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Wind farm shut down again after blade breaks off Siemens Gamesa 4.X turbine

A wind farm in Norway has been shut down after a blade broke off a Siemens Gamesa 4.X turbine at the...

‘Global wind resources stable and predictable’ – study

Wind resources are stable and predictable at a global level – but less so at a local level – accordi...

Russian drone attack shuts down Ukrainian wind farm

A wind farm in southern Ukraine has been shut down after Russian drone attacks on energy infrastruct...

Researchers develop turbine control systems for improved grid stability

Researchers from the UK’s University of Birmingham have developed two new control systems for wind t...

Engie takes big hit on Nordex turbines at US wind farm

French utility Engie took a €714 million ($772 million) hit on US renewable energy assets last year,...

Monopile foundations to be removed from long-delayed Taiwanese offshore wind farm

A specialist vessel will be deployed to remove two monopile foundations at the long-delayed Yunlin w...

UK energy regulator Ofgem probes claim wind farm operators 'overestimated' output

UK energy regulator Ofgem is investigating allegations that major wind farm owner-operators – includ...

Ocean Winds trials AI technology at floating pilot to boost offshore wind safety

Ocean Winds has installed artificial intelligence (AI) software at a flagship floating wind pilot pr...

Floating wind will continue to be risky to insure without standardisation

Floating offshore wind offers fantastic advantages such as increased possibilities to access deep-wa...

Video: Probe launched after Nordex wind turbine collapses in southern Chile

Authorities are investigating why a Nordex turbine collapsed at a Mainstream Renewable Power wind fa...

Siemens Energy 'fired engineers behind faulty onshore wind turbines' – chair

Siemens Energy CEO Christian Bruch has dismissed engineers behind Siemens Gamesa’s faulty 4.X and 5....

World’s first floating offshore wind farm to be shut down for ‘heavy maintenance’

Norwegian energy major Equinor will tow the five Siemens Gamesa turbines at the world’s first floati...

Can blade recycling unlock sustainable wind energy?

As wind power’s contribution to the global energy transition grows, insiders are looking to improve ...

Russian drone attack ‘destroys GE wind turbine’ in Ukraine

A Russian drone destroyed a GE wind turbine at a wind farm in Ukraine during a “recent attack”, acco...

Vestas blade snaps at RWE offshore wind farm in UK North Sea

A 20-metre section of a blade has broken off a Vestas turbine at an RWE wind farm in the UK North Se...

Siemens Gamesa paid £2 million to engineer after arm ‘guillotined’ by offshore wind turbine

Siemens Gamesa has paid £2 million (€2.3 million) to an engineer who lost his arm while checking one...

Sweden: Almost 700MW of new onshore wind comes online

Recent weeks have seen significant capacity additions in Sweden, with Windpower Intelligence identif...

Windpower Monthly launches state-of-the-industry survey

Windpower Monthly has launched its annual ‘state-of-the-industry’ survey....

Engineer sues Siemens Gamesa after arm 'guillotined' in offshore wind accident

The High Court in London ruled that Siemens Gamesa’s breaches of duty led to an engineer losing his ...

Official documents reveal vulnerability of Danish energy island to sabotage

The vulnerability of Denmark’s proposed offshore energy infrastructure to sabotage has been revealed...