The chairman of Vestas Wind Systems A/S, the world’s biggest wind power maker of wind turbines in terms of revenue, will step down after the company said that its 2011 profits were substantially below target.
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Wind energy companies, conservation groups agree on wildlife best practices
“Colorado’s Eastern Plains are a bit safer for prairie chickens ? lesser and greater ? and a spate of other animals and plants as the result of a unique partnership between conservation groups and the wind power”.
Continue readingEmerging wind farm markets are taking the lead as wind energy powers ahead
The Global Wind Energy Council annual market statistics published this week show that the wind turbines industry installed just over 41000 MW.
Continue readingGamesa launches G97-2.0 MW wind turbines in India
The wind turbines are designed for low wind farm sites. Gamesa, a global technology leader in wind energy announced the launch of its new G97-2.0 MW wind turbines in India.
Continue readingWind power – Bipartisan letter from Colorado Congressional delegation urges: Extend the PTC
Colorado is home to several major wind farm developers and wind turbines manufacturing facilities, employing upwards of 6,000 workers statewide.
Continue readingCatch the Wind to outfit Canadian wind farm with optical wind turbines system
Catch the Wind Ltd. has announced a signed sales agreement with Saturn Power to equip all wind turbines at its Gesner wind farm in Ontario, Canada with Vindicator OTCS.
Continue readingMore wind power and grid improvements can help battle severe weather
As the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) reported, the 93,957 MW of installed wind farm capacity in Europe is already enough to supply 26% of Denmark?s electricity, and 16% in Spain and Portugal.
Continue readingUS wind power AMSC presses theft charge against China rival
US wind energy company AMSC had filed three civil lawsuits in Chinese courts against rival Sinovel Wind Group Co., which it accused of stealing wind turbines secrets.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles commissions two wind farm plants in Italy
Pursuing its expansion in the wind energy segment in Europe, EDF Energies Nouvelles announces the commissioning of the 48 MW Vallata and the 74 MW Bonorva wind power plants in Italy.
Continue readingMythbusting facts about wind energy in the southern U.S.
Renewable energy sources (like wind power) and energy efficiency can help the southern U.S. meet what is expected to be growing future electricity demand.
Continue readingInterest in Distributed Energy Generation is Driving Growth in Small Wind Energy
Interest in wind power and other forms of renewable distributed energy generation has revived; large corporate investment has led to the development of larger wind turbines and utility-scale wind farm plants.
Continue readingChina Ming Yang Wind Power Group wins 125 MW wind energy Bulgarian EPC contract
Chinese wind turbines company China Ming Yang Wind Power Group has won an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract with W. Power and A1 Development to build a 125 MW wind farm in Bulgaria.
Continue readingEDF Energies Nouvelles has started work on the Teesside offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom
Located off the coast of Redcar in North East England, the wind farm will be equipped with 27 offshore wind turbines supplied by Siemens.
Continue readingCyprus Institute secures European grant for concentrated solar power research
The OPTS project is the result of an incubation process that took place within the Joint Programme on Concentrating Solar Thermal Power of the European Energy Research Alliance (EERA).
Continue readingUS Defense Department should seek private investors for solar power
Concentrating solar power (CSP) technology prices in 2015 were assumed to remain level with 2011.
Continue readingSolar energy in Rajasthan
The ambitious solar power projects, photovoltaic and concentrating solar power, modeled after the special economic zones will take off the ground from February 17.
Continue readingSolar Energy Corporation plans to set up 1,000 MW solar power plant in India
Mr Tarun Kapur, Joint Secretary in the Ministry, said that developing such a solar power park would be one of the Corporation’s activities.
Continue readingVestas Wind Energy: Annual report 2011
2011 was a very challenging year for the wind power industry. The same applies to Vestas which had to issue two profit warnings and abandon its Triple15 targets.
Continue readingABB to partner development of concentrating solar thermal power plants in South Africa
ABB has signed an agreement with FG Emvelo, an independent solar power plant company, to develop high-efficiency concentrated solar thermal power (CSP) plants at Karoshoek Solar Valley in South Africa.
Continue readingBison 1 Wind Farm in North Dakota Now Delivers Wind Power
The Bison 1 Wind Energy Center is the company?s latest wind farm located in New Salem, North Dakota. The farm includes 15 Siemens wind turbines.
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