http://www.rechargenews.com/ www.rechargenews.com http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1327017.ece “Methil, no moarrr,” snarled enduringly popular local band The Proclaimers some 25 years ago, during their famous roll call of Scottish industrial sites blighted by Thatcherism. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1327017.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 15:06:01 +0000 wind europe_africa-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/americas/article1327022.ece A rotor blade has broken from a Siemens wind turbine at the 265MW Ocotillo plant in southern California, prompting the German manufacturer to curtail hundreds of turbines using the same blade type globally. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/americas/article1327022.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 14:49:32 +0000 wind americas-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1327014.ece Lewis Wind Power has submitted a grid application for its planned 130MW Stornoway wind farm, adding further fuel to the debate over the advantages and disadvantages of siting renewables projects on remote Scottish islands. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1327014.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 13:48:22 +0000 wind europe_africa-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/asia_australia/article1327008.ece Japan must urgently tackle key cost and policy barriers to renewables development, claims a leading industry figure in the Asian nation. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/solar/asia_australia/article1327008.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 12:58:31 +0000 solar asia_australia-solar http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1326999.ece The EU is wasting large amounts of money by increasing its fossil fuel bill instead of supporting renewable energy, and thereby destroying its competitiveness, the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) said ahead of a summit of European leaders next Wednesday. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1326999.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 12:05:12 +0000 wind europe_africa-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1326995.ece Globeleq has commissioned its 44MW Eolo wind farm in Nicaragua, building on its position as one of the world’s most important emerging-markets renewables developers. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1326995.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 11:50:22 +0000 wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/americas/article1326993.ece Gamesa confirmed that it has become the second foreign turbine-manufacturer to comply with Brazil’s latest local-content rules – as exclusively revealed by Recharge earlier this week. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/americas/article1326993.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 11:00:03 +0000 wind americas-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1326988.ece French group EDF has commissioned the 144MW Fallago Rig onshore wind farm in Scotland. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1326988.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 10:26:13 +0000 wind europe_africa-wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1326983.ece The first turbine has been installed at the Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, marking a milestone for one of the UK’s flagship renewable energy projects. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/article1326983.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 09:54:30 +0000 wind http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1326977.ece Utility SSE has agreed to buy the 99MW pre-construction Dunmaglass onshore wind farm in northern Scotland from the developer RES, giving an expected completion date of early 2016. andrew.lee@rechargenews.com (Andrew Lee) http://www.rechargenews.com/wind/europe_africa/article1326977.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 09:14:30 +0000 wind europe_africa-wind