The first of 160 turbines at the Gwynt y Môr wind farm in the UK has been successfully installed.

A new inquiry investigating the role of renewable power generation in the UK’s future energy mix has been launched.

A long-standing dispute between the developer of a UK offshore wind farm and one of the engineering companies involved has been resolved.

Key players in the renewables industry joined UK government representatives yesterday for the inaugural meeting of a body focusing on wind energy.

Austria’s Verbund Hydro Power has placed an order with Alstom for the renovation of two generators in the Kaprun Hauptstufe hydropower plant near Salzburg.

Uruguay has made it clear it wishes to diversify its generation mix. To this end the government will be promoting the installation of 200 MW solar photovoltaics (PV).

Peru's Ministry of Energy and Mines has authorised Hot Rock Peru Limited to proceed with the second phase of its exploration of geothermal resources in the country.

International private equity firm Denham Capital is investing $75m in a 1 GW portfolio of wind farms in Australia.

More than 20 GW of gas and coal power stations are currently being built in Western Europe, a new report shows.

Norway’s SN Power has sold its stake in the Totoral wind farm to Latin American Power (LAP) of Brazil.-, located in the North of Chile.

The largest solar farm in the UK has been connected and commissioned on a former World War II airfield.

The majority of Latin American countries are undertaking an important restructuring of their energy systems, increasing the contribution of new renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. However, the region’s traditional renewable energy source, hydroelectric power is still extremely important.

Brazilian energy giant Petrobras and solar installer SunEdison have signed an agreement to build a 1,1 MW solar photovoltaic (PV) plant.

Norwegian solar company REC has opened an office in Bangkok to tap into Thailand’s renewable energy market.

Japanese car maker Honda is to build a $49m wind farm in Brazil to power one of its manufacturing plants.

Enel Green Power, a subsidiary of the Italian utility Enel, has been awarded the construction contract for a 130 MW wind farm in Chile.

A cornerstone of the UK decarbonising its power sector is to switch from coal to biomass or gas and build a wave of new nuclear and renewable power infrastructure in the 2020s, according to a report out today.

Latin American nations are all ramping up their energy systems, with clean, green energy taking centre stage.

Brazil’s state utility Companhia Hidro Eletrica do Sao Francisco (Chesf) and Brennand Energia confirmed the jointly-owned Sento Se wind park has come on line.