Wind

Wind association aims to boost participation of Latin America suppliers

Thursday, 01 September 2011 Toby Price The Latin American Wind Energy Association (LAWEA) is working with international financial institutions to develop a policy that benefits renewable energy projects which incorporate a higher percentage ...

Small wind turbine market expected to grow rapidly over next decade

Tuesday, 30 August 2011 REM

The global small wind turbine market is growing at a very fast pace and will likely reach 3.7 GW by 2020, according to a new report from Global Data, the business information firm.

Learning curve continues for offshore wind supply chain

Tuesday, 16 August 2011 REM Rapid expansion of the offshore wind industry, especially in the UK, means the associated supply chain is playing catch up; striving to streamline supply under pressure from wind farm developers to cut ...

Wind turbine rotor blade market projected to reach $16 billion by 2015

Thursday, 21 July 2011 REM

The global wind turbine rotor blade market will reach $16 billion (€11.1 billion) by 2015, according to a new report from GlobalData.

German shipping broker “first” to focus solely on offshore wind

Wednesday, 20 July 2011 Toby Price An increasing number of offshore installations utilising wind, wave and tidal energy will be found in Europe's coastal waters in the future, something that one German shipping broker is well aware of. ...

Disagreement with Chinese partner creating headaches for US wind group

Tuesday, 21 June 2011 Dan McCue American Superconductor Corp. (ASC), a wind-turbine component maker that was once a leading light of the US renewable energy sector, watched its stock price continue to tumble on Tuesday after missing ...

China

Siemens wind 50-MW offshore wind order

Tuesday, 21 June 2011 REM Siemens Energy has received an order to supply 21 wind turbines with an output of 2.3 MW and a rotor diameter of 101 metres each for an offshore project in Rudong County, Jiangsu province in china. The ...

Siemens to invest €150 million in offshore wind expansion

Wednesday, 15 June 2011 REM

Siemens AG (SIE) plans to invest €150 million ($214 million) in wind research-and-development and production over the next two years as demand for offshore turbines picks up.

China

Robust wind energy growth despite commitment to nuclear

Wednesday, 08 June 2011 Toby Price china’s wind energy market has grown rapidly during the last five years and is expected to reach 158 GW by 2016 with a CAGR of 20% over the next five years, despite the current boom in the construction ...

china shuts down some wind subsidies to settle trade dispute with US

Tuesday, 07 June 2011 Dan McCue china has settled a trade dispute with the United States by agreeing to stop subsidizing wind power firms that use domestic parts at the expense of imports, the office of the US Trade Representative (USTR ...