Study Group: UK Wind Power Experts

Council Members in this Study Group: 22

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John Vanden Bosche

Principal Engineer
Chinook Wind Consulting

John Vanden Bosche is a Principal Engineer at Chinook Wind Consulting, a firm providing energy consulting services. Mr. Vanden Bosche has over19 years of experience in the wind industry with involvement in a broad range of projects. He has worked on basic...

Marco Ghirardello

Chief Executive Officer and Owner
Solar Advise - Solartechno

Marco Ghirardello is the Chief Executive Officer and Owner of Solar Advise - Solartechno. Mr. Ghirardello has experience in sales and turnkey installation of solar systems in Italy, Germany, and Spain. He also has experience in evaluating and preparing...

Randall Tinkerman

Chief Consultant, Founder
Wind Power Management

Randall Tinkerman is a Manager Due Diligence at Deutsche WindGuard, a consulting firm in wind power industry, where he works in an independent position and provides strategic due diligence advice to the company. Mr. Tinkerman is also the Founder and Chief...

Lawrence Neuman

President
CHINA POWER DEVELOPMENT CORP.

Lawrence Neuman, PhD, is actively engaged in wind and solar project development and financing in the United States and China and has over 25 years of experience in international renewable energy. Dr. Neuman is the President of Solar Bridge, where he is...

Thomas Ackermann

Chief Executive Officer
Energynautics

Thomas Ackermann, PhD, is the Chief Executive Officer of Energynautics; specializing in distributed power generation in wind power and electricity market deregulation. Dr. Ackermann has experience in providing energy consultancy services in Germany, Sweden,...

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Strategic Windpower M&A Wide Open

April 21, 2009

Analysis by:Randall Tinkerman, Chief Consultant, Founder,

Analysis of:EDF wind arm sees M&A bonanza in crisis | www.reuters.com

The financial crisis has indeed dampened windpower project finance for the short-term. Such a situation precipitates strategic opportunities for well-placed players. This public statement by one of the largest global developers is evidence that the sector may open up with a bang in the near-term.

UN Clean Development Mechanism isn't perfect, but it works

May 27, 2008

Analysis by:Francisco Ascui, Lecturer ,

Analysis of:Billions wasted on UN climate programme | www.guardian.co.uk

Recent reports provide fuel for the claim that billions of dollars spent subsidising projects to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in developing countries are being 'wasted', because projects would have gone ahead anyway. The underlying facts are essentially correct, but readers should beware drawing hasty conclusions. There are good reasons why some existing projects and projects which are implemented under national emission reduction policies should still get carbon credits.

Perhaps the Author Needs to Research Before Commenting

February 29, 2008

Analysis by:Randall Tinkerman, Chief Consultant, Founder,

Analysis of:Loss of wind causes Texas power grid emergency | www.reuters.com

The main component of the Texas problem was the inability of conventional generation to deliver when the wind fell off. Predictions of future windpower are becoming highly reliable, even up to 30 hours. The Texas drop off was as predicted, but backup plants failed. Further, the entire US grid has reliability problems completely unrelated to windpower.

What are the implications of the defeat of key renewable energy provisions of the new Energy Bill?

January 2, 2008

Analysis by:Lawrence Neuman, President,

Analysis of:Industry Flexes Muscle, Weaker Energy Bill Passes | www.nytimes.com

The US renewable energy industry suffered a body blow on December 14 when the U.S. Senate passed an eviscerated bill after it was stripped of the investment tax credits, production tax credits and a national renewable electricity standard (RES). The irony was this occurred just as the United Nations Conference on Global Warming was wrapping up, a final agreement on long-term measures to mitigate climate change. The American public continues to express broad support for renewable energy and the key will be what Congress does in 2008 - the key will be the impact this issue has on politicians up for reelection and on the Presidential debate.

EDP’s acquisition of Horizon heats up wind energy’s M&A arena

April 2, 2007

Analysis by:John Vanden Bosche, Principal Engineer,

Analysis of:Portugal's EDP to buy U.S. Horizon Wind Energy | today.reuters.com

With the global trend towards renewable energy, mergers and acquisitions have been significant in the wind turbine manufacturer arena, with the recent example the bidding war between AREVA and Suzlon Energy for REpower. But the M&A arena in wind energy is now extending beyond turbine manufacturers to project developers, as Energias de Portugal’s (EDP) acquisition of Horizon Energy demonstrates.

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