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‘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...

Red Sea crisis 'impacting our profitability' — Nordex CEO

The Red Sea crisis is impacting Nordex's profitability by causing costly delays to project developme...

Analysis: How will Red Sea attacks impact the wind power supply chain?

Houthi attacks on commercial vessels in the Red Sea have forced shipping companies to send ships on ...

Israel's largest wind farm comes online during military conflict

A wind farm thought to be Israel’s largest renewable energy project has come online in the wake of i...

UAE targets 14.2GW renewables with $54 billion energy plans

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has unveiled plans to reach 14.2GW of renewable energy capacity by th...

Violence flares at Druze Arab protests against wind power in Israel-occupied Golan Heights

Violence flared in the annexed Golan Heights region spanning Israel and Syria today (21 June) after ...

Turkey seeks to reassure investors with new feed-in tariffs and benefits for hybrids with storage

Turkey’s government has approved a decree issuing new feed-in tariffs (FIT) for wind and other renew...

COP27: What is standing in the way of African renewables?

Overestimated risk and inadequate policy framework are holding back investors and the necessary scal...

COP27: Global task force formed to speed up renewables permitting

Global industry groups representing wind and other clean energy technologies have formed a task forc...

US and China still top renewables markets in ‘volatile times’ - EY

The US and China hang onto their titles as the top destinations worldwide for renewable energy inves...

South Africa turns to renewable energy to combat blackouts

South Africa plans to double the capacity available in its next renewable energy tender as part of a...

Political support spurs wind power growth in South Africa

Procurement programme gives developers long-term visibility and has made the country the MEA region'...

South African wind industry mourns death of Ntombi Ntuli

South African Wind Energy Association CEO Ntombi Ntuli “changed the face of the country's wind indus...

Africa missing out on ‘incredible’ wind resource potential - GWEC

Africa and the Middle East’s cumulative wind capacity reached more than 7GW by the end of 2020. Howe...

EDF and Mitsui start work on Moroccan project

The first phase of the Taza wind farm from the EDF Renewables and Mitsui consortium has kicked off i...

Earth Day 2020: How fast the industry has grown

The current century has seen the wind industry move into the mainstream, becoming a legitimate sourc...

South Africa dismisses coal lobby legal challenge

South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal has rejected a legal challenge against state utility Eskom si...

Middle East and African installations slow in 2019

Wind power installations slowed in Africa and the Middle East last year, according to Global Wind En...

SGRE ramps up production, but investors seek more clarity

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has completed construction of Turkey's first nacelle factory ...

Africa set for nine-fold wind capacity increase

The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects Africa's wind power fleet to increase nine-fold betwee...