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Courts get tough on wind developments

SPAIN: Enel Green Power last month became the latest developer to fall foul of a spate of recent cou...

Powercluster project: Learn lessons from offshore gas and oil

OFFSHORE: Offshore wind must look to the oil and gas industry experience to help it slash costs and ...

Bonds offer a way out of finance stalemate

PROJECT FINANCE: Alternatives to bank debt are increasingly being sought to finance wind farms, with...

Ontario study aims to convince sceptics

CANADA: Ontario's wind sector is looking to the results of an economic impact study to help inject d...

Canadian industry takes stock after budget slash

CANADA: Lack of support for wind in Canada's federal budget has underlined the extent to which the i...

New US law fast-tracks radar decisions

UNITED STATES: The majority of US wind farms stalled by concerns over their effects on military rada...

Wind suffers despite nuclear phase-out

GERMANY: Chancellor Angela Merkel has been accused of turning away from renewables during a parliame...

Optimism reigns in Brazil as wind is set to grow tenfold by 2020

BRAZIL: Brazil's wind forecasts have doubled in ambition in just a year, with the government now exp...

Toshiba ventures into wind power with $36.5m deal

JAPAN: Japanese giant Toshiba has made a major move back into wind, in a turbine development deal wi...

China's focus turns to use of lower wind speeds

CHINA: China is switching its attention to the development of wind projects in low-wind-speed areas,...

Wind Tech: Electrical generators - Doubly-fed induction v permanent magnet

Wind technology continues to evolve as turbine capacity increases. But one component reaching its 15...

Wind Tech: Offshore wind - Siemens 6MW opts for direct drive

Vestas, Alstom, GE and Nordex have already unveiled plans for next-generation offshore wind turbines...

Alstom shortlists five French ports

FRANCE: Turbine manufacturer Alstom is considering five French ports as a location for a factory to ...

Protection plan sparks resistance in US

UNITED STATES: Two proposed voluntary guidelines aimed at protecting wildlife from wind development ...

Windicator global wind capacity analysis

Global wind power growth is back on track after the dip in 2010 induced by the worldwide financial c...

Repsol buys £50m stake in UK offshore

SPAIN: Spain's biggest oil company Repsol acquired SeaEnergy Renewables Limited (SERL) last month, n...

Siemens wins 580MW contract for Swedish projects

SWEDEN: Developer Statkraft SCA has signed a 580MW supply agreement with Siemens for a series of ons...

UK firms accused of failing to compete for offshore business

UK: Former BP chairman Lord Browne has criticised British firms for failing to compete with overseas...

Alstom plans offshore factory in northern England

UK: Alstom is looking to build manufacturing facility on the eastern coast of England for its 6MW of...

'Offshore too expensive for UK' says UK energy advisor

UK: Doubt has been cast upon the economic value and affordability of offshore wind in the UK, by top...

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