The new Danish centre-left coalition government has increased the target for wind capacity to 50% of the total power consumption in Denmark in 2020.
31 October, 2011
DONG Energy and Vestas will test Vestas' V164 7 MW offshore wind turbine at DONG’s demonstration site in the waters off Frederikshavn in Northern Jutland, Denmark.
31 October, 2011
REpower Systems SE will deliver 12 wind turbines to Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) for the 24.6 MW Eva Creek wind farm near Ferry, Alaska, USA.
28 October, 2011
The 25 jacket foundations for RWE Innogy's Thornton Bank 2 offshore wind farm off the coast of Belgium have now been installed.
26 October, 2011
NRG Systems is introducing a new line of ultrasonic wind sensors that measure wind speed and direction using sound waves.
26 October, 2011
UK's small wind turbine manufacturer, Proven Energy Ltd, has been sold to Kingspan Renewables Ltd.
25 October, 2011
Financing has been completed for the 75 MW Finca de Viento Santa Isabel wind farm in Puerto Rico, Pattern Energy Group LP says.
24 October, 2011
Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd has begun mass production of its permanent magnet direct drive (PMDD) 1.5MW wind turbines for high altitude areas.
24 October, 2011
GE Energy Financial Services and India's Greenko Group Plc will develop up to 1 GW of wind energy projects across India.
21 October, 2011
Nordex has signed supply and service contracts for its N100/2500 wind turbines totalling 250 MW with four companies in Pakistan.
21 October, 2011
Vestas will supply 55 of its V100 1.8 MW wind turbines for a 99 MW wind farm in Texas, USA.
20 October, 2011
American Superconductor Corporation will be doing business as AMSC as it introduces a new corporate identity “to foster strong, sustainable growth”, reflecting its international wind and grid activities.
20 October, 2011
Tata Power has reached the 300 MW milestone for installed wind power capacity in India.
20 October, 2011
Construction of the 23 turbine wind farm in Kirchberg, Rhine-Hunsrueck, Germany has started and the official inauguration is expected next summer.
18 October, 2011
Wind energy is set to overtake aerospace as the largest user of advanced composite materials, according to Lux Research.
18 October, 2011
US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar calls for continued and unwavering commitment from industry and the Government for US offshore wind.
17 October, 2011
The City of Austin, Texas, USA, has switched to 100% renewable energy with all facilities from neighbourhood libraries and recreation centres to police and fire stations subscribing to Austin Energy’s GreenChoice® renewable energy.
14 October, 2011
Original equipment and wind turbine manufacturers say stable Federal policies are needed to establish a US offshore wind industry at the Offshore WINDPOWER Conference & Exhibition in Baltimore, MD, USA, this week.
14 October, 2011
Canadian-based Hydrogenics has been selected by the German city of Herten to supply a wind-hydrogen energy storage solution. The project will allow excess renewable energy to be stored as hydrogen for later use in a fuel cell.
12 October, 2011
REpower Systems SE is delivering 23 of its MM92, 2.05 MW wind turbines to La Compaigne du Vent, GDF SUEZ Group, for two wind farms totalling 47 MW in Burgundy, France.
12 October, 2011
REpower Systems SE is supplying 36 of its 3.4M104 wind turbines for a 122 MW wind farm near Zeewolde, the Netherlands, to be developed by Zuidlob Wind B.V., which is owned by Nuon, part of Swedish Vattenfall.
10 October, 2011
Southwest Windpower Inc and Advanced Technology & Research Corp (ATR) are joining forces to design and manufacture wind and solar hybrid systems.
10 October, 2011
Heliocentris Energy Solutions has won an order from Qatar University, to supply a complete teaching laboratory for energy generation, storage, and management. The German-based company is also opening an office in Dubai, to boost its presence in the Middle East.
10 October, 2011
BP Wind Energy plans to build a 419 MW wind farm, Flat Ridge 2, in Barber, Harper, Kingman and Sumner Counties, Kansas, USA.
07 October, 2011
Financing for the €335 million, 200 MW Jädraås wind farm in Sweden has been completed by private equity fund manager Platina Partners LLP and onshore wind developer Arise Windpower AB.
06 October, 2011
The New York Power Authority (NYPA) Board of Trustees is ending the competitive solicitation process for the Great Lakes Offshore Wind Project (GLOW) without awarding a contract due to cost concerns.
05 October, 2011
Renewable Energy Focus' latest webinar on the development of wind power is now available online...
05 October, 2011
Siemens AG says it is aiming for a profit margin of at least 10% of revenues for its wind power operations, achieved through cost cutting and streamlining operations.
04 October, 2011
Scottish Resources Group (SRG) is unveiling plans for three wind turbine projects in South Lanarkshire, UK.
04 October, 2011