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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...

Blades O&M – size matters, unexpected failures and the power of AI

Experts from across the industry discuss how to optimise blade performance and reduce the cost of op...

Financial results | Narrowed market focus | Turbine arms race | Geopolitics

Welcome to the ‘Wind Power’ news review – hosted by Windpower Monthly’s editor, Claire Warren, and d...

Researchers develop turbine control systems for improved grid stability

Researchers from the UK’s University of Birmingham have developed two new control systems for wind t...

'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...

Japan expands offshore wind zone as SSE plans 6GW pipeline

Japan has reportedly approved a draft amendment to legislation that would allow for the development ...

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 ...

Which wind turbine maker dominated US installations in 2023?

Four manufacturers supplied turbines to be installed at US wind farms in 2023, according to new data...

GE Vernova sees ‘better days ahead’ with wind business ‘profitable in 2025’

GE Vernova sees its wind power business being profitable “in totality” in 2025 as it cuts costs, sim...

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...

China’s Sany to test blades for 30MW turbines as ‘arms race’ continues

Chinese industrial group Sany has launched a new dual-axis testing system for blades suited for 30MW...

GE Vernova to focus on ‘workhorse’ 15.5MW offshore wind turbine

GE Vernova plans to build its offshore wind business around a 15.5MW turbine with a 250-metre rotor ...

Turbines of the Year – what makes a winning entry?

What do the winning entries in this year’s Turbines of the Year awards tell us about the trends at w...

Have data scientists and a supercomputer cracked wind energy’s overestimation problem?

A new modelling framework based on data crunched in a supercomputer could help the wind industry bet...

GE Vernova subsidiary LM Wind Power appoints new CEO

Blade manufacturing specialist LM Wind Power has appointed Hanif Marshal as its new CEO, effective i...

Turbine fire at South Australia wind farm

A fire destroyed a wind turbine at an onshore wind farm in South Australia on 7 February, the state’...

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...

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