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Wind farm owners join forces to share turbine performance data

Enel, Engie and Equinor have joined a programme to share turbine performance data and "end OEMs' sup...

US backs 10MW floating offshore wind demo in Shell lease area

The US government has backed plans for a 10MW floating offshore wind project as part of a new fundin...

Wind balances Danish grid for first time

Forecasts of wind power's availability are so advanced that turbines can deliver what they have prom...

Asian offshore wind market to match Europe within five years

Asian offshore wind capacity will grow sixfold to 52GW by 2025, according to new reasearch. China wi...

Offshore wind-powered interconnector ‘black starts’ grid

Energinet and 50Hertz claim this was the first time a power plant was restarted using a land and sea...

RWE and Equinor back ‘groundbreaking’ NortH2 green hydrogen project

Two more heavyweights join a green hydrogen consortium alongside project partners Shell, Gasunie and...

Siemens Gamesa to overtake Vestas by 2025

Vestas, Siemens Gamesa and GE will push their market share to nearly two thirds of the global market...

RWE to test offshore wind 'collared' foundation

RWE believes its ‘collared monopile’ will increase the foundations' load-bearing capacity and increa...

Warning over heavy lift vessel 'bottleneck' for offshore wind

Analysis from Rystad Energy indicates demand from offshore wind's development pipeline is outpacing ...

ORE Catapult plans 3D wind turbine blade printing

The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult will invest in a prototype blade manufacturing facility ...

‘Wind turbines don’t turn forever’: Industry issues new end-of-life guidance

WindEurope has issued new guidance on dismantling onshore turbines, many thousands of which are due ...

‘Melting’ blades offer glimpse of recyclable future

A thermoplastic composite turbine blade could “transform” the wind industry following validation at ...

Offshore blade maintenance robot wins major backing from GE

Novel remote blade maintenance technique for offshore wind farms wins accolades in an important comp...

DNV GL grants full certification to GE's 12MW Haliade-X

DNV GL has verified that GE's 12MW Haliade-X turbine will operate safely, reliably and according to ...

Wind and solar could overtake gas and coal by 2024

The International Energy Agency forecasts renewable energy capacity additions will reach record leve...

Blade repair robot performs offshore wind's 'moon walk'

A six-legged inspect-and-repair robot repeatedly scaled a vertically positioned blade on an offshore...

Wind power installations set for record year despite pandemic – GWEC

The Global Wind Energy Council argues wind power's expected record growth in 2020 demonstrates its r...

UK onshore wind fleet could reach 30GW by 2030

The UK’s onshore wind fleet could more than double to 30GW by 2030 if projects are consented in a ti...

GE upgrades Haliade-X prototype to 13MW

GE Renewable Energy aims to secure type certification for a 13MW version of its Haliade-X offshore t...

'Almost no birds die in collisions' with wind turbine blades, research finds

Danish study shows both pink-footed geese and cranes from a population of about 30,000 animals avoid...

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