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WindEconomics digest: Are inflationary pressures easing for OEMs and how much will wind power cost in 2050?

This month’s digest looks at recent developments in turbine selling prices and energy cost projectio...

Windpower Monthly annual survey: ‘Relentless cost focus’ driving business to China

Earlier this year, Windpower Monthly canvassed the opinions of wind industry professionals for their...

WindEconomics digest: Onshore wind installed costs, capacity factors and the UK’s contracts for difference

The first of our new format economics digest compares wind farm performance and cost across selected...

Exclusive: ‘No need to ever landfill’ – tackling wind power's sustainability problem

Wind power is at the forefront of the global response to the climate crisis, but some of the materia...

Windpower Monthly’s review of 2023

From senior hires and appointments to major policy developments, Windpower Monthly rounds up some of...

2023: Pivotal year for policy with a knock-out punch here and there

While 2023 was undoubtedly turbulent, it was also a year that could shape a sustainable future for t...

Wind tenders buffeted by inflationary headwinds in 2023

Windpower Monthly rounds up the most important wind energy auctions of 2023 – and looks at what went...

WindEconomics: How wind power saved the world $224 billion

Renewable electricity saved the global electricity market $521 billion in 2022 by increasing energy ...

WindEconomics: US wind power growth slowed in 2022, but project costs continued to fall

The US installed 8.5GW of wind power capacity in 2022 – less than the amounts installed in 2020 and ...

WindEconomics: The added costs for offshore wind developers unique to UK

With a maximum allowed strike price set at £44/MWh, the UK’s latest contracts for difference (CfD) r...

WindEconomics: Onshore wind in Australia hit hard by inflationary pressures

The capital costs of all available electricity-generating technologies in Australia, as elsewhere, h...

WindEconomics: Community wind takes advantage of high electricity prices

The recent turmoil in energy markets, particularly in Europe, has enhanced the competitive position ...

WindEconomics: Renewables forging ahead

The latest data from the International Renewable Energy Agency’s Renewable Capacity Statistics 2023 ...

WindEconomics: Will wind face more competition from nuclear?

Unlike wind and solar, the cost of nuclear power seems to actually be going up rather than down, wit...

WindEconomics: How the UK could move towards net zero with 100% renewables

The UK’s recently released net zero strategy foresees major roles for fossil fuels with carbon captu...

How the turmoil in energy markets has changed perspectives on renewables

With European electricity prices peaking at $400/MWh in 2022, the move towards renewables gained add...

WindEconomics: US offshore wind accelerates to reach 30GW by 2031

The cost of energy will fall as the US installs more offshore wind capacity, but how do projections ...

Interview: Enercon’s Jürgen Zeschky – what the wind industry, and Europe, need to achieve energy independence

After a year at the helm of Enercon, the company's CEO, Jürgen Zeschky, talks to Eize de Vries about...

WindEconomics: Can small nuclear compete with wind power on cost?

Small modular reactors (SMRs) – defined as those with an electrical output of 300MW or less – are cl...

2022: Windpower Monthly's review of the year

Windpower Monthly rounds up some of the major developments in the wind industry during 2022....

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