13 May 2019 – Australia: First turbine completed at Tasmania’s Cattle Hill wind farm.
9 May 2019 – New Zealand:Tilt Renewables advances Waverley project, withholds dividend.
8 May 2019 – India: Piramal Group in talks with PTC India to buy 290-mw wind assets.
7 May 2019 – Australia: Wind curtailment falls to one per cent in South Australia.
Offshore Wind Will Need Bigger Boats. Much Bigger Boats
Only about a dozen ships in the world can install a wind turbine. A shortage is looming—and shipowners don’t know how big the next generation of vessels has to be….
IEA: Renewables Growth Is Stalling
Renewable energy deployment stalled out last year, raising alarm bells about the pace of the clean energy transition. In 2018, total deployment of renewable energy stood at about 180 gigawatts (GW), which was the same as the previous year. It was the first time since 2001 that capacity failed to increase year-on-year, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA)…
Siemens to Spin Off Gas and Power Division, Merge It With Wind Turbine Supplier SGRE
Siemens will spin off its struggling energy division and merge it with separately listed wind turbine supplier Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE), creating a new multi-technology global energy powerhouse…
Events
Wind Industry Network Gathering
Bangkok – 19 June 2019
As part of our member network events, we will be organizing a wind industry network gathering for our members in Bangkok on 19 June 2019.
7th Asia Offshore Wind Day
Taipei – 15 October 2019
As part of our them focused events, we will be organizing the 7th Asia Offshore Wind Day in Taipei on 15 October 2019. The day will include presentations, panel discussions and a cocktail reception at the end of the day.
Please contact us at info@asiawind.org for further information on our events and reports.