The University of Dayton Research Institute (UDRI) has been awarded US$270 000 in Ohio Third Frontier funds for research to design and test structures and
25 February 2010Amanda Jacob
Mitsubishi Power Systems Europe intends to invest up to £100 million in an offshore wind turbine project in the UK under a Memorandum of Understanding with
25 February 2010Kari Larsen
Siemens has installed its 1000th wind turbine in the UK at the Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm off the coast of Essex.
24 February 2010Kari Larsen
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has opened the third call for capital grant funding for offshore wind component and technology develo
23 February 2010Kari Larsen
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22 February 2010Amanda Jacob
The capital cost to install a 20 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) facility by 2015 will be US$7981/kW, according to a report from the Electric Power Research Ins
22 February 2010Bill Eggertson
Wind turbines on the continental USA could generate 37 PWh a year, according to a new study by the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL).
19 February 2010Bill Eggertson
Controllable rubber trailing edge flaps for wind turbines have shown promising results in wind tunnel tests, says the Wind Energy Division at Risø DTU, Den
19 February 2010Kari Larsen
Clipper Windpower Marine Ltd, a Clipper Windpower Inc subsidiary, has started the groundbreaking of its offshore wind turbine blade manufacturing facility
18 February 2010Kari Larsen
The Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic have commissioned three new wind turbines that will supply 40% of the settlement’s electricity.
18 February 2010Bill Eggertson
REpower Systems AG and Renewable Energy Systems Canada Inc (RES Canada) have completed the construction of a test wind farm in the Gaspé region, Canada.
16 February 2010Kari Larsen
HK Electric proposes a 100 MW offshore wind farm in Southwest Lamma Channel, Hong Kong.
15 February 2010Kari Larsen
Enova is granting NOK137 million to Sway AS to erect a 10 MW prototype offshore wind turbine in Hordaland, Norway.
12 February 2010Kari Larsen
Vestas will deliver 33 of its V90-3.0 MW wind turbines to Granite Reliable Power Windpark in New Hampshire, USA.
12 February 2010Kari Larsen
Gamesa has set up an Indian subsidiary, Gamesa Wind Turbines Pvt Ltd, near Chennai, India, to produce the Gamesa G58-850 kW Wind Turbine.
11 February 2010Kari Larsen
Turkey must exploit its huge wind energy resources if it wants to meet its increasing power demand.
11 February 2010Kari Larsen
Wind turbine blades are currently based on thermoset resin technology, but could thermoplastics offer a better option? Dutch researchers are looking for th
11 February 2010Amanda Jacob
Vestas profit after tax for 2009 rose 13.3% to €579 million from 2008.
10 February 2010Kari Larsen
juwi has started construction of its first US wind farm in Richardson County, Nebraska, USA.
9 February 2010Kari Larsen
Wind turbine blade manufacturer LM Glasfiber’s international service unit has joined the Global Wind Alliance.
9 February 2010Kari Larsen
Indian Energy Ltd says the first three wind turbines at its Theni Project have been commissioned and are now fully operational and grid connected.
8 February 2010Kari Larsen
Wind power represented the largest share of new electricity generating technology installed in the European Union in 2009.
8 February 2010Kari Larsen
The capacity of wind energy increased by 31% last year, adding 37.5 GW of wind turbines with an investment of US$63 billion.
4 February 2010Bill Eggertson
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) welcomes European regional energy initiatives, but says the aim is a European single market by 2015.
3 February 2010Kari Larsen
The demand for bigger wind turbines, powered by longer rotor blades, has placed many challenges on the blade manufacturers and their suppliers. What develo
3 February 2010Amanda Jacob
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1 February 2010Amanda Jacob
REpower Systems AG will deliver 48 offshore wind turbines totalling 295 MW to RWE Innogy for Nordsee Ost offshore wind farm.
1 February 2010Kari Larsen