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Windpower Monthly review of 2019 -- part 2

The next generation of new turbines continues apace in the second half of the year, but financial wo...

Windpower Monthly review of 2019 -- part 1

A spate of technology launches dominated the first half of the year, with a new generation of protot...

US grid forced to raise wind prices to match fossils

Federal regulators have ordered the US’s largest grid operator to raise prices of wind and solar pow...

Oversubscribed auction sign of increased Greek interest

Greece awarded 20-year contracts to 224MW of wind capacity at an average price of €57.74/MWh, 15.4% ...

Oversubscribed tender brings glimmer of hope to beleaguered German onshore sector

A German onshore wind tender before Christmas was oversubscribed for the first time in more than a y...

Wind sweeps Polish joint auction

Onshore wind dominated a joint technology auction, Poland’s Energy Regulatory Office announced, with...

Medium-speed gearbox demand set to rise

Latest figures from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) predict a noticeable increase in demand fo...

'Modest' extension to US wind tax credit

Wind’s key tax credit subsidy is set to be extended for a further year at 40% of its total, giving s...

Confidence hits new low in Germany

A survey of industry professionals in Germany has seen the mood in the market fall to its lowest poi...

Australia plots 63% reduction in coal generation

Around 30GW of new large-scale renewable generation is required in Australia by 2040 to replace the ...

Offshore wind key to European Green Deal

Increasing offshore wind production and regional cooperation between member states will be key to re...

Ontario revokes approval for project already under construction

Developer EDPR is considering legal options after the Ontario state government withdrew its permit f...

Denmark exploring 10GW-plus offshore energy islands

The Danish government has allocated funding to begin research on whether it is possible to develop o...

Global renewables ambition 'needs to double by 2030'

Countries need to more than double their plans for renewable energy deployment by 2030, according to...

COP25: Global emissions continue to climb

Research by the Global Carbon Project shows that the increase in emissions for 2019 will likely be c...

Macron vows to accelerate France's offshore ambitions

France has committed to tendering up to two offshore wind projects annually and to ease the permitti...

Shift to auctions leaves Irish wind vulnerable to mid-term slump

The Irish government has approved a new renewables auction scheme but the wind industry trade body h...

Problems mounting in India with poor policy implementation

The Indian sector is struggling amid undersubscribed federal tenders, increased risk and financial p...

SGRE ramps up production, but investors seek more clarity

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has completed construction of Turkey's first nacelle factory ...

Enercon cuts back, seeing 'no chance' of German recovery

Country's leading OEM cuts 3,000 jobs and will cease domestic blade manufacturing as it tries to rep...