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Petition against Shetland offshore wind farms amid planned 2.3GW project

A petition to halt development of offshore wind farms in the Shetland Islands could impact the futur...

Judge rules Scottish wind farm can proceed despite wildcat concerns

The development of a wind farm conservationists had claimed would threaten endangered Scottish wildc...

Vattenfall wind farm faces Scottish legal threat over wildcat concerns

The decision to approve to a 77MW wind farm being developed in Aberdeenshire, Scotland by Swedish ut...

Major new wind farm rejected amid nuclear test treaty fears

The Scottish government has rejected plans for a 315MW wind farm near the English border after conce...

Sami group accepts annual compensation deal over Statkraft wind farm

A group of Sami indigenous people has accepted financial compensation in Norway after years of prote...

Court orders dismantling of French wind farm over bird deaths

A court of appeal in Nîmes, France, has ordered the dismantling of an operational wind farm due to t...

Denmark looks to overcome restrictions for onshore wind

A new agreement could see Denmark create dozens of new wind and solar energy plants across the count...

Dutch wind power in doubt following shock election victory for far-right party

The future of Dutch wind policy was thrown into turmoil last night following the shock victory of th...

Future of Dutch wind energy at stake in knife-edge election

A knife-edge general election in the Netherlands could see its government swing towards a faster rol...

Hofor pauses offshore wind project due to ‘enormous financial risk’

Copenhagen utility Hofor has paused development of a 300MW offshore wind farm due to be part of a la...

Greta Thunberg joins Sami protestors calling for end to Norwegian wind project

Climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined protestors outside the offices of Norwegian utility Statk...

Can the wind industry and indigenous peoples coexist?

Indigenous and first nations communities are being confronted by wind energy developments on their t...

German wind sector fears military radar law could restrict turbines

The German wind industry fears that a new transport law could enable the military to slow or prevent...

Exclusive: Sami council leader opposes planned 800MW wind farm in Norwegian Arctic

Sami indigenous people are opposing plans to build an 800MW onshore wind farm in the Norwegian Arcti...

Swedish wind farm rejection sends 'negative signal' – Statkraft

A court has rejected Norwegian developer Statkraft's 114MW Tribbhult wind farm in Sweden after the l...

BP and Ørsted settle offshore wind-carbon storage dispute

Ørsted and BP have reached an agreement to allow the companies’ planned Hornsea Project Four offshor...

Wind lobby fears Finnish far-right could force wind developers to use fossil fuels

A far-right nationalist party that could help to form the new government after Finland's recent gene...

Greta Thunberg joins protesters calling for giant Norwegian wind farm to be torn down

Global climate activist Greta Thunberg has joined young protesters outside the Norwegian energy mini...

Delay to massive Ørsted offshore wind farm prompts call for UK permitting reform

UK regulators have delayed a permitting decision on Ørsted’s planned 2.6GW Hornsea Project Four wind...

Polish wind sector slams new proposal for setback law

The lower house of Poland’s parliament (the Sejm) has voted to reduce the minimum setback distance f...

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