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Analysis: Italy looks to offshore wind for growth

After bringing its first offshore wind farm online earlier this year, Italy is getting serious about...

Political u-turn shackles Mexico's booming wind market

Opening up its energy market brought billions of investment and 5GW of new wind capacity, but new de...

Political support spurs wind power growth in South Africa

Procurement programme gives developers long-term visibility and has made the country the MEA region'...

Finland shows the world how to get onshore wind right

A smooth transition from feed-in tariffs, fast permitting and a supportive grid operator have helped...

Belgium builds on early entry into offshore wind sector

An established supply chain and stakeholder engagement have helped the country to punch above its we...

New era brings wind power developers to Australia

The country has a 35GW pipeline and a healthy PPA market, but low power prices and grid issues could...

Good market conditions bring diversity to wind in Greece

Find out how the Greek government's efforts to speed up permitting are attracting investors in the f...

Permitting woes create ‘air of sadness’ in Italy’s wind industry

Prospects may look up this year, but little has been permitted after that, part two of our southern ...

Which developers are showing the way in offshore wind?

The final part of our market status report reflects on the offshore sector's rapid progress so far a...

Why some wind markets are more ready for growth

Wind energy continues to grow. But some markets are more ready for growth than others, as part two o...

How wind power thrived in a year like no other

The first in our three-part market status report finds that despite the coronavirus pandemic, some w...

US wind booms as tax credit cut-off looms

The US wind industry installed 2.5GW of new capacity in the second quarter of 2020, a record for Q2 ...

Covid-19 lockdowns hit onshore predictions

Until the coronavirus pandemic brought much of the global economy to a standstill, the wind sector h...

China and US lead rise in global growth

The wind industry had a better year than in 2018, but the slowing Chinese economy and permitting pro...

Europe's dismal year drags down global installation figures

The shift to competitive tendering in several of the main wind markets continues to have a negative ...

GWEC expects 'growth spurt' from 2019

WORLDWIDE: Global wind installations are set to break the 60GW barrier once more from 2019, the Glob...

US annual growth down on 2016

UNITED STATES: The US's operating wind power capacity grew 9% in 2017, adding more than 7GW of new w...

A handful of major markets drive growth

WORLDWIDE: Only a few years ago, wind's success was spreading into new regions across the world....

A handful of major markets drive growth

WORLDWIDE: Only a few years ago, wind's success was spreading into new regions across the world....

SGRE moves into second place as Vestas stays top

WORLDWIDE: Preliminary data from FTI Consulting has placed Vestas once again as the lead manufacture...