Wind

Ontario, Canada imposes unexpected moratorium on off-shore wind farms

Wednesday, 16 February 2011

Facing a lawsuit and a growing public backlash, the government of Ontario (Canada) has imposed a moratorium on all off-shore wind farms until there is more scientific research on their impact.

juwi has high hopes for South Africa and Chile

Friday, 11 February 2011 Toby Price juwi, the German wind, solar and bio energy specialist, has just opened offices in Stellenbosch, around 50 kilometres from Cape Town in South Africa, and in Chile’s capital, Santiago de Chile. The ...

Spain

Regulatory uncertainty sees Spanish wind industry recording lowest growth in seven years

Thursday, 03 February 2011 Recent data published by the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) shows that 2010 was a difficult year for the wind sector, with a sharp slowdown in growth. In total, 1,515.95 MW were installed across ...

Hungary

Iberdrola renovables secures 50 percent of the Hungarian wind farm market

Wednesday, 02 February 2011 Iberdrola renovables SA, the renewable energy subsidiary of Iberdrola SA, has completed three wind farms in Hungary, expanding its clean-power reach to about half of the market in the nation. The three ...

Spanish race to construct massive offshore wind turbine

Thursday, 25 November 2010 Eleven Spanish companies have joined forces on the Azimut Project to develop a 15-MW offshore wind turbine using 100% Spanish technology. Gamesa is the project coordinator for Azimut which also involves ...

Catalonia plans to build an offshore wind "test site"

Tuesday, 02 November 2010 The Catalan project to build the first Spanish offshore wind farm – for testing and research purposes – is taking shape. The most recent step was the signing on 26 October of an agreement between ...

Alstom gains momentum in Scotland with massive €200 million wind turbine order

Tuesday, 14 September 2010 The €200 million plus order from Scottish Power Renewables (SPR), a subsidiary of the Spanish energy group Iberdrola renovables, is for a 217-MW extension to the Whitelee wind farm in Scotland, a ...

Iberdrola renovables wins contract for nine wind farms in Brazil

Thursday, 02 September 2010 Iberdrola renovables, in consortium with Neoenergia, a Brazilian energy holding company, and IBERDROLA investee, has been awarded the contract for nine new wind farms in Brazil, with total installed capacity ...

Iberdrola renovables achieves record wind output in the US

Friday, 16 July 2010 Iberdrola renovables now has 41 wind farms in the US with an installed capacity of 3,877 MW and has further cemented its position as the second largest sector player in the country. Thanks to this capacity, ...

Wind pact in Spain brings more relief than unease

Wednesday, 07 July 2010 The agreement reached on 2 July between the Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) and the Ministry of Industry may involve a retroactive cut of 35% to the premium paid for the output of 25% of the Spanish ...