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RWE backs self-erecting crane system for wind turbines

German utility RWE has signed a letter of intent with Norwegian firm WindSpider to help it further d...

RWE commissions wind farm with ‘innovative’ foundations

RWE has commissioned a Spanish wind farm featuring “innovative” turbine foundations that the German ...

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...

Nordex and Fraunhofer IWES develop new wind turbine testing method

German manufacturer Nordex and research institute Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energie Systems (Fra...

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...

Could self-healing composite extend wind turbine blades’ lifespan?

Engineering researchers have developed a self-healing composite solution that they claim could help ...

Video: X1 Wind installs floating platform prototype in Spain

X1 Wind has installed its floating platform prototype at the Plocan test site in the Canary Islands,...

‘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,...

ZF building powertrain test rig for 30MW wind turbines

ZF Wind Power has started building a new test and prototype centre featuring a test rig to validate ...

Siemens Gamesa launches recyclable blades for onshore wind turbines

Siemens Gamesa has launched recyclable blades for its onshore wind turbines and hopes to deliver the...

Nordex boosts 6MW onshore wind turbine rotor to 175 metres

Nordex has launched a new onshore wind turbine model with power ratings in the 6.XMW range and a rot...

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...

Offshore and repowering key to wind growth in India – GWEC

India needs to strengthen its wind power policy to take advantage of the huge untapped potential for...

New wind turbine blade resin ‘can be recycled as gummy bears’

The next generation of wind turbine blades could be recycled into edible gummy bears, according to n...

Video: Newly waterproof robot ‘to cut wind turbine blade O&M costs’

Technology developer BladeBug has revealed a new-look robot concept covered in a waterproof outer sh...

Goldwind claims breakthrough in 3D printing from recycled wind turbine blades

Chinese turbine manufacturer Goldwind has claimed a breakthrough in using solid waste recycled from ...

US onshore wind rollout slows as project delays mount, says American Clean Power

New US onshore wind farm installations fell by 78% in the second quarter of 2022, according to indus...

Vestas to test grey hydrogen-powered offshore wind vessel

Vestas has developed what it claims will be the world’s first hydrogen-powered offshore wind crew tr...

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...

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