US PTC extension bill introduced
Developers of US wind farms may be able to claim federal relief for another year if congress passes a new tax extension package. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
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ScottishPower to add 50MW battery to 539MW Whitelee
Iberdrola’s UK subsidiary ScottishPower is adding a 50MW lithium-ion battery – one of the largest in the UK – to its 539MW Whitelee onshore wind project in Scotland. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
New plans unveiled for UK’s largest onshore wind farm
A developer has proposed building an 80-turbine wind farm that could become the UK’s largest onshore wind farm with a capacity 200MW higher than the current record holder. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
Siemens Gamesa appoints new onshore CEO
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has appointed Alfonso Faubel as CEO of its onshore business, replacing Mark Albenze, who had held the position on a temporary basis alongside his role as CEO for the company’s service business. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
AWEA 2019: Fossil fuel lobbies target Texas wind
Wind power may now have a foothold in the energy capital of world, Texas. But there is increasing pushback from the fossil fuel industry, according to speakers during a panel session on the Lone Star state at Windpower 2019 in Houston, Texas. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis…
Siemens Gamesa hits 1GW order mark with 4.5MW turbine
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has surpassed 1GW of sales for its SG 4.5-145 turbine first announced in August 2018 with an order for a 232MW wind farm in Nebraska. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
AWEA 2019: ‘A rising tide raises all ships’
The wind industry in the US needs to adapt to the growth of solar and storage, and with that, needs a change in the conversation, business leaders said as the American Wind Energy Association’s Windpower 2019 begins in Houston. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
AWEA 2019: Green New Deal is ‘too much, too soon’
The Green New Deal’s goal of 100% renewable energy in the US by 2030 is not feasible, said Dan Shreve, head of global analysis at Wood Mackenzie Power and Renewables, at a private breakfast on the opening day of Windpower 2019 in Houston. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News &…
Vattenfall’s Hall appointed Eurelectric CEO
Vattenfall CEO Magnus Hall has been appointed as president of Eurelectric, the European industry association for the electricity sector, for the next two years. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
Portuguese parliament slams excessive payments to generators
The Portuguese parliament has approved a report calling for the government and regulators to curb excessive profits of electricity generators, including a €950 million alleged over-payment to EDP for guaranteeing supply from its Sines coal-fired plant. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
Indian auction momentum slows further
Three recent wind auctions in India with a cumulative capacity of 3.4GW were undersubscribed by nearly 1.1GW as prices stabilise. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
Acciona trials solar modules to power wind turbine
VIDEO: Acciona has installed flexible carbon-based photovoltaic (PV) modules on a turbine in Spain in an attempt to make wind power more efficient. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
Lacklustre permitting induces latest undersubscribed tender
Prices inched up as the total capacity of successful projects declined in Germany’s latest, undersubscribed wind power tender. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
The future of gearboxes: What happens next?
PARTNER CONTENT: The future of gearboxes is central to the future of wind, but can we sustain the pace of development? Are experts ahead of technology? And what challenges may lie ahead? Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
PG&E power deals ruling set for judicial decision
A judge overseeing the bankruptcy of PG&E Corp will now have to rule on who has jurisdiction over the utility’s contracts with renewable energy providers. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed