Tag: wind power
Wind Power Poised for Record Year, Despite Initial Tax Law Concerns
The number of contracts signed for wind power projects hit a record of 3,500 MW in Q1 2018, according to the [...]
Global Wind Power Capacity Grows by 52.6 GW
The Global Wind Energy Council released its annual market statistics last week in Brussels. The 2017 market remained above 50 GW, [...]
Alberta, Canada Leads the Pack With Cheap Wind Power; More to Come
When the winning bids for Alberta’s renewable power auction were announced in December, jaws dropped. The winning projects were approved [...]
Orleans, NY Adopts New Wind Law
The Orleans Town Council has adopted a new wind law after more than a year of determining new regulations [...]
Brazil to Dominate Latin America’s Wind Power Market in 2018
Latin American wind has grown swiftly in recent years to almost 20 GW by August 2017, with 80 percent [...]
Republican Tax Bill Hits Wind Power, Solar Largely Unscathed
A Republican tax bill unveiled on Thursday included cuts to renewable energy tax credits considered critical to enabling wind [...]
GWEC Annual Wind Power Update, Short Term Forecast More than 800 GW Globally by 2021
We have just released our Global Wind Report — Annual Market Update at Windergy in Delhi, detailing how in 2016, more [...]
Idling Wind Power Facilities: A Serious Issue Facing China’s Wind Sector
The average curtailment rate among wind power facilities across China remains a serious issue, at 17 percent, while full-year [...]
Wind Power Grows While U.S. Electricity Prices Drop
Last month former Texas Governor and new Energy Secretary Rick Perry tasked his staff with looking at America’s power [...]
How the US Wind Sector Is Building Momentum, Driving Economic Benefits
Strong growth in U.S. wind energy after a two-year slowdown Winds of change are blowing across the nation. After [...]