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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...

‘Policy inaction holding back global floating offshore wind’ – analysts

Government inaction – rather than supply chain bottlenecks – is likely to prevent countries around t...

What the wind industry wants from COP27

Wind industry groups and turbine makers have issued demands for faster permitting processes, as well...

Autumn weakness in European wind turbine demand continues

Western turbine makers announced 2.8GW of firm turbine purchase agreements (TPAs) in October – highl...

‘World far from path to net zero despite renewables policy boosts’ – IEA

Boosts to climate policy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent global energy cri...

Wind’s cost-competitiveness to outweigh short-term inflation – DNV

Inflationary pressures and supply chain disruptions pose short-term challenges to renewables growth,...

Energy transition needs ‘paradigm shift’ at COP27, says wind industry

Wind industry leaders called for more resources and urgency from policymakers at the upcoming COP27 ...

BloombergNEF: Wind and solar reach global milestone – but coal concerns continue

Wind and solar accounted for more than 10% of global electricity production for the first time last ...

GWEC, Irena and Denmark join forces to boost offshore wind

The International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena), the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Dan...

Wood Mackenzie: Wind turbine order ‘surge’ in China drives record global intake in Q2

‘Surging’ demand in China drove global wind turbine order intake to record levels in the second quar...

China drives four-fold global offshore wind surge in H1 2022

New offshore wind farms in China drove a four-fold increase in global installations in the first hal...

BloombergNEF: H1 wind spending increases despite supply chain challenges

Investors increased their backing of both onshore and offshore wind projects in the first half of th...

Global Wind Energy Council: Five ways to solve the energy crisis with wind

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has published a five-point action plan for how policymakers ca...

Renewables competitive with fossil-fuel power on price despite higher costs – BloombergNEF

Researcher finds that the price gap between new wind and solar projects and fossil fuels continues t...

Brazil leads global offshore wind pipeline race – RCG

Despite no turbines being installed in Brazilian waters yet, offshore wind developers show massive a...

Vestas and Siemens Gamesa boosted by wind turbine orders in the Americas

Onshore wind turbine deals in Brazil, Argentina and Canada offset apparent weakness in European mark...

Onshore wind commissioning spree in Europe and North America

Six newly commissioned projects see 1.4GW added in Sweden, Spain, Canada and the United States...

How powerful will wind turbines be in 2035?

Wind power experts forecast what the wind turbines and wind farms of the near future will look like...

Offshore wind sector ‘boosts UK’s renewable energy investment case’ – EY

Favourable offshore wind regimes make US, China and UK top spots for renewables investment, says EY...

Global Wind Energy Council figures show which turbine makers led global wind market in record-breaking 2021

Global Wind Energy Council data show which turbine manufacturers installed the most wind capacity wo...