At the start of the China Wind Power 2019 conference and exhibition (21-24 October), the industry’s global association has said now is the time to remove, rather than build, barriers in order to reach the world’s emission reduction targets. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
South Africa’s government expects 14.4GW of new wind power capacity to be installed between 2022 and 2030 under its final Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) – more than any other energy source in this period. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
The government has ended work on a national framework for wind power after overwhelming local opposition to the plans. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
Renewables will soon provide the largest share of the UK’s electricity generation mix, according to official figures, with the growth in wind — lately in offshore — driving the sector to a tipping point. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
France awarded power deals to 20 projects with a combined capacity of 576MW, as average prices inched up to €66.50/MWh in the country’s fourth onshore wind tender. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
MHI Vestas will supply three units of its V164-9.5MW model for the Île de Groix pilot floating wind farm off the coast of France, replacing GE as turbine supplier. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
Swift implementation of a two-page action plan to increase public acceptance of wind farms and legal certainty for developers could boost the German onshore wind sector, according to the country’s industry association. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
A free-to-use resource designed to support corporate procurement of renewable energy has been launched on the second day of the RE-Source forum in Amsterdam. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
The Chinese power firm Lioaning has announced its plans to invest about $1.8 billion in a new 1.5GW project in the Bukhara region of Uzbekistan, according to recent statements of the company and Uzbek government. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has announced up to 600 jobs could be lost from its operations in Denmark in a bid to “increase competitiveness” and “address challenging market conditions”. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
Major demonstrations against climate change took place in German cities on 20 September, the day when the government’s “climate cabinet” announced decisions which, claimed the federal environment ministry, mark “a new beginning for German climate policy”. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
Senvion’s service contracts and the opportunities they present for forging future repowering deals are likely to be among the embattled manufacturer’s most attractive assets as competitor Siemens Gamesa pursues a deal, according to a wind power industry analyst. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
European Commission president-elect Ursula von der Leyen has nominated Estonian diplomat Kadri Simson to the role of energy commissioner in the next administration. Trade body WindEurope said there is a lot of work to do. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
The period of 2010-2019 has seen a “startling transformation” in the renewable energy space, with falling costs and mammoth investment driven, in part, by low interest rates. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
A Bosnian government has allegedly breached competition legislation by abolishing potential subsidies for wind projects, a local environmental group has claimed. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed