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Scotland target to be met early

As wind growth in Scotland continues to power ahead of the rest of the UK, the Scottish Executive's ...

Russian power line rejected as a threat to more self-sufficient wind generation

Finland needs to redefine its energy priorities and significantly increase investments in wind power...

New development rings in the new year

The turn of the year brought sizable new wind plants online in Washington, Oklahoma and Iowa and saw...

Centralised control nationwide

Spain is close to becoming Europe's first country to enforce a nationwide obligation on all wind pla...

Meeting the challenge -- Lightning protection

As wind turbines grow bigger, their vulnerability to lightning strikes increases, particularly in st...

Government puts wind at 8.5 GW in 2020

Wind power capacity in Canada is expected to increase from 400 MW in 2004 to 3.5 GW in 2010 and 8.5 ...

Blyth offshore up for decommissioning

Eight months after two wind turbines sited off the coast of Blyth in north-east England were taken o...

Suzlon gets 88.2 MW Snowtown order

Suzlon Energy Australia will build Trustpower's 88.2 MW Snowtown wind farm on the Hummock and Barung...

First 45 MW of six phase wind plant in Inner Mongolia

Construction work on the 45 MW wind farm being developed by Shandong Luneng Group at Bayin Hanggai i...

Approval for 124 MW wind plant in Queensland

The 124 MW Crows Nest wind farm planned by Allco Wind Energy for south east Queensland has won devel...

Factory bought to turn out German design under license

Canada's AAER Systems, based in Montreal, says it will open a wind turbine production facility in bu...

Danes strengthen offshore grip -- Dong buys Gunfleet Sands

With 30 wind projects in nine European countries, Denmark's Dong Energy (formerly Danish Oil and Nat...

Helping the learning curve -- German data

A wealth of data on wind plant operation, from lightning strikes to operation and maintenance costs ...

A taxing problem solved

Pennsylvania has introduced uniform local taxation of all wind farms in the state, resolving an issu...

Toyota Tsusho secures turbines for sale in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan

Japan's Toyota Tsusho Corporation has ordered 112 turbines from Vestas for 225 MW of wind plant to b...

Gamesa to deliver 544 MW for two Spanish customers

Spain's Gamesa Eólica has signed two framework deals for turbine sales totalling 544 MW, one ...

New Brunswick to gain 75 MW plant

Calgary's TransAlta Corporation has signed a 25 year power purchase agreement with New Brunswick Pow...

Last hope rests with regulator -- Spanish market reform

The Spanish wind industry's hopes for a reprieve from the harsh pricing regime proposed by governmen...

Renewables lobby asks for more

More money must be made available within the framework of Britain's Renewables Obligation (RO) if th...

Province goes slow on wind integration -- Nova Scotia tender

Nova Scotia Power (NSP) plans to issue a request for proposals for another 130 MW of renewable energ...

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