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Transmission - Policy fragmentation blamed for offshore grid go-slow

EUROPE: Better cross-coordination is needed between countries if there is to be any hope of implemen...

Scottish grid charges could rocket

UK: Transmission charges for wind farms in parts of Scotland could rise by 150% under plans to reinf...

Deployment - UK installations now match obligation

EUROPE: In 2008-9, the rate of new renewable installation in the UK kept pace with the increasing le...

Capacity - French additions trend short of target

EUROPE: France added 1,036MW to its total operating wind capacity in 2009 to end the year at nearly ...

Analysis - new hope for Sicily investors with court ruling

ITALY: The administrative court of Sicily, southern Italy, has given new hope to investors whose pro...

Analysis - Jordanian wind energy sector gets legislative fillip

JORDAN: Jordan's wind energy sector has received a major boost with the passage of a long-awaited re...

Wind Wire: France - Repower chosen for three projects

French renewables developer and operator Akuo Energy has selected Germany's Repower to deliver 25 wi...

Analysis - Mitsubishi cash recovery bid faces legal snag

US: Mitsubishi's legal wrangle with defunct Australian client Babcock & Brown (B&B) is dragging on a...

Turbines face cold-weather tests in harsh climate research

CANADA: Turbines designed to withstand ice and extreme cold will be tested in a moist winter environ...

Incentives - Wind developers shun US federal loan programme

NORTH AMERICA: Compliance requirements and signs of economic recovery mean only large projects benef...

North America: Policy - Alarm bells ring over new US funding rules

US: Proposed legislation aimed at keeping the cash flowing to US wind power projects has industry pl...

Incentives - Lack of support will slow growth in Canada

CANADA: The Canadian government's failure to extend the federal incentive for wind energy developmen...

Sea change in renewables policy as targets are met

EUROPE: Experts have hailed a shift in Europe's attitude towards renewables, following predictions t...

Wind Wire: Kenya - Transmission cash for major project

Africa's largest proposed wind farm, the 300MW Lake Turkana plant in northern Kenya, moved a step cl...

Financing secured for 48MW Moray project

SCOTLAND: Renewable energy developer RES has concluded a financing deal for its 48MW Hill of Towie p...

Grids - Forecaster hired to boost integration

US: California's electricity grid operator has selected New York-based meteorological consultancy AW...

Analysis - Sinovel joins Chinese stock exchange rush

CHINA: Turbine manufacturer Sinovel is the latest leading Chinese wind industry company to announce ...

Analysis - Software projects cranks up turbine capacity

US: At a time when wind turbine vendors are logging fewer new orders, some are creating innovative u...

Analysis - changing blades without a tall crane

US: American turbine manufacturer Clipper has developed a simple, inexpensive new way to change blad...

Analysis - Japanese maker to build turbines in US

US: Leading Japanese wind turbine manufacturer Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) is proposing to bui...

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