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Review of 2016 - part two

WORLDWIDE: The merger and acquisition activity does not slow down with the major OEMs continuing to ...

Review of 2016 - part two

WORLDWIDE: The merger and acquisition activity does not slow down with the major OEMs continuing to ...

Italy awards €66/MWh tariff to 800MW of onshore wind

ITALY: A total of 800MW in commercial-scale onshore wind projects has been assigned a 20-year fixed ...

Review of 2016 - part one

WORLDWIDE: The first half of 2016 was dominated by mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as an agreement to...

Review of 2016 - part one

WORLDWIDE: The first half of 2016 was dominated by mergers and acquisitions (M&A) as an agreement to...

EC rubber stamps German renewables auctions scheme

GERMANY: The European Commission has given the green light to Germany's new renewable energy act, EE...

EC rubber stamps German renewables auctions scheme

GERMANY: The European Commission has given the green light to Germany's new renewable energy act, EE...

Deepwater PPA still unconfirmed

UNITED STATES: Deepwater Wind and the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) are still negotiating a pow...

India's largest power sector units look to wind power

INDIA: The National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), one of the country's most valuable public sect...

Asia Wind Energy Association launched

ASIA-PACIFIC: A group of business leaders in the Asian wind industry has formed a new pan-regional w...

Thirty-year eagle kill permits unveiled

UNITED STATES: US wind projects can now obtain an permit for unintentional eagle kills for 30 years,...

Trump makes energy and interior picks

UNITED STATES: Donald Trump has selected former Texas governor Rick Perry to head the Department of ...

Brazil cancels reserve power auction

BRAZIL: The reserve power auction, scheduled for 19 December, has been cancelled after the energy mi...

Solar cheaper than wind, says BNEF

WORLDWIDE: The fall in price of solar panels has caused solar power to become cheaper than wind for ...

Spain announces 3GW auction

SPAIN: The recently appointed People's Party (PP) government has announced it will launch an auction...

Onshore support secured for 2016

FRANCE: Payments for onshore projects applying for a power purchase agreement (PPA) up to the end of...

Renewables push for California and western US

UNITED STATES: The Department of the Interior (DoI) and California state government have signed a me...

Netherlands plans subsidy-free auctions from 2026

NETHERLANDS: In its energy plan to 2050, the Dutch government is hoping it can apply the lessons fro...

Netherlands plans subsidy-free auctions from 2026

NETHERLANDS: In its energy plan to 2050, the Dutch government is hoping it can apply the lessons fro...

Climate denier appointed to lead US environment agency

UNITED STATES: A known climate sceptic with close ties to the fossil fuel industry has been appointe...