Siemens has received its first wind turbine order from Chile, for a total capacity of 115 MW, at the El Arrayán wind power project, l400 kilometers north of Santiago.

American gas utility Sempra Sempra Energy (NYSE: SRE) is to join forces with BP Wind Energy NYSE: BP to develop the Auwahi Wind farm in Hawaii, US as part of an ongoing strategic partnership in wind generation development.

Brazilian firm Wind Power Energia (WPE) has confirmed it has received the second and final part of a $150m loan from the Inter-American Development Bank.

A $5bn transmission line which is intended to send power from wind farms off the East Coast of the US has overcome a legislative obstacle, allowing the Google Inc-backed project to move to the next step in the approval process, officials said.

By the end of this year, the national wind energy association expects Mexico to be number 20 on the list of countries ranked in terms of wind power energy.

RWE has begun constructing its fourth wind farm in Poland.

Acciona Windpower, a subsidiary of Acciona, has signed a contract with CPLF Renovaveis for the supply, installation and maintenance of a 120 MW wind farm in Brazil.

US-based Invenergy LLC, a renewable-power developer, has completed three wind farms using General Electric Co. turbines in Poland, in conjunction with local company Enerco.

UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry yesterday granted consent for a controversial 76-turbine wind farm located between Neath and Aberdare in Wales, paving the way for the biggest such facility in the UK.

Pakistan and China are to sign agreements for two wind power projects.

The Maltese government is part of an international consortium that has recently submitted a proposal to the European Commission to be eligible for the funding of a €30m research project dealing with deep offshore wind farms under the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7).

S&C Electric Co., the Chicago-based Smart Grid specialist is capitalising on Europe’s drive to develop its wind energy resources.

Parque Eolico El Arrayan (PEEA) has commenced construction work at the new $245m 115MW El Arrayan wind project in Chile, Latin America.

Spanish wind power company Gamesa believes the US offshore wind power market is lagging behind the rest of the world.

Alstom are forecasting a gradual improvement in its operating margin and more than 5 per cent annual sales growth over the next three years as orders are expected to remain "sound".

Enel Green Power has signed a financing agreement with Danish government’s Export Credit Agency and Citigroup to secure €180m ($235m).

Spanish wind turbine maker Gamesa has inked a deal to supply wind turbines in Uruguay, representing a new market for the company in Latin America.

Germany’s transport minister Peter Ramsauer is advocating the (CSU) accelerated expansion of wind power on land, because of the delays in development of coastal wind energy.

Vestas has reported a punishing quarterly operating loss as revenue trickled in slowly and costs weighed, meaning a 10 per cent drop in share price.