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3 December 2010

China Ming Yang to develop series of Hebei wind projects

China Ming Yang Wind Power, one of the biggest turbine producers in Asia, will look to develop a series of wind energy projects in northern China.

3 December 2010

Scotland plugged into North Sea offshore grid development

Scotland is set to be at the heart of new plans that were agreed today to deliver a North Sea offshore grid that interconnects European electricity networks.

3 December 2010

Siemens secures spots in world’s largest wind markets through US, China manufacturing bases

Power energy major Siemens continues to expand its international manufacturing network in the wind power business with the completion of production plants in China and the US.

3 December 2010

Mitsubishi invests £100m in Scottish offshore wind centre

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries has chosen Scotland as the location for its UK research and development centre, which will see the company invest £100m in a cutting edge facility.

2 December 2010

Greengate Power raises $5.8m to further wind projects

Canadian wind developer Greengate Power has raised $5.8m in the first tranche of a $10.8m private placement, which it will use to further its wind energy project portfolio.

2 December 2010

Gamesa, Eolia Renovables join to develop Mexico wind farms

Wind turbine designer and manufacturer Gamesa has signed an agreement with European wind power producer Eolia Renovables to jointly develop several wind energy projects in Mexico.

2 December 2010

Juhl Wind secures $12.5m for Grant County Wind project

US-based community wind power company Juhl Wind has secured a federal stimulus grant of more than $12.5m for its recently completed 20MW Grant County Wind project near Hoffman in the central western area of Minnesota.

1 December 2010

Gaelectric’s Tyrone wind farm approved

Ireland-based renewable power company Gaelectric has received planning approval for a 15MW wind farm at Inishative in County Tyrone in Northern Ireland.

1 December 2010

Good Energy commits to winter price freeze on back of widespread rate rises

UK green power provider Good Energy has committed to freezing its electricity prices this winter, bucking the trend of the six major utilities in the country that have recently announced price rises.

30 November 2010

DNV sets out timeline for floating wind design standards

DNV has told NewNet the initial results of the common design standards for floating wind turbines it is developing with industry will be ready in the next year.

30 November 2010

Gamesa wins second Brazilian order in two months

Spain-based turbine producer Gamesa has announced its second Brazilian order in two months, with 21 2MW turbines due to be delivered in the second half of 2011.

30 November 2010

EU invests €1.2bn in alternative energy infrastructure research, canvasses €22bn by 2020

The European Union is to invest €1.2bn in three new pan-European alternative energy research infrastructure projects as part of the roadmap of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures.

29 November 2010

Duke Energy brings Kit Carson wind project online

Duke Energy has completed the Kit Carson wind power project in eastern Colorado, bringing its operational wind generation capacity up to 1GW.

29 November 2010

Minnesota Power updates order for higher-capacity Siemens turbines

Siemens Energy is set to supply 15 direct drive wind turbines to Minnesota Power for its Bison 1 wind farm in North Dakota.

29 November 2010

Scotland seeks control of renewable energy assets

The Scottish government has launched a consultation to ensure that local communities in Scotland can enjoy long-term returns from the country’s renewable assets.

29 November 2010

DNV issues standards for fledgling floating offshore wind industry

The offshore floating wind turbine sector may still be in its infancy but risk management service provider DNV is set to issue a series of standards to support its faster adoption.

26 November 2010

Wind grid optimisation could save Europe €1.5bn

A better interconnected grid would lead to €1.5bn in annual operational cost savings, according to the European Wind Energy Association.

26 November 2010

C-Power secures €1.3bn financing for Thornton Bank expansion

The C-Power consortium, together with its shareholder RWE, is to expand the Thornton Bank offshore wind farm, located off the Belgian coast, with Suzlon turbines through a €1.3bn investment provided largely by commercial banks.

26 November 2010

Natural Power to provide environmental assessments for Narec’s offshore wind demonstrator

Renewable energy consultancy Natural Power has been appointed as the environmental impact assessment co-ordinator for the offshore elements of the Narec Offshore Wind Demonstrator Scheme in the UK.

26 November 2010

ACS to divest from renewables in order to build up Iberdrola stake

Spain-based construction and services group ACS says it will sell off an array of wind and solar installations totaling 1.8GW of installed capacity as it prepares to up its 12 per cent stake in Iberdrola, the Spanish energy giant.

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