Ampair sees 2012 success without government subsidies
UK small wind specialist Ampair will go through the whole of 2012 without any government backing with its director David Sharman telling NewNet why it thinks standing on its own two feet is critical to...
View ArticleUS DOE looks to push offshore wind
As the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management opens federal waters to offshore wind leases, the Department of Energy unveils its report on pushing the technology.
View ArticleIndia’s Mytrah Energy sees huge profit increase
Indian wind farm developer Mytrah Energy achieved a $12.23m profit after tax in the first half of its 2013 financial year to September 2012, compared to a $700,000 loss in the equivalent period of the...
View ArticleIFC partners with Aldwych, Six Telecoms for 100MW African wind project
The International Finance Corporation (IPC) is partnering with Aldwych and Six Telecoms to develop a 100MW wind farm in Singida, Tanzania, totalling $285m.
View ArticleUK’s Forewind to split Dogger Bank development applications to speed process
The second phase of UK-based Forewind’s Dogger Bank offshore wind development will now be split into two separate Development Consent Order (DCO) applications.
View ArticleERG, Lukoil buy Romania wind farm
Italian energy supplier ERG and Russia’s Lukoil have completed acquisition of an 84MW wind project in Romania from Inergia.
View ArticleSiemens installs 4MW offshore wind turbine prototype
Wind giant Siemens has installed the prototype of its new 4MW turbine in Denmark specifically designed for offshore markets.
View ArticleNextEra completes 400MW wind farm, 1,000GW now installed
US utility NextEra Energy has completed installation of a 400MW wind farm in Colorado.
View ArticleEneco to focus on community relations after Navitus wind project scale-back
Netherlands-based energy group Eneco told NewNet it would look to find new ways to link communities to renewables schemes after its Navitus Bay offshore scheme was scaled back after local feedback.
View ArticleFirst Wind completes 105MW wind farm, secures $50m
US-based First Wind has completed installation of a 105MW wind farm and secured a $50m tax equity financing from Cook Inlet Region.
View ArticleSC Johnson adds wind power to main factory
US conglomerate SC Johnson has completed installation of two wind turbines at its largest manufacturing plant in Waxdale, Wisconsin.
View ArticleIberdrola chooses Areva’s offshore wind turbines for 400MW Baltic Sea project
Spanish wind company Iberdrola has selected Areva’s offshore wind technology for the Wikinger project, off the German Baltic Sea coast.
View ArticleStatoil gets green light for US floating offshore wind project
Statoil North America was given the green light to submit a plan for a floating wind turbine pilot project, after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) found no competitive interest in an area...
View ArticlePGGM’s wind JV with Ampere gets financial backing for Walney offshore wind stake
OPW, a joint venture between Dutch pension group PGGM and renewable energy investor Ampere Equity Fund, has finalised shareholder financing for its stake in the 367MW Walney Offshore Wind farms.
View ArticleUK offshore wind power production up 54%
UK energy production and consumption for offshore wind power in the third quarter of 2012 increased by 54 per cent compared with the same period last year, according to a Department of Energy and...
View ArticleFinavera Wind Energy agrees to $40m sale of British Columbia wind project...
Finavera Wind Energy has signed an agreement for the $40m sale of a British Columbia wind project portfolio.
View ArticleNADB, Duke Energy Renewables sign $220m loan agreement for Texas wind farms
The North America Development Bank (NADB) and Duke Energy Renewables have signed two $110m loan agreements for the construction of seperate wind farm projects in Texas.
View ArticleSinohydro invests RMB1.36bn to develop solar and wind farm projects
China-based hydroelectric dam builder Sinohydro has committed to invest RMB1.36bn ($218m) in the development of solar and wind farm projects across the country.
View ArticleNorthern Africa country to hold auction over land for wind power expansion
A country in North Africa plans to hold an auction for the right to use an area of land which would see wind power plants built with a production capacity of up to 600MW.
View ArticleVestas secures 184MW turbine order
Danish wind energy company Vestas has secured a framework agreement for 184MW of turbines over three-years.
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