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Wind leads Spanish electricity generation despite 2023 installation slump

Wind was Spain’s top power producer in 2023, according to the grid operator, but new additions slump...

Record renewables growth, but world ‘not moving fast enough’ for COP28 tripling target – Irena

Wind power and overall renewables grew at a record rate last year, but the pace of new additions is ...

‘We need to make sure wind’s dependencies are not too big’ – Siemens Gamesa CEO

The European wind power industry must ensure it is not overly dependent on foreign supply chains, Si...

Austria lifts prices and capacity for upcoming onshore wind auctions

Austria has raised its maximum price and the capacity on offer for its upcoming onshore wind energy ...

Germany auctions almost 1.8GW of onshore wind in latest tender

Germany has auctioned 1.79GW of onshore wind energy capacity in its latest renewables tender, which ...

North Sea countries plan co-ordinated tenders for nearly 100GW of offshore wind by 2030

Eight European countries have vowed to synchronise their offshore wind tenders in a bid to award abo...

‘Reward Europe-made turbines or China will supply EU wind farms’ – WindEurope

Chinese manufacturers will end up supplying EU wind farms if the bloc does not incentivise turbines ...

EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act scope ‘too narrow’ for wind self-sufficiency

Wind sector players said the European Commission’s new Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) does not go...

In conversation with BOEM chief Elizabeth Klein

Elizabeth Klein, the new chief at the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), discusses the route ...

EU might overestimate wind power roll-out needed for decarbonisation – WindEurope

Increasingly efficient wind turbines could mean the EU is overestimating the scale of the wind power...

UK onshore wind permitting reforms ‘entirely inadequate’

Planned UK reforms to lift a de-facto ban on onshore wind in England do not go far enough, and still...

'EU must restore confidence' as 2022 additions lag climate targets – WindEurope

The EU and national governments must restore investor confidence and support supply chain investment...

China adds 37GW wind in 2022 as energy transition becomes 'irreversible' – report

China connected 37GW of new wind farms to the grid last year, and has nearly doubled its wind power ...

Wind sector calls for ‘level playing field’ as England commissions just 1MW onshore in 2022

Just two onshore wind turbines with a combined capacity of 1MW were commissioned in England last yea...

German offshore wind ‘lacks manufacturing capacity and skilled workers'

German offshore wind groups have called for reforms to the country’s auction system and warned of an...

'Emergency EU measures to speed up renewables’ – WindEurope

The European Commission tabled emergency measures to simplify and accelerate permitting of renewable...

Union protesters demand GE invest $5bn in US wind supply chain

Unionised GE workers demanded the company invest $5 billion in a “robust” manufacturing base for off...

‘World far from path to net zero despite renewables policy boosts’ – IEA

Boosts to climate policy following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the subsequent global energy cri...

GWEC’s Ben Backwell on the highlights of the WindEnergy Hamburg conference

Ben Backwell, CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council, discusses the key themes to emerge from WindEne...

Can Germany’s government awaken the ‘sleeping giant’ of its onshore wind industry?

Industry specialists discuss how a raft of new policy measures from the German government could ramp...