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Windpower Monthly's highlights of 2018 -- part 2

Auctions were the dominant theme in the second half of the year. Wind took a beating from solar PV i...

Windpower Monthly's highlights of 2018 -- part 1

From auctions and acquisitions to boardroom upheavals and political wrangling, plus a few turbine la...

WindEconomics: Managing variability costs rise with renewables

The additional costs an electricity network incurs to manage variable sources such as wind and solar...

French energy policy under scrutiny

Large-scale deployment of wind and solar capacity, combined with progressive closures of nuclear pla...

Viewpoint: Why a zero-subsidy future means looking past LCOE

Just when we had all (sort of) got our heads round the idea of the levelised cost of energy (LCOE), ...

New offshore wind advocacy body launches

Ten companies and business associations from across the supply chain have formed the world's first t...

New offshore wind advocacy body launches

Ten companies and business associations from across the supply chain have formed the world's first t...

Policy vacuum dents long-term confidence

The lack of any coherent federal energy or climate policy beyond 2020 is damaging investor confidenc...

Prices fall 15.7% in latest Greek tender

Prices dropped to €58.58/MWh in Greece's second wind power auction this year, highlighting investors...

'BOEM should capitalise on Massachusetts success'

All the reaction from the latest US leasing round, as the head of a US offshore lobby group suggests...

'BOEM should capitalise on Massachusetts success'

All the reaction from the latest US leasing round, as the head of a US offshore lobby group suggests...

Zinke quits Interior amid ethics probes

US Secretary for the Interior, Ryan Zinke, will resign from the role at the end of December followin...

Falling Capex makes Russia competitive

Capital expenditure (Capex) for the construction of wind farms in Russia has significantly declined ...

More French wind will mean cheaper electricity

Large-scale deployment of wind and solar capacity, combined with progressive closures of nuclear pla...

'Volatile market conditions' in Portugal need reforming

Electricity market reforms are key to achieving the Portuguese government's 2040 target of producing...

Germany installation growth hits the buffers

Germany's onshore wind sector hit "negative growth" for the first time in July with a record low of ...

Progress in French planning laws slow but sure

Legal challenges to onshore wind projects in France should move faster through the courts thanks to ...

Taiwanese offshore policy criticised

Contracts were not awarded properly in Taiwan's offshore wind auctions earlier this year, according ...

Taiwanese offshore policy criticised

Taiwan's ministry of economic affairs (MOEA) did not award contracts properly in its offshore wind a...

Calls for 'level playing field' in US energy storage

A number of wind power developers and industry associations have urged US political leaders to pass ...