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Analysis: Biden’s offshore wind targets in peril but will regulators or developers blink first?

Ørsted’s decision to pull the plug on two major offshore wind projects in the US reflects “macroecon...

Analysis: Is a European wind industry trade war looming with China?

Pressure is intensifying for the EU to act on Chinese wind turbine makers’ subsidies from Beijing, a...

Analysis: Why did private investors stay away from Lithuania’s first offshore wind tender?

Renewable energy majors expressed their interest in Lithuanian offshore wind before the market newco...

Analysis: The trouble at Siemens Gamesa

Siemens Energy scrapped its financial outlook last week after revealing the shocking extent of turbi...

Analysis: Golden decade for Chilean renewables becomes ‘perfect nightmare’ as firms face financial ruin

After a golden decade, Chile’s renewable industry boom is facing a reckoning and some of its biggest...

Analysis: Why did Siemens Gamesa and GE settle their legal battle?

Turbine giants Siemens Gamesa and GE have resolved their legal battle and agreed confidential terms,...

Analysis: Five reasons California’s floating auction underperformed the New York Bight

The winning $757.1 million in bids in the provisional results of this week’s California offshore auc...

Could SGRE’s IP court battle with GE have implications for the entire wind industry?

As the intellectual property battle between Siemens Gamesa and GE heats up, the impact may well be f...

Wood Mackenzie: Wind stocks to remain high while Ukraine war lasts

Shares in Nordex, Vestas and SGRE have risen in response to strong signals from policy makers and ar...

Analysis: GE’s intellectual property battle with Siemens Gamesa

GE is suing Siemens Gamesa in a UK court over an alleged IP infringement. Windpower Monthly invites ...

French courts give Saint-Brieuc the green light

France could finally start offshore construction next year after the country's highest court rejects...

Major OEMs facing huge losses as impact of Covid-19 pandemic hits hard

All four major western manufacturers recorded losses for the second quarter as the coronavirus outbr...

Why GE is looking to law courts to defend US share

Take the hit for $220 million in new licence costs, or face a possible $1 billion-plus bill for sale...

Enercon looks to exports for recovery — analysis

Enercon‘s recent €1.15 billion agreement with banks — a €550 million business loan extension and a n...

Supply-chain disruption and lockdowns trigger OEM losses

As lockdowns and travel restrictions forced factory closures and paralysed the supply chain, the lac...

Utility cash brings full-scale 15MW Nezzy2 within reach

Aerodyn-engineering has joined forces with utility EnBW to accelerate the commercial development of ...

How SGRE upped the offshore stakes with 14MW+ turbine and 222m rotor

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has unveiled details of the world’s largest and most powerful...

Explainer: The hidden costs of oil storage

With the influx of renewables on the grid in recent years and the slump in demand due to Covid-19 he...

GWEC: Time to ditch cost focus

Comparing the different forms of generation based purely on price is outdated and is working against...

Can debt restructuring deal save struggling Suzlon?

After months of impasse, Suzlon's lenders have approved a debt restructuring deal. The plan effectiv...