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31 January 2011

Coal still king in EU, despite wind growth

Despite considerable growth in wind energy in 2010, the European Union installed more coal than it decommissioned last year for only the second time since 1998.

31 January 2011

Offshore wind boosts European renewables growthp

Growth in offshore wind installations was the key driver behind the 9.3GW of new wind power capacity that was built in the European Union during 2010, according to new figures.

28 January 2011

Suzlon wins $1.28bn Caparo order for 1GW of wind turbines

India’s Suzlon has reportedly signed a $1.28bn order from the domestic unit of Caparo Energy to supply up to 1GW of wind turbines for the country’s growing renewable energy sector.

26 January 2011

Van Oord bags €400m Bard offshore wind EPC contract

Van Oord has been chosen as the EPC contractor for the Bard offshore wind farm, in a contract worth in the region of €300m to €400m.

20 January 2011

Gamesa advances UK march with Scottish offshore wind hub

Spain-headquartered wind turbine developer Gamesa has advanced its UK strategy to make the country the core of its worldwide offshore wind business by committing to set up its marine wind technology centre in Scotland.

19 January 2011

Greater Gabbard wind farm supplies electricity to UK grid

One of the UK’s biggest offshore wind farm, the Greater Gabbard project, has sent electricity back to the UK grid for the first time.

17 January 2011

Norwegian fund ups stake in Denmark’s Vestas

A fund managed by the Central Bank of Norway has increased its shareholding in Denmark-based wind turbine manufacturer Vestas to 5.05 per cent.

17 January 2011

REpower wins Saint-Laurent Énergies turbine order

REpower Systems has been awarded a contract by the Saint-Laurent Énergies (SLE) Consortium for the supply of 150 wind turbines.

14 January 2011

Enel Green Power to build 90MW wind farm in Sardinia

Enel Green Power has committed to constructing its largest wind farm to date in Italy, a 90MW facility in Sardinia.

14 January 2011

Dong Energy sends clean energy from Walney wind farm to UK grid

Danish utility has Dong Energy has started to sending electricity to the UK’s national grid from the Walney 1 Offshore Wind farm, off the coast of Cumbria.

13 January 2011

China’s wind turbine giant Sinovel sees shares slide in initial trading

Chinese wind turbine manufacturing giant Sinovel has seen its shares drop significantly in the first day of trading.

12 January 2011

Siemens moves in to save bankrupt Skykon’s UK factory

Global engineering business Siemens has moved into the save the employees at bankrupt Skykon’s UK factory, a move welcomed by Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond.

12 January 2011

Iberdrola Renovables grows Mexico presence with Gamesa wind farm buy-out

Spanish utility Iberdrola Renovables has strengthened its presence in Mexico through the purchase of a wind farm from turbine major Gamesa.

11 January 2011

Lake Erie lease cements US offshore wind ambition

The first freshwater wind energy project in the US, Lake Erie, has moved one step closer to completion as it has received a lease option from Ohio, with support from outgoing governor Ted Strickland.

10 January 2011

Cape Wind gains approvals, seeks project finance

The Cape Wind project, set to be the first offshore park of its kind in the US, has completed its permitting process, marking an historic development in the country’s adoption of renewable energy.

7 January 2011

Vestas continues 2011 success with 50MW Chinese order

Wind energy giant Vestas is continuing its positive start to 2010 with a 50MW from China-based Hebei Construction Investment New Energy Company.

7 January 2011

Wind energy specialist Skykon goes bust

Danish wind solution provider Skykon has entered into administration, its CEO Jens Pedersen told NewNet.

5 January 2011

Peter Tyszewic takes COO position at Endurance Wind Power

Turbine manufacturer Endurance Wind Power has appointed Peter Tyszewic as COO to help execute the company’s further growth plans.

5 January 2011

Moray Firth offshore wind farm to be expanded under new lease rights

The next stage of the Moray Firth Zone 1 wind energy site, located offshore Scotland, has moved closer to reality through an agreement reached with UK leasing agency The Crown Estate.

31 December 2010

RES gets approval for 99MW Dunmaglass wind farm

Renewable energy power project developer RES has received approval from the Scottish government to build the 99MW Dunmaglass wind farm.

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