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Review of 2017 - part two

WORLDWIDE: The second half 2017 was difficult for many of the major OEMs with a drop off in the Indi...

Review of 2017 - part one

WORLDWIDE: The first six months of 2017 pick up where 2016 had left off with further activity in the...

Vestas' 2MW platform reaches 20,000th installation

DENMARK: Vestas has installed its 20,000th 2MW turbine worldwide at one of the sites of the 2GW Wind...

Vestas and Northvolt partner on wind-storage

DENMARK: Vestas will invest €10 million in the first stage of a programme with battery manufacturer ...

Principle Power in talks for California project

UNITED STATES: Principle Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with a local government agen...

Principle Power in talks for California project

UNITED STATES: Principle Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with a local government agen...

US offers $18.5m offshore research grant

UNITED STATES: Secretary of energy Rick Perry has announced $18.5 million in funding for a research ...

US offers $18.5m offshore research grant

UNITED STATES: Secretary of energy Rick Perry has announced $18.5 million in funding for a research ...

Denmark plans expansion of test sites

DENMARK: A new draft law has been submitted by the government that will extend the Østerild and Høvs...

Wind turbine rain erosion study launched

GERMANY: Research and development institute Fraunhofer Iwes has launched a three-year study into the...

AGL's renewables plans to replace Liddell

AUSTRALIA: Local energy producer AGL will replace the generation lost from retiring its 2GW Liddell ...

Wind turbine rain erosion study launched

GERMANY: Research and development institute Fraunhofer Iwes has launched a three-year study into the...

Flexible storage solutions needed to push renewables penetration

WORLDWIDE: A mix of flexible storage solutions will be needed to stabilise grids and prevent outages...

Vestas installs V116-2.0MW prototype

DENMARK: Vestas has installed a prototype of its V116-2.0MW turbine at the Technical University of D...

Licence agreement for vertical-axis generator

UK: Vertical axis turbine designer VertAx Wind has agreed a commercial licensing deal with the Unive...

Atkins to design Triton Knoll foundations

UK: Engineering consultancy firm Atkins has been appointed monopile designer for Innogy's CfD-backed...

Atkins to design Triton Knoll foundations

UK: Engineering consultancy firm Atkins has been appointed monopile designer for Innogy's CfD-backed...

Lorc welcomes new test bench

DENMARK: Lindo Offshore Renewables Centre (Lorc) has added a new test bench at its facility in centr...

Big oil sees value of clean energy

With a few exceptions -- the conversion of Dong Energy (Danish oil and natural gas) to offshore-wind...

Viewpoint: Keeping the pressure on innovation to cut costs

Offshore wind costs continue to fall dramatically. At £74.75 (€84.90) for Triton Knoll and £57.50 (€...