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Industry laments lack of policy certainty

UK: The UK wind industry has reacted with dismay to a new government gas strategy, and seeks greater...

Russia finally makes plans to boost wind

RUSSIA: The Russian government has finally designed its long-awaited package of measures aimed at st...

GL and DNV announce merger

UK: GL Garrad Hassan is to merge with Danish certification and classification organisation DNV....

First French testing site for offshore wind at Le Croisic

Floating demo turbine Winflo scheduled for installation late 2013...

Haliade chosen for Virginia Beach pilot project

Two of Alstom's 6MW machines will be used at demo site 35km off the coast of Virginia...

Testing for 2MW vertical axis turbine to start

Floating prototype to enter first trial stage in France in January 2013...

Worker killed during vessel maintenance

Fatal accident on Sea Jack will spark independent investigation...

Certification giant DNV announces GL merger

New company's energy division to be based in the Netherlands...

China Three Gorges takes a 49% stake in EDP Renovaveis

PORTUGAL: Portuguese generator EDP yesterday announced that its largest shareholder China Three Gorg...

Spain raises tax on renewables and other generators to 7%

SPAIN: Spain's parliament yesterday gave final approval to a law levying a 7% tax on all forms of el...

Wind contribution to UK electricity up by 25%

UK: The share of electricity generated by renewables in the third quarter of the year rose by over 2...

Gamesa sells 183MW of German pipeline

GERMANY: Gamesa has sold 183MW of its project pipeline in Germany to UK-based private equity fund Im...

UK's offshore wind output soars

Q3 data reveal 54% increase on a year earlier...

Ramboll buys Hamburg-based offshore wind specialist

Latest acquisition confirms Danish consultancy's ambition to capitalise on sector's growth...

First offshore wind transaction for UK Green Investment Bank

OPW refinances 24.8% stake in Walney offshore wind farm...

Areva 5MW turbines picked for 400MW Wikinger project

New Iberdrola-Areva deal after Saint Brieuc project in French tender...

Four European projects awarded €250m EU funding

Low-carbon awards made to boost renewable energy innovation...

1GW Codling grid connection agreed

Fred. Olsen-Hazel Shore joint-venture project progresses...

Areva wins 400MW Wikinger deal

GERMANY: Soanish power company Iberdrola has handed Areva the 400MW turbine supply deal for the Wiki...

Shipbuilder STX breaks into offshore wind market

Substation deal and jacket foundation certification signal firm's offshore ambition...