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WindEconomics digest: Are inflationary pressures easing for OEMs and how much will wind power cost in 2050?

This month’s digest looks at recent developments in turbine selling prices and energy cost projectio...

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As pressure builds to meet 2030 climate targets, offshore wind in particular has been hit hard by co...

WindEconomics digest: Onshore wind installed costs, capacity factors and the UK’s contracts for difference

The first of our new format economics digest compares wind farm performance and cost across selected...

WindEconomics: How wind power saved the world $224 billion

Renewable electricity saved the global electricity market $521 billion in 2022 by increasing energy ...

Analysis: Biden’s offshore wind targets in peril but will regulators or developers blink first?

Ørsted’s decision to pull the plug on two major offshore wind projects in the US reflects “macroecon...

WindEconomics: US wind power growth slowed in 2022, but project costs continued to fall

The US installed 8.5GW of wind power capacity in 2022 – less than the amounts installed in 2020 and ...

Floating wind on US west coast needs $35 billion in port upgrades — report

Port infrastructure for floating wind on the US west coast would require up to $35 billion of invest...

WindEconomics: The added costs for offshore wind developers unique to UK

With a maximum allowed strike price set at £44/MWh, the UK’s latest contracts for difference (CfD) r...

Global wind investment falls amid high costs and faltering policy support – BloombergNEF

Global wind power investment fell in the first half of 2023 even as overall renewable energy investm...

WindEconomics: Onshore wind in Australia hit hard by inflationary pressures

The capital costs of all available electricity-generating technologies in Australia, as elsewhere, h...

WindEconomics: Community wind takes advantage of high electricity prices

The recent turmoil in energy markets, particularly in Europe, has enhanced the competitive position ...

US wind power PPA prices up 13% in Q2 due to lack of projects

Wind contract prices in North America have risen in the second quarter by 13% to an average of $58/M...

Denmark postpones North Sea energy island tender

Denmark has postponed the tender for a North Sea energy island planned to connect at least 3GW of of...

Germany scraps return option for ‘toxic’ onshore wind contracts

Germany’s decision to drop plans to allow onshore wind developers to return power deals secured at a...

Germany to allow wind auction winners to return old contracts

Germany’s cabinet has agreed to allow developers of up to 5GW of onshore wind projects that were suc...

WindEconomics: How the UK could move towards net zero with 100% renewables

The UK’s recently released net zero strategy foresees major roles for fossil fuels with carbon captu...

WindEurope: New wind investments hit 13-year low in Europe

Cost pressures and regulatory uncertainty drove investments in new wind farms in Europe to a 13-year...

How the turmoil in energy markets has changed perspectives on renewables

With European electricity prices peaking at $400/MWh in 2022, the move towards renewables gained add...

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Amid the energy crisis triggered by Russia's war on Ukraine, the case for wind has never been strong...

US construction major plans new wind tower plant after $750m Inflation Reduction Act boost

US construction major Arcosa plans to build a new wind turbine tower factory in New Mexico to fulfil...

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