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NRG announces PTC-related job cuts

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:01:00 GMT

UNITED STATES: Wind measurement specialist NRG Systems yesterday announced the first job cuts in its 30-year history, blaming the federal government's failure to extend the production tax credit (PTC) subsidy.

South Africa approves 562MW of wind projects

Mon, 21 May 2012 15:14:00 GMT

SOUTH AFRICA: South Africa has approved seven wind projects totalling 562MW as part of its second renewable energy tender.

Trident wins offshore generator grant

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:52:00 GMT

UK: Scottish Enterprise has handed a £225,000 (€278,000) grant to Trident Energy to trial the company's offshore generator technology.

Portugal extends wind tariff cuts to existing projects

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:20:00 GMT

PORTUGAL: Following January's suspension of feed-in tariffs for new wind power projects, the Portuguese economy minister Álvaro Santos has announced tariff cuts for existing wind farms of between €100 and 200 million.

Friday Review - the week's most read on Windpowermonthly.com

Fri, 18 May 2012 09:14:00 GMT

WORLDWIDE: This week's news is a even spread of policy, company news, job cuts and the efforts of China's manufacturers to diversify out of their home market. This is in contrast to last week's review, which was dominated by the offshore sector. However, there are still similarities as Gamesa, Sinovel and France remain in the headlines.

French wind tariff referred to European Court of Justice

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:46:00 GMT

FRANCE: France's highest administrative court the Conseil d'Etat has referred a legal challenge to the country's onshore tariff to the European Court of Justice (ECJ).

AWC offshore grid closer to reality

Mon, 14 May 2012 22:16:00 GMT

UNITED STATES: The Google-backed Atlantic Wind Connection (AWC) offshore wind transmission line cleared a regulatory hurdle Monday, with the US Department of the Interior announcing it has not received any overlapping interest in similar projects from competitors.

India outlines offshore study

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:46:00 GMT

INDIA: Satellite and historic data will be used to identify areas within Indian waters that may offer offshore wind potential, an insider within India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has confirmed.

Friday review - the week's top 5 stories

Fri, 11 May 2012 09:58:00 GMT

WORLDWIDE: Offshore may only make up a fraction of the world's installed wind power, but it has supplied a large proportion of this week's five most popular stories on Windpowermonthly.com.

Review of this week's top 5 stories on Windpowermonthly.com

Fri, 04 May 2012 11:54:00 GMT

WORLDWIDE: The five top stories this week have come courtesy of the wind turbine manufacturers and has very much been a case of the good, the bad and the ugly.