Vestas wins order for 27 MW in Turbines for plants in Flanders, Belgium
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 REMVestas has received an order for 27 MW consisting of three units of the V112-3.0 MW and nine units of the V90-2.0 MW for wind power plants in Flanders, Belgium.
New £15 million fund launched to develop offshore wind turbine foundations
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 Robin WhitlockThe Scottish Innovative Foundation Technologies Fund has been launched to encourage the development of prototype foundations for water depths greater than 30 metres
First electricity generated by Teeside offshore wind farm
Tuesday, 30 April 2013 Robin WhitlockThe first large scale offshore wind farm in the North East of England region has now started to produce electricity as work continues towards completion of the project.
Large, untapped, wind energy potential in British cities says study
Monday, 29 April 2013 Robin WhitlockA new study has mapped the wind energy potential of five city regions to show the best places for small to medium scale wind turbines.
ROMO Wind Raises New Capital
Friday, 26 April 2013 REM ROMO Wind, the Zug, Switzerland-based wind farm optimization company, has received an investment of €4.8 million from Yellow&Blue Investment Management, ABB Technology Ventures and b-to-v Partne...
Canada
Court ruling on wind turbines misrepresented says Canadian wind company
Friday, 26 April 2013 Robin Whitlock The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has ruled that claims against wind farms and are possible as soon as projects receive approval, but wpd Canada says claims of a victory for protesters are a misch...
East Anglian businesses benefit from offshore windfarm development
Thursday, 25 April 2013 Robin WhitlockVattenfall and Scottish Power Renewables have invested £15 million in offshore windfarm projects thereby adding to the local economy and creating over 100 jobs Â
Vestas launches new V100 and V110 wind turbines
Wednesday, 24 April 2013 Robin WhitlockThe new turbines are both variants of the company’s proven 2MW platform with serial production scheduled for 2014
Standards Authority bans Donald Trump's anti-wind farm ad
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 Dan McCue Scotland’s Advertising Standards Authority has decided to ban an anti-wind farming advertisement by U.S. billionaire developer Donald Trump that links support for wind farms to the 1988 Lockerbie bo...
Spain
Gamesa to manufacture Spain’s first ever offshore wind turbine
Monday, 22 April 2013 Robin WhitlockGamesa has shipped the components for its 5MW marine turbine to the Canary Islands thus beginning the process of erecting the first Spanish offshore wind turbine