The Indian government’s drive to increase renewables capacity will see the country’s installed capacity more than double by 2028, researchers Fitch Solutions forecast. Meanwhile, Denmark’s move to an auction system and government plans for offshore capacity additions...

Turns out the best place to install a small turbine in the U.S. isn’t the Plains, where winds blow the strongest, but the Northeast where the incentives are better. The Northeast is home to the most capacity of net-metered wind power -- the small-scale,...

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy signed a contract to supply and commission 43 SG 4.5-145 wind turbines, with flexible rating up to 4.8 MW, for a wind project in Canada with an undisclosed customer. The order is for a nominal capacity of 194 MW. The SG 4.5-145 will be...

Last week, LM Wind Power said it had successfully manufactured the world’s first wind turbine blade to surpass 100 meters in length. The 107-meter blade completed the molding process at LM’s factory in Cherbourg, France and will now proceed with post-molding finishing...

A ceiling price of €64.72/MWh has been set in Greece's first head-to-head renewable technology tender to procure 600MW of new capacity. Energy regulator RAE will hold Greece's first combined wind and solar PV tender on 15 April. The call comes after nine wind...

Nordex has entered the 5MW class with a new turbine, the third model in its Delta4000 platform. The N149/5.X can achieve a power output of 5.5MW while operating at a low sound power level, or in higher power modes where sound restrictions are not in place. It uses the...

Vestas has installed the first V150-4.2MW turbine at its test site in Østerild, Denmark, the manufacturer has confirmed. The turbine produced its first kW of energy on 14 January, Vestas stated. It launched the low-wind V150-4.2MW alongside two other 4.2MW models in...

A ceiling price of €64.72/MWh has been set in Greece's first head-to-head renewable technology tender to procure 600MW of new capacity. Energy regulator RAE will hold Greece's first combined wind and solar PV tender on 15 April. The call comes after nine wind...

Vestas has introduced a new model to its 4MW platform designed to withstand extreme weather events including high wind speeds and turbulence in lightning storms. The V136-4.2MW "Extreme Climate" turbine comes with reinforced blades and a strengthened hub. It is...

Danish manufacturer Vestas said it would be "open to additional bolt-on opportunities to accelerate our growth strategy", following reports in the Indian media it is in negotiations to acquire a controlling stake in wind turbine supplier Suzlon. Indian business news...