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Renewables investor acquires 1GW wind portfolio

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:41:00 GMT

CANADA: Canadian renewables investor Alterra Power Corp has acquired a portfolio of wind development assets at four sites in coastal British Columbia with a potential combined installed capacity of 1GW.

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.

Acciona secures 138MW project in South African tenders

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:47:00 GMT

SOUTH AFRICA: An Acciona-led consortium has confirmed it has secured the rights to develop a 138MW wind farm in the Western Cape Province as part of South Africa's second renewable energy tender.

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.

Vestas wins 49MW order with Guangdong

Mon, 21 May 2012 14:42:00 GMT

CHINA: Vestas has won a 49.4MW contract with Guangdong Yueneng Wind Energy, using Vestas V90-1.8/2.0MW turbines.

Offshore met mast confused with sinking ship

Mon, 21 May 2012 10:27:00 GMT

UK: A meteorological mast to survey the planned 665MW Rampion wind farm off the southern English coast has been mistaken by locals for a ship in distress.

Gamesa continues Spanish cuts with factory closure

Mon, 21 May 2012 09:05:00 GMT

SPAIN: The Spanish wind market slowdown has forced the biggest domestic turbine manufacturer Gamesa to close nacelle production at its Medina del Campo factory, one of three nacelle facilities it operates in the country.

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.

Sinovel still hanging on to 1GW Irish deal

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:27:00 GMT

IRELAND: Mainstream Renewables has said its 1GW deal to bring Sinovel into the Irish market is technically still in place despite the ongoing court battle between the Chinese manufacturer and AMSC.