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China’s thirst for power boosts Wood Mackenzie’s 2030 wind forecast

In its latest report, Wood Mackenzie expects global wind capacity to hit 1,756GW by 2030 – a 69GW in...

Vestas confirms cyber security incident was ransomware attack

Operations now close to normal after investigations find breach mostly hit turbine manufacturer’s in...

COP26: Wind industry faces ‘mountain to climb’ to fight global warming

Renewed impetus for climate ambition confirms huge role of wind power in clean energy transition, in...

Ørsted’s Q3 profits hit by lower wind speeds

Operating profits in third quarter dipped for Ørsted despite a ramp-up in generation, pulling down f...

Offshore wind spending closing gap on oil and gas – Rystad Energy analysis

Investment in offshore wind forecast to surpass offshore oil and gas spending in key markets by 2030...

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners unveils €100 billion green energy investment plan

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners eyes spending on wind in markets around the world as part of 2030...

Wind power jobs rose in 2020 despite pandemic, says Irena

Employment has risen by more than half since 2012, but wind power lags behind other renewables for e...

Industry calls for global push to scale up wind power

More than 90 companies sign up to GWEC’s manifesto ahead of COP26 in Glasgow calling for faster wind...

Chemicals producer Dow signs eight wind and solar PPAs

Power purchase agreements relate to output from wind and solar plants in Europe, Brazil and Canada...

Offshore wind industry sees huge opportunity in new markets

Developers and sector analysts believe industry must put forward the business case for offshore wind...

Vestas announces 3.1GW of turbine orders in Q3

Danish manufacturer reports a decline in announced turbine orders in Q3 – but is yet to reveal full ...

GWEC and Irena push for 380GW offshore wind by 2030

Wind and renewables groups form offshore wind pact to accelerate global deployment to 380GW by 2030 ...

Renewables company RES hires Vestas’ North American leader for CEO role

Vestas’ North American president Eduardo Medina is to replace Ivor Catto as RES chief executive from...

Europe leads 50GW-plus floating offshore wind pipeline – RenewableUK

The UK leads the world for planned or already operational floating offshore wind projects, new data ...

Offshore wind surge too slow for net-zero – GWEC

New additions are due to ramp up over the next ten years, but more ambition is needed for net zero, ...

Global wind fleet set to reach 5.9TW by 2050 – DNV

Analysts predict continuing cost reductions for the wind sector amid increases to capacity factors b...

‘Renewables growth not fast enough for net zero’, DNV warns

Analysts claim action has been insufficient in hard-to-decarbonise sectors, the hydrogen economy and...

Global offshore wind farm commissioning slows in H1

Installations down by a third due to Covid-19 as China closes in on UK for global offshore wind top ...

Wind turbine prices ‘could rise by up to 10%’ – Wood Mackenzie report

Analysts at Wood Mackenzie warn of ongoing price rises but say “normal price levels” should return b...

IPCC: Hopes fade for keeping global warming well below 2°C

Reaching the Paris Agreement’s target will be impossible without immediate and substantial decreases...