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Indian Wind Slowdown Hits Siemens Gamesa Revenues
A temporary downturn in the Indian wind market is at the heart of a 7% decrease in Siemens Gamesa’s quarterly revenues, but the newly minted company expects to speed up its integration process of both pre-merger companies. Siemens Gamesa, the…
USA’s Largest & World’s Second-Largest Onshore Wind Farm (2 Gigawatt Farm) To Be Built In Oklahoma
North America’s largest independent renewable energy company, Invenergy, has announced that it is partnering with GE Renewable Energy to build the 2 GW Wind Catcher onshore wind farm, which will be the world’s second largest and the United States’ largest…
Vattenfall & Stadtwerke München Inaugurate 288 MW Sandbank Offshore Wind Farm
Swedish power company Vattenfall and German communal company Stadtwerke München have successfully completed the construction and officially inaugurated the 288 MW Sandbank offshore wind farm this week, making way for enough clean electricity for 400,000 German households. This past Sunday,…
Drop in Wind Energy Costs Adds Pressure for Government Rethink
Onshore windfarms could be built in the UK for the same cost as new gas power stations and would be nearly half as expensive as the Hinkley Point C nuclear plant, according to a leading engineering consultant. Arup found that…
Blustery June Tops ‘Incredible’ Six Months for Scottish Wind Power
A blustery June in Scotland saw yet another wind power generation record tumble last month, topping what green campaigners have hailed as an “incredible” 2017 so far for Scotland’s growing wind energy sector. According to WWF Scotland analysis, wind turbines…
Galway Wind Farm to Aid Irish Climate Targets
The Republic of Ireland is hoping that a new wind farm in the west of Ireland will help it meet its international climate change targets. It is understood there will be 69 turbines located on the new Wind Park site…
Giant Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Back on Track after RSPB Appeal Rejected
A £2bn offshore wind farm planned for the Scottish coast took a major step forward today, after courts rejected a request from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to take an appeal against the plans to the…