Wind Power News – Page 5 of 28

Businesses See Sense in Wind Power Investment

A few weeks ago the Scandinavian home furnishing colossus, Ikea, announced plans to build a wind farm on property it owns in Illinois. This is just… Read the rest..

Number of UK Onshore Wind Turbines: 4,400 or 30,000?!

How can there be such a discrepancy between the figures quoted in the title? The answer lies in what you call a wind turbine when doing… Read the rest..

GE Set to Launch New Wind Turbine Model GE 1.85-82.5

GE are about to unveil a new turbine which will target class II wind locations, such as those in Brazil. It will be known as the… Read the rest..

Siemens Notch up Second Project in Peru with Cobra Energia

Cobra Energia, the Spanish wind developer, has awarded Siemens Energy another order to expand its onshore wind power fleet in Peru by an additional 97MWs.… Read the rest..

UK Conservative Party Will End Onshore Wind Power Subsidies if Re-elected in 2015

The U.K. Conservative Party has finally gone public with a policy many political commentators thought would be coming. They will end all subsidies to onshore wind… Read the rest..

Google’s Search for Greener Energy Continues

Google Inc. has announced that it has signed its seventh (and largest) renewable energy contract, this one tied to wind-powered generators belonging to MidAmerican Energy of… Read the rest..

Germanys Renewable Energy Means Cheaper Electricity

It’s a good time to be a country adjacent to Germany these days. Data has just been released by Platts Continental Power (CONTI) Index that shows… Read the rest..

UK Needs To Get its Wind Power Act Together!

Wind watchers and commentators around the globe have been confused and wrong-footed by the UK Government’s on/off like/dislike g0/stop attitude to the future of wind farms.… Read the rest..

Vive Wind La France!

While Germany and the UK seem to get a lot of publicity about their ambitious goals for wind energy, France is determined not to be left… Read the rest..

Vestas Clinch Italian Deal

The wind giant Vestas has secured an order for a total of 48 MW of wind power from Asja Ambiente Italia. The contracts are for the… Read the rest..