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First ever wind farm at Zeebrugge upgraded

After more that two decades of operation, Belgium's first wind power installation -- one of Europe's...

Helsinki looks into building two 200 MW offshore wind farms

Finnish utility Helsingin Energia has established a working group to look into building two 200 MW o...

T Boone Pickens' plans for 4 GW on hold

Billionaire oilman T Boone Pickens' plans for the 4000 MW Pampa Wind Project in the Texas Panhandle ...

Application for 18 MW

Project development company Saba Wind has filed an application to erect nine 2 MW wind turbines six ...

SSE sells half of 500 MW Greater Gabbard offshore project

Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has sold 50% of its 500 MW Greater Gabbard offshore wind project ...

Risk spreading under way

Norwegian oil and gas giant StatoilHydro is looking for a new partner for its planned 315 MW Shering...

Swedish utility bets big on British wind -- Vattenfall continues purchase spree and links arms with Iberdrola

Swedish energy group Vattenfall is continuing its expansion into the UK wind market with ambitious p...

Province set to be big wind exporter -- Request for proposals

The government of Prince Edward Island is to issue a request for proposals (RFP) this month for 300 ...

Project finance just a matter of time

The 90 MW near-shore Nordergrunde wind farm is on track to become Germany's first commercial, projec...

CPIC begins construction in Guilin

China Power Investment Corporation (CPIC) says it will start construction soon on the 49.5 MW Jinzis...

Turbines on UK Environment Agency land

The UK Environment Agency has unveiled plans for up to 80 wind turbines on its land across the count...

Another 98 MW in the south

South Australian Premier Mike Rann has officially opened the 98 MW Snowtown wind farm, 170 kilometre...

German project developer boosts presence

German wind project developer Ostwind is strengthening its presence in the Czech Republic with a new...

Energy company launches wind development unit

Croatian energy company Koncar Electrical Industries is launching a new unit to develop wind power p...

Plans for largest wind farm in Aoyama Kogen region

Chubu Electric subsidiary Ctech is on track to expand its portfolio of wind farms in the Aoyama Koge...

Maestrale picks Vestas for maiden project in Sicily

Maestrale Green Energy, the Italian subsidiary of French wind developer Theolia, is using Vestas 850...

New Brunswick considers fixed prices

New Brunswick should set up a program for standard offer contracts that would pay C$0.09/kWh for pro...

Fuhrländer's French debut

German turbine manufacturer Fuhrländer broke into the French market this month with the commiss...

Zhejiang plant starts operation

The 49.5 MW first phase of the Cixi Wind Farm, developed jointly by China Three Gorges Project Corpo...

Bidders do battle for four concessions -- Belgium offshore tender

Up to another 1700 MW of offshore wind capacity could be installed in Belgian waters, depending on t...