Western Wind in deal for 4GW CGEI wind pipeline

Western Wind Energy has an agreement to purchase a 4GW US project development pipeline from a unit of Champlin Windpower and Good Energies for $20m in stock.

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Malaysian developer invests $800m in Vietnam’s wind sector

Malaysian wind developer Timar Wind Solar Energy Group plans to invest $800m in the wind power sector of Vietnam’s central Ninh Thuan province.

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Sovello is latest German ‘Solar Valley’ star to hit hard times

Sovello – one of an array of PV start-ups affiliated with Q-Cells before the German giant stumbled onto hard times – has followed its former backer into bankruptcy after being unable to pay its debts.

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Crown Estate denies offshore leasing-round ‘rumours’

The Crown Estate has quashed speculation that it is carrying out a new licensing round for UK offshore wind farm demonstration sites.

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Gamesa enters deal for possible 150MW Michigan wind farm

Muskegon County in Michigan has signed a lease agreement with a subsidiary of Gamesa that gives it exclusive rights to explore development of up to a 150MW wind farm that would use the Spanish vendor’s turbines.

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eSolar partners Sanmina-SCI to cut manufacturing costs

Concentrating solar power (CSP) technology developer eSolar is partnering contract manufacturer Sanmina-SCI to improve the scalability and cost of its power plants.

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UK political veteran Hain quits to support massive tidal scheme

A controversial plan to build a massive tidal-energy project in the UK’s Severn Estuary gained a fresh head of steam after an influential Member of Parliament resigned from his front bench role within the opposition Labour Party to campaign for the scheme.

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Sauer buys fellow US small vertical-axis specialist Helix Wind

California-based start-up Sauer Energy says it has bought the assets of Helix Wind, an established manufacturer of small vertical-axis wind turbines for rooftop deployment.

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China starts vital UHV lines to carry wind power from its west

China has started work on two ultra-high voltage (UHV) power lines to carry electricity from the wind-rich western provinces to its central cities.

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AWEA’s flagship event set for WindMade status next month

This year’s Windpower 2012 conference and exhibition will be the first North American event to gain WindMade status.

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