Saudi Arabia is one of the richest countries in the world with its oil reserves. Declining oil prices and rising domestic energy demand though are forcing the kingdom to look for alternative sources. A new study certifies that the country has 'high wind potential' and an initial call for tenders is already underway.

So far, the Arabian Peninsula has been a white spot on the world's wind maps. One reason for this is that until recently Saudi Arabia was rather shielded from the rest of the world. On the other hand almost infinite oil reserves were considered to secure the energy supply far into the future.

However, there's been a new approach ...

WindEurope sees worrying trends in slowing wind energy growth

There was 3.3 GW of onshore wind, driven by Germany (1.6 GW), France (605 MW) and Denmark ...

MAKE’s forecast assumes that U.S. wind developers are set to take advantage of the final stretch of the PTC

US wind developers are set to take advantage of the final stretch of the production ...

Annual wind capacity of to 12.1GW possible

By 2022, annual wind power capacity in Asia Pacific excluding China (APeC) will reach a peak of 12.1GW. More than double the capacity added by the ...

Looking into the news columns can make you desperate at the moment. The tone in politics has become noticeably rougher with the great role model sitting at the top spot in the US. Though behaving like a bull in a china shop when it comes to climate change is quite common these days.

758 renewable energy projects in the Canadian province of Ontario are to be cancelled. The new provincial government is thus keeping one of its central election promises. These measures are supposedly intended to reduce the costs of electricity and ...

In North Queensland, Australia, an innovative energy park is currently being built, consisting of a wind farm and a solar park as well as storage facilities.

There's not much going on in Prairie, Queensland. Life in the small village with its almost 100 inhabitants is quiet and tranquil. No wonder, with the provincial capital of Queensland, Brisbane, in a distance of more than 1,500 kilometres. Even Townshill, the cultural centre of northern Queensland, is over 300 kilometres away.

Besides a motel and a cafe ...

Therefor, AWEA hires Jennifer Jenkins to launch national distributed wind program

AWEA, already the national trade association for utility-scale wind power, now adds distributed wind to its portfolio. In contrast with ...

PNE acquires the remaining 10.9% in WKN AG and is now now sole owner of the company

The internationally operating project developer PNE AG has increased its stake in the subsidiary WKN AG, based in Husum, from 89.1% to 100% as ...

ACCIONA plans to cut its emissions by 16 % by 2030

ACCIONA has established science-based emission reduction targets, specifically a 16 % reduction in greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions by 2030 from a 2017 baseline; these ...

Prysmian Group today announced the rollout of two enhancements to its line of FlexRibbon™ products.

Prysmian Group today announced the rollout of two enhancements to its line ...

Orders for Renewables were down.

GE Chairman and CEO John Flannery said, “With our strategic review now complete, GE is moving forward to implement the strategy and structure we laid out in June. Our focus is on ...

The Nordex Group received another order from Ireland, bringing the total volume awarded in that country to the significant one gigawatt mark.

Although Ireland is one of the smaller markets in the wind industry, it allows ...

Czech Energy Supplier CEZ handed the order to wpd windmanager

About one year after the purchase the largest utility in the Czech Republic commissions wpd windmanager GmbH & ...

Turnkey delivery of 31.85 MW by the PNE Group to investor John Laing

On schedule, the Husum-based WKN Group has handed over the now operational French wind farms Sommette and Saint Martin, which WKN was responsible for ...

Sabowind has installed another wind turbine in the German federal state of Saxony

On 2^nd July 2018 Sabowind as general contractor started with the construction works for a turbine of the type Vestas ...

Vestas expands partnership with gearbox provider ZF

By expanding the partnership with ZF, Vestas will offer customers solutions that can lower repair costs, decrease downtime, and limit additional future repairs. Leveraging the ...