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VicGrid unveils study area for offshore wind transmission in Australia

Australia’s VicGrid has announced its study area for the new transmission infrastructure needed to t...

Opinion: Turbulence ahead for offshore wind investors in an election year

The UK government's recent decision to raise the strike price for the next round of offshore wind pr...

Researchers develop turbine control systems for improved grid stability

Researchers from the UK’s University of Birmingham have developed two new control systems for wind t...

Firm secures key grid connection approval for Windanker

Transmission system operator 50Hertz has received key planning approvals for the offshore route of t...

UK regulator grants extension to grid connection offer date amid overwhelming applications

UK regulator Ofgem has approved a three-month extension for the implementation of a two-step grid co...

Europe to connect nearly 500GW of offshore renewables by 2050

Europe could connect up to 496GW of offshore renewables to the grid by 2050 – of which more than thr...

Interview: Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on the business case for energy islands

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners’ Samuel Magid tells Windpower Monthly why the projected offshore ...

Pattern closes ‘groundbreaking’ $11bn financing deal for SunZia

Pattern Energy has closed an $11 billion non-recourse financing and begun full construction of SunZi...

Adani to build 7GW renewables transmission line in Gujarat

India’s Adani Energy Solutions is investing around $360 million to build, own, operate and maintain ...

COP28 warning: 2030 offshore wind ambitions will fail without urgent investment in grids

Regulators must urgently invest in grid action plans that rapidly build out electricity grids and in...

EU ‘needs €584bn’ to roll out electricity grid action plan

The European Commission’s action plan to accelerate the rollout of electricity grids calls for inves...

UK electricity regulator welcomes government’s new ‘Connection Action Plan’

The UK’s electricity regulator Ofgem has welcomed the government’s new ‘Connection Action Plan’ (CAP...

National Grid ups capital spend on transmission infrastructure in UK and US

National Grid will spend from £15-19 billion (€21.7bn) on 17 projects under the UK’s accelerated str...

Approval for critical German transmission projects

Two critical German grid transmission projects which will enable more wind power to be delivered hav...

US announces $1.3bn transmission boost amid ‘pressing need’ for new infrastructure

The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a commitment of up to $1.3 billion (€1.2bn) in three...

Industry welcomes US offshore wind transmission action plan

The US offshore wind industry has welcomed the release of a federal transmission action plan aiming ...

Consultation starts on 2GW wind shared transmission assets

A statutory consultation on the transmission assets for two offshore wind farms under development in...

Approval secured for US multistate 5GW transmission line

Invenergy Transmission’s 5GW Grain Belt Express transmission line transporting electricity from wind...

Industry hails call to slash UK grid build times to meet wind demand

UK grid connections should be delivered within seven years – half the current timescale – to ensure ...

Opinion: Meshed grids will unlock the full potential of offshore wind

Ambitious pledges to increase offshore wind capacity from the G7 nations along with targets set by E...

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