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]
Other Wind power news and reviews
Alterra Power Acquires Wind Development Assets in British Columbia
TSX : AXYVANCOUVER, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Alterra Power Corp. (TSX: AXY) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of wind development assets at four sites ...
New Jersey Takes Slow, Steady Approach to Offshore Wind
The international wind power industry is watching Washington, DC to see if lawmakers will extend the federal production tax credit (PTC) for wind power. But their eyes are also focused on Trenton, the state capital of New Jersey, to see if state regulators there will help launch America's long-awaited offshore wind energy industry.
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.
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.
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 ...
Have a good wind power site? College wants to help
Have a good wind power site? College wants to help the salt lake tribune Published May 18, 2012 09:27AM MDT Utah business operators and landowners interested in installing wind power generating systems on their properties have until June 1 to file an application with Salt Lake Community College to borrow an anemometer. Anemometers are tower-mounted instruments that measure wind speed and ...
MN Power Wind Parts Unloaded
The first of four shipments of components for Minnesota Power's rapidly-expanding Bison Wind Energy Center in North Dakota are being unloaded in Duluth this week.
Wind generation picks up in TN
Generation of electricity from wind power has picked up in Tamil Nadu. On Wednesday, it reached a high of 41.32 million units, taking the total generation in the first sixteen days of this month to 558 million units.
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 ...
Hearing on NStar-Cape Wind contract in Natick
The state Department of Public Utilities has scheduled a public hearing at Town Hall Tuesday to receive comments on a proposal by NStar to purchase electricity from the Cape Wind offshore wind power project.
