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GE turbine catches fire at newly completed US wind farm

The 225MW Roundhouse wind farm in Wyoming was commissioned in June and features two models of GE tur...

Enel faces up to $1.5 million fines in Russia over coronavirus delays

Enel claims it has faced force majeure circumstances in developing wind farms in Russia during the c...

Enercon-owner and EWE to form new wind development company

Aloys Wobben Foundation and German energy company EWE aim to develop onshore wind farms in Germany, ...

Congress approves tax credits boost for US wind

US Congress approved support for wind, solar and other renewable energy technologies as part of a $2...

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...

German onshore wind reverses trend with successful tender

For the first time this year, developers submitted bids for more capacity than was on offer in a Ger...

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...

Iberdrola enters Polish offshore with 50% stake in 7.3GW pipeline

Iberdrola plans to use its foothold in Poland to expand its offshore wind capacity in other Baltic S...

Vestas invests in CIP to expand project development capability

Vestas has launched a new project development business unit and agreed to buy 25% of Copenhagen Infr...

GE boosts Haliade-X to 14MW for third Dogger Bank site

GE's newly uprated 14MW Haliade-X is now the joint most powerful offshore wind turbine in the world...

New York to install 100MW battery system to integrate offshore wind

New York City is set to install a 100MW battery system to help maximise the city’s 9GW offshore wind...

Wind balances Danish grid for first time

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

EU energy infrastructure proposals 'jeopardise carbon neutrality goals'

Industry group WindEurope warns the European Commission's new revision to energy infrastructure rule...

Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted extend US partnership to onshore wind

Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted have partnered in the US on offshore wind projects in the past, but the Ha...

RWE signs PPA with E.on for UK offshore site

RWE Renewables has signed a 13-year power purchase agreement (PPA) with E.on UK for the entire elect...

Polish wind wins majority share in joint tender with PV

Onshore wind projects totalling 900MW secure contracts in a 1.7GW joint tender, but prices are far b...

Japan targets up to 45GW offshore wind by 2040

The Asian country is reported to plan a 30-45GW target by 2040 for offshore wind, which would make i...

RWE to divest 51% stake in Texas wind farms

RWE will sell a majority holding in four onshore wind farms, with the 51% stake equivalent to 439MW...

Vattenfall's controversial Danish nearshore sites given green light

Vattenfall will be able to begin construction following permitting approval from the Danish Energy A...

Japan to decommission floating offshore wind test turbines

The Japanese government has decided to remove floating offshore wind pilot turbines off Fukushima du...