By 2030 the world’s primary energy consumption is expected to grow by 40%. The global population will rise from 7 billion people now to over 8 billion people in 20 years. More than half of the growth in fossil fuel consumpti...  more

Siemens has received an order for a total of 50 wind turbines with a combined capacity of 115 megawatts (MW) for the El Arrayán wind power plant in Chile. This wind project will be developed as a joint venture between Patte...  more

The European wind power industry’s contribution to EU economic growth will increase almost threefold over the decade by 2020. More than half a million people will be working for the wind power industry in Europe by 2020. The...  more

Iberdrola Renewables announced a 20-year contract to sell 100 MW from its Manzana Wind Power Project, a wind farm currently under construction near Rosamond, Calif., in the wind-rich Techachapi region, to San Diego Gas & Elect...  more

China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited (NYSE: MY) ("Ming Yang" or the "Company"), a leading wind turbine manufacturer in China, announced that it has successfully hosted its 2012 Ming Yang Wind Power Strategi...  more

ABB, the power and automation technology group, has won an order worth over $50 million from Electric Transmission Texas LLC (ETT), to provide electrical equipment that will improve reliability, strengthen the existing transmissio...  more

Toshiba Corporation (TOKYO: 6502) announced its participation in a consortium that proposes to construct and operate Japan's largest mega solar photovoltaic plant. The seven-company consortium, headed by Mitsui Chemicals Inc...  more

Pattern Energy Group LP (Pattern) announced that it has partnered with Samsung Renewable Energy to acquire wind power projects in Ontario from ACCIONA and Boralex. These projects will be combined with Pattern and Samsung's l...  more

Elecnor, through its subsidiary Enerfin, has secured an additional 28 MW of wind power in Brazil, where it already develops and operates 300 MW. The multinational will now operate a total of 328 MW, staking its place among Brazi...  more

enXco, an EDF Energies Nouvelles Company (PARIS: EEN) announced it has entered into a  Power Purchase Agreement with Pacific Gas and Electric Company (NYSE: PCG) for a 100 megawatt wind facility to be built in Solano County...  more