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Midwest co-op builds two projects -- Green pricing oversubscribed

Great River Energy, a Minnesota generation and transmission co-operative, is upping its wind output ...

New American and German owners -- Aerpac split in two

The German company NOI Rotortechnik has turned the demise of wind turbine rotor blade manufacturer A...

Debates on grid connection and environmental legislation at Spanish trade fair

In debates at a recent energy trade fair on the issues of grid connection, environmental legislation...

Utgrunden sold to private investor -- Danish clothing magnate buys offshore

The 10 MW offshore project at Utgrunden, Sweden, has been sold to a private Danish company for more ...

French turbine goes Spanish -- Jeumont transfers technology

A Spanish conglomeration of investors and industrial companies has sealed a technology transfer agre...

North American utility giant gets green tinge

One of North America's largest electricity generating companies is turning its attention to new and ...

Blocks of wind now on offer in Texas -- Retail market gets going

The retail market for wind power is taking off in Texas. In the last few weeks two companies have an...

One resident threat to permits

A Northen Alberta resident is continuing his fight to block four wind power stations. Barrie Sylvest...

Oregon wind farm plans hanging on Production Tax Credit renewal

The fate of wind's federal Production Tax Credit, due for expiry December 31 if it is not renewed, i...

Small cloud on the horizon

One modification of the Texas Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS), which could slightly dent the ent...

Joint venture with ABB for Greece

The giant ABB is co-operating with German wind developer Windsolar on proposals for some 300 MW of w...

Big orders lead to local assembly -- Nordex matches into Spain

Construction on Nordex Ibérica's first turbine assembly plant in Spain has finally started. T...

Utility to complete Minnesota mandate -- Wind in exchange for atomic waste

Xcel Energy has awarded a contract to Chanarambie Power Partners LLC to build an 80 MW wind farm in ...

An integrated plan

Denmark is one of the few countries that appears to have thought hard before it produced an integrat...

Focus on future offshore

The wind industry has still to rise to the technological challenge of keeping offshore development c...

Massive growth but little impact on global supply

Global wind power capacity will more than treble to 58,000 MW within five years -- and it will incre...

Renewables mandate in five year plan -- But a long way from approval to legislation say China officials

The latest Five-Year Plan from the Chinese govenment gives the sagging Chinese wind market distant h...

Falling share prices for Vestas and NEG Micon

Vestas and NEG Micon have not been able to hold themselves above the current global stock market woe...

Renewables cheaper than rebates -- A long term energy policy

A respected environmental consulting group based in Alberta is calling on the provincial government ...

88 NEG Micon units ordered for Galicia

Acciona Eólica de Galicia (AEGA) has ordered 88 NEG Micon 750 kW turbines for three wind farm...