Wind Turbine of the Year 2018 - 3MW+: Nordex N149
PARTNER CONTENT. Why did Nordex's N149 win Best Onshore Turbine 3MW+ category in the 2018 awards?
Gujarat details land allocation policy to aid stranded projects
Gujarat's authorities have produced a new land policy in order to ease the logjam that is delaying nearly 2GW of federally-auctioned wind capacity from being built.
Mexico cancels clean energy auction - updated
Mexico's grid operator and regulator Cenace (the National Energy Control Centre) has scrapped plans for the country's 5.9TWh clean energy tender.
Canada's 2018 installations below ten-year average
Six wind farms with a combined capacity of 566MW were commissioned in Canada last year -- a 62% increase year on year, but below the country's ten-year average.
Poland to soften setback restrictions - updated
The Polish government plans to amend a setback rule that has hindered onshore wind development and auction 2.5GW of capacity this year, its deputy energy minister said.
Wind PPAs at risk as PG&E bids to renegotiate contracts
Bankrupt US utility Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) is seeking to preserve the option of cancelling or renegotiating renewable energy contracts in a bid to cut costs, exposing a number of projects and developers.
France maps out wind development - updated
The French government's newly published energy plan (PPE) confirmed a strong trajectory for onshore wind in to the next decade, but brings little comfort to the offshore sector.
German installation slump prompts call for reform
The German wind energy association (BWE) has called for permitting processes to be streamlined, as annual onshore installations fell below already low expectations.
GE 'intensifies focus' on renewables
GE has moved its grids and renewable hybrids businesses from GE Power in to its GE Renewable Energy unit as the company "intensifies its focus on renewables", while reorganising its onshore wind set-up.
Six EU power trends from 2018
New wind installations in the European Union (EU) contributed to power sector carbon emissions across the bloc falling 5% last year. This is one of six key findings from a joint report by climate think tanks Sandbag and Agora Energiewende.