Wind Energy
Endangered Species? Ecotricity Flicks Switch on New English Onshore Wind Farm
Ecotricity has officially switched on its Alveston onshore wind farm in Gloucestershire, warning the 6.9MW project could be one of the last of its kind to be built in England. More than a decade in development, the three-turbine wind park…
Ørsted’s 2 Gigawatt Changhua Offshore Wind Project In Taiwan Takes Another Step Forward
Danish offshore wind behemoth Ørsted has moved several steps closer to making its 2 gigawatt Taiwanese Greater Changhua offshore wind projects a reality, acquiring environmental approval and securing a subsea cable partner in Taiwanese Woen Jinn Harbour Engineering. Word of…
Wales Urges UK Government to ‘Think Again’ on Onshore Wind Ban
The Welsh Government, RenewableUK and several green groups have jointly called for onshore wind and solar projects to be allowed to compete in future UK clean energy auction rounds, arguing that the UK’s current subsidy regime is “threatening” the renewables…
Siemens Gamesa Secures 260 Megawatt Wind Turbine Order In Thailand
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy has secured its largest-ever order in Thailand, a 260 megawatt order of 100 wind turbines for the Hanuman wind complex in Chaiyaphum, in northeast Thailand. On Monday, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy revealed that it had received…
‘Ambitious’ Ventient Energy Launches into UK Wind Energy Market
The UK wind energy market has today greeted a major new player thanks to the official launch of Ventient Energy Ltd, the new company created from the consolidation of three of the country’s largest wind energy portfolios. The company was…
Global Wind Turbine Orders Reach 11.6 Gigawatts In 1H’17, Vestas Still Leads
A total of 11,570.9 megawatts worth of wind turbine orders were announced through the first half of 2017, a nearly 2 gigawatt decline on the same time a year ago and over 3 gigawatts on the second half of 2016,…
German Auction Sees Wind Energy Costs Drop Another 10 Per Cent
Germany’s green business community may have endured a volatile few weeks, after disagreements over the future of coal power derailed Angela Merkel’s attempts to form a coalition government. But there was some good news for the clean energy sector this…