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EWEA slams 'astounding' EC assumptions about wind

EUROPE: The EC's 2050 energy roadmap has been criticised by the European Wind Energy Association (EW...

Wind drives $100bn grid investment

UNITED STATES: Wind power will be the primary driver of up to $100 billion in capital investment in ...

Weather-related risk worries 43% of industry

WORLDWIDE: Concerns about risk from a lack of wind is second only to concerns about the risk of not ...

Onshore wind to become competitive in EU and China

WORLDWIDE: Onshore wind energy is set to become competitive in the EU and China by 2020 and 2030 res...

DOE funds offshore research plan

UNITED STATES: The Department of Energy (DOE) is to fund a study into offshore wind and grid interco...

Wind can deliver low-carbon UK power by 2030

UNITED KINGDOM: High reliance on wind power supported by a portfolio of pan-European interconnection...

Europe to continue offshore domination

WORLDWIDE: Europe will continue to dominate the offshore wind sector over the remainder of the decad...

Canada doubles wind installation over 2011

CANADA: The country is set to have a record year for wind installations, with capacity installed in ...

US government to fund offshore wind development projects

UNITED STATES: The US government is to invest $43 million in improving technology and infrastructure...

GE begins work on superconducting magnet generators

UNITED STATES: Work has begun on developing a generator, which could support a 10-15MW wind turbine ...

Ernst & Young highlights Nordic region for offshore development

EUROPE: Offshore wind in the Nordic and Baltic regions is seen as being the next big market accordin...

Offshore wind projects "aid marine life"

NETHERLANDS: A two-year study at Dutch offshore wind farm Egmond aan Zee has revealed that marine li...

US wind capacity up 72% in 1H, says AWEA

UNITED STATES: The US has seen a 72% increase in wind capacity over the first half of the year compa...

UK offshore electricity generation surges ahead

UK: Electricity generated by offshore wind increased by 42% in 2010, while that from onshore rose by...

European offshore growth increases by 4.5%

EUROPE: European offshore wind capacity grew by 348MW in the first half of the year, a 4.5% rise on ...

Wind power drives global renewables growth

WORLDWIDE: A UN-backed thinktank yesterday published a report praising wind power for leading the gr...

Vestas introduces new 'supercomputer'

DENMARK: Vestas has switched on a new ‘supercomputer’ designed to increase its ability to monitor tu...

China continues to lead 'wind attractiveness' index

WORLDWIDE: China has continued to dominate Ernst & Young’s index of the most attractive countries fo...

SSE launches Scottish offshore test centre

UK: Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) has announced plans to launch an offshore testing centre in S...

Spanish wind has record month in March

SPAIN: Spanish wind marked a double monthly record in March, becoming the top power producer, beatin...

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