Wind

Vattenfall to turn wind into gas

Friday, 09 December 2011 REM Swedish utility Vattenfall, the world's second biggest offshore wind operator, has announced its participation in a project to turn wind energy into hydrogen gas via electrolysis. In effect, the project ...

Renovalia Energy, First Reserve create $1 billion wind JV

Monday, 05 December 2011 REM

spain’s Renovalia Energy and First Reserve, a private equity firm specializing in the energy sector, have formed a joint venture to invest in wind projects in both Europe and North America.

Iberdrola Engineering starts erecting its first wind turbines in the US

Monday, 28 November 2011 REM Iberdrola brands itself as the US’s second largest wind operator, already possessing over 5 GW of wind capacity across the country. Now its engineering subsidiary, Iberdrola Engineering and Construction, ...

Gamesa sells US wind farm to enXco

Wednesday, 23 November 2011 REM

Gamesa has revealed that enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company, has executed a purchase agreement to acquire its Chestnut Flats Wind Farm in the US state of Pennsylvania.

United States

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 ...

Scotland

Iberdrola and Repsol among winners of 5 GW Scottish offshore wind tender

Tuesday, 01 November 2011 Mike McGovern The Crown Estate, holding of the British Royal House and owner of the national seabed, has awarded leases to five macro offshore wind projects, all in Scotland. Among the winners (see list below), are ...

Spain

Gamesa erects its first 4.5-MW turbine in Malaga

Thursday, 27 October 2011 Mike McGovern spain’s leading wind turbine manufacturer, Gamesa, has confirmed it is currently installing the first of its 4.5-MW G10X wind turbines in the province of Malaga. The turbines form part of a wind farm ...

Spain

New wind legislation threatens €13 billion of investments, 16,500 jobs

Wednesday, 19 October 2011 Toby Price The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) has warned that if a royal decree is passed in its current draft form, 69% less new wind energy capacity will be installed in the various regions between now and ...

TPWind holds first public conference today

Tuesday, 04 October 2011 REM The European Wind Energy Technology Platform (TPWind) will hold its first public event today. The conference of around 150 EU wind energy researchers, experts and other operators and stakeholders will ...

Big strides for offshore giants

Wednesday, 28 September 2011 Luis Merino The potential of offshore wind is driving the development of a new generation of giants. There are open discussions about 20-MW turbines; ten times more powerful than the current standard, and although ...