Wind

Vestas china receives 48.6 MW initial order for V100 turbine

Tuesday, 31 January 2012 REM

Vestas china has received a 48.6 MW order for its V100 turbine from Datang Hubei Renewable Energy, the first for this new addition to the its 2 MW platform in china.

BP and Sempra US Gas & Power contribute to continued wind growth with new deal

Tuesday, 17 January 2012 Toby Price BP Wind Energy and Sempra US Gas & Power have announced plans to further expand their strategic relationship by jointly developing the Mehoopany Wind Farm in Pennsylvania and the Flat Ridge 2 Wind ...

China

Asian giant drives forward with wind roll-out

Monday, 16 January 2012 Toby Price Today, the Chinese premier Wen Jiabao told delegates at the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi that china is working "vigorously" to advance clean energy. He said that his country’s renewable ...

New Zealand

Wind farms would benefit Kiwis, finds report

Wednesday, 11 January 2012 REM A new report from economic analysts, Infometrics, shows that New Zealanders will be better off by up to $ 390 per person per year with more wind power. The economic modelling of New Zealand, commissioned ...

China

Lack of insurance system could hinder growth of renewables sector

Thursday, 15 December 2011 REM A report published yesterday by WWF and one of the world’s leading multinational quoted insurance groups, RSA, concludes that the insurance sector is critical to china meeting its renewable energy targets. ...

Power giants sign strategic wind alliance for china

Thursday, 15 December 2011 REM Siemens and Shanghai Electric intend to set up two new joint ventures to form a strategic alliance for the Chinese wind power market. Corresponding agreements were signed on 8 December in Shanghai by the ...

Brazil, tenth for renewable energy investments

Tuesday, 13 December 2011 Luis Ini According to a report prepared by Ernst & Young, Brazil is ranked 10th in the list of most attractive countries for investments in renewable energy (renewable energy country attractiveness indices). ...

TÜV teams up with Chinese to focus on wind power

Monday, 05 December 2011 REM The international service provider TÜV SÜD and the china Electric Power Research Institute (CEPRI) have expressed their intention to cooperate at strategic level in the future. The two parties signed ...

WWEA celebrates ten years during which global wind capacity grew from 18 to 215 GW

Thursday, 17 November 2011 Toby Price This year, the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) celebrates its tenth Anniversary. Ten years ago, in July 2001, delegates from all over the world decided in Copenhagen to create an association that ...

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. ...