Wind

China readies for public bidding on offshore wind projects
June 24, 2011
China's National Energy Bureau (NEB) will launch preparation work for the second public bidding on offshore wind power concession projects in the second half year of 2011 and is scheduled to complete the bidding in the first half of 2012.
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India’s Caparo Energy raises $78.5m, wants more
June 22, 2011
Independent India-based wind energy project developer, Caparo Energy, will look to raise a further USD33.5m in financing, after closing USD78.5m to expand its portfolio, according to NewNet
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China's Guodian seeks opportunities in US renewables
June 21, 2011
Wells Fargo and Guodian United Power Technology has announced a strategic co-operation agreement to explore opportunities in the wind industry in the US.
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China US finger
Sino-US wind subsidy agreement gets off to a rocky start
Gerry O'Kane
June 19, 2011
It has only taken a week for a Chinese enterprise and government body to breach the new Sino-US agreement to stop subsidies to China's wind power firms.
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China Wind Systems becomes Cleantech Solutions
June 19, 2011
Nasdaq-listed China Wind Systems has changed its name to Cleantech Solutions International. The company manufactures metal components and assemblies, primarily used in the wind power, solar and other clean technology industries.
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Philippines sunshine
Philippine senator advises caution on solar energy pursuit
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
June 16, 2011
Philippine Senator Sergio R Osmeña III, is questioning the government's moves towards backing solar energy, and instead suggests more efforts should be put towards other forms of renewables such as biomass and hydro.
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Vestas consolidate Singapore presence
June 16, 2011
Vestas Wind Systems has opened a Singapore office in what it describes as a move to consolidate its operations in the city state under one roof. Vestas Singapore will house over 200 staff members, including 120 engineers, currently employed by Vestas' various business units in Singapore. Singapore will now serve as Vestas regional headquarters for Sales and Operations, R&D, Group IT and Spare Parts and Repair.
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Asia's first third-party test centre for wind technology
June 15, 2011
Asia's first third-party wind energy technology center started operations Monday in north China's port city of Tianjin, specializing in testing turbine blades.
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South Korea's flag goes green
Big, expensive, green plans for South Korea
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
June 12, 2011
  South Korea's Ministry of Knowledge Economy has announced a 20-year green energy roadmap aimed at growing the country's share of the global clean energy technology market to 18 percent.
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US China green sector subsidy dispute
US could have more puff at WTO after China wind turbine deal
Gerry O'Kane
June 10, 2011
The US Trade Department has said that China has conceded in green-tech dispute and agreed to halt subsidies to wind power manufacturers that violate World Trade Organization (WTO) rules.
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A$60m deal to get Canberra on the road with clean energy
June 08, 2011
Better Place has signed a landmark deal with Australian utility ActewAGL for the supply of renewable energy to Better Place's electric car charging network in Canberra for the next ten years.
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Guangdong seeks green collaboration with Maharatra
June 08, 2011
The most economically advanced regions of China and India - Guangdong Province and Maharatra State - should co-operate on green initiatives according to a senior development official from the Chinese province.
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Sinovel SL6000
Nationalistic hubris in evidence as Sinovel rolls out 6MW turbine
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
June 03, 2011
Chinese turbine maker Sinovel Wind Group has completed prototype production of a new 6MW model that it proudly claims matches world's most powerful class of turbine. Unfortunately for Sinovel's overeager publicists, German market leader Enercon has had a 7.5MW turbine up and running since January.
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Xinjiang wind farm
New data underlines success of China's wind power industry
CleanBiz.Asia Staff
May 30, 2011
China's wind power output rose more than 60 percent to 18.8 billion kilowatt-hours in the first quarter of 2011, growing 30 percent to 50 percent faster than the output of thermal power, hydropower and nuclear power in the same period, according to information from the National Energy Administration.
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Capture the wind
Love wind, fear wind: China's wind power growth pains
May 29, 2011
In a vast prairie to the north of Hohhot, the capital city of north China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, hundreds of wind turbines stand like a vast, unbroken forest.
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Daewoo subsidiary wins Canadian wind project
May 26, 2011
A wholly-owned subsidiary of Korean firm, Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, DeWind, has been awarded the contract to supply five wind turbines to the 10 MW Wind Energy Institute of Canada (WEICan) research site on Prince Edward Island.
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Chongqing focus for USD3 billion energy plan
May 24, 2011
Power giant China Guodian plans to invest 20 billion yuan (USD3 billion) developing energy programmes in the south west Chongqing Municipality.
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Nordex wins Chinese turbine order
May 24, 2011
European wind turbine manufacturer Nordex has bolstered its entry into the Chinese markets with a new order from Ningxia Electric Power.
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Top Chinese turbine maker nails deals in US, Finland
May 24, 2011
Xinjiang Goldwind Science and Technology Co. Ltd., a leading Chinese wind turbine maker, announced in Beijing Tuesday that it had signed deals with four large international component suppliers, including three in the United States.
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Huaneng Renewables restarts HK listing
May 19, 2011
Chinese wind farm operator Huaneng Renewables has revived plans to go public in Hong Kong, six months after cancelling an earlier effort to list, according to the Financial Times.
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