Back to the future: What's the problem with the medium-sized wind segment?
Friday, 11 November 2011 Doug McNichollFreelance renewable energy developer, Doug McNicholl, asks why the big players in the wind industry, such as Vestas, GE and Siemens seem to be ignoring the medium-size wind segment.
Mexico
A further 400 MW puts wind in Oaxaca's sails
Monday, 07 November 2011 Toby Price The state of Oaxaca has unfurled its mainsail and is gliding to the top of Mexico’s burgeoning wind industry. A further 400 MW are in the pipeline in the state, while one wind farm in the area, the ...
Spain
gamesa erects its first 4.5-MW turbine in Malaga
Thursday, 27 October 2011 Mike McGovern Spain’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, gamesa, has confirmed it is currently installing the first of its 4.5-MW G10X wind turbines in the province of Malaga. The turbines form part of a wind far...
Scotland
gamesa opens offshore wind R&D centre in Glasgow
Tuesday, 04 October 2011 REM A new €14 million centre to develop next-generation offshore wind technology in Scotland has been officially opened by First Minister Alex Salmond and Jorge Calvet, Chairman and CEO of leading inter...
gamesa sells 60 MW wind farm in Poland
Friday, 30 September 2011 REMgamesa has sold a 60 MW wind farm that is currently under development to Polish power company PGE Energia Odnawialna (PGE EO), the renewable energy subsidiary of Poland’s largest utility, PGE.
Big strides for offshore giants
Wednesday, 28 September 2011 Luis Merino The potential of offshore wind is driving the development of a new generation of giants. There are open discussions about 20-MW turbines; ten times more powerful than the current standard, and althoug...
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 21/09/2011
Wednesday, 21 September 2011 REM • Clinton trumpets green investments to create jobs Reuters • Orkney shows the way on renewable energy to stop further climate change 350 Campaign • Beyond Solyndra: Five Reasons Sola...
China
gamesa consolidates its on and offshore operations in Asian giant
Tuesday, 20 September 2011 Mike McGovern Spain’s leading and the world’s seventh largest wind turbine manufacturer is planning to invest €90 million by the end of 2012 in what it is currently the world's top wind power marke...
China
Shanghai Electric gains places in offshore wind race
Monday, 19 September 2011 Mike McGovern According to local sources, the wind turbines division of Shanghai Electric – the Chinese giant dedicated to high power electrical equipment, especially engines – has been awarded the tend...
gamesa wins third Swedish turbine order in four months
Monday, 12 September 2011 REM Spanish wind energy developer gamesa has been contracted to supply turbines with a combined capacity of 14MW for a project in Sweden, which is the third deal the company has signed in country in four ...
First wind turbine installed at Gwynt y Môr
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