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Last contract in Nova Scotia series

Nova Scotia Power has wrapped up a series of wind power purchases with a 20-year contract to buy the...

BC Hydro call for bids up to 5000 GWh

British Columbia (BC) state utility BC Hydro has launched its long-anticipated request for proposals...

Areva sells Repower stake to Suzlon

French nuclear giant Areva has sold its 30% stake in German wind turbine maker Repower to India's Su...

Enercon back again with delivery plans for 650 MW in Valencia and Andalucia

German wind turbine manufacturer Enercon is once again knocking on the doors of the Spanish market w...

Record price achieved for Danish Svendborg Brakes

The world's leading producer of brakes for wind turbines, Denmark's Svendborg Brakes, has been sold ...

Flexibility on rules opens the door -- Big Vestas projects in Brazil

Two wind projects with a combined capacity of 150 MW are heading towards construction in Brazil usin...

From Ireland to the Andes and Australia -- Mainstreaming renewables

Mainstream Renewable Power, a new venture founded by Eddie O'Connor, former CEO and founder of Irish...

TransAlta announces 66 MW Alberta expansion

Calgary-based TransAlta says it will start constructing a 66 MW expansion of its Summerview wind far...

New twist to the American saga -- The Italian-Dutch connection

"High risk but potentially very high return," is how a group of well-heeled entrepreneurs ...

French partner out and German in

Italian wind energy player Fri-El Green Power, based in Bolzano, has formed a joint venture with the...

Two projects for Slavonia region, one using a domestic turbine

Two Croatian companies are planning wind projects in the Slavonia region of eastern Croatia. Primani...

Infotech firm plans wind entry at home and in Bulgaria

Alpha Grissin Infotech, a Greek company active in business technology and real estate, is diversifyi...

Mitsui buys 104 MW Bald Hills project

Australia's Wind Power Pty Ltd has sold its 104 MW Bald Hills project to Japanese company Mitsui. Th...

Fast recovery after earthquake -- Manufacturing resumes

Dongfang Turbine Company, the wind turbine division of Dongfang Electric, still expects to meet its ...

Acciona scraps Molonglo Range project

Spanish firm Acciona Energy, a wind project developer and turbine manufacturer, has scrapped plans f...

Turbine manufacturer Sinovel places 10 GW order

Major Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Sinovel has ordered electrical components to support the pro...

Nordex goes for Midwest factory

German wind turbine supplier Nordex expects to locate its first US manufacturing facility in the Ame...

Purchase rates raised in Germany -- Free market sale now an option

Germany's amended renewable energy law, which raises the mandated rates paid for both offshore and o...

Swedish project consent but no rush

While the Swedish government has consented construction of 108 turbines in the Kattegat Sea between ...

The feel good factor from the Windicator

Investment is pouring into the nuts and bolts companies of the wind business and component supply is...