The Carbon Trust, National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) and Ocean Energy Innovation has been selected by the UK Technology Strategy Board (TSB) to set up the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult.
09 February 2012
Suzlon Energy Ltd has revealed plans for a potential 400 MW wind turbine manufacturing facility in South Africa.
09 February 2012
A Chinese court has dismissed AMSC's case against Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Sinovel where AMSC accuses Sinovel of contractual breaches and intellectual property theft.
08 February 2012
Vestas fell into a net loss of €166 million in 2011, compared to a profit of €156m in 2010, during what the company terms “a very challenging year”.
08 February 2012
Over 41 GW of new wind power was installed in 2011, up 21% from 2010, bringing the total to over 238 GW, says the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC).
08 February 2012
At a meeting of the Offshore Developers Forum, co-chaired by Department of Energy and Climate Change Minister Charles Hendry, it has been put forward that UK firms should provide more than 50% of the content of future wind farms.
07 February 2012
Solar and wind energy assessment and forecasting company 3TIER is opening an EMEA office in the UK in response to increasing demand in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa.
07 February 2012
India saw clean energy investments reach US$10.3 billion in 2011, 52% higher than 2010, and accounting for 4% of global clean energy investment, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
07 February 2012
3TIER's wind performance map of Europe for 2011 shows that wind speeds were 5-10% above normal in northern Europe, and up to 10% below normal in southern Europe.
07 February 2012
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) plans to place its first European offshore wind project in Methil, Fife, in Scotland, creating over 500 jobs.
06 February 2012