The second quarter of 2009 presented the expected slowdown in wind energy project activity as banks underwent stress tests, governments reshuffled budgets
30 July 2009Kari Larsen
Hexcel Corporation reports net sales of US$277.3 million for the second quarter of 2009, 22.9% down on the 2008 second quarter. Sales to the commercial aer
28 July 2009Amanda Jacob
juwi is to set up its first large-scale wind farm on US soil in south-eastern Nebraska.
24 July 2009David Hopwood
International Solar Energy Society (ISES) member Dieter Holm attended the World Wind Energy Association (WWEA)'s 8th World Wind Energy Conference & Exhibit
24 July 2009Dieter Holm
German wind turbine maker Nordex has begun construction of a US$100 million manufacturing facility in Jonesboro, Arkansas, USA. It is expected to start pro
22 July 2009Amanda Jacob
NetComposites Ltd has developed a series of training courses for the composites industry.
20 July 2009Amanda Jacob
China could become a major player in wind energy – not just in instalment, but also in producing wind turbines and components, according to a report from a
20 July 2009Kari Larsen
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced several funding opportunities over the last week including up to US$22 million for community renewable ener
20 July 2009Kari Larsen
Vestas will supply a total of 75 MW of wind turbines to a large Chinese Independent Power Producer (IPP).
17 July 2009Kari Larsen
RWE npower renewables' Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm started generating renewable wind energy at the North Wales coast, UK, early July.
15 July 2009Kari Larsen
England is behind on meeting its 2010 target of generating 10% of electricity from renewable sources, according to a report from the British Wind Energy As
15 July 2009Kari Larsen
Three reports published over the last month dismiss the variability of wind as an obstacle to large scale deployment of wind energy, says the British Wind
10 July 2009Kari Larsen
The prototype Solar Impulse HB-SIA aircraft was recently unveiled. This carbon composite, solar powered craft is believed to be the first aircraft that wil
10 July 2009Amanda Jacob
Owens Corning is expanding capacity to produce technical fabrics at its facilities in China and India in order to support its wind blade fabrication custom
9 July 2009Amanda Jacob
T. Boone Pickens is scrapping plans for his 1000 MW windfarm in Pampa, Texas, USA, due to lack of transmission lines, and is instead planning three to four
9 July 2009Kari Larsen
The Danish, German and Spanish governments have helped Egypt set up the 360 MW Zafarana windfarm near the Gulf of Suez.
8 July 2009Kari Larsen
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) has published an updated forecast for worldwide wind installations in the year 2009 predicting a 25% growth in win
8 July 2009Kari Larsen
German wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has won a 80 MW contract to supply turbines for a wind farm in Turkey.
7 July 2009Amanda Jacob
GE Global Research and the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to establish a carbon composites manufacturing Ce
6 July 2009Amanda Jacob
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Wilhelm-Klauditz-Institut (WKI) in Braunschweig, Germany, have developed a method of detecting defects in composite wind turb
2 July 2009Amanda Jacob
The REpower MM92 wind power plants, each with a rated power of 2.05 megawatts (MW) and a hub height of 80 metres, are intended for five wind farms projects
1 July 2009David Hopwood