Global wind turbine orders fell in 2011, according to latest figures from analysts MAKE Consulting.
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Global wind turbine orders fell in 2011, according to latest figures from analysts MAKE Consulting.
Taqa, the Abu Dhabi national energy company, has set up a division to invest in renewables, and will take part in Morocco’s upcoming tenders for wind and solar.
Eleven turbines destined for Goldwind’s first Latin American wind farm are on a ship headed for Ecuador, with construction work due to start soon.
US based investment fund Dimensional Fund Advisor (DFA) – partly owned by former California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger – has bought a 3% stake in Spanish wind turbine manufacturer Gamesa.
Spanish renewables giant Acciona has started production at the 16MW El Chaparro wind farm in Guadalajara province, in the autonomous community of Castilla-La Mancha.
Japanese silicon group Sumco is withdrawing from the solar wafer business amid global oversupply and price declines.
China High Speed Transmission (CHST), China’s top wind turbine gearbox-maker, expects “a significant decrease” in profits for 2011 after customers delayed product deliveries and higher interest rates ate into earnings.
Update: The UK renewables sector lost a powerful advocate at the top of government after Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne resigned – and saw him replaced by an unknown quantity in the form of Ed Davey. Read more at www.greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com An article raises the issue of whether the Sierra Club’s support of natural gas as a “bridge fuel” was influenced by donations from the gas industry. Read more at www.greeninc.blogs.nytimes.com Researchers find that extreme cold induces acute stress in coral but that heat is ultimately more lethal. |
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