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Projects approaching deadline for state subsidy reviewed case by case

After months of uncertainty in Brazil, wind projects approaching a deadline for state subsidy will b...

Latin American market takeoff -- Chile projects rolling

Chile is set to put itself firmly on the wind map, with three wind plants expected online by the end...

Portugal's Martifer Renewables enters South America

Portugal's Martifer Renewables recently paid EUR 6.92 million for a 55% stake in Brazil's north-east...

Manufacturing start up in Brazil -- German-Argentinean turbines

The inauguration of Brazil's second wind turbine factory was attended by none other than the preside...

Brazil developers act in good faith -- Proinfa contracts still missing

After a lull, Brazil is back, building serious volumes of wind power once again, with just over 140 ...

Brazilian blade maker secures 120 million dollars in loans

Brazilian wind turbine blade manufacturer Tecnologia e Sistemas Avancados Ltda (Tecsis) has borrowed...

Italian Enel buys rights to eight early stage projects

The latest international wind developer to move into Brazil's hot, arid north-eastern region is Ital...

IFC funding wind resource mapping in Bolivia

The World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC) is providing the money for US-based renewab...

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...

Portuguese company Galp invests in 72 MW

Portuguese energy company Galp Energia, via its subsidiary Ventivest, is to develop four wind projec...

New renewables law falls short -- Disappointment in Chile

Chile's new energy law requires utilities to source 5% of their new generation requirements from ren...

Plans for over 700 MW by two investors

Energias do Brasil, the fully owned Brazilian subsidiary of Portuguese utility Energias de Portugal,...

Even less activity but no denying the potential -- Mexico takes the reins in 2007

It was a poor year for Latin American wind development, with just 123 MW installed across the region...

Blowing stronger in Chile -- Energy prices fuel growth

A new wind market is taking off in South America. Chile, with only 2 MW connected to a local grid at...

Galapagos less reliant on diesel -- Island evolution

The wildlife-rich Galapagos island chain in the Pacific Ocean is now harnessing commercial-scale win...

Auction for wind contracts expected -- Hope alive in Brazil

Brazil's wind power investors have high hopes of a government auction of wind power contracts someti...

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