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Start gun fired for third wave of offshore wind

Speed of delivery was an uppermost concern for UK seabed owner, the Crown Estate, as it unveiled details of its latest round of site leasing for a massive 25 GW of new offshore wind sites by 2020. Ele...

Leading the way to a new energy future

By its sheer size alone, America's annual wind power convention held in Houston last month took the nation's oil capital by surprise with a 13,000 strong delegation. Big theme issues tackled in enligh...

Explaining the need for certificate trade

Eurelectric, as the organisation representing the common interests of the entire European electricity industry, is a powerful voice when it comes to formulating energy policy. Director-General Hans te...

Perspectives on a credit crunch

If the pool of investors interested in making strategic acquisitions in the wind sector runs dry, will the price of wind projects drop from the high levels seen of late? And will more scrutiny of the ...

Opting for private equity or the public markets

Over the next five years, wind power capacity will increase by 146 GW, requiring investment of over EUR 180 billion ($277 billion), according to the Global Wind Energy Council. Where the money is to c...

Brussels -- we have a code red problem

Europe's green power traders are stepping up their lobbying activities to influence decision makers currently considering new European renewable energy laws that could threaten the existing market in ...

German wind turbine suppliers take Quebec -- Wind industry globalisation gets big boost with results of 2000 MW tender

Two German wind turbine manufacturers will lead Quebec's most ambitious foray into wind power yet, supplying the equipment in a multi-billion dollar building program that will add 2004.5 MW of new cap...

The wildcards of wind finance

The anarchistic development of markets for renewable energy credits in the United States means there is little consensus on where they are headed, but in one form or other every sale of wind power inc...

Big hike upwards for five year forecast

As the political drive for clean energy gets stronger so does the global appetite for wind power. New players are emerging and markets growing at a pace never seen before. BTM Consult has significantl...

Financial flux demands flexibility

World finance crisis and global credit crunch aside, these are times of financial flux for American wind power development. But such is the boom nature of the business that most market players are foc...

Pricing risk in the wholesale markets

For wind plant owners, hedging their bets on price fluctuations in the wholesale markets by paying others to take on that risk can be a winning strategy for increasing returns compared with signing a ...

Tackling issues of scale and scope

Never at a European wind energy conference has belief in the huge potential of the technology been expressed more strongly by industry leaders and never has the participation of the financial sector b...

More gutsy and less gusty political push

With one of the best wind resources in the world and a landscape capable of supporting large scale development, New Zealand is already a world leader in wind power production. Its politicians may at l...

Juggling with failure as an option

Unlike in other industries, use of sophisticated condition monitoring systems on wind turbines to provide early warning of component faults has not historically been the norm and remains a hit and mis...

Investing with big league ambitions

Rather than aiming to take long term ownership stakes in wind power projects or companies, Good Energies sees its role as a financial enabler, offering not only money but also advice to companies inte...

Ireland shapes up for a high wind future

In Ireland, steep gas prices make exploitation of the country's plentiful wind energy resource an attractive economic option for electricity generation. But as an island it is unable to call on power ...

Now vying for third slot in European rankings -- Picking up speed in France

France was Europe's third largest wind market in terms of new capacity installed in 2007, with an additional 888 MW coming on line during the year. This brings the national total to 2370 MW for mainla...

A huge market now running on expectations -- New installations double in the US

Never before has the American wind market seen growth on the scale achieved in 2007. The industry shattered its own expectations and ended the year having added 5365 MW, well over double the volume in...

A year of solid foundation laying -- Canada heads for 700 MW in 2008

New wind power additions in Canada in 2007 were half what they were in 2006, with completion of 386 MW of projects in five provinces bringing the country's total to nearly 1846 MW. Despite the dip, it...

An acceptable basis for negotiation

The overwhelmingly positive reception given to the European Commission's package of climate change legislation is the best foundation possible for the months of horse trading ahead. Governments, parli...

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