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RepowerEU: Member states resist higher renewables target

National capitals have stuck to a 40% renewables target for 2030 – despite calls for more ambition i...

Fight over US wind permitting looms in 2023

A fight looms in the US Congress in 2023 over permitting of energy projects, including major wind po...

Post-Brexit UK-EU pact boost for offshore wind and grids

The UK has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the EU and North Seas countries to co-ope...

Australia opens first offshore wind zone

Australia has formally declared its first offshore wind zone, paving the way for development to acce...

EU plans state aid reform to accelerate energy transition

The EU plans to ease state aid rules in the new year as it moves to accelerate deployment of renewab...

Skilled worker shortage UK offshore wind’s ‘biggest challenge’

Recruitment and retention of skilled workers is the biggest barrier to the UK’s offshore wind sector...

American Clean Power Association names Washington think tank veteran as CEO

The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has named a veteran of bipartisan and energy-focused Wash...

‘Good if true’: UK set to lift onshore wind ban

The UK looks set to lift a de-facto ban on onshore wind development in England in areas with local s...

Wind industry’s raw materials ‘face increasing link to modern slavery’

The wind power industry could be increasingly exposed to supply chains impacted by modern slavery an...

US clean energy groups see ‘little clarity’ in IRA tax credit rules

New guidelines released from the US treasury department on the labour requirements of the tax credit...

German wind sector braces for ‘excess proceeds’ levy

The German wind industry is concerned that Berlin’s plans to implement a levy on “excess proceeds” o...

Former PMs back move to lift UK onshore wind ‘ban’

Former UK prime ministers Liz Truss and Boris Johnson have backed a move to allow onshore wind devel...

EU extends scope of plan to fast-track wind farm repowering

EU member states have agreed to accelerate permitting for wind farm repowering, with the shorter dea...

Wind industry calls for urgent last-minute change to emergency measures on project permitting

CEOs from leading players in the European wind industry have urged EU energy ministers to make chang...

Irish wind industry fears investor flight after operators hit with cap on revenues

Ireland's wind energy sector has reacted with disappointment as its government set a revenue cap of ...

US announces $13bn to ease grid bottlenecks

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced $13 billion in new finance for expansion and moderni...

Is biggest best when it comes to turbines? In conversation with Vestas’ CTO, Anders Nielsen

Anders Nielsen, chief technology officer for the turbine manufacturer Vestas, discusses why the race...

Dutch 21GW ambition needs policy shift or offshore profits will plummet, report warns

Offshore wind in the Netherlands is likely to be unprofitable by 2030 under current policy without a...

Industry dismay at UK government plan for 45% windfall tax on renewables

Wind industry and renewable energy experts have reacted with dismay to the UK government’s budget an...

RWE to pay municipalities voluntary climate bonus for all its wind farms in Germany

From 1 January 2023, RWE will voluntarily share revenues from all its existing 90 operational onshor...