Within the space of a few days the British wind industry has taken two massive hits, with the Dogger Bank offshore wind farm being cut by 20% and the London Array expansion being cut altogether. And while some are saying that the UK offshore wind industry is still healthy, one … [continued]
Originally published on ClimateProgress by Joanna M. Foster They have been called an eyesore, accused of lowering property values and blamed for a wide variety of ailments from dizziness to insomnia. Not until very recently, however, has anyone called wind turbines a tourist attraction. In Michigan, well over 900 wind … [continued]
Bloomberg is reporting that the “rupee’s biggest plunge in 20 years” could have serious billion-dollar repercussions for the country’s burgeoning wind industry, with higher finance and import costs negating benefits from the government subsidy which was reimplemented last month. An advisor for the Reserve Bank of India noted that the … [continued]
MAKE Consulting are predicting short-term pain but long-term gain for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) grid-connected wind market, according to the inaugural EMEA Wind Power Outlook Report published earlier this month. They note that 7 of the top 10 global emerging markets are located in the EMEA region, … [continued]
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has revealed that a total of 277 offshore wind turbines were connected to the grid in the first 181 days of the year, totalling 1,045 MW, bringing the total offshore capacity in Europe up to 6,040 MW over 58 wind farms in ten countries. … [continued]
New figures compiled by Bloomberg New Energy Finance find that China installed 15.9 gigawatts (GW) of wind power in 2012, a number which accounts for 35 percent of the world’s new onshore wind capacity. Astonishingly this is actually an 18 percent drop from 2011’s record of 19.3 GW, a drop … [continued]
Tulsi Tanti, the chairman and managing director of Suzlon energy (one of the biggest wind energy companies in the world), believes that wind energy will play a major role in shaping India’s future. Many people believe that wind energy could play a major role. However, Tanti believes that it definitely will, … [continued]
I briefly interviewed Donn Pendergrass, the CEO of ATI Casting. ATI Casting is a firm headquartered in La Porte, Indiana that manufactures customer-specified gray and ductile iron castings, some of which are for wind turbines. Mr. Pendergrass made some interesting comments about the state of the wind industry and the … [continued]
The European wind power industry is expected to see more than half a million people working for it by 2020, increasing it’s contribution to the EU economy threefold over the same period. This news comes courtesy of a report to be presented on Monday the 16th of April at … [continued]
UK manufacturer of wind turbine towers Mabey Bridge is set to supply 35 towers measuring in at between 65 and 70 metres in length to wind farms in Wales and Scotland. Production of the turbines will begin in mid-February as part of Mabey Bridge’s new 24-hours-per-day work time at its … [continued]
