Wind

New world record set for share of wind power in energy mix

Wednesday, 16 November 2011 Toby Price For seven consecutive years, the American Wind Energy Association has named Xcel Energy the nation’s No. 1 wind power provider. Now, the company is able to boast a new title: wind power generation world ...

Clyde Blowers acquires Moventas Wind Ltd.

Tuesday, 15 November 2011 REM Global industrial engineering group Clyde Blowers has entered into an agreement to acquire Finnish wind gear manufacturer Moventas Wind Ltd. and the industrial gear manufacturer Moventas Santasalo Ltd. ...

Onshore wind to reach parity by 2016, says Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Friday, 11 November 2011 REM According to new research from Bloomberg New Energy Finance, the cost of electricity from onshore wind turbines will drop 12% in the next five years thanks to a mix of lower-cost equipment and gains in ...

China

1 TW of wind by 2050 possible for Asian giant

Tuesday, 08 November 2011 REM The share of wind power in Chinese electricity production could rise to 17% by 2050 from just 1% today according to a report launched in Beijing this month. The report was prepared by the National Development ...

United Kingdom

Public-private partnership looking to develop floating wind turbine platform

Tuesday, 01 November 2011 Toby Price The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) , a public private partnership between six global industrial companies (BP, Caterpillar, EDF, E.ON, Rolls-Royce and Shell) and the UK government is looking to open ...

Hundreds turn out for renewable energy conference Cairo

Tuesday, 01 November 2011 REM More than 500 delegates travelled to Cairo, Egypt this week to attend the 10th World Wind Energy Conference & Renewable Energy Exhibition. The event began Monday, 31 October, and runs through Wednesday, ...

EWEA cites new report as proof positive sector not major user of rare earth metals

Friday, 28 October 2011 REM The European Wind Energy Agency (EWEA) is hailing a new report on the use of rare earth metals in renewable energy technologies, saying the findings should finally lay to rest the misconception that the ...

Germany

New recruits wanted, no landlubbers need apply

Wednesday, 07 September 2011 Toby Price As the German offshore wind industry ramps up its activity, thousands of new specialised jobs will be created. The question is: will there be enough trained individuals ready to fill these vacancies? The ...

Blackstone closes €1.2 billion deal for Germany's largest offshore wind farm

Tuesday, 23 August 2011 REM

Private equity firm Blackstone has closed a €1.2 billion ($1.7 billion) transaction for "Meerwind," Germany’s largest offshore wind farm.

Spain

Catalan environmentalists team up with American far right to hinder wind industry’s progress

Wednesday, 29 June 2011 Luis Merino In the north-eastern area of Spain, the Catalan section of Eurosolar has published a report showing the relationship between anti-wind groups in Catalonia and North American fundamentalists, characterised ...