South Africa sets 13 March date to end stalled PPA saga
End to impasse over 2.2GW of contracts would allow renewables programme to get back on track, says SAWEATransition rechargenews.com 08 Mar 13:19 GMT
Indian offshore wind study shows European-level LCoE potential
FOWIND preliminary forecasts suggest southern state of Tamil Nadu could see LCoE as low as $113/MWh for 500MW demonstration projectWind rechargenews.com 08 Mar 12:30 GMT
Siemens Gamesa 8MW lined up for almost 500MW off Belgium
Mermaid and Seastar developer aims to tie up supply deal to use wind OEM's latest 8MW machineWind rechargenews.com 08 Mar 11:00 GMT
Russia to launch tender for 830MW of wind power capacity
Latest tender is divided into two stages with project delivery spread between 2019 and 2023Wind rechargenews.com 08 Mar 09:36 GMT
What's next for offshore wind?
IN DEPTH | Floating wind arrays, drones and power-kites will soon be the ‘norm’ offshore — and that’s just the beginning, writes Darius SnieckusWind rechargenews.com 08 Mar 08:53 GMT
‘Floating wind is the future – let's seize the opportunities'
OPINION | Floating wind power has the potential to help Britain speed toward a clean energy future. By pulling the right support levers, the UK government can take a leadership role and create a new, ‘blue economy’ at home that could be an example to the world, writes Chris McConvilleWind rechargenews.com 08 Mar 08:18 GMT
Texas market faces possible power price spikes this summer
DISPATCHES| A low capacity reserve level could result in more scarcity pricing that fossil generators badly want, but that wind could limit, writes Richard A. KesslerWind rechargenews.com 08 Mar 03:57 GMT
AEP slams 'anonymous' group opposed to 2GW Wind Catcher
American Electric Power unit SWEPCO questions motivation of 'undisclosed interests' working to scupper $4.5bn Oklahoma wind projectWind rechargenews.com 07 Mar 21:56 GMT
Acciona signs solar PPA with Chilean miner ENAMI
Deal will see Spanish group produce power for mining facilities from PV projects built by 2022Transition rechargenews.com 07 Mar 15:22 GMT
GE launches new Reservoir energy storage platform
The Reservoir line, launched as a 1.2MW/4MWh modular unit, will help GE's utility and power-generating customers integrate more renewablesTransition rechargenews.com 07 Mar 15:13 GMT
New blockbuster wind PPA as Alcoa Norway takes 330MW
Deal for entire 1.2TWh output of Oyfjellet wind farm is second huge swoop for wind power within months by Nordic aluminum sectorWind rechargenews.com 07 Mar 14:37 GMT
Indian wind prices tick up to $44/MWh in latest state auction
Maharashtra 500MW process marks first increase in pricing since Indian tendering began last yearWind rechargenews.com 07 Mar 13:36 GMT
Mexico’s ViveEnergia eyes virtual PPAs to aid 600MW wind-build
Joint venture says ultra-low tender prices make alternative agreements in non-regulated sector worth exploringWind rechargenews.com 07 Mar 11:22 GMT
'Offshore wind can bring revenue, jobs and clean power to Poland'
FACE TO FACE | Zbigniew Gryglas, chair of the Parliamentary Group for the Development of Offshore Wind in Poland, tells Bernd Radowitz why the renewable source can be a win-win for his countryWind rechargenews.com 07 Mar 08:15 GMT
Hunt Power commits to 1GW Southline project in US desert
The Southline link will relieve grid congestion and facilitate wind and other renewable energy project development in resource-rich Arizona and New MexicoWind rechargenews.com 06 Mar 21:50 GMT
ACORE names BlackRock's Giordano as board chairman
David Giordano heads BlackRock’s renewable power investments team for the Americas and the Asia-Pacific region.Wind rechargenews.com 06 Mar 18:04 GMT
Enel secures corporate offtaker for 300MW Kansas wind project
The $400m Diamond Vista project will sell one-third of its power to US manufacturer Kohler when EGP brings it on line later this yearWind rechargenews.com 06 Mar 16:41 GMT
Two more years of torrid wind growth in Texas ERCOT market
If all planned projects are built, state's main electric grid will add more than 8GW of power capacity through this decade.Wind rechargenews.com 06 Mar 15:57 GMT
Algonquin close to completing tie-up with Abengoa
The launch of a new JV with Spain's Abengoa will push the Canadian utilities group beyond the North American renewables market for the first timeTransition rechargenews.com 06 Mar 15:56 GMT
'France must avoid policy meddling to keep wind costs falling'
OPINION | The government should think carefully before it changes a dual system for onshore wind put in place less than a year ago, says Pierre-Albert LangloisWind rechargenews.com 06 Mar 15:50 GMT
Engie hunts equity partners for Mexican projects
EXCLUSIVE | French group looks for institutional or financial investors to join it as it advances Mexican tender portfolioTransition rechargenews.com 06 Mar 15:18 GMT
Vestas strengthens 2MW platform with V120-2.2 MW
Danish OEM says prototype of upgraded machine will be up and running in fourth quarterWind rechargenews.com 06 Mar 11:55 GMT
Poland's offshore sector poised to restart its stifled wind industry
IN DEPTH | Turbine distance rules have strangled Poland's once-thriving onshore sector, but plans for gigawatts of offshore wind could offset this loss, writes Bernd RadowitzWind rechargenews.com 06 Mar 10:30 GMT
Scottish & Southern makes new 220MW Orkney link case
TSO hands in ‘final needs case’ for phased renewables-powered underwater line project between island and UK gridWind rechargenews.com 06 Mar 09:53 GMT
Vattenfall joins Wpd and Caisse des Dépôts for Dunkirk bid
UPDATED | Trio will advance Eliade project in tender for up-to 750MW off French Atlantic coast in alliance that could become investment partnership, Vattenfall wind chief tells RechargeWind rechargenews.com 06 Mar 08:57 GMT
Pattern explores new growth avenues as its stock price languishes
US yieldco Pattern Energy is considering selling some operating projects to free up capital while it waits for a rebound in its share priceWind rechargenews.com 05 Mar 21:23 GMT
Statoil in breakthrough 1.2GW Polish offshore wind deal
Norwegian energy giant takes 50% stake in Polenergia’s early-stage Bałtyk Środkowy II and III projects in Baltic SeaWind rechargenews.com 05 Mar 19:08 GMT
Visa targets 100% renewable power supply by 2020
Payments group to seek clean power supplies for facilities as it joins trio of corporate renewable initiativesTransition rechargenews.com 05 Mar 16:05 GMT
Iberdrola Renewables vets launch US wind operator Skyline
Former Iberdrola Renewables CEO Martin Mugica will lead Ardian-backed Skyline, with an initial 3GW target in USWind rechargenews.com 05 Mar 15:46 GMT
Southern Power CEO Buzz Miller to retire
Retirement comes days after parent Southern Company signaled slowdown in growth at once fast-rising renewables unitWind rechargenews.com 05 Mar 14:58 GMT
'Drones, data and the cloud can help give renewables an edge'
OPINION | The global energy transition will be powered by wind and solar but the technologies surrounding the renewables build-out – from cloud-computing to cryptocurrencies – will be no less important, says Rebecca SykesCircuit rechargenews.com 05 Mar 14:03 GMT
TenneT names Accenture's Manon van Beek as new CEO
Dutch-German TSO hires replacement for long-serving chief executive KroonTransition rechargenews.com 05 Mar 10:10 GMT
Next-gen floating wind technology in UK-led project's sights
Carbon Trust-led studies will look at scaling up platforms for supersize turbines and new installation methodsWind rechargenews.com 05 Mar 09:41 GMT
Innogy finance chief seriously injured in acid attack
Police say motive unclear after two men attack Innogy CFO Bernhard GuntherMarkets rechargenews.com 05 Mar 09:25 GMT
Energy transition likely to speed up during Merkel’s fourth term
A renewal of the ‘grand coalition’ is possible after the SPD ‘Yes’ vote, but the next government must tackle grid bottlenecksWind rechargenews.com 04 Mar 10:35 GMT
Apex and Sioux to develop largest US tribal wind projects
IN DEPTH | The groundbreaking joint venture is taking bold steps to open commercial-scale development in Indian CountryWind rechargenews.com 02 Mar 21:08 GMT
Mexico plans measures to fast-track projects, says top official
Head of federal clean energy department tells Recharge improvements planned in permitting and rules of engagement with local communitiesWind rechargenews.com 02 Mar 15:00 GMT
Siemens Gamesa widens Shanghai Electric license to 8MW
The OEM had earlier told Recharge it was planning to negotiate an extension to include the 8MW modelWind rechargenews.com 02 Mar 14:07 GMT
EnBW buys manufacturer of SENEC storage systems
The brand is one of Europe’s leading electricity storage systems and also marketed in AustraliaTransition rechargenews.com 02 Mar 12:30 GMT
Policy negatives keep French onshore prices higher: WindEurope
Industry body welcomes reductions seen in first tender but points to factors propping up French onshore wind costsWind rechargenews.com 02 Mar 12:17 GMT
LM 88.4-metre proto-blade set for tests
Supersize unit, being developed under EU Demowind XL-Blade project, rigged up for trials at UK ORE Catapult facilityWind rechargenews.com 02 Mar 11:01 GMT
‘Norway can add industrial value to offshore wind’
OPINION | Norway's oil supply chain has had a fair-weather relationship with offshore wind so far, but the potential global market is now too big to ignore, writes Jon DugstadWind rechargenews.com 02 Mar 10:21 GMT
Transformer rig for 385MW Arkona array completed
STX France has built the rig for the joint E.ON/Statoil project that will be linked to shore by 50HertzWind rechargenews.com 02 Mar 09:34 GMT
Vattenfall in large-scale solar power generation push
Swedish energy group to invest $123m in large-scale PV generation and small-scale solar solutions over the next two yearsTransition rechargenews.com 02 Mar 09:18 GMT
BMI: ‘RE capacity in Sub Saharan Africa to boom next decade’
Forecast says the region will see an estimated 13GW installed capacity by 2027, with South Africa leading the wayWind rechargenews.com 02 Mar 08:47 GMT
First big US offshore projects could use Haliade-X, GE says
12MW turbine will be ready for projects entering operation in 2022, which 'lines up pretty well' with the US market, says GE offshore CEO John LavelleWind rechargenews.com 01 Mar 19:07 GMT
Brazil sets wind and solar cap prices for April tender
Aneel sets lowest cap prices seen so far but still above final levels achieved in Brazil last yearTransition rechargenews.com 01 Mar 17:24 GMT
Mexican renewables prices have bottomed out, experts predict
Industry insiders say they would not be surprised if prices rose modestly in Mexico's upcoming fourth clean-energy auctionWind rechargenews.com 01 Mar 16:45 GMT
‘We are committed to bottom-fixed, floating, onshore – all wind everywhere’
FACE TO FACE | GE Renewable Energy chief Jérôme Pécresse speaks exclusively with Darius Snieckus about how the 12MW Haliade-X is a 'decisive step' in improving the economics – and so the global market – for wind powerWind rechargenews.com 01 Mar 16:33 GMT
Haliade-X 'good for competition and LCoE drive': analysts
Industry commentators tell Recharge GE's move is a bold leap to gain a competitive edge as offshore wind grows in scale and global reachWind rechargenews.com 01 Mar 15:23 GMT
Spotlight falls on rival OEMs as GE breaks cover with 12MW giant
Industry awaits next move from competitors as 'zero-bid' developer welcomes leap to 12MW machine by GEWind rechargenews.com 01 Mar 15:02 GMT
Microsoft inks first solar PV deal in Asia
Global technology giant to purchase 100% of the renewable output from hundreds of rooftops in SingaporeTransition rechargenews.com 01 Mar 14:08 GMT
Oil & gas veteran MOL Group enters solar power sector
In line with its 2030 strategy, Hungarian player to build PV plants on three of its main industrial sites in home marketTransition rechargenews.com 01 Mar 12:07 GMT
Malaysia’s TNB enters UK onshore wind market
National electric utility buys GVO Wind and Bluemerang Capital in $234m dealWind rechargenews.com 01 Mar 11:47 GMT
GE unveils market-changing 12MW offshore wind turbine
IN DEPTH | Haliade-X design, first of which are slated to ship in 2021, promises to generate 45% more power than current best-in-class offshore machinesWind rechargenews.com 01 Mar 11:00 GMT
First French onshore wind tender comes in at €65.4/MWh
Broad welcome for 500MW debut award under competitive process but FEE warns of policy pitfalls aheadWind rechargenews.com 01 Mar 09:55 GMT
Subsea 7 to acquire German renewables contractor SOC
Oslo-listed oil and gas player to further expand into sector with the $170m deal, which includes two vesselsWind rechargenews.com 01 Mar 09:08 GMT
Clear path to tripling of Mexican wind by 2024: energy secretary
The Mexican government is more committed than ever to knocking down market barriers for wind, says energy secretary Pedro Joaquín ColdwellWind rechargenews.com 01 Mar 00:01 GMT
Surging offshore wind capex fuels diversification potential: study
Westwood expects more than $560bn-worth of offshore investment through to 2027 as sector installs over 15,000 turbinesWind rechargenews.com 28 Feb 13:17 GMT
Canada’s Boralex finances 112MW of French wind farms
Construction on each of the projects is either underway or beginning in the coming monthsWind rechargenews.com 28 Feb 12:56 GMT
ABB’s 24.5MW microgrid to support Jamaica’s transition to renewables
Swiss technology group to help reduce the island’s need for fossil fuels and lower its carbon footprintTransition rechargenews.com 28 Feb 12:30 GMT
Lindsay McQuade is new ScottishPower Renewables CEO
Former policy and innovation chief moves into top job as Keith Anderson takes beefed-up leading role at ScottishPowerTransition rechargenews.com 28 Feb 11:59 GMT
Broadwind tower business rebounding from weak Q4 2017
Company chief executive says project developers placing orders again with medium-term wind energy outlook strongWind rechargenews.com 28 Feb 11:37 GMT
Statkraft offshore exit to fund ambitions in other renewables
Norwegian group eyes an ‘even stronger role’ in the energy transition starting with the 1GW Fosen onshore wind project in NorwayWind rechargenews.com 28 Feb 11:24 GMT
‘As the wind industry grows, standardised training will play a greater strategic role’
OPINION | The wind industry is waking up to the HSE and cost benefits of standardised safety training, but has a long way to go to catch up with sectors such as oil and gas, says Jakob Lau HolstCircuit rechargenews.com 28 Feb 10:07 GMT
EDPR reports a boom in profit
Portuguese renewables giant sees ‘significant’ growth in revenues and investmentsWind rechargenews.com 28 Feb 09:33 GMT
SSE and Fluor boost Seagreen offshore wind plan to 1.5GW
Twin wind farms in Scotland's Firth of Forth zone now seen at 750MW as project regains momentum following legal fightWind rechargenews.com 28 Feb 08:59 GMT
Xcel hits milestone to advance $1.6bn wind expansion plan
Key customers support the company's proposal to add 1.23GW of wind capacity to its Texas-New Mexico electric gridWind rechargenews.com 27 Feb 23:25 GMT
Vestas deepens deal with blade inspector InspecTools
Tie-up to offer online access to inspection and analysis of blades as well as shared asset management systemWind rechargenews.com 27 Feb 17:41 GMT
Acciona on the hunt in ‘amazingly big’ US wind market
EXCLUSIVE | Spanish developer’s new North American CEO says the US, like other global markets, will learn to live without subsidiesWind rechargenews.com 27 Feb 14:42 GMT
Acciona sells its $1.3bn CSP assets in Spain to UK’s ContourGlobal
Spanish power company inks deal over five solar thermal plants with a combined capacity of 250MWWind rechargenews.com 27 Feb 14:32 GMT
Pattern Energy enters Asia with 206MW Japan acquisition
US-based yieldco makes first foray into Japanese market and operating solar with purchase of wind and PV portfolioTransition rechargenews.com 27 Feb 14:11 GMT
Maine wind industry sues governor over project permit ban
Maine Renewable Energy Association is asking a judge to nullify Paul LePage's executive order imposing the moratoriumWind rechargenews.com 27 Feb 13:59 GMT
European electricity and gas associations to address energy transition
Distribution system operators advocate for smarter and more flexible distribution networksTransition rechargenews.com 27 Feb 13:43 GMT
SSE and EDF lashed by UK regulator over offshore wind claim
Ofgem says generators shouldn't be looking for ways to add to consumer bills after appeal to Competition and Markets Authority is rejectedWind rechargenews.com 27 Feb 13:12 GMT
Renewables deals push power and utilities M&A to eight-year high: EY
Report shows last year saw a 57% rise in renewables deals to total $42.8bn globallyWind rechargenews.com 27 Feb 11:55 GMT
Swedish Energy Agency backs state-funded offshore links
Orsted welcomes developer-led option in government-commissioned study designed to spur offshore wind buildWind rechargenews.com 27 Feb 11:21 GMT
Nordex 2017 sales and Ebitda down amid project delays
But the German-Spanish OEM met its 2017 sales guidance that was lowered in NovemberWind rechargenews.com 27 Feb 09:07 GMT
Brookfield withdraws acquisition of Brazil’s Renova
Canadian player proposed instead to buy the 411MW Alto Sertão III wind complex and a 1.1GW projects pipelineWind rechargenews.com 26 Feb 21:10 GMT
EDPR secures 200MW Kansas wind PPA with Great Plains Energy
Due for completion in 2019, the Prairie Queen project is part of EDPR's 1.8GW planned US wind build-out for the PTC phase-down periodWind rechargenews.com 26 Feb 20:00 GMT
Siemens Gamesa takes global turbine top spot in 2017: BNEF
Vestas remained the world's top supplier of onshore turbines last year, according to Bloomberg New Energy FinanceWind rechargenews.com 26 Feb 19:45 GMT
ADB loan $235m to support renewables in Asean nations
The Asian Development Bank has inked a deal with Thailand’s B.Grim Power to develop projects in Asean countriesWind rechargenews.com 26 Feb 16:13 GMT
Berlin indirectly confirms talks over SGCC interest in 50Hertz stake
Energy ministry denies it is trying to influence an entry of a ‘foreign player’ in the German TSO, without naming SGCCWind rechargenews.com 26 Feb 14:36 GMT
AsiaPac set to ‘dominate’ global RE growth in coming decade: BMI
Forecast says shift away from feed-in-tariffs to competitive auctions in Europe will mean ‘slower growth’Wind rechargenews.com 26 Feb 14:12 GMT
Floaters, drones and power-kites soon the offshore wind ‘norm’: Catapult
UK offshore renewable energy technology body offers crystal-ball view of coming decadesWind rechargenews.com 26 Feb 14:02 GMT
Wood to lead JIP on subsea cables on-bottom stability
Industry players to develop a new set of guidelines for the submarine cables behaviour on the marine environment and rocky seabedTransition rechargenews.com 26 Feb 12:56 GMT
Innogy denies board interested in sale of the company
Spanish utility Iberdrola doesn’t comment on ‘market speculation’ on Innogy, Enel denies interestWind rechargenews.com 26 Feb 12:38 GMT
'Our vision is to help create a world that runs entirely on green energy'
Orsted Wind Power CEO Martin Neubert talks to Darius Snieckus in one of his first interviews in his new roleWind rechargenews.com 26 Feb 10:54 GMT
Jan de Nul installs Kriegers Flak gravity based foundations
The foundations will support the substations for the largest offshore wind project in the Baltic Sea to dateWind rechargenews.com 26 Feb 10:25 GMT
Merkel picks Altmaier as next economics and energy minister
Germany's new cabinet still depends on a Yes-vote for the coalition by members of the Social DemocratsWind rechargenews.com 26 Feb 09:48 GMT
Equis names CEO to steer IPP after world-record acquisition
Nitin Apte held roles at Materia, SABIC and GE before taking charge of 11GW Asian renewables groupTransition rechargenews.com 26 Feb 08:56 GMT
Innergex seeks compensation from Senvion in Québec
Canadian operator says 'post-commissioning' issues at 150MW Mesgi’g Ugju’s’n wind farm were a drag on its 2017 earningsWind rechargenews.com 23 Feb 17:24 GMT
TenneT mulls UK-Netherlands artificial islands before 2030
The islands to connect wind farms to both countries would precede plans for a later North Sea Wind Power Hub at Dogger BankWind rechargenews.com 23 Feb 16:18 GMT
German minister: more grids key for renewables expansion
Peter Altmaier tells renewables sector it should take as much interest in grid expansion as in additional wind and PV capacityTransition rechargenews.com 23 Feb 13:06 GMT
Training climbs the ranks as OEMs search out cost-cuts
Flagship GWO report points to fast-growing market for standardised safety and emergency coursesWind rechargenews.com 23 Feb 11:52 GMT
Turkish energy minister flags major offshore wind plans
Nation planning 'world's largest project' as part of measures to keep up momentum in renewables, says AlbayrakTransition rechargenews.com 23 Feb 10:34 GMT
Saft spearheads next-gen battery technology plan
Total-owned Li-ion specialist leading seven-year European alliance to industrialise GWh-scale energy storage systemsTransition rechargenews.com 22 Feb 21:00 GMT
Southern Co. signals pull-back in growth at Southern Power
The focus will shift to Southern's regulated utilities and away from IPP Southern Power, which has been one of the fastest growing US renewables investorsTransition rechargenews.com 22 Feb 17:03 GMT
Avaada Power signs 1.6GW Uttar Pradesh solar MoU
Developer says northern Indian state offers good solar resources and potential for almost 23GWTransition rechargenews.com 22 Feb 15:16 GMT
Iberdrola signals new focus on alliances with 'Partnering Green'
Spanish giant says joint venture arrangements could unlock lower cost of capital in some projectsWind rechargenews.com 22 Feb 14:29 GMT