Wind

DONG Energy focuses its future on wind

Thursday, 22 August 2013 Robin Whitlock

Around 50 percent of DONG Energy's future investments will go towards offshore wind the company's Chief Executive says

UK PM David Cameron opens world’s largest offshore wind farm

Friday, 05 July 2013 Robin Whitlock

The 630MW London Array could supply half a million homes with electricity per year

Dong Energy outlines 2020 strategy

Wednesday, 06 March 2013 REM Dong Energy has released an outline of what it calls its "strategy for 2020," a strategy that includes quadrupling its installed offshore wind capacity, doubling the share of biomass used by ...

Australia

Australian wind power now cheaper than coal and gas

Tuesday, 12 February 2013 Robin Whitlock

New research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF) has found that unsubsidised renewable energy is now cheaper in Australia than electricity from coal and gas

SLR review wind farm decommissioning for Scottish Natural Heritage

Wednesday, 07 November 2012 Robin Whitlock

The environmental consultancy SLR has been commissioned by Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) to research the restoration and decommissioning options for onshore wind farms.

EDF Renewable Energy announces partnership with Marubeni Corporation

Thursday, 25 October 2012 Robin Whitlock EDF Renewable Energy and Marubeni Corporation announced today the signing of an agreement under which a subsidiary of Marubeni will acquire a 50 percent economic interest in the 205.5 MW Lakefield Wind ...

Denmark

New energy agreement applauded, sets 50% wind target for 2020

Thursday, 29 March 2012 Toby Price Denmark is continuing to make use of its EU presidency to lead by example in the clean energy space. It has just announced an ambitious energy agreement, taking it a decisive step closer towards a society ...

Europe

Dong Energy ditches coal and gas in favour of wind

Friday, 16 March 2012 Toby Price At the same as announcing plans to invest more in wind rather than new coal and gas plants, Dong Energy has submitted a letter to the European Commission after it presented its Energy Roadmap 2050 for ...

United Kingdom

On-shore wind cost households less than a fiver in 2011

Wednesday, 14 March 2012 Toby Price Despite scaremongering from sections of the media and the pro gas and nuclear lobby – figures out today show that on-shore wind added less than £5 to household energy bills last year. The stats were ...

Europe

EU wind market grows, but slowed by flagging onshore segment

Thursday, 08 March 2012 Toby Price EurObserv’ER has released its latest wind power barometer showing that cumulative wind power capacity in the European Union (EU) at the end of 2011: 94.1 GW, up on the figure of 85.0 GW registered at ...