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‘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...

‘Urgent need’ for safety and technical training as wind sector expands

The shortfall of wind power technicians needed to build, install, operate and maintain the 1,500GW o...

US boom and large offshore wind projects supercharge Vestas' Q3 turbine orders

Vestas announced its highest quarterly order intake for two years in Q3 2023, with its order book sw...

Offshore wind injuries decline but near-misses rise in busiest year yet – report

Offshore wind companies reported a declining rate of construction, or maintenance-related injuries i...

Vestas confirms cyber security incident was ransomware attack

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

Half a million workers in wind will need training by 2025

Forecast expansion will require massive training rollout, with further scaling up needed to meet net...

Extreme weather losses for wind on the rise since 2010

Tornadoes, flooding and ice storms led to a spike in severe wind losses measured in insurance claims...

Global offshore wind O&M market due 16% annual growth in 2020s

Europe will still account for more than half of $12 billion offshore O&M sector in 2029, with China ...

Global offshore wind employment to triple by 2030

Hundreds of thousands of additional workers will be needed over the next decade to deliver the growt...

Vestas halts 150 turbines following blade investigation - updated

Vestas aims to get 150 of its V150 turbines up and running again by the middle of the year after pau...

Wind farm owners join forces to share turbine performance data

Enel, Engie and Equinor have joined a programme to share turbine performance data and "end OEMs' sup...

WindEnergy Hamburg 2020: How top wind CEOs are navigating the Covid-19 pandemic

Manufacturing, developer and investor chiefs say the wind industry has proved its resilience while s...

Warning over heavy lift vessel 'bottleneck' for offshore wind

Analysis from Rystad Energy indicates demand from offshore wind's development pipeline is outpacing ...

Wider renewables sector outpaces wind for job growth

Worldwide wind power jobs inched up 0.8% in 2019 – a slower rate of growth than the 4.3% average acr...

Oil trader Trafigura to invest in 2GW of renewables

Commodity trading firm and fund manager form new company Nala Renewables targeting 2GW to be operati...

Floating wind to 'accelerate to 70GW by 2040'

Global floating wind capacity could grow from less than 100MW today to 10GW by 2030 and then to more...

'Growing cyber threat' during coronavirus pandemic

Renewable energy asset owners relying more heavily on digital systems during the coronavirus pandemi...

Emerging offshore markets facing skills shortage

More than 77,000 workers will be needed to build the nearly 31GW of new offshore wind farms expected...

Coronavirus creating 'considerable downside risk'

The coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak could squeeze supply chains and hinder project maintenance sched...

Global onshore O&M costs 'set to continue rising'

Operations and maintenance (O&M) costs will continue to increase while manufacturers negotiate highe...