GLG News by UK Wind Power Experts

John Vanden BoschePrincipal EngineerChinook Wind Consulting

Demand for Wind Energy Soaring as AREVA Counters for REpower

March 28, 2007

Analysis of:Areva counters Suzlon in bid for REpower | www.upi.com

AREVA’s counter bid against India-based Suzlon Energy, Ltd., for wind turbine maker REpower, may set off a bidding war that will echo beyond the acquisition of the small German company. Regardless of whether Suzlon counters, the rising price of the turbine manufacturer is a sign of wind energy’s rising demand and share of the energy market.

Lawrence NeumanPresidentEffi Solar Development Company

The Unexpected Supply of Silicon Photovoltaics

March 14, 2007

Analysis of:SolarWorld AG to Proceed with 500MW Wafer and Cell Plant in United States | www.solarbuzz.com

·Reports of the death of the silicon-based photovoltaic systems are greatly exaggerated.

·Despite the well-publicized shortage of solar grade silicon, many solar cell and module makers experienced significant growth in 2006.

·Wherever the supplies are coming from, the amounts are a surprise and assumptions regarding future production have to be reevaluated.

John Vanden BoschePrincipal EngineerChinook Wind Consulting

Rival Bids for REpower Could Signal Future Bidding Wars for Other Wind Turbine Manufacturers in a Market With Limited Acquisition Targets

February 26, 2007

Analysis of:Suzlon Counters Areva With EU1.02 Billion Repower Bid | www.bloomberg.com

The surprise $1.3 billion bid by Suzlon for Germany’s REpower could mean similar acquisition bids for small wind turbine manufacturers. The seemingly overpriced bid, which topped French nuclear power group Areva’s bid by 20 percent, could be a sign of things to come as major players strive to expand into and consolidate the wind turbine market.

Randall TinkermanStrategic Due DiligenceDeutsche WindGuard

Famed Bird Protection Group Endorses Windpower

December 15, 2006

Analysis of:Audubon Society Supports Windpower | www.renewableenergyaccess.com

The exceptionally strong endorsement for windpower by the conservative Audubon Society removes an important though specious argument against windpower.  The industry has been fighting false perceptions about the avian mortality issue for more than two decades.  With this support, the issue can now be laid to rest.

Randall TinkermanStrategic Due DiligenceDeutsche WindGuard

Analysts Misrepresent Renewables

December 14, 2006

Analysis of:The Myth Of Alternative Energy | www.countercurrents.org

The latest two analyses on windpower and renewables are factually wide of the mark, and should be discounted.  Major discrepancies between the "facts" quoted in these two analyses and reality on the ground show that the opposition to renewables is not based upon science, nor on true economics.

Randall TinkermanStrategic Due DiligenceDeutsche WindGuard

Windpower Tax Credit Extension

December 14, 2006

Analysis of:Key Tax Bill for Renewables Passed By Congress | www.renewableenergyaccess.com

The fatal period of boom and bust cycles for the renewable industries appear to be over with the extension of renewable credits.  There is now a stable base of project finance available until at least the end of 2008.

Randall TinkermanStrategic Due DiligenceDeutsche WindGuard

Major Study Positive for Offshore Wind Power

December 11, 2006

Analysis of:Denmark to Increase Wind Power to 50% by 2025, Mostly Offshore | www.renewableenergyaccess.com

The largest and most authoritative study of the environmental effects of offshore wind power has reached favorable conclusions regarding future development.  The report will be used by developers and governments in setting standards and obtaining planning approvals.

Randall TinkermanStrategic Due DiligenceDeutsche WindGuard

Windpower Consolidation is Ongoing and Heated

December 5, 2006

Analysis of:AMSC Buys Austrian Wind Turbine Manufacturer | www.renewableenergyaccess.com

The reported acquisition is quite minor, and doesn't signify any change in the industry which isn't already ongoing.

M & A activity is already at a high level, and increasing.

Randall TinkermanStrategic Due DiligenceDeutsche WindGuard

Important Step For Suzlon

December 1, 2006

Analysis of:Suzlon Announces Production of 1st Wind Turbine Blade in USA | www.renewableenergyaccess.com

Suzlon's commencement of rotor blade production in the US is not only a big step forward in its attack on the major manufacturers' market share in the US.  This is also evidence of what all manufacturers are likely to do when entering new markets.  Evaluation of the various manufacturers' capabilities must now include analyzing the delivery of key local components.

Randall TinkermanStrategic Due DiligenceDeutsche WindGuard

CO2 Report Boosts Windpower, Solar energy

November 1, 2006

Analysis of:British CO2 Report Supports Renewables Increase | news.independent.co.uk

The seriousness of the Stern Report's conclusions are the most damaging assessment yet of the economic cost of continuing to ignore the damages to society from burning fossil fuels.

"Radical measures" to respond to global warming are recommended by the report, and the government of the UK has asked German Chancellor Angela Merkel to make it the centerpiece of her EU presidency beginning in January.

Both the PM and the Chancellor accept that this means new green taxes.

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