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Wind economics set to beat gas in Ireland

Switching from gas powered generation to wind power for future supplies will typically save consumer...

Turbine tower manufacturing to return to Scottish Isle of Lewis

Manufacturing of wind turbine towers is set to return to the Isle of Lewis in Scotland after a packa...

Reindeer risk in Scandinavia

Reindeer herders in both Norway and Finland say that large wind farms could seriously damage their l...

Federal minister unveils Canada's first national wind atlas

Federal Environment Minister Stéphane Dion officially unveiled Canada's first national wind a...

Scientists call for more research cash -- Bat deaths higher than expected

Wind turbines cause more harm to bats that anyone previously expected, say scientists and advocates ...

Four megawatt scale prototypes go up -- Getting bigger and bigger

Upscaling of turbines in Germany is proceeding apace with the installation of no less than four mult...

Strong winds delay Horns Reef repairs

Unseasonably windy weather has slowed Vestas down on its retrofit of 80, 2 MW turbines at the Danish...

Jobs potential from wind power spread across United States

Much of the United States' wind development potential lies in the upper Great Plains region, but tha...

Pushing offshore wind up the agenda

Offshore wind looks set to move up Europe's political agenda after a call by ministers and renewable...

Recyclable blades to be made in Ireland -- Three way venture with Mitsubishi

Recyclable wind turbine blades are to be developed in Ireland under a co-operation agreement between...

Cash for long term research back again

Wind energy's unexpected inclusion in the latest invitation for bids for European long term research...

Another heavyweight marches into the industry -- Siemens to operate Bonus as separate division in Denmark

Another corporate giant of the international power generation industry has moved into wind power as ...

Mitsubishi opens dedicated wind turbine production facility

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), which plans to launch a 2.4 MW turbine onto the market by March, ...

Cape Cod offshore project opponents site technical problems at Horns Reef

The technology problems at Horns Reef in Denmark -- site of the world's largest offshore wind statio...

Warning against gear unit retrofit

Denmark's wind turbine owners association has strongly criticised Vestas for selling a replacement t...

Government evaluating Canada's manufacturing abilities

Canada's federal government has launched a study it hopes will provide further insight into how to a...

Seeking to make a business case -- Wind generated hydrogen

The exhibition that was the first in the world to be lit with electricity has given fairgoers a look...

Not content to remain in Spain

With a powerful new part owner in Acciona and its split from Iberdrola now over, Spain's EHN is inte...

Danish contractor dies in fall from turbine at FPL site

A Danish contractor working on a wind turbine fell to his death at FPL Energy's 30 MW Meyersdale win...

Alberta battle over back up for wind power

The Canadian wind industry has been quick off the mark on the thorny issue of wind power's variable ...

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