Abstract
CHALLENGES AND COSTS (Page 2)
- A big ask in the age of austerity
- Global industry breaks the 5GW barrier
- Industrialisation answer to the costs conundrum
- Demo sites for new technology in short supply
UK AND IRELAND (Page 5)
- Careful drivers steering Round 3 into slow lane
- EMR adds extra wrinkle to the search for finance
- Quick thinking keeps construction on track
- Builders add megawatts and experience in 2012
- Developers fear bill for shared grid
- Road opens for a cavalcade of Scottish farms
- Bell rings for new territorial round
- A tale of two markets in Ireland
CONTINENTAL EUROPE (Page 17)
- German uncertainty spooks investment
- Blame game for grid chaos
- Rich French subsidy comes with risks
- InControl lives up to its name off Belgium
- Giant strides at Thorntonbank 2
- Financing slog to concertina Netherlands build
SCANDINAVIA (Page 30)
- Danes dragging their feet near and far
- Dong delivers the goods at 400MW Anholt
- Eon puts Sweden back in the game
- Technology keeps Norwegian hopes afloat
- Project trial run to fill in picture for Finns
AMERICAS AND ASIA (Page 38)
- Tipping point within reach for US players
- Brazil mega-farm navigates bureaucratic jungle
- Political class across Canada turns a blind eye
- Hong Kong awaits starting orders
- Post-Fukushima Japan joins new wave in Asia
- Samsung brings scale to South Korea hot-spot
FLEET UPGRADES (Page 43)
- Bigger, better installation fleet sails into view
- New vessels pack a punch