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MADRID, Madrid June 8 (Reuters) – Spanish wind energy developers, faced with a possible reduction in subsidies which would spark a sector-wide cost-cutting battle, called on turbine makers to cut their prices

The world’s first water-based, electricity-generating wind turbine is set to be installed off the coast of Norway this coming weekend

BILBAO, Spain (Reuters) – Spanish renewable energy company Acciona Energia on Tuesday estimated factory gate costs for wind turbines will fall by 20 percent in three years, a factor the wind power industry says is crucial to their future

To date, most offshore wind farms proposed in the United States have been in the Northeast

More than 10,000 new engineering and construction jobs will have to be created if Ireland is to meet its ambitious renewable energy targets, a new report has concluded

A commitment signed by federal and state authorities in Brazil Thursday was described by the energy minister as a “historic step” towards promoting wind power

The variability of renewable energy sources such as wind, often cited as the sector’s Achilles’ heel, does not have to be a problem, according to a new report from the National Grid

The sky might literally be the limit for wind power — rotors spinning miles high could help supply electricity worldwide

Everywhere you turn there is talk of a shift to renewable energy, of building wind farms and solar plants, of making buildings more efficient, of developing biofuels. And of billions in federal funding to help make it all happen

UK Energy Minister Lord Hunt yesterday announced an extra 25 GW of offshore wind energy around the UK in addition to the 8 GW already built or planned