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Industry laments lack of policy certainty

UK: The UK wind industry has reacted with dismay to a new government gas strategy, and seeks greater...

Accusations fly as First Wind fights Clipper for refund

UNITED STATES: Turbine manufacturer Clipper Windpower and Boston-based developer First Wind are enga...

Russia finally makes plans to boost wind

RUSSIA: The Russian government has finally designed its long-awaited package of measures aimed at st...

GL and DNV announce merger

UK: GL Garrad Hassan is to merge with Danish certification and classification organisation DNV....

US set to hit 12GW wind installations for 2012

UNITED STATES: Developers are likely to install 12GW of wind turbines in the US this year, according...

First French testing site for offshore wind at Le Croisic

Floating demo turbine Winflo scheduled for installation late 2013...

Virginia's research lease bid up for consultation

Interested parties asked to comment on potential use conflicts and environmental impacts...

Haliade chosen for Virginia Beach pilot project

Two of Alstom's 6MW machines will be used at demo site 35km off the coast of Virginia...

Testing for 2MW vertical axis turbine to start

Floating prototype to enter first trial stage in France in January 2013...

Worker killed during vessel maintenance

Fatal accident on Sea Jack will spark independent investigation...

Certification giant DNV announces GL merger

New company's energy division to be based in the Netherlands...

China Three Gorges takes a 49% stake in EDP Renovaveis

PORTUGAL: Portuguese generator EDP yesterday announced that its largest shareholder China Three Gorg...

Spain raises tax on renewables and other generators to 7%

SPAIN: Spain's parliament yesterday gave final approval to a law levying a 7% tax on all forms of el...

Vestas wins in South Africa

SOUTH AFRICA: Vestas has received an 73.8MW order for a project in South Africa....

Wind contribution to UK electricity up by 25%

UK: The share of electricity generated by renewables in the third quarter of the year rose by over 2...

Gamesa sells 183MW of German pipeline

GERMANY: Gamesa has sold 183MW of its project pipeline in Germany to UK-based private equity fund Im...

WTO rules against Ontario on local sourcing rules

CANADA: The World Trade Organisation has upheld complaints from Japan, the US and the EU, and found ...

UK's offshore wind output soars

Q3 data reveal 54% increase on a year earlier...

Ramboll buys Hamburg-based offshore wind specialist

Latest acquisition confirms Danish consultancy's ambition to capitalise on sector's growth...

First offshore wind transaction for UK Green Investment Bank

OPW refinances 24.8% stake in Walney offshore wind farm...