Samsung Heavy Industries announced on the 25th that it had successfully built Pacific Orca, the world's largest wind farm installation vessel (WIV), and delivered it to SPO (Swire Pacific Offshore), a Singapore-based shipper. The wind farm installation vessel is a new special vessel for which demand is expected to grow...

Albuquerque-based Sandia National Laboratories is conducting comprehensive research into the viability of vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) for offshore use. The design, previously considered impractical for large-scale applications, has the potential to transform offshore wind technology, making it a more economically viable energy source. The research is being conducted under...

In Jan 2012, REpower Systems SE bought the remaining 49% stake in the wind turbine blade manufacturer PowerBlades GmbH from SGL Rotec GmbH & Co. KG. REpower has held 51% of the wind turbine blade manufacturer since it was established in 2007, while SGL Rotec had 49% of the shares....

Solar and wind might be going through tough times right now, but they seem to be having exceptional potential in the long term (at least for Australia restless leg syndrome). According to a new report from the Australian Energy Technology Assessment, WIND and solar photovoltaic will be cheaper than coal-fired...

Offshore wind power is expanding rapidly in the UK. Britain’s first offshore wind farm, near Blyth in Northumberland, opened in 2000, and since then another 14 farms (about 570 turbines and counting) have been built around the country, including three others in the Thames Estuary between the Kent and Essex...

In January 2012, the annual World Future Energy Summit (WFES) gathered in Abu Dhabi for the fifth time key political, business, academic and industry players from different parts of the world committed to satisfy our growing need for sustainable energy. As this year's summit program is focusing on Powering Sustainable...

All right, a slightly old news, but thought it could be interesting to many of those keen on knowing the types of opportunities companies from the traditional sectors will gain from renewable energy. Tata Steel has secured a major contract from Siemens Wind Power to supply 25,000 metric tons of...

Photo and article credit: Revmodo Designers from McCamley UK  have released a prototype of a new wind turbine designed for the small spaces and changing wind speeds of cities. The cool-looking vertical axis wind turbine turbine can be built in sizes ranging from a tiny 1 kW model to a...

Wind energy associations in India have appealed for investor friendly policies to accelerate wind energy development in the country. Against the backdrop of the recent power outages in the northern and eastern grids in India and which affected over 600 million lives, the Indian Wind Turbine Manufacturers Association (IWTMA), the...

Not sure if the Republicans are perennially against renewable energy, but Mitt Romney for sure is not going to provide lavish incentives to the wind power industry, that much appears to be for sure. He has publicly said that he would do away with the wind subsidies. Add to this...