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GE ahead in far-reaching patent war

UNITED STATES: General Electric (GE) is arguably winning its patent fight with Mitsubishi Heavy Indu...

Eagle deaths push policy up the agenda

UNITED STATES: Long-awaited federal policy intended to help protect bald and golden eagles from wind...

Wind support escapes direct government control

GERMANY: Parliament retains a say on feed-in-tariff rates for wind, but lower rates for solar may de...

New committee fuels hope of wind growth

JAPAN: A committee tasked with setting feed-in tariffs for sustainable energy has met three times si...

Wind sector wins concessions on federal tariff guidelines

INDIA: Electricity regulator acts in response to industry criticism that proposed calculation basis ...

Subsidy moratorium may last until 2017

SPAIN: A recently imposed moratorium on power-sale subsidies for any renewable-energy project coming...

Developers face escalating militant opposition in Oaxaca

MEXICO: A change in ownership has done little to quell growing anger over one of Latin America's lar...

PTC crisis sparks rethink in wind development model

UNITED STATES: With the production tax credit financial incentive expiring at end-2012, interested p...

Bulgarian concerns on illegal projects

BULGARIA: The Bulgarian government agreed last month to establish a working group to investigate the...

Offshore potential faces obstacles

FRANCE: France could establish a viable offshore wind-power sector with its programme for 6GW of ins...

Wind industry fights for better rules

POLAND: Wind-farm developers and investors in Poland are hopeful that new legislation more favourabl...

China relents on reining in growth

CHINA: The Chinese government has watered down its pledge to "stop blind expansion of the wind power...

Repower outlines offshore strategy

WORLDWIDE: Repower was the world's first turbine supplier to install a 5MW offshore-dedicated protot...

Joint venture takes Hochtief to 2GW

GERMANY: The acquisition of four offshore wind farms by German construction company Hochtief from th...

Players dispute cable delay claims

GERMANY: Major German energy companies have been painting a dramatically pessimistic picture of cabl...

End of the road for 5GW mega project

UNITED STATES: Ambitious plans by Clipper Windpower and oil giant BP to build one of the world's big...

Chinese firm bets on R&D for US market

UNITED STATES: Ming Yang Wind Power Group has opened a centre for research and development (R&D) in ...

Figures are not always what they seem

WORLDWIDE: Some experiences in life have made me cautious about claims relating to machinery perform...

Decc examines grid network options

UNITED KINGDOM: Choosing to develop co-ordinated offshore grids could save between £500 million (EUR...

E.on confirms strategy focused on renewables

UK: E.on's now sees renewables and wind energy as more attractive than nuclear and has begun a turna...

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