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Have data scientists and a supercomputer cracked wind energy’s overestimation problem?

A new modelling framework based on data crunched in a supercomputer could help the wind industry bet...

Almost 40% of global offshore wind pipeline 'at risk' — Westwood

Almost 40% of the world’s pre-sanctioned offshore wind pipeline is considered at risk, threatening g...

Floating wind’s ‘embryonic state’ means small contribution this decade — Aegir Insights

There could be as little as 1-2GW of floating offshore wind capacity installed by 2030, offshore win...

Exclusive: Why concrete is 'the only way' for European floating wind right now

Without sufficient steel manufacturing capacity in Europe, 'there is no way you can deliver a 1GW st...

Floating offshore wind competition ‘intensifying rapidly’ – RenewableUK

The total pipeline of global floating offshore wind projects grew by a third in the last 12 months, ...

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...

‘Delivery challenges’ to delay floating offshore wind scale-up – report

Securing offtake agreements and permitting approvals remain key obstacles for launching floating off...

How powerful will wind turbines be in 2030?

A new survey by market research institute Wind Research and industry conference Wind Energy Hamburg ...

Supply chain bottlenecks 'threaten floating offshore wind rollout' – Aegir Insights

Renewable energy analysts Aegir Insights have slashed their forecast for the rollout of floating off...

'Offshore wind turbine arms race accelerating component failures' – GCube

Offshore wind turbine makers pushing to develop bigger machines faster is increasingly leading to me...

'Enough raw materials for global energy transition' – report

There are sufficient rare earth elements and raw materials to meet future global energy demands with...

‘Policy inaction holding back global floating offshore wind’ – analysts

Government inaction – rather than supply chain bottlenecks – is likely to prevent countries around t...

How powerful will wind turbines be in 2035?

Wind power experts forecast what the wind turbines and wind farms of the near future will look like...

Wood Mackenzie: Boom year for China’s wind turbine manufacturing capacity ‘challenges western markets’

Analysts warn of Chinese challenge posed to western governments promising jobs to accompany net zero...

Europe leads 50GW-plus floating offshore wind pipeline – RenewableUK

The UK leads the world for planned or already operational floating offshore wind projects, new data ...

Are vertical-axis wind turbines really the future?

New research suggests VAWTs could surpass current offshore giants. Eize de Vries talks to an aerodyn...

Warning over heavy lift vessel 'bottleneck' for offshore wind

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

Renewables must grow faster to electrify most polluting sectors

Transforming the power sector alone will only go one third of the way to net-zero emissions, the Int...

Floating wind to 'accelerate to 70GW by 2040'

Global floating wind capacity could grow from less than 100MW today to 10GW by 2030 and then to more...

'Growing cyber threat' during coronavirus pandemic

Renewable energy asset owners relying more heavily on digital systems during the coronavirus pandemi...