REpower receives German grid certification for MM82 turbine
GERMANY: REpower has become the first manufacturer to receive certification for a...
Gamesa signs up to build Venezuela's first wind farm
VENEZUELA: Spanish turbine giant Gamesa will supply and supervise building of Venezuela's...
Vestas wins 34MW contract from Camas for Calabrian wind farm
ITALY: Camas Energy has secured 34 MW in 2MW turbines from Vestas...
Hungarian government overwhelmed with bids for wind energy licenses
HUNGARY: The Hungarian Energy Office has received 68 bids to establish 1.1GW...
US wind industry answers Schumer bill with lobbying for RES
US: The US wind industry is combining to press the government to...
Clipper makes loss in second half of 2009 as CEO resigns
US: Wind turbine manufacturer Clipper Windpower has announced in its preliminary results...
Mexico hands Acciona $600million deal for three wind projects
MEXICO: Acciona Energy has been awarded a tender by the Mexican Federal...
'Visual concerns' set to halt one of Finland's biggest wind energy projects
FINLAND: PVO-Innopower (PVOIP) may be required to change its proposed windfarm in...
Latest wind industry press releases
- EU money injects new life into electricity interconnection
- WinWinD JA SKF expand co-operation with Wind Turbine Main Bearing
- Industry agrees on measures necessary for delivering renewables targets
- REA welcomes Select Committee on Energy and Climate Change's report on the future of electricity networks
- Gamesa reports net profit of 115 million euro
Wind power news from the web
Top news stories from the web, chosen by Windpower Monthly journalists.
GE's Immelt Says U.S. Needs Strong Actions on Energy
The U.S. government must take "strong actions" to stay competitive with countries...
Aker Philadelphia eyes wind turbine installation vessels
Could Aker Philadelphia Shipyard soon find itself building wind turbine installation vessels?
Two offshore wind farms planned for Cumbria, UK
Work to construct two wind farms off the south Cumbrian coast will...
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Canada and US set to link up with '1000s of kilometres of high voltage lines'
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Germany and Spain to lead way in European wind power capacity, says EWEA
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Europe in danger of losing wind technology lead, warns Vestas CEO Engel
EUROPE: Europe could be overtaken by either the US or China as...
Market Status: US wind market grows in the gloom
US: The US wind market had a record year again in 2009,...
Offshore - Construction permissions - Ultimatum issued for mammoth US project
US: Hopeful of a solution despite a last-ditch attempt by Native American...
Incentives - US tax credits lure new names into wind supply chain
US: Release of US government funds for component manufacturing sees growth in...
The world's first 10MW turbine and how it is designed to work
NORWAY: Plans for the world's first 10MW turbine look like they might...
Market Status: Germany - Bullish outlook after poor year for wind
GERMANY: Last year was a poor one for wind in Germany. New...
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