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Windpower Monthly's round-up of 2011

As Windpower Monthly winds down for the end-of-year holidays, we leave you with a round-up of some o...

First Wind gets approval for Hawaii PPA

UNITED STATES: Hawaii's Public Utilities Commission has approved First Wind's 20-year PPA with Hawai...

Vestas turbine catches fire in high winds

UK: A wind farm in Ayrshire, Scotland has been disconnected from the grid after one of the project's...

Ferc rules against BPA over curtailments

UNITED STATES: America’s electricity regulators today ruled that Bonneville Power Administration’s (...

Wind provides 1.5% of China's electricity

CHINA: Wind power generation accounts for 1.5% of national power generation, according to the Wind P...

Wind drives $100bn grid investment

UNITED STATES: Wind power will be the primary driver of up to $100 billion in capital investment in ...

Pattern sells PPA for Chilean wind farm

CHILE: Pattern Energy has sold a power purchase agreement for its 115MW El Arrayan project in nort...

Industry waits cautiously for Ferc transmission ruling

UNITED STATES: A clear picture is emerging in the US regarding cost allocation for building transmis...

Planning can reduce high-cost cabling risks

WORLDWIDE: Considering the overall cost of an offshore wind farm, subsea cabling may represent a rel...

China's grid-connected wind capacity rises

CHINA: China has increased its grid-connected wind capacity to 39.13GW as of the end of October, a n...

SCE forced to stop work on Tehachapi transmission line

UNITED STATES: Southern California Edison (SCE) has been ordered to halt work on its Tehachapi Renew...

Spanish wind electricity production hits new record

SPAIN: Gales enabled Spanish wind production to meet nearly 60% of electricity demand early Sunday m...

Industry responses cautious on wind balancing changes

UK: Two responses to a consultation from the UK National Grid on accommodating wind power in the ele...

Switch unveils new full-power converter for China

CHINA: The Switch, a leading supplier of permanent-magnet generators and full-power converter packag...

NIB loans €165 million for Skagerrak subsea cable

EUROPE: The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) is loaning Norwegian grid operator Statnett €165 million to...

EC confirms €9.1 billion energy plans

EUROPE: The European Commission has confirmed a €9.1 billion investment in the EU’s energy transmiss...

OMM completes biggest installation contract at Greater Gabbard

UK: Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has installed 36 inter-array cables at the 500MW Greater Gabbar...

Kenya's 300MW agrees PPA with KPLC

KENYA: After months of uncertainty, the developers of the 300MW Lake Turkana Wind Power project have...

New grid designs promise cheaper offshore wind links

EUROPE: The EU-funded OffshoreGrid report finds hubs and grids can deliver European offshore wind po...

Finding ways to limit wind curtailment

WORLDWIDE: Over recent years, Windpower Monthly has widely reported instances of wind-power curtailm...

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