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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...

GE signs deal to use old turbine blades in cement production

Wind turbine blades will be used to replace the raw material for cement manufacturing and cut emissi...

WindEnergy Hamburg 2020: How top wind CEOs are navigating the Covid-19 pandemic

Manufacturing, developer and investor chiefs say the wind industry has proved its resilience while s...

Warning over heavy lift vessel 'bottleneck' for offshore wind

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

Exclusive: Vestas deploys remotely operated blade-correcting installation tool

Vestas has started using a new remotely operated blade installation tool that removes the need for h...

‘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 ...

Offshore blade maintenance robot wins major backing from GE

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

MHI Vestas installs 'most powerful' floating offshore wind turbine

A 9.5MW MHI Vestas wind turbine has been installed on a floating platform for the first time...

'Wind will be the backbone of future energy systems', WindEurope CEO

In a wide-ranging interview, WindEurope head Giles Dickson assesses the current and near-future stat...

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...

Vestas turbines halted following lightning storm

Vestas and MidAmerican Energy are investigating the causes of a turbine breakdown at an Iowa wind fa...

Fires at wind farms 'underreported over fears of reputational damage'

Poor data and lack of rigorous and transparent reporting around blazes raise concerns operators are ...

Improving skills base is 'the biggest challenge we face'

MHI Vestas CEO and WindEurope chairman Philippe Kavafyan outlines what the wind energy industry will...

Germany seeks fix for ageing fleet

Government and industry have begun talks about what to do with 16GW of onshore wind capacity due to ...

SGRE 5.X orders hit 1GW in 18 months

Siemens Gamesa secures its largest yet 5.X deal in the Nordic region with a 372-MW Björnberget proje...

China faces ‘colossal task’ to hit 5,000GW of renewables in $5 trillion zero-carbon target

Record-breaking figures cited by Wood Mackenzie offer a breakdown analysis of the wind, solar and st...

French floater picks MHI Vestas V164-10.0MW wind turbines

MHI Vestas Offshore Wind is to supply three V164-10.0MW turbines for the EolMed floating project in ...

Ørsted plans 100MW ‘green ammonia’ electrolyser

Ørsted teams up with fertiliser firm to develop a 100MW wind-powered electrolyser plant for renewabl...

Wider renewables sector outpaces wind for job growth

Worldwide wind power jobs inched up 0.8% in 2019 – a slower rate of growth than the 4.3% average acr...