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Public in favour of wind reveals national survey

Nine out of ten people in France are in favour of wind energy according to a survey by Synovate on b...

Governor Carcieri praised for backing Cape Wind offshore

A coalition of environmental groups is praising Rhode Island Governor Donald Carcieri for backing th...

Dispelling caution and inspiring financial confidence for wind

Today's investors and lenders have little faith in the perceived strength of the power purchaser aft...

"Mud-line-moments" and other additions to the offshore vocabulary

Terms at OWEMES were showing just how deep the wind industry is getting into new waters. Frequently ...

Lack of information blocks green power sales

Better, more focused marketing is needed by retailers of renewable electricity if they are to access...

Behind the concept

The flexible mechanisms of the Kyoto protocol -- increasingly referred to as flex mex -- are simple ...

First wind station at Parndorf for green energy trader Oekostrom

Five NEC Micon 1.5 MW turbines went online at Parndorf in April, the first wind station for Vienna-b...

NEG Micon to supply Oklahoma Blue Canyon 74.25 MW project

Zilkha Renewable Energy has picked Danish NEG Micon as the turbine supplier for its 74.25 MW Blue Ca...

Utility Vien Energie founds renewable energy subsidiary

Vienna energy utility Wien Energie has founded a renewable energy subsidiary. The new company, Wiens...

Accessibility problems not confined to offshore turbines -- delegates suffer too

If accessibility is one of offshore wind's biggest concerns, it was also an issue for OWEMES delegat...

Iberdrola commissions 50 MW bringing total capacity to 1624 MW

Iberdrola, Spain's second largest utility and dominant wind operator, has announced full commissioni...

Big oil and hydro diversify into wind

One of Canada's largest petroleum producers, Shell Canada, has teamed up with Manitoba's publicly ow...

Completion of Endesa 74 MW set to increase sale value of Ecyr

Spain's top utility, Endesa, has completed its 74 MW, EUR 55 million Silán wind plant in Gali...

Ecotècnia of Spain scores hat trick

In a hat trick of events, Spanish turbine manufacturer Ecotècnia has inaugurated a tower faci...

SARS epidemic hits first Wind Power Asia show

Both visitor numbers and good news from government were in short supply at Beijing's wind power conf...

Pacific Hydro's Portland 180 MW project approved but opposition remains

More than six months after it gained federal government approval, Pacific Hydro's AUS$270 million Po...

New lobby takes market approach

Now claiming nearly 40 members, representing 80% of the country's wind development industry, Spain's...

SeaWest subsidiary to take over operations of three California projects

A subsidiary of Seawest Holdings, a veteran California wind project developer, will take over operat...

Local manufacture considered -- Portugal's steady progress

Portugal is yet to show signs of developing a wind market the size of that of neighbouring Spain, bu...

Wind trade exposes emissions market flaws -- Both Denmark and Netherlands claim rights to CO2 credits

The owners of 500 Danish wind turbines no longer in receipt of subsidised power purchase payments ha...