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Banks cut wind power growth forecasts

UK - Weak power demand has led two leading banks to cut their forecasts for growth in the sector for the next two years.

 
Banks recommend site developer investment over turbine manufacturers
 

Policy and Economics news

 

RES 'could still appear in US energy bill'

The US senate could still consider a national RES as part of energy bill

US - The Senate energy bill could include a renewable electricity standard...

 
 

Draft law extending grants is vulnerable to political attack

Lawyer Keith Martin says the Senate could block grants proposal

US - Legislation that would extend the period in which renewables developers...

 
 

California proposes increase in TREC cap

Windhub - one of California's largest substations

US - Utilities will be able to use unbundled renewable energy credits...

 
 

Kenya agrees guarantees to unblock wind farm pipeline

Kenyan finance minister Uhuru Kenyatta

KENYA - The government has agreed to guarantee loans to help unlock...

 
 

France tender signals offshore wind drive

France currently has no offshore wind farms

FRANCE - The French government will next month launch a tender which...

 
 
 
 

Price falls in second Brazilian renewables auction

The 25MW Paracuru wind farm in Ceara, Brazil went online in 2008

BRAZIL: Brazil's national electricity clearinghouse Câmara de Comercialização de Energia Elétrica (CCEE),...

 
 

CanWEA buoyed by Ontario resident poll

CANADA: The Canadian Wind Energy Association is pushing back against industry opponents...

 
 

US wind energy usage grows by 28%

US wind energy usage grows by 28%

UNITED STATES: Consumption of electricity from wind rose by 28% between 2008...

 
 

Obama renewable goals on track, study finds

Obama: stimulus keeping renewables on track

UNITED STATES: The US is on track to meet President Barack Obama's...

 
 

Scottish offshore sector coud provide 48,000 jobs

The 180MW Robin Rigg project is Scotland's only major offshore wind farm

UK: Scotland's offshore sector could provide the region with as many as...

 
 
 
 
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A resource identified

MEXICO: Wind measurements began in Brazil in the late 1990s, when early...

 
 

Mexico opens wind industry to private contributions

Acciona's 250MW Oaxaca wind farm sits between two mountain ranges

MEXICO: Mexico's infant wind power industry looks set to meet a government...

 
 

Interview with Brazilian wind industry vice president Lauro Fiuza

Lauro Fiuza, vice-president of Brazilian wind industry association Abeeólica

BRAZIL: Abeeólica, the Brazilian wind energy association, was set up in 1997...

 
 

South American nations to realise their power potential

LATIN AMERICA: Just a few years ago, Latin America was seen as...

 
 
 

Policy and Economics events

 

Eolica Expo Mediterranean

 
Date:
07-09 September 2010
Location:
Rome
Organiser:
Zero Emission Rome
 

Husum WindEnergy 2010

 
Date:
21-25 September 2010
Location:
Husum, Germany
Organiser:
Husum Wind Energy
 

CanWEA 2010

 
Date:
01-03 November 2010
Location:
Montreal, Canada
Organiser:
CanWEA
 
 
 

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