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MNRE releases DRAFT Offshore National Wind Energy Policy 2013
20th May 2013 To: 20th May 2013
According to the sources, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, Government of India has released a Draft National Offshore Wind Energy Policy – More Details >
India retains fifth position in global wind energy market
New Delhi/ Bonn 19th May 2013 To: 19th May 2013
Despite poor pace of capacity addition in the states like Tamil Nadu,Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Maharashtra , India retained its pos More Details >
Morocco to harness wind in energy hunt
TARFAYA 19th May 2013 To: 19th May 2013
Morocco is ploughing ahead with a programme to boost wind energy production, particularly in the southern Tarfaya region, where Afric More Details >
2012 record breaking year for wind power
17th May 2013 To: 17th May 2013
According to the sources, 100 countries around the globe are now producing electricity with wind power. The boom has mainly occurred in Asia, North Am More Details >
Higher concrete towers
16th May 2013 To: 16th May 2013
Schmitz, an Iowa State graduate student of civil, construction and environmental engineering, and Sri Sritharan, Iowa State's Wilson Engineering Profe More Details >
Robots & Wind Turbines
16th May 2013 To: 16th May 2013
The HR-MP20 robot from Helical Robotics can carry up to 20 pounds of sensors, cameras, and other inspection gear, using five powerful neodymium magnet More Details >
The Trend of Larger Wind Turbines
Texas 16th May 2013 To: 16th May 2013
In the foreseeable future, wind turbines, and consequently wind generators, will continue to get bigger and bigger—both in term More Details >
DRDO harnesses wind energy, differently
Chandigarh 14th May 2013 To: 14th May 2013
In a joint project of the Snow and Avalanche Study Establishment (SASE), aDRDO laboratory in Chandigarh, and the US army's Cold Regions Rese More Details >
Wind power projects: AEDB worried over grim investment prospects
Pakistan 14th May 2013 To: 14th May 2013
Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) is reportedly worried about investment in wind power projects of 1,000MW as National Transmission and Disp More Details >
Wind energy dropped 1,500 MW due to withdrawal of incentives
New Delhi 13th May 2013 To: 13th May 2013
Wind power generation in the country dropped 1,500 MW last fiscal due to the removal of incentives given by the government, an industry body said.Indi More Details >
Wind energy generation rising in TN
Chennai 13th May 2013 To: 13th May 2013
Wind energy, which has picked up in the last few days, is expected to go up steeply in the coming days, thanks to the formation of a cyclonic storm ov More Details >
Turkana wind power project closes in on full funding
12th May 2013 To: 12th May 2013
The wind power project planned for northern Kenya has received a lifeline after the African Development Bank approved a $149.5 million loan.The More Details >
Global fund backs Australian wind resource
08th May 2013 To: 08th May 2013
Denham Capital Management, a $7.3 billion US-based fund focused on mining and energy, has announced an investment $75 million in a 1GW portfolio of Au More Details >
WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition Kicks Off In Chicago
06th May 2013 To: 06th May 2013
The WINDPOWER 2013 Conference & Exhibition officially began Monday morning in Chicago. New leadership for the American Wind Energy Association (AW More Details >
China Set to Approve 27.9 GW of Wind Power Projects
22nd April 2013 To: 22nd April 2013
China's National Energy Administration has recently announced the inclusion of 491 wind power projects with a combined installed capacity of 27.9 GW i More Details >
Nordex to provide four Turkish projects with 50 turbines
22nd April 2013 To: 22nd April 2013
According to the sources, Nordex has signed delivery and service contracts with two long-standing customers for four projects entailing a total of 50 More Details >
Prime Minister acknowledges high potential for wind energy
New Delhi 16th April 2013 To: 16th April 2013
Prime minister Monmohan Singh has said that the potential for windfarms in India appears to be much more than what was initially assu More Details >
Investors eye Balkans for new wind power project
15th April 2013 To: 15th April 2013
Investors are eyeing on Balkans and are in search of new pastures for wind projects, which have stalled elsewhere in Europe due to subsidy cuts and st More Details >
German aid to India for Transmission improvements
15th April 2013 To: 15th April 2013
Germany will provide India a soft loan of euro 1 billion (Rs 71 billion) for strengthening the transmission system of renewable energy in se More Details >
BP selling Wind Assets
15th April 2013 To: 15th April 2013
British energy company BP plans to sell its U.S. wind energy portfolio and focus on oil and natural gas developments, company spokesman Mark Salt said More Details >
RWE NPower Welcomes minimum WTG distance order
15th April 2013 To: 15th April 2013
The High Court’s decision to quash Milton Keynes Council’s minimum wind turbine distance document has been welcomed by RWE NPower Renewabl More Details >
Solon proposes construction of windmill power projects in Mindanao
Mindanao, Philippines 15th April 2013 To: 15th April 2013
The construction of a windmill power generation project is one of the solutions to address the power shortage in Mindanao, according to a lawmaker.&ld More Details >
Wind Energy in Tanzania
Dar-es-Salaam 06th April 2013 To: 06th April 2013
A few days back German embassy in Dar es Salaam, in association with the Dar es Salaam Institute of Technology (DIT) organised a rene More Details >
Innovative style to harvest Wind Energy
03rd April 2013 To: 03rd April 2013
A new way of generating wind energy which could see smaller, more efficient turbines on the landscape is being developed by a Derbyshire invento More Details >
Wind Farm Receives 18 Billion Yen Loan From Japanese Banks
01st April 2013 To: 01st April 2013
According to the sources, Gamesa has signed a 32 MW order with TuuliWatti Oy, a wind power joint venture between Finnish energy company St1 Ltd. and n More Details >
Small-Wind in Turbulence – On the lighter side
24th March 2013 To: 24th March 2013
Small wind turbines have low inertia and compared to larger wind turbines have higher rpm. Therefore, these light machines can extract power from shor More Details >
Siemens Canada awarded 270-MW wind power order
18th March 2013 To: 18th March 2013
Siemens Canada has been awarded a milestone order by Samsung Renewable Energy Inc. (Samsung) and Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) for the s More Details >
Goverment of India sets Target of 15GW of wind energy
10th March 2013 To: 10th March 2013
The Government of India has set a target of 15000 MW of wind power to be installed during 12th Plan period. The capital expenditure More Details >
India’s Budget includes incentive for Wind Energy
02nd March 2013 To: 02nd March 2013
The Indian government has announced significant incentives for the renewable energy sector in its Union Budget for financial year 2013–14. The F More Details >
Indonesia to develop wind power
27th February 2013 To: 27th February 2013
It is reported, Indonesia and UNDP together aim to increase the use of renewable sources in power generation and reduce carbon emissions. The “W More Details >
Saudi Arabia Launches Massive Renewable Program
27th February 2013 To: 27th February 2013
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has proposed one of the most sweeping and massive moves to renewable energy. Typically, in Saudia Arabia where everything from More Details >
Hyundai introduces 5.5 MW offshore turbine
21st February 2013 To: 21st February 2013
Installation of the Hyundai 5.5 MW is planned for mid-2013. The Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) plans to market the product in two distinct stages. The More Details >
Wind Power Becomes Spain's Top Source of Electricity
19th February 2013 To: 19th February 2013
In the last three months, Spain has quickly risen as a leader in renewable energy, having produced more electricity via wind farms than any other sour More Details >
Mytrah Energy to install 300 MW wind farms
14th February 2013 To: 14th February 2013
Mytrah Energy (India) Limited plans to invest about INR 2000 crore in setting up 300 MW of wind power generation farms by the end of next year. Listed More Details >
GDF Suez to Build Africa’s Biggest Wind Farm
10th February 2013 To: 10th February 2013
GDF Suez SA, Europe’s biggest utility, will develop Africa’s largest wind farm in Morocco as the nation seeks to boost power output withou More Details >
Siemens launch new 4 Megawatt offshore wind turbine
07th February 2013 To: 07th February 2013
Siemens Energy recently launched its new offshore wind turbine - the SWT 4.0-130 at the annual conference of the European Wind Energy Association (EWE More Details >
Wind Power Installations Set Record in 2012
04th February 2013 To: 04th February 2013
U.S. companies installed a record amount of wind power in 2012, however new construction has nearly halted because Congress waited until the last minu More Details >
DLF sells wind project for INR 282 CR
31st January 2013 To: 31st January 2013
DLF has sold the 150MW wind turbine project in Gujarat to Bharat Light and Power for INR 282.30 crore as part of its strategy to exit from More Details >
Kazakhstan use German technologies to build wind power plants
25th January 2013 To: 25th January 2013
Samruk Green Energy and KazAgro Finance signed an agreement on intentions of joint sales of small wind generators to be produced by Samruk Gre More Details >
Chinese market hit back at US wind power tariff hikes
15th January 2013 To: 15th January 2013
Chinese industry associations and wind power firms censured a US decision to slap steep duties on wind turbine towers imported from China, saying th More Details >
China's Wind Sector Set for Speedy Development after Stagnancy
13th January 2013 To: 13th January 2013
China's wind power sector, after stagnating for a year, is expected to experience some speedy expansion as the local government is all set to introd More Details >
Windforce appointed to develop Windmap of Malaysia
13th December 2012 To: 13th December 2012
Windforce Management Services Private Limited in association with Emergent Ventures Malaysia Sdn Bhd has been appointed by the Sustainable Energy Deve More Details >
15.6 GW of Wind Power in Brazil by 2021
09th December 2012 To: 09th December 2012
Brazil may be the fastest growing wind power market in the world. About one billion dollars in wind power sales are expected there from GE alone in ea More Details >
India's Wind Power Capacity Expected to Balloon by 2020
06th December 2012 To: 06th December 2012
According to the Global Wind Energy Council, India's installed wind power capacity is expected to reach 89 GW by 2020 and 191 GW by 2030. This e More Details >
Guide launched for policy makers on renewable energy
01st December 2012 To: 01st December 2012
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has issued a handbook to help countries build up their clean energy capacity and meet their ob More Details >
Ming Yang and Reliance Power sign financing deal for 2.5-GW
28th November 2012 To: 28th November 2012
Guangdong Mingyang Wind Power Industry Group Limited and Reliance Power Limited, India signed a financing agreement with China Development Bank for pl More Details >
Wind Power in Middle East
26th November 2012 To: 26th November 2012
Wind power is on a back track across the Middle East and North Africa in contrast to solar power which is in plethora, but there are still some More Details >
Vestas Competes to Keep Half of Turbine Market in Australia
22nd November 2012 To: 22nd November 2012
World’s biggest wind turbine maker, Vestas Wind Systems is expected to keep more than 50 percent of the Australian market even as China and comp More Details >
Google investments in renewable energy approach $1 billion
19th November 2012 To: 19th November 2012
Google announced a $1 billion equity stake in in solar technology, wind and various green tech startups. Google’s total investment in rene More Details >
Gamesa bags order for 56 wind turbines
19th November 2012 To: 19th November 2012
Giant wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa has bagged an order from an Indian (PSU) public sector undertaking “SJVN Ltd”, for the supply of 56 More Details >
Global Wind Power Market Could Triple by 2020
16th November 2012 To: 16th November 2012
According to the latest Global Wind Energy Outlook, global wind power market is expected to triple by 2020 and wind power could supply up to 12% of gl More Details >
African wind resource better compared with other countries
11th November 2012 To: 11th November 2012
Africa has a huge wind energy reserve compared with other developing regions, as reportedly presented in African Economic Conference.According to the More Details >
AWEA optimistic in pushing PTC extension
09th November 2012 To: 09th November 2012
After Barack Obama electing as President of The United States, the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) are increasingly optimistic that the produc More Details >
US Debates Tax Support For Wind Energy
06th November 2012 To: 06th November 2012
American Energy Alliance (AEA) in a report has concluded that wind power generation is now a mature industry in the United States, whose recent More Details >
Wind to be second largest UK electricity source by 2020
02nd November 2012 To: 02nd November 2012
The wind industry is on track to power 1 in 10 homes by 2015, coming second only to natural gas as the largest single source of UK electricity by 2020 More Details >
India sees deals of $437.3 million in Q3 in wind sector
30th October 2012 To: 30th October 2012
According to the sources, transition in Indian wind energy markets, a deal of $437.3 million (Rs 2348.30 crore) struck during the third quarter. &nbs More Details >
NRG Gets Lease for Delaware Offshore Wind Project
28th October 2012 To: 28th October 2012
The U.S. Interior Department has contracted a lease for more than 96,400 acres of ocean off the coast of Delaware for an offshore wind farm, to NRG En More Details >
Sauer Introduces Mounting System for Helix Wind Turbine
25th October 2012 To: 25th October 2012
Sauer Energy Inc, the manufacturer of the patented Helix vertical axis wind turbine introduces a new commercial mounting system designed to address co More Details >
Suzlon enters Romanian wind energy market
22nd October 2012 To: 22nd October 2012
Suzlon Group subsidiary, REpower Systems SE, has signed a contract with P.E. DEUS EX S.R.L., a project company (SPV) of WSB International GmbH, More Details >
Siemens to build wind power plant in Turkey
21st October 2012 To: 21st October 2012
Siemens Energy has been contracted for a wind power order from Borusan EnBW Enerji, a joint venture consisting of German energy supplier EnBW and Boru More Details >
GE achieves remarkable landmark in 2.5 MW Series WTGs
17th October 2012 To: 17th October 2012
GE announced today the installation of its 1,000th advanced technology 2.5-megawatt (MW) series wind turbine which had surpassed 2 gigawatts of instal More Details >
Siemens starts testing 6 MW wind turbine featuring 75 m blades
13th October 2012 To: 13th October 2012
The SWT-6.0-154 turbine is equipped with the world's longest rotor blades – each blade is 75 m in length. The B75 blade used in the new rotor is More Details >
U.S. Approves 3,000 Megawatts of Wind-Power Projects in Wyoming
13th October 2012 To: 13th October 2012
The U.S Government has approved the development of two wind-power projects in Wyoming that may generate as much as 3,000 megawatts, enough elect More Details >
China to Maintain Its Lead in Global Wind Energy Market
13th October 2012 To: 13th October 2012
Cumulative global wind energy capacity reached 254 GW as of the end of June and out of the total capacity 16.546 GW were added in the first six months More Details >
Siemens wind turbine with World's largest rotor goes into operation
09th October 2012 To: 09th October 2012
The production of the world's longest wind turbine blade by Siemens is under operation with each B75 rotor blade measures 75 meters in length, of More Details >
Vestas boosts Giant WTG to 8 MW
06th October 2012 To: 06th October 2012
Vestas is expected to enhance the attractiveness of its planned 7-megawatt wind turbine turning it into an 8-MW turbine, which otherwise has lead to t More Details >
Vestas, Siemens and other giant manufacturers joins to Cut Offshore Wind Costs
04th October 2012 To: 04th October 2012
Two biggest manufactures of offshore wind turbines Vestas Wind Systems and Siemens AG along with 42 other companies are participating in an init More Details >
Mytrah Energy plans to targets 5000 MW by 2018
03rd October 2012 To: 03rd October 2012
A Giant player in Wind Energy, Mytrah Energy has plans to invest INR 30,000 crore in the medium term to build 5000 MWs in India by 2018. Th More Details >
Better weather forecasting saves wind farms $17 million
30th September 2012 To: 30th September 2012
An accurate method for weather forecasting has saved about $17 million in United States, including about $7.8 million in 2011 alone, and has red More Details >
Vestas receives order for delivery of 40 MW to Poland
29th September 2012 To: 29th September 2012
Giant wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has received an order from Aldesa Nowa Energia Sp. z o.o. for delivery of 20 units of the V90-2.0 MW wind turbi More Details >
NREL, University of Massachusetts Collaborative efforts on Marine Energy Research
29th September 2012 To: 29th September 2012
University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has partnered with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory to advance res More Details >
Vestas to cut down on India operations
26th September 2012 To: 26th September 2012
Vestas, a wind turbine manufacturer, has decided to cut down its sales efforts in the Indian market citing challenging market situations.The company i More Details >
Texas A&M University showcases Vertical Axis WTGs
26th September 2012 To: 26th September 2012
Three (3) vertical axis wind turbines with a capacity of 20-kilowatt are now generating energy for Texas A&M University. The turbine trio is More Details >
Vestas launches new variant of 3 MW turbine
21st September 2012 To: 21st September 2012
A giant wind turbine manufacturer Vestas has launched a new variant of its 3-megawatt (MW) turbine, aimed mainly at European markets(V126-3.0 MW) turb More Details >
Repower grows 3MW turbine portfolio
21st September 2012 To: 21st September 2012
Suzlon subsidiary Repower is beefing up its 3.XM turbine series. The company’s 3.2M114 and 3.4M104 generators are currently being certified for More Details >
Vestas popular V112-3.0 MW turbine reaches 3 GW milestone
17th September 2012 To: 17th September 2012
Vestas' acclaimed V112 - 3.0 MW turbine consolidates its position as one of the most popular machines in the Vestas. Launched in the latter part of 20 More Details >
Ten thousand WTGs in Germany ready for repowering
12th September 2012 To: 12th September 2012
Global wind repowering market is dominated by Denmark, Germany, US and India. Denmark was the largest market in terms of repowering win More Details >
Geophysical limits to global wind power
Internet 12th September 2012 To: 12th September 2012
Abstract of a Paper by Change Kate Marvel1, Ben Kravitz and Ken Caldeira published in Natu More Details >
Wind Energy can meet worldwide energy demand
Internet 12th September 2012 To: 12th September 2012
Wind energy could provide 20-100 times current global power demand, according to a study published this week i More Details >
Belgian project may feature 10MW turbines
10th September 2012 To: 10th September 2012
Giant manufacturer Sinovel has been awarded 42million yuan by Turbine China’s National Development and Reform Commission to accelerate comm More Details >
Enercon to launch 2.5MW low wind turbine
10th September 2012 To: 10th September 2012
Enercon may launch a 2.5MW low wind turbine at the Husum Windenergy Fair. The turbine is expected to have a 115-metre rotor and is designed for w More Details >
U.S. Wind Turbine Capacity Now Equals 11 Nuclear Plants
08th September 2012 To: 08th September 2012
American Wind Energy Association confirmed that wind turbines can produce 50 gigawatts of electricity, the same amount as 11 nuclear power plants or 4 More Details >
Saphonian Blade-less Wind Turbines
04th September 2012 To: 04th September 2012
Saphon Energy from Tunisia has designed blade-less turbines that mimic the shape and function of sails. Because they don’t rotate, Saphonian tur More Details >
Hitachi Zosen group plans $1.5 billion offshore wind farm
04th September 2012 To: 04th September 2012
Hitachi Zosen, a leading a group including Toshiba and JFE Holdings plans to build $1.5 billion of offshore wind farms in Japan. The seven-member gro More Details >
Bharat Forge to raise $300 mln in wind energy
03rd September 2012 To: 03rd September 2012
Bharat Forge are in talks with private equity firms to sell a $300 million stake in their wind energy firm, a report from two sources in Kenersys More Details >
Suzlon signs for 131 MW Australian wind farm project
03rd September 2012 To: 03rd September 2012
Suzlon Group-subsidiary has signed a contract with Meridian Energy to supply 64 MM with 92 WTGs, each with 2.05 MW of rated power, to the Mt More Details >
Vestas in partnership talks with Mitsubishi
30th August 2012 To: 30th August 2012
Vestas, a giant in Wind turbine technology confirmed that it’s in discussion with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) over a potential More Details >
Mistaya Engineering launches Windographer 3 with MCP
30th August 2012 To: 30th August 2012
Mistaya Engineering announces the release of Windographer 3 featuring a new Measure-Correlate-Predict (MCP) module and many other additions featu More Details >
Triton to Reduce Uncertainty in Wind Resource Estimates
27th August 2012 To: 27th August 2012
Recent news in the form of white paper release by Second Wind quantifies how Triton can make plays an effective role in terms of making more profitabl More Details >
Thermoplastic wind turbine blades offer potential
24th August 2012 To: 24th August 2012
Wind turbines and their rotor blades are getting bigger and bigger and it is possible to make blades of up to 75 m long from thermosetting resin, repa More Details >
3 Tier selected by NREL to update national wind integration dataset
24th August 2012 To: 24th August 2012
3Tier has revealed that its selected by US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to update the US wind integration More Details >
Obama Praises Wind Power Technology
18th August 2012 To: 18th August 2012
US President Barack Obama at a campaign stop in Oskaloosa, Iowa said party failure to extend wind-energy tax credits by the end of the year coul More Details >
German Development bank to lend renewables deployment
17th August 2012 To: 17th August 2012
German development bank KfW has indicated that its likely to provide the country with €100bn to help to shift it to a renewable energ More Details >
Small wind market has big potential
17th August 2012 To: 17th August 2012
Small wind power market holds “tremendous potential”, especially for non electrified areas in developing countries, the World Wind Energy More Details >
Tamil Nadu to add another 1000 MW wind power
15th August 2012 To: 15th August 2012
Tamil Nadu is expected to see another record year in terms of wind energy capacity addition of about 1,000 MW this year despite of the evacuation infr More Details >
Germany crosses 30 GW threshold
12th August 2012 To: 12th August 2012
Germany installed 414 wind turbines, crossing it over the 30 gigawatt threshold which put pressure on the international market from manufacturer persp More Details >
Walmart Installs Wind Power Turbine
09th August 2012 To: 09th August 2012
Walmart has unveiled construction of the company’s first large scale wind turbine project in Red Bluff, California 185 miles north of San More Details >
Turbine Design Can Improve Offshore Wind Harvesting
01st August 2012 To: 01st August 2012
Wind energy researchers at Sandia National Laboratories are re-visiting vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) to help solve some of the problems of gene More Details >
New Version of Wind Turbine Simulation Solution launched by MSC Software
01st August 2012 To: 01st August 2012
MSC Software Corporation has offically announced announced the new 2012 version of its Advanced Wind Turbine Modeling (AdWiMo) solution. AdWiMo More Details >
National Lab plans turbine array the design for a 100-m blade
30th July 2012 To: 30th July 2012
Sandia National Laboratories in Albuquerque has provided a state-of-the-research report at its recent Sandia Wind Turbine Blade Workshop focusing on a More Details >
SHI Completes Construction of World’s Largest WIV
28th July 2012 To: 28th July 2012
Its reported to have said, "Samsung Heavy Industries have successfully built Pacific Orca, the world’s largest wind farm installation vesse More Details >
New Database from NREL Makes Costs of Energy Technologies More Transparent
28th July 2012 To: 28th July 2012
NREL has build a new web application which collects cost and performance estimates for electric generation, advanced vehicles, and renewable fuel tech More Details >
Hitachi develops 5-MW version of 2-MW turbine
22nd July 2012 To: 22nd July 2012
Its reported to have said that Hitachi is planning to build a 5-MW version of the 2-MW turbine design the company acquired from Fuji Heavy Indust More Details >
Dong and Centrica unveil 2.2GW offshore plan
22nd July 2012 To: 22nd July 2012
Centrica and Dong Energy have revealed plans to develop the 4.3GW Celtic Array Round 3 concession in the Irish Sea.The consortium is proposing to deve More Details >
Dongfang set to launch 5.5Mw turbine
19th July 2012 To: 19th July 2012
Its reported to have said, that Dongfang Electric is set to launch a 5.5MW offshore wind turbine, AMSC developed turbine. The prototype will be i More Details >
80 Percent of U.S. Electricity from Renewables Is Technically Feasible
15th July 2012 To: 15th July 2012
Its reported to have said that 80 Percent of U.S. Electricity from Renewables Is Technically Feasible, but faces significant barriers. According More Details >
Suzlon chalks up big wind win in India
14th July 2012 To: 14th July 2012
Its reported to have said that Wind turbine supplier Suzlon has been contracted by ReNew Power Ventures to supply equipment for 300-MW of projects in More Details >
GL Garrad Hassan Updates WindFarmer Software
06th July 2012 To: 06th July 2012
GL Garrad Hassan has released an updated version of WindFarmer, the company's wind farm design software that makes energy production assessments based More Details >
WWEC2012 Conference Resolution
Bonn, Germany 05th July 2012 To: 05th July 2012
The World Wind Energy Association and the German Wind Energy Association welcome the presence of those 500 participants from 45 countries attending th More Details >
Side Event “IRENA Renewable Energy Learning Partnership”
Bonn, Germany 04th July 2012 To: 04th July 2012
The World Wind Energy Association (WWEA) and the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) jointly organised the 11th World Wind Energy Conference (WWEC201 More Details >
Japan's 1st offshore wind farm to start in January
03rd July 2012 To: 03rd July 2012
Japan's first offshore wind farm is set to start generating electricity in January, a government agency said, as the country looks to diversify away f More Details >
ONGC gets carbon credits for wind power project
03rd July 2012 To: 03rd July 2012
ONGC has received 121,207 carbon credits for its 51 MW wind power project at Bhuj in Gujarat, the company said in a statement.These credit point More Details >
GIS based Onshore and Offshore Potential for Windfarms in India
Bonn, Germany 03rd July 2012 To: 03rd July 2012
Bonn, July 2012 The study on GIS based assessment for wind potential was presented by Jami Hossain to a large international audi More Details >
Rare earth: Search for Alternatives
US/China 27th June 2012 To: 27th June 2012
Rare earths are used in different types of electric and electronic machinery including wind turbine generators. 90 per cent of global More Details >
A quiter single bladed wind turbine
New Zealand 27th June 2012 To: 27th June 2012
A single blade wind turbine under development in New Zealand with government aid promisses that it can operate in More Details >
A new Pitch System
North America 27th June 2012 To: 27th June 2012
Availon Inc., a provider of parts and engineering services to the North American wind power industry, is reported More Details >
A New Pitch System
North America 27th June 2012 To: 27th June 2012
Availon Inc., a provider of parts and engineering services to the North American wind power industry, is reported to have introduced More Details >
Suzlon Group to sell China subsidiary for $60 mn
24th June 2012 To: 24th June 2012
Its reported that Wind turbine maker Suzlon said it will sell stake in its China manufacturing subsidiary to China Power New Energy (CPNE) Development More Details >
Huge Potential To Make Wind Power - Kuwait
22nd June 2012 To: 22nd June 2012
Its reported that studies are increasingly showing that Kuwait has the conditions to generate wind power of up to 10,000 MW, almost equal More Details >
Meteo-Logic Offers Accurate Localized Weather Forecasts for Wind Farms
21st June 2012 To: 21st June 2012
Meteo-Logic, an innovative provider of custom-made accurate weather forecasting, launched recently a new service specifically designed to pr More Details >
Government of Canada Supports Activities of Wind Energy Technocentre
21st June 2012 To: 21st June 2012
The Government of Canada is illustrating its firm commitment to supporting the economy and job creation in the Gaspésie-Îles-de-la-Madele More Details >
Welspun Energy to invest Rs 5675 cr in wind power projects
15th June 2012 To: 15th June 2012
Its reported in the news that giant Wind player, Welspun Energy Ltd said it will invest Rs 5,675 crore in developing two wind power projects in More Details >
Argentina sees wind energy projects creating 10,000 jobs
12th June 2012 To: 12th June 2012
Its reported to have said that the Argentina Government is working with the private sector to develop wind energy projects in Argentina unde More Details >
Suzlon signs EoI to develop 2500 MW of wind power capacity
10th June 2012 To: 10th June 2012
Its reported that Wind turbine manufacturer Suzlon Group today signed an expression of interest (EoI) with the government of Karnataka to develop 2,50 More Details >
WAsP CFD - A new beginning in wind resource assessment
www.wasp.dk/?goback=%2Egde_2391932_member_119400087 10th June 2012 To: 10th June 2012
WAsP is a PC program for predicting wind climates, wind resources and power productions from wind turbines and wind farms. The predictions are based o More Details >
Suzlon announces S111, new low-wind turbine with up to 29% increased output
05th June 2012 To: 05th June 2012
World largest Wind turbine manufacturers Suzlon Group today announced the launch of its newest wind turbine – the S111 - 2.1 MW machine designed More Details >
15 June is Global Wind Day!
04th June 2012 To: 04th June 2012
Global Wind Day is coordinated by EWEA and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), along with almost 50 partners. On and around 15 June, hundreds of wi More Details >
AWS Truepower announces Upcoming book titled Wind Resource Assessment
03rd June 2012 To: 03rd June 2012
AWS Truepower, LLC, an international leader in renewable energy consulting and information services, announces the upcoming release of &ldqu More Details >
Near 40% Wind Penetration achieved in TN
Chennai 30th May 2012 To: 30th May 2012
Chennai Daily generation reports posted on http://www.tneb.in/ indicate that nearly 40% of energy generated in TN today was supplied by win More Details >
Acciona inaugurates its biggest wind farm in India
30th May 2012 To: 30th May 2012
Its reported that biggest Spanish wind power - Acciona has inaugrated its biggest wind farm in India. The Tuppadahalli wind farm has thirty-four 1.65 More Details >
NCAR team further improves forecasting for wind farms
29th May 2012 To: 29th May 2012
Boulder researchers have further improved a model they developed over the last several years to forecast the strength of winds likely to blow across t More Details >
Second Wind and Shah Energy bring Triton to India
28th May 2012 To: 28th May 2012
Shah Energy plans demonstration event for May 24-25 in Chennai Its reported that Second Wind, in association with Shah Infra Towers Pvt. Ltd. based in More Details >
University of Texas at Brownsville installs wind turbine
Texas 19th April 2012 To: 19th April 2012
University of Texas at Brownsville has gone in for windturbine - solar wind turbine system. Installation of a massive Northern Power Systems wind More Details >
Hybrid Propulsion System for Shipping Industry
19th April 2012 To: 19th April 2012
In response to rising diesel prices, the founders of Richmond, British Columbia-based start-up Corvus Energy Ltd. set out to design the marine equival More Details >
Thornton Bank: First six-megawatt turbine for offshore wind farm installed
Hamburg 18th April 2012 To: 18th April 2012
Hamburg/Oostende, 21 March 2012. REpower Systems SE and Belgian offshore project development company C-Power NV yesterday installed the world&rsq More Details >
Let's Save the Planet
Pune/ Davos 18th April 2012 To: 18th April 2012
'Let's Save the Planet' is a publication authored by Tulsi Tanti, Chairman, Suzlon Group, and published in association with The Climate Group, as part More Details >
Vestas - Chinese Cos. Bid to Takeover
Internet 18th April 2012 To: 18th April 2012
An animated discussion is taking place on the professional networking site Linkedin over the of possible bid by Chinese companies to take over Vestas. More Details >
Chinese firms consider bids for Vestas
17th April 2012 To: 17th April 2012
China's second-biggest wind turbine maker Xinjiang Goldwind Science & Technology Co and Sinovel Wind Group are reportedly discussing the pos More Details >
New Generator design to reduce O&M costs
14th April 2012 To: 14th April 2012
Wind Technologies has designed a brushless doubly-fed induction generator, claimed to increase the reliability of More Details >
A newly patented ‘corkscrew’ wind turbine
Cleveland, US 14th April 2012 To: 14th April 2012
This is an interesting one. A newly patented ‘corkscrew’ wind turbine designed by Cleveland State University (CSU) m More Details >
Gamesa launches a new turbine, the G114-2.0 MW: maximum returns for low-wind sites
12th April 2012 To: 12th April 2012
Gamesa, a global technology leader in the wind energy industry, on the occasion of one of the sector's key events, EWEA 2012 Copenhag More Details >
Cennergi selects Suzlon turbines for 138 MW project bid in South Africa
Pune/ Davos 09th April 2012 To: 09th April 2012
Pune (India): Suzlon Group (“Suzlon”), the world's fifth largest wind turbine manufacturer, has been selected as More Details >
Strabag SE to invest in Offshore Foundations venture in Germany
Germany 25th March 2012 To: 25th March 2012
Strabag SE, reportedly the biggest builder in Central Europe, plans to invest more than EUR 300 million on a factory in Germany to ma More Details >
Gamesa's G10X-4.5 MW prototype wind turbine at Alaiz (Navarra) sets a new output record for a turbine in Spain
Navarra, Spain 25th March 2012 To: 25th March 2012
The G10X-4.5 MW wind turbine, installed by Gamesa near Alaiz (Navarra, Spain), on 11 March set a new record for energy output by a wind turbine in Spa More Details >
Gamesa enters distributed and community wind market in the US through partnership with Harvest the Wind Network
25th March 2012 To: 25th March 2012
Gamesa is entering the distributed and community wind energy market through an agreement that makes Harvest the Wind Network a primary distributor of More Details >
Indian Experts work inspires US Govt Lab to revisit assessment of Wind Energy Potential in India
Gurgaon/Berkley 23rd March 2012 To: 23rd March 2012
WWETP Information Bureau Scientific and research work carried out by Indian wind industry expert, Jami Hossain has ins More Details >
Largest Offshore turbine inaugurated
Saint-Nazaire 19th March 2012 To: 19th March 2012
Alstom has inaugurated the largest offshore wind turbine in the world, at Carnet in the Loire-Atlantique.The first Haliade 150 wind turbine will under More Details >
Floating Windfarm proposed for Malta
Malta 24th February 2012 To: 24th February 2012
Swedish company Hexicon has reportedly filed a project description statement with Maltese authorities for an offshore floating wind farm concept compr More Details >
Community power and small power go together
Darwell, UK 24th February 2012 To: 24th February 2012
World Wind Energy Technology Platform Information Bureau Community power movement seems to be taking some shape in More Details >
Indian Wind Energy Associations appeal for continuation of Accelerated Depreciation
New Delhi 23rd February 2012 To: 23rd February 2012
A three way handshake - Frm L to R: Ramesh Kymal (Chairman IWTMA), V Subramanian (CEO INWEA), Kasthoorangian (Chairman IWPA) World Wi More Details >
Vestas announces 7 MW offshore Wind Turbine
06th April 2011 To: 06th April 2011
In a media briefing, Vestas the leading wind turbine supplier has announced plans to manufacture 7 MW offshore wind turbine.According to Vestas (www.v More Details >
WCRE insists on a global ban on Nuclear Power
Denmark 18th March 2011 To: 18th March 2011
World Council for Renewable Energy (WCRE) insists on a global ban on Nuclear Power, phase out of current plants - and a decisive immediate move to a 1 More Details >
Flying Wind Turbine
Washington 04th March 2011 To: 04th March 2011
Makani Power has come up with an innovative flying wind turbine which is a mix of wind technology, aircraft and a kite. Displayed at APRA-E Energy Inn More Details >
Vestas Opens New R&D Test Centre in India
Chennai 28th February 2011 To: 28th February 2011
Vestas has expanded its Technology R&D capabilities in India with the opening of a state-of-the-art test centre for wind turbine components in Che More Details >
Unique Offshore Wind Turbines To Be Deployed by Vestas and WindPlus
Denmark 28th February 2011 To: 28th February 2011
Vestas, the leading wind turbine manufacturer of the world, has recently announced that it will deploy a unique offshore wind turbine, which is s More Details >
WindMade: Leading businesses and non-profit organisations will develop first
Abu Dhabi 27th February 2011 To: 27th February 2011
The Global Wind Energy Council, WWF, the LEGO Group, the UN Global Compact, Vestas Wind Systems, PricewaterhouseCoopers (the Official WindMade Verific More Details >
France provides 70 million Euros as soft loan to Indian Renewables
France has agreed to provide 70 million euros ($93.1 million) in long-term, soft loan to the Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA) More Details >
Enercon announces installation of 7.5MW Wind Turbine
Magdeburg, Germany 20th December 2010
Enercon announced the installation of the first wind turbine of the type E-126 with an official rated capacity of 7.5 MW. The wind power firm has thus More Details >
Chinese Govt slowing approval of new Wind Farms
The Chinese government is now slowing the approval of new wind farms as it gives its national electricity system time to absorb thousands of new turbi More Details >
Suzlon Subsidiary REpower bags order for 25 turbines in US
Suzlon Energy, through its 90 per cent subsidiary REpower has bagged an order for 25 turbines totalling 51 MW from EverPower Wind Holdings in the US.T More Details >
New Wind Power Technology for Offshore Turbines
To make the towers stealth, Vestas (VWSYF) adopted material from the military, made it cheaper, and placed it in the tips of the turbines's rotors.Oft More Details >
Siemens to invest approx $87million for Wind turbine Development in India
Vadodra, Gujarat 02nd December 2010
Siemens India has recently started operations in Vadodra, Gujarat, to commence and expand its presence in the wind and solar renewable energy segments More Details >
Ernst & Young: Chine Clear Leader in Renewable Energy
According to consultants at Ernst & Young, which does a quarterly "country attractiveness" index, wind investment in China this quarter More Details >
Offshore Wind development planned along Atlantic outer Continental Shelf in Maryland, USA
Maryland, USA 01st December 2010
Atlantic Offshore wind development is planned along the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf in Maryland, USA.According to Secretary of the Interior More Details >
UN Climate talks to begin at Cancun, Mexico
Cancun, Mexico 29th November 2010
Almost 200 nations will meet in Mexico beginning Monday, Nov 29,2010 for the UN climate Talks. The two week conference is expected to be overshadowed More Details >
UK to give Carbon price boost for renewable energy
In a bid to develop renewable energy and cut carbon dioxide emissions, the Govt of Britain will publish proposals that will set a price floor for carb More Details >
Vestas to install 77MW wind power plant in Argentina.
Argentina 29th November 2010
Denmark based Vestas has bagged a turnkey contract along with a five year service and maintenance agreement, to supply and install 43 nos of its V90-1 More Details >
First Wind cancels its initial public offering
New York 26th November 2010
According to the Financial Times, NewYork, the US based, First Wind, a renewable energy group has decided to withdraw its first public offering, More Details >
Indian Railways installs 10.5MW Wind turbine at Tirunelveli.
The department has recently erected a 10.5 MW wind turbine at its coach building factory located in Tirunelveli, a town in Tamil Nadu, India. The 350 More Details >
China to have 239 Giga Watts of Wind Power by 2020
According to the most recent China Wind Power Outlook, the installed wind capacity China could reach 239 GW by 2020.China led the world in newly insta More Details >
South Korea to invest USD 150 mn, for 140MW Windfarm in Ecuador
South Korea is to invest in a wind farm project having an installed capacity of 140 MW, and Korean investment will be U.S. $ 150 million. More Details >
A new wind farm in Ecuador will have 20 wind turbines of 1.5 MW
Ecuador, S. America 09th November 2010
The wind power plant will have 20 1.5 MW wind turbines located 84 kilometers southwest of the city of Cuenca.Ecuador will have a new wind farm “ More Details >
China to be center of action for Suzlon in coming years
According to Tulsi Tanti, chairman of Suzlon Energy —the largest wind turbine manufacturer in Asia, China is all set to emerge as the wind More Details >
2500MW Wind Farm to be built in South Korea
SOUTH Korea will build a massive offshore wind farm off the west coast by 2019 to develop new sources of renewable energy and help wind turbine export More Details >
Suzlon Group's Pipestone, Minnesota factory to layoff 110 workers
Minnesota, US 02nd November 2010
Wind-turbine maker Suzlon Group will idle its Pipestone, Minnesota, plant, putting 110 workers out of jobs, because the once-booming U.S. wind energy More Details >
Govt of India to set up Green Bank
The government of India proposes to set up a Green Bank. The government levies a Rs 50 per tonne cess on both domestically-produced and imported coal. More Details >
India US to collaborate for development of Wind Energy in Africa
On President Obama's visit to India, India and the US will look to joining hands in spurring a green revolution and health uplift in Africa.According More Details >
University of Illinois Wants Wind turbines
The University of Illinois says it is seeking a qualified firm to build utility-scale wind turbines to be linked to the school's electrical distributi More Details >
Gamesa to Invest in UK Offshore Market
Spanish wind energy firm Gamesa has become the latest company to declare plans to invest in the UK offshore market, as £60 million of Government More Details >
Suzlon bags large order from Techno-Electric
Kolkata 24th September 2010
Suzlon Energy Limited (SEL), the world’s third leading and India’s largest wind turbine manufacturer, announced the signing of a new More Details >
World's largest offshore wind farm - UK
On 23rd September 2010, the world's largest offshore wind farm opened in Britain, as part of the government's bid to reduce the carbon emissions that More Details >
200 MW capacity overseas wind farms by OGPL
Chennai 24th September 2010
On 20th September, a Chennai based Orient Green Power Ltd (OGPL), an associate company of Shriram EPC Group, said that its targeting to set up wind po More Details >
Husum Wind Energy, the industry shows their strengths and challenges
Husum, North Germany 24th September 2010
by Sven TräderThe exhibition of the wind industry in Husum has came to end and showed their enormous potential but also the changes who ahea More Details >
Large Turbines by Gamesa
Spain 22nd September 2010
Gamesa, a Spanish company, plans to expand both geographically and in terms of the size of its turbines. Gamesa operates in more than 50 markets and h More Details >
Offshore Projects taking off in China
China 22nd September 2010
Offshore projects are taking off in China . The 102-megawatt Donghai Bridge Wind Farm began operating near Shanghai this July. Four more farms nearby, More Details >
Siemens Gearless WT
On Sept 8 2010, the world’s northernmost wind farm at Havøygavlen, Statoil is to test next generation turbine technology. The innovation More Details >
Cheaper Wind Turbine Blades
ReRotar Sustainable Technologies has developed a system for the manufacture of domestic wind turbine blades utilising a propriety manufacturing proces More Details >
Floating Platform Offshore WTG
An engineering firm in San Francisco is designing a giant floating wind turbine platform that could make offshore wind more of a reality.Marine Innova More Details >
2000 MW Siemens - Samsung wind turbine supply agreement for Canada
Jens-Peter Saul, CEO of the Siemens Wind Power Business Unit has reportedly said that with this supply agreement Siemens was strengthening its positi More Details >
Farooq Abdullah for scaling-up renewable energy projects
Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New and Renewable Energy, Government of India, Speaking at the Asia Clean Energy Forum organized by th More Details >
We have to leave Earth in a better shape for future generations
“ We have to work jointly to meet the challenge of climate change,” Said Dr. Farooq Abdullah addressing a gathering of distinguished guest More Details >
IRENA receives World Wind Energy Award
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) received the World Wind Energy Award from World Wind Energy Association at the World Wind More Details >
RE Power Income up 11%
REpower, which is controlled by Suzlon Energy Limited, has reported a 11.54 per cent growth in income to 57.93 million Euro.<br><br> More Details >
Ocean coupled wind energy
Wind Energy could be effectively harnessed by Sailing ships from the winds blowing over the vast tracts of ocean too far from the shore for wind turbi More Details >
Laila boosts Wind Power
The cyclonic storm Laila in the Bay Bengal is reported to have boosted wind power generation the State of Tamil Nadu. The production from wind mills p More Details >
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