The UK Crown Estate will be offering exclusivity agreements to companies and consortia for 10 sites for development of offshore windfarms within Scottish territorial waters with potential for over 6.4 GW of offshore wind power.
27 February, 2009
Principle Power Inc has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Energias de Portugal (EDP) for the phased development of a deep-water offshore wind power project sited off the coast of Portugal.
27 February, 2009
Eight wind turbines have been erected in Antarctica providing power for the International Polar Foundation’s Princess Elisabeth Station.
24 February, 2009
Australian Capital Territory's (ACT) Minister for Energy, Simon Corbell, has released details of Stage 1 of the ACT’s electricity feed-in-tariff (FiT) scheme for households and commercial buildings.
24 February, 2009
ITC Holdings Corp has worked over the last year on the development of the Green Power Express, a network of transmission lines for 12 GW of wind power in the USA.
24 February, 2009
After a record year for new installations in 2008, the global wind industry faces greater near-term uncertainty as the deteriorating economic conditions in the USA threaten to dampen growth prospects and wind turbine supply chain investments globally, writes Emerging Energy Research (EER) Research Director Joshua Magee.
23 February, 2009
Portugal is introducing a special feed-in-tariff (FiT) for small wind turbines and solar photovoltaic (PV) panels with a maximum installed power of 5.75 kW.
23 February, 2009
A national Green New Deal that invests in jobs, carbon-free electricity and innovative green technology is the way to beat the recession, says Lord Chris Smith, Chairman of the UK Environment Agency.
23 February, 2009
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) has launched a Renewable Energy Incentive Program for 2009.
20 February, 2009
An investment in the power grid to enable wind to supply 20% of the electricity needs of eastern USA could save consumers billions.
20 February, 2009
Fraunhofer Institute is setting up a new centre for wind energy, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology IWES.
20 February, 2009
Nordex will be delivering a total of 21 N90/2500 High-Speed turbines totaling 52.5 MW for the windfarms Inchincoosh (Ireland) and Craigengelt (Scotland).
18 February, 2009
American Superconductor Corporation (AMSC) has entered a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the US Department of Energy’s (DoE) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) and its National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) to validate the economics of a full 10 MW class superconductor wind turbines under development by AMSC.
17 February, 2009
The US$789 billion economic stimulus bill, which includes provision for renewable energy, has been passed by the US Congress and endorsed by President Barack Obama.
17 February, 2009
Three windfarms totalling 328 MW have come online in New York, USA, with the aid of Careba Mott MacDonald and Noble Environmental Power LLC.
13 February, 2009
Green Ocean Energy Ltd has developed a wave power machine which attaches to an offshore wind turbine thereby giving combined wind and wave power from one installation.
13 February, 2009
Suzlon Gujarat Wind Park Ltd (SGWPL), a Suzlon Energy subsidiary, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Gujarat for developing wind power projects of up to 1,500 MW.
12 February, 2009
Demand for wind turbine systems and components is expected to increase 6.8% a year to US$10.1 billion in 2012, according to industry research firm Freedonia Group.
09 February, 2009
The electric transmission investments proposed in the Obama administration’s stimulus plan could have a major impact on wind power development in the US, according to Emerging Energy Research (EER).
09 February, 2009
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gunsan City, Jeollabuk-do, Korea, to build a wind turbine manufacturing plant.
09 February, 2009
Irish energy infrastructure company, Imera, plans a pan-European offshore electricity network connecting key markets and offshore wind farms.
09 February, 2009
USA has passed Germany to become world number one in wind power installations at the same time as China’s total capacity doubles for the fourth year in a row, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) reports.
06 February, 2009
More wind power was installed in the EU than any other electricity generating technology in 2008, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
06 February, 2009
As 2009 begins, Europe retains its position as the bedrock of the wind power industry with wind producing 5% of the EU’s power.
05 February, 2009
The European Commission has recognised offshore wind energy as a key technology in Europe’s attempt to stimulate the Union’s economies in its proposed €5 billion investment in energy and internet broadband in 2009-2010.
05 February, 2009
Plans for a proposed offshore windfarm in Aberdeen, Scotland, could receive €40 million in funding from the European Commission.
05 February, 2009
ACCIONA Energy is constructing a 250.5 MW wind park in Oaxaca, Mexico for the Mexican cement company Cemex.
03 February, 2009
Renewable Energy Systems Canada (RES Canada) and the Ontario Power Authority (OPA) have announced the development and construction of Talbot and Greenwich windfarms in Canada.
03 February, 2009
SkyPower’s proposed 64.5 MW, US$160 million Byran Wind Project has been selected for a 20-year power purchase agreement by the Ontario Power Authority.
02 February, 2009
The US wind energy industry installed 8,358 MW of new generating capacity in 2008, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has reported. The outlook for 2009 is less certain, however, due to the continuing financial crisis.
02 February, 2009