The current manufacturing capacity of export power cables for offshore wind farms does not meet the needs of developers, both in UK and in the rest of the world, concludes a new study from The Crown Estate.
31 July, 2012
Renewable energy developer Mainstream Renewable Power has submitted its application for consent to build its Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm.
31 July, 2012
GE Wind is supplying eight 2.75MW turbines for a wind project in Santa Catarina, Mexico.
30 July, 2012
The last Repower 6M wind turbine has been installed at C-Power’s Belgian offshore wind farm Thornton Bank Phase II on time.
30 July, 2012
Orders for wind turbines in the first six months of 2012 were down 30% on the same period last year, according to figures published by Make Consulting.
30 July, 2012
The Scottish Government has announced plans to step in and "save the renewable energy industry" in Scotland “from the damage being caused by ongoing uncertainty over Westminster’s plans” for Renewable Obligation Certificates (ROCs).
24 July, 2012
The UK government has announced new feed-in tariffs (FITs) for renewable heat and small-scale renewable electricity technologies (not including solar PV).
24 July, 2012
The UK government is facing a wave of criticism after again delaying its planned announcement on future financial support for renewables.
19 July, 2012
2012 could turn out to be the best year ever for offshore wind energy in Europe, says the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA).
19 July, 2012
Dong Energy and Siemens Energy have signed a framework agreement for the supply and servicing of wind turbines totaling 1.8GW in capacity.
19 July, 2012
EKI Energy Services Limited is launching a strategic 1000MW wind power project in India.
19 July, 2012
The UK’s National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) has awarded a multi-million pound contract to SeaRoc to install its Offshore Anemometry Hub.
19 July, 2012
A subsidiary of Reef Subsea AS has been awarded the £40m contract to install the inter array cable for the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm.
11 July, 2012
Two offshore wind farms approved by the UK government last Friday are only likely to proceed if the economics stack up under new prices for offshore wind power, to be unveiled by ministers within the next two weeks.
09 July, 2012
Electricity generation from onshore wind was up by 51% in the first quarter of 2012, as a result of huge increases in capacity, the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has revealed.
04 July, 2012
The developers behind the 216 MW Northwind offshore wind farm in Belgium have placed orders with Vestas for the project’s turbines
03 July, 2012
Wind developer Mainstream Renewables has unveiled plans for 5GW of wind capacity in the Irish midlands, which it says will export power to the UK to fill the British energy gap.
03 July, 2012
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group is to gain a significant foothold in India, thanks to an agreement to co-develop up to 2.5GW of clean energy projects with one the country’s biggest companies, Reliance Group.
03 July, 2012
Nordex has been awarded the 57.5MW contract for the phase 2 extension of the Midtfjellet wind farm on the island of Stord in Norway.
03 July, 2012
A group of Massachusetts fishermen opposed to the Cape Wind offshore wind farm have dropped their federal lawsuit against the scheme, and have entered into a settlement with the project’s developers.
02 July, 2012
RWE Innogy has commenced operation of the 14MW Krzecin onshore wind farm in Poland.
02 July, 2012