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Market forces kick into play in the Netherlands

Dutch wind seems to have returned to a pattern of steady growth after its "crisis" in 1997...

First major wind farm

After a long, patient struggle, Turkey's first sizeable wind farm -- and the first to be built as a ...

Ireland's big push, serious market prospects

Ireland saw a slow-down in the rate of wind energy development in 1998, with the last projects with ...

Dismal year in the UK as planning infrastructure fails

A mere 14 MW of new wind capacity was installed in the UK in 1998 -- a year that turned out to be th...

NIMBY victory over wind farm in Victoria

Plans for a 20 MW wind farm in Victoria have been brought to an abrupt halt. The state government's ...

Swiss propose priority status for clean power

Priority status for renewables is part of a draft law for liberalisation of the Swiss electricity ma...

Western Australia clean-power obligation sparks project

West Australian (WA) utility Western Power has announced a "feasibility study" for a 20 MW...

Wind prices equal gas in Scotland

"Stunned," is the British Wind Energy Association's reaction to the low prices bid into th...

Minnesota commissioners rule for 400 MW more

In a major victory for renewable energy campaigners in the American Midwest, the Minnesota Public Ut...

Changing the tide of misfortune

An analysis of the Indian wind power sector, which finds confidence needs to be rebuilt following a ...

Conflict derails European renewable energy Directive

The European Commission's draft Directive for a pan-European support model for renewables has been b...

Denmark six years ahead of goal; wind supplies 8% of demand

Electricity from wind power plant provided an estimated 8-9% of Denmark's electricity consumption in...

Implications for green power from utility merger

The Dutch energy sector looks set for another major shake-up following the announcement of a propose...

Impressive German growth; wind provides 1% of demand

Building on a shining 1997 performance, the German wind business has excelled itself once more by br...

Australian emissions reduction scheme attacked

A new report from the Australian government has challenged the effectiveness of measures used in New...

Minister pledges qualified support

Germany's new economic affairs minister, Werner Müller, last month pledged his backing to a con...

Offshore progress

Offshore wind farms have moved a step closer after five developers gained permission to monitor wind...

Enercon reports annual sales

Enercon says its total sales since starting business, at home and abroad, amounted to nearly 1050 MW...

Lots of activity onshore and offshore in Sweden

Total installed wind capacity in Sweden was increased by 45 MW to 167 MW in 1998 with the installati...

Thriving sales of Dutch green power

A status report of utility sales of green electricity in the Netherlands and who heads the league ta...

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