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Engie takes big hit on Nordex turbines at US wind farm

French utility Engie took a €714 million ($772 million) hit on US renewable energy assets last year,...

GE leads US wind sector for net capacity factor

Turbines from GE Renewable Energy leads the US wind market with a 37.42% fleet-wide lifetime average...

US boom and large offshore wind projects supercharge Vestas' Q3 turbine orders

Vestas announced its highest quarterly order intake for two years in Q3 2023, with its order book sw...

Offshore wind injuries decline but near-misses rise in busiest year yet – report

Offshore wind companies reported a declining rate of construction, or maintenance-related injuries i...

Workers put at risk from ‘machine hazards’ in US wind tower parts factory

A components supplier for wind turbine giants faces a nearly $300,000 fine after it continued to ign...

RWE partners with US utility to scope Gulf of Mexico’s offshore wind potential

Germany’s RWE and US utility Entergy are teaming up to analyse the Gulf of Mexico offshore wind mark...

Wake steering set to boost output from ageing wind turbines in first large-scale test

Angling turbines away from prevailing winds is due to boost energy capture at two large US wind farm...

Video: RWE probes GE wind turbine collapse in Illinois

RWE has launched an investigation after a GE Renewable Energy turbine leaned then collapsed at one o...

American Clean Power Association: Policy vacuum feeds five-year low for US onshore wind

Wind installations in the US were down 37% year-on-year in 2022 with onshore commissioning at a five...

Blade separates from turbine, pausing operations at US wind farm

Wind turbines have been “paused” at the MidAmerican Lundgren wind farm in Iowa after a blade separat...

US researchers: Offshore wind growth ‘accelerates’ cybersecurity concerns

Offshore wind playing a greater role in countries’ power plans “accelerates” cybersecurity challenge...

How can the wind industry close its ‘workforce gap’?

More than two thirds (68%) of wind industry employers have had “some or great difficulty” locating q...

Vestas onshore turbine ‘engulfed in flames’ in US

US developer MidAmerican is investigating the cause of a Vestas V110-2.0 turbine that caught fire on...

GE ‘confident’ design-around for Haliade-X will not impact performance

GE Renewable Energy is “confident” that the design-around for the disputed Haliade-X turbine, unveil...

Video: GE turbine catches fire after lightning strike at Texas onshore wind farm

Innergex has launched an investigation after a GE turbine caught fire after being struck by lightnin...

SGRE-GE court battle and Biden’s big policy move – how will they affect US offshore wind?

The US Business Network for Offshore Wind discusses SGRE and GE’s court battle and Biden’s big polic...

US wind sector sees job growth in 2021, new data reveals

US Department of Energy tracks ‘unusual’ increase in wind sector jobs between 2019 and 2021...

American Electric Power to probe GE wind turbine collapse in Oklahoma

US utility confirms no people or livestock injured after wind turbine collapse in Midwestern state...

GE launches software to boost wind turbine performance

Tech giant announces new digital tools to give operators more information about their wind farms and...

Canadian developer TransAlta Renewables to rebuild onshore wind farm after turbine collapse

TransAlta to replace foundations at Kent Hills 1 and 2 projects at cost of up to US$80m following tu...

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