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17 May 2013

SSE acquires RES’s £200m Dunmaglass wind farm project

SSE has acquired the £200m, 33-turbine Dunmaglass wind farm project in Scotland from Renewable Energy Systems.

17 May 2013

Globeleq begins operation of 44MW Nicaraguan wind project

Emerging markets power company Globeleq has inaugurated its 44MW Eolo de Nicaragua wind farm in the country.

17 May 2013

Update: Masdar, IFC’s $1.5bn clean power tie-up to focus on MENA

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) will make $1.5bn of fund and direct investments into clean power through a new partnership with Masdar that a spokesperson told NewNet will initially focus on MENA opportunities.

16 May 2013

Trump launches legal challenge against Scottish wind farm

US billionaire Donald Trump has today launched his legal challenge against the Scottish government’s decision to grant planning permission for an offshore wind farm off Aberdeen.

16 May 2013

Nordex gets first 50MW down payment on Pakistan wind orders

Nordex has received the first down payment from the five 50MW contracts recently signed in Pakistan.

16 May 2013

REpower Systems clinches 580MW wind orders

Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon’s wholly-owned subsidiary REpower Systems has clinched 580MW of wind power orders over the past three months in various countries.

16 May 2013

Tata Power mulls listing of clean energy unitp

Tata Power is reportedly considering carrying out an initial public offering of its clean energy unit in the next financial year.

16 May 2013

Siemens sees South Africa success with 100MW wind order

Siemens Energy has been awarded an onshore wind power order for the 100MW Sere plant on the west coast of South Africa.

16 May 2013

Alstom, Keppel Verolme install substation at 400MW Global Tech I offshore wind farm

The Alstom Grid and Keppel Verolme consortium has installed the North Sea’s first self-erecting substation for the 400MW Global Tech I offshore wind farm.

16 May 2013

Opposition groups delay Vestas’ 396MW Mexican wind farm

Danish wind supplier Vestas has confirmed its 396MW Mareña Renovables project in Mexico has been delayed.

15 May 2013

Bad locations cost Europe €45bn in wasted renewables investmentsp

European renewable energy investors are wasting €45bn on choosing the wrong locations of where to site projects, engineering giant Siemens has warned.

15 May 2013

Sinovel loses second chairman in two months

Chinese wind turbine maker Sinovel has lost its second chairman in only two months as Wei Wenyuan resigns.

15 May 2013

Brazil to install 9GW of wind capacity by 2017

Brazil’s wind industry is rapidly gaining momentum, with over 1.1GW installed between 2011 and 2012, and a total of 9GW expected by 2017.

15 May 2013

Québec to launch 800MW wind RFPp

The Canadian province of Québec has laid open a call for tenders for 800MW of wind power capacity.

14 May 2013

REpower wins €90m German community wind farm order

Suzlon Group’s wholly-owned subsidiary REpower Systems, a manufacturer of onshore and offshore wind turbines, has agreed to supply 27 wind turbines to Bürgerwindpark im Kirchspiel Medelby for four projects totalling €90m.

14 May 2013

Northleaf, Palisade take majority stake in 111MW South Australia wind farm

Canadian investor Northleaf Capital Partners and infrastructure specialist Palisade Investment Partners have acquired a majority shareholding in the 111MW Waterloo wind farm in South Australia from EnergyAustralia.

14 May 2013

Kedco expands Irish wind farm portfolio to 40MW, adds additional project

Renewable energy group Kedco’s wholly-owned subsidiary Reforce Energy has expanded the wind farm projects under its co-development agreement to 40MW while also adding a further 12.5MW project.

14 May 2013

Statkraft’s Spittal Hill wind farm plans slashed by 22 turbines

The £30m Spittal Hill wind farm, set to be built by Statkraft in Scotland, has been cut from 30 turbines down to eight, reducing generation capacity to 24MW.

14 May 2013

Tax credits for MidAmerican’s $1.9bn wind means ‘no cost to customers’p

Warren Buffett’s MidAmerican Energy has told NewNet that the $1.9bn it is investing into Iowan wind will come at no cost to its customers due to revenues from production tax and renewable energy credits.

13 May 2013

Iberdrola completes €20m geophysical study of 400MW Wikinger wind farm

Spanish utility Iberdrola has completed the geophysical studies for the proposed 400MW offshore wind farm due to be built in the Baltic Sea.

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