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Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm ready for full power

22 February 2012
Vattenfall’s Ormonde Offshore Wind Farm, off the Cumbria coast, readied itself for full power as commissioning work was completed...

Offshore wind energy: recession-busting thanks to EEPR

22 February 2012
A mid-term review of the EEPR has found that offshore wind energy is the strongest performer...

GE and Carbon Trust announce new partnership to accelerate European clean tech business growth

20 February 2012
GE and the Carbon Trust enter a new pan-European partnership...

Vestas signs 56 MW order in Italy

20 February 2012
Vestas has received an order for a total capacity of 56 MW consisting of 28 units of the V90-2.0 MW platform for the “Castellaneta” wind farm...

Top wind industry expert joins 3TIER

16 February 2012
3TIER®, announced that Matthew Hendrickson has joined the company as its senior director of energy assessment...

Construction begins on the world’s largest wind turbine drive train test facility

16 February 2012
Piling has started on the site of a new £35m wind turbine drive train testing facility...

Siemens to increase power transmission capacity between England and Scotland

16 February 2012
In a consortium with Prysmian, Siemens Energy is to build a submarine DC interconnector...

SSE submits planning application for proposed Coire Glas pumped storage hydro electric scheme

15 February 2012
SSE Renewables, has submitted an application to the Scottish Government...

DuPont and Yingli Green Energy enter $100 million strategic agreement

13 February 2012
Commitment to supply growing solar market underscores aim to reduce global dependence on fossil fuels...

GoIndustry handles €50 million solar plant equipment sale

13 February 2012
GoIndustry DoveBid has been appointed to handle the one of the largest disposals of solar manufacturing plant to date...

GE-powered plant to help Turkey meet growing electricity demand

13 February 2012
GE has secured contracts to supply equipment and services for a new gas-fired power plant in the Erzin district of southern Turkey...