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Wind farm shut down again after blade breaks off Siemens Gamesa 4.X turbine

A wind farm in Norway has been shut down after a blade broke off a Siemens Gamesa 4.X turbine at the...

'Defects' in Siemens Gamesa 4.X turbines cause partial shut-down of wind project

A wind farm operator has claimed that manufacturing defects in more than a dozen Siemens Gamesa 4.X ...

Ørsted secures low-emissions steel from Dillinger for monopile foundations

Ørsted has secured first rights to buy lower-emission heavy-plate steel for turbine tower foundation...

Norway backs Arctic floating project with state grant

A floating offshore wind project planned for Norway’s Barents Sea inside the Arctic Circle has been ...

Analysis: RWE-backed startup wins new backing for aluminium wind turbine crane

An RWE-backed startup has opted to use aluminium in its self-erecting cranes as it announced a new p...

Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco on EU policy, China and Ukraine

WindEurope chair and Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco discusses EU policy, a looming trade war with China...

Probe launched after Nordex turbine fire at Scottish wind farm

Wind farm operator Renantis has launched an investigation after a Nordex wind turbine caught fire at...

Wind power pioneers Stiesdal and Garrad win top engineering prize for ‘benefit to humanity’

Two wind power veterans have been awarded an annual global prize recognising engineers responsible f...

Rotor falls off Nordex wind turbine in Norway during maintenance work

The rotor fell off a Nordex turbine at an onshore wind farm in Norway during high winds and while th...

Ocean Winds trials AI technology at floating pilot to boost offshore wind safety

Ocean Winds has installed artificial intelligence (AI) software at a flagship floating wind pilot pr...

Denmark considers Østerild expansion for next generation of wind turbines

Denmark is advancing plans for expanding the country’s wind turbine test centre to accommodate machi...

Almost 40% of global offshore wind pipeline 'at risk' — Westwood

Almost 40% of the world’s pre-sanctioned offshore wind pipeline is considered at risk, threatening g...

Vestas floating wind veteran joins BlueFloat Energy

Floating wind expert Pablo Necochea has left his role at Vestas to join offshore wind specialist Blu...

Exclusive: Iberdrola cancels 'Flagship' floating offshore wind pilot

Spanish renewables major Iberdrola has cancelled its ‘Flagship’ floating offshore wind pilot project...

CIP launches global energy islands developer

Renewable investment major Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has founded a new company dedica...

Siemens Energy 'fired engineers behind faulty onshore wind turbines' – chair

Siemens Energy CEO Christian Bruch has dismissed engineers behind Siemens Gamesa’s faulty 4.X and 5....

Vestas to use 'low-emission steel' for wind turbine towers

Danish turbine maker Vestas plans to incorporate low-emissions steel into its production in an effor...

Vestas to make blades for 15MW wind turbine in ‘Baltic offshore hub’ Poland

Vestas plans to establish a new blade factory in northern Poland as it feels the country can become ...

Siemens Gamesa to install world’s ‘most powerful offshore wind turbine’

Siemens Gamesa plans to install what it claims is the “most powerful offshore wind turbine” at a tes...

Exclusive: Why concrete is 'the only way' for European floating wind right now

Without sufficient steel manufacturing capacity in Europe, 'there is no way you can deliver a 1GW st...

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