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Conflict in Mexico over wind power land deals

MEXICO: The arrival of a large number of foreign wind developers in a low-income rural area in Mexic...

US ready to fight hard with China's trade 'cheats'

US: Simmering tensions over China's protective policies disadvantaging foreign wind turbine manufact...

Portugal set to cut feed-in tariffs

PORTUGAL: The Portuguese government has announced that it will review the existing feed-in tariff me...

Australia's 'moral challenge' remains

AUSTRALIA: Australia's new prime minister, Julia Gillard, has pledged stronger support for renewable...

Out-of-state Massachusetts energy ban is lifted

UNITED STATES: State regulators in Massachusetts have removed a contentious ban on out-of-state rene...

UK green bank may need £400m capital

UK: A Green Investment Bank (GIB) in the UK may need a capital base of £100-£400 million to bridge t...

Offshore monopile failure sees shared interim solution

OFFSHORE: The developer of a UK offshore wind farm says it intends to share a solution it has found ...

Great Lakes barrier shakes developers

CANADA: Ontario's newly proposed regulation that insists offshore turbines are located at least five...

Just build wind farms, say US grant makers

US: As the December deadline approaches for the federal government's lucrative renewable energy gran...

Developers flock to maturing Bulgaria

BULGARIA: Bulgaria has proven to be a popular location for wind energy deals this spring, with a num...

Green Certificates: Italy reinstates buy-back promise

ITALY: The Italian government has reinstated an obligation for the state energy agency Gestore dei S...

Europe 2020: Renewable Energy Plans - Target for wind falls short of industry estimates

BULGARIA: Bulgaria's draft National Renewable Energy Action Plan envisages onshore wind farms with a...

Germany and the long goodbye for nuclear power

GERMANY: The German government's plan to extend operating lifetimes of nuclear power plants has turn...

Morocco aims high with ambitious plan

MOROCCO: The Moroccan government has launched an ambitious programme to reach 2GW of installed wind ...

Micro manufacturer scales up to 2MW

US: Vermont-based Northern Power, best known for manufacturing 100kW turbines that cater to communit...

Utilities take control and turn producers

US: US wind power producers' customers are becoming their competitors as regulated utilities look to...

Danish manufacturers pool resources to break into China

CHINA: Five turbine manufacturers have opened a joint factory in an effort to speed the route to mak...

Paltry new capacity falls below rivals

US: After a record-breaking 2009, US wind power installations fell to fourth place behind fossil fue...

Windwire: Danish firm signs up local partner

BRAZIL: Brazilian manufacturer Tecnometal has signed an agreement to produce wind turbines for the S...

Legal boost for Australian market

AUSTRALIA: The Australian renewable energy sector has received a welcome boost after lawmakers appro...

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