Wind power news articles 
Climate change and agriculture top the agenda : 22-23 February 2012, Bill Gates and Rwanda’s Paul Kagame to attend IFAD’s annual meeting
The annual Governing Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will feature international personalities who will address climate change issues affecting the agricultural sector – more storms, droughts and rising sea levels.At the very intersection of these challenges are smallholder farmers in developing countries. Why should we focus on them? How can smallholders make a difference? How can they help lead the ... [more]
Feed-in Tariffs in Ukraine ranking among the highest in Europe
Ukraine seeks to reduce its current dependency on gas imports. To address the issue, a number of initiatives are being taken which are aimed at boosting energy efficiency, introducing energy saving technologies and renewable energy resources. The feed-in tariffs effective since April 2009, rank among the highest in Europe, which considering the saturated European market, makes Ukraine especially luring for the foreign investors in the field. As f... [more]
Largest wind farm in south east Asia to be developed
Mott MacDonald, a leading management, engineering and development consultancy, has successfully supported financial close as independent engineer for the first utility-scale wind farm in Thailand, which will also be the largest wind farm in south east Asia. The consultancy is working on behalf of lenders Kasikorn Bank PLC and Siam Commercial Bank PLC. The 207MW wind farm is being developed by Wind Energy Holding Co. Ltd, in the hillside area o... [more]
Natural Power to provide Commercial Back Office Support Service on Hall Wind Farm for RidgeWind
Natural Power has just been appointed to provide Commercial Back Office Support Services on Hall Wind Farm for renewable energy development company RidgeWind. The service will see Natural Power delivering financial and commercial administration services during the construction phase of the wind farm, which is due to begin on 16th January 2012. Hall Wind Farm is located approximately 5.5km north of Beverley and 14km west of Hornsea and is set to c... [more]
Natural Power partners with Welsh firm Ecology Matters to widen ecology offerings
Leading international renewable energy consultancy group Natural Power has signed a framework agreement with Welsh based ecology consultants, Ecology Matters. This agreement widens Natural Power’s resource and expertise in onshore and offshore wind farm ecology issues, allowing the companies to work together in order to further develop their respective and mutual expertise. Natural Power’s Welsh office in Aberystwyth has consented 40MW in Wale... [more]
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Siemens receives its first wind power order in Chile
ORLANDO, Fla., May 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Siemens Energy has received an order for a total of 50 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 115 megawatts (MW) for the El Arrayan wind power plant in Chile. ...
Nation's wind power generation capacity grew fivefold in last decade
The nation's wind power capacity has climbed about fivefold to 2.5 million kw over the past decade, sources say. But growth in fiscal 2011 shrank to just under 100,000 kw — the slowest pace in the decade — following the termination of subsidies for wind plant construction the previous year, the sources said Saturday.
Japan banks offer $320 million to buy wind power firm
Loan will be the nation's largest ever extended in connection with wind power generation. -Yomiuri Shimbun/ANN
Wind Energy Update: Siemens Procurement Team Talk Wind Energy Supply Chain Challenges
Wind Energy Update provides Siemens Wind Power podcast. Procurement directors and CEO’s explain their top three challenges in the supply chain. It also covers advice for the wind component suppliers in how to address the shift from European to global supply supply chain.London, UK (PRWEB) May 21, 2012 CEO Global Supply Chain Manager, Leo Schot and Director Global Sourcing, Mogens Pedersen, of ...
PHI Group Partners With Global Sun Wind & Power Corp. to Provide Hybrid Renewable Energy to Southeast Asia
LOS ANGELES, Calif. and JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PHI Group, Inc., (PHIL.PK), (PHIL.PK), a company focused on energy and natural resources, announced today that it ...
Vt. journalist writes book on Lowell wind project
A Vermont journalist who has covered the heated debate over a wind power project being built on northern Vermont's Lowell Mountain has written a book about the project and opposition to it.
6 Japanese banks offer $253m to buy wind power firm
Six Japanese banks will extend a syndicated loan of about 20 billion yen (US$253 million) to two companies to purchase Seajacks, a British company that builds wind power generators, according to industry sources.
Many benefits of wind power make tax credit a smart idea: Michael Rucker
The wind-power industry is experiencing its most robust growth ever. Ohio is developing several wind farms, and has become a hub for wind-power manufacturing. More than 100 companies work in the wind-power supply chain, employing an estimated 7,500 Ohioans. But even as we're building momentum for renewable power in America, ill winds are blowing.
Break Up Big Wind's Subsidies
The only surefire products that the wind power industry is producing are unmet expectations and government subsidies. If wind farms were to survive based on their performance, there would be far fewer of them and far more eagles, hawks and other birds alive today.
Juhl Wind, Inc. Announces First Quarter 2012 Financial Results
PIPESTONE, Minn., May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Juhl Wind, Inc. (JUHL.OB), the Leader in Community Wind Power, announced today financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2012. "We are ...
