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Best onshore turbine to 3.4MW: Goldwind

Goldwind's GW 150-2.8MW won Windpower Monthly's award for the best onshore turbine up to 3.4MW categ...

Watchdog to look into reasons for rise in offshore injuries

The G+ Offshore Wind Health and Safety Organisation is ‘disappointed’ by the rise in injuries tied t...

'Growing cyber threat' during coronavirus pandemic

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

Investment fund buys 30% stake in Nordic wind developer

Swedish firm Altor has agreed to buy a 30% stake in Nordic onshore wind developer OX2, which is on t...

Five-year extension proposed for PTC

The main support scheme for wind power in the US could be extended by five years under proposals inc...

Mining giant signs 'record deal' for Brazilian wind power

Mining group Anglo American has agreed to buy some of the output from a 195MW section of a 504MW win...

Nordex to make 120m concrete towers in Spain

German OEM Nordex has announced the start of construction work for a concrete tower factory employin...

Dongfang due to install China's first 10MW turbine

Chinese OEM Dongfang is set to claim victory in the race to install the country’s first operational ...

Segmented towers most cost-effective as turbines edge past 120 metres, study shows

Segmented turbine towers offer the best technical feasibility and cost effectiveness for high hub he...

'Red tape to blame' for sluggish Italian wind growth

Ambitious national targets and proposed EU funding will not be enough to boost wind power in Italy u...

Wind to dominate EU energy landscape 'well before 2025', says IEA

Wind will become the largest power source for the European Union in less than five years, driven by ...

Japan sparks offshore with first floating tender

Japan has launched its first ever public tender to kickstart its nascent floating offshore wind indu...

'UK must look beyond England', watchdog urges

Clearer auction terms and friendlier permitting regimes could help low-cost onshore wind flourish in...

Lacklustre participation in German wind tender as prices hold steady

Germany’s second onshore wind-only auction of 2020 only awarded just over half the available 825MW c...

Robots could help run offshore wind farm repairs

A UK demonstration project to allow inspection drones and ‘six-legged blade crawlers with robotic ar...

Iberdrola takes up 9GW Swedish offshore potential

Iberdrola has agreed an option to take the majority stakes in eight major offshore wind projects in ...

Video: Building the WindFloat Atlantic project

With installation of the third and final turbine now complete, a video series documents the key phas...

Icebreaker developer appeals ruling after project approval - updated

The developer of the US’ first freshwater wind farm in the Great Lakes has appealed against over-res...

Energy giants join forces to accelerate floating wind

Shell, Total, Equinor and EDF Renewables are among ten energy companies that have thrown their weigh...

Cautious welcome for Norway's new wind rules

A new government framework is likely to enable more onshore wind development but risks hindering tec...

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