve mystery of serious level of bat mortality at wind turbine sites

Bat kills are emerging as a major and unexpected problem at wind turbine sites in the United States....

Hugely ambitious offshore pitch

An ambitious project to build a 200-turbine deepwater offshore wind farm has received a research gra...

Juggling the costs of going green -- Weighing up MRET changes

Proposals to exclude generation technologies from Australia's Mandated Renewable Energy Target (MRET...

Substantial growth needed to exploit offshore wind

The exploitation of offshore wind power will have to increase rapidly in the coming years in Sweden ...

ECN test site to get five turbines

The Dutch Energy Research Centre (ECN) is to install five Nordex 2.5 MW turbines at its test site in...

Subsidy ceiling a problem

Less than a week after the introduction of the Netherlands' new renewables support package, the Dutc...

Rigorous study sets out the truth -- Property values unaffected

The most comprehensive study yet of the impact of working wind turbines on the value of nearby prope...

More room needed to allow wind power development reveals institute study

More room will have to be set aside for wind power if the Netherlands is to meet its renewables targ...

Canberra firm to market wind resource mapping tool

CSIRO, Australia's leading research agency, has commercialised its wind energy technologies, setting...

Early signs of German decline confirmed -- Added political threat to prices follows poor five months

The world's wind energy workhorse appears to be showing early signs of exhaustion. The trend in disa...

Remote communities seek larger voice

Whitehorse, capital of Canada's Yukon Territory, was a fitting location for the Cold Climate Opportu...

Report grades US states on renewables policies but "leadership vacuum" remains

The fossil fuel dominated electric system in the United States is jeopardising the earth's climate, ...

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