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‘We will be on our knees’ without diverse supply chain in Europe, wind industry conference told

The European wind industry could be brought ‘to its knees’ if it does not take action to diversify i...

‘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: Could copper's impending supply crunch threaten energy transition?

Copper’s high conductivity and relative abundance make it a key material for the energy transition. ...

Supply chain crunch likely to delay massive Dogger Bank A offshore wind farm

The completion of one the UK’s largest wind farms could be postponed due to supply chain delays, the...

Almost 40% of global offshore wind pipeline 'at risk' — Westwood

Almost 40% of the world’s pre-sanctioned offshore wind pipeline is considered at risk, threatening g...

Exclusive: Iberdrola cancels 'Flagship' floating offshore wind pilot

Spanish renewables major Iberdrola has cancelled its ‘Flagship’ floating offshore wind pilot project...

Siemens Gamesa scraps plans for US offshore wind blade factory

Siemens Gamesa has scrapped plans to build one of the US’s first blade manufacturing facilities for ...

‘We won’t build factories without solution’ to US offshore wind stand-off – Vestas CEO

Vestas may pull out of plans to build US offshore wind factories if projects do not go ahead as plan...

Offshore wind needs huge supply chain boost to hit targets

The offshore wind supply chain requires investment of more than $100 billion if the industry is to m...

Market responding as critical minerals demand soars in energy transition – IEA report

Demand for critical minerals including lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth metals is soaring as ...

Global Offshore Wind 2023 poll: Commodity shortages and inflation top delegates' concerns

Offshore wind companies fear bottlenecks and high inflation could pose significant risks to the supp...

Standardisation could boost Europe's offshore wind supply chain – industry experts

Standardisation of turbine components could make the European offshore wind supply chain more resili...

Supply chain bottlenecks 'threaten floating offshore wind rollout' – Aegir Insights

Renewable energy analysts Aegir Insights have slashed their forecast for the rollout of floating off...

Siemens Gamesa to supply low-carbon steel towers to Danish wind farm

Siemens Gamesa today (21 April) unveiled a steel turbine tower it claims was made using a “greener” ...

Critical risks to European wind supply chain threaten to derail green transition

A multitude of risks now bearing down on the wind industry's supply chain in Europe could derail cli...

Supply chain bottlenecks threaten to choke off record wind energy growth – GWEC

Industry bottlenecks threaten record growth in wind energy in the coming years, according to a new r...

Chinese wind turbine firm considers $29m manufacturing facility in Brazil

Goldwind has signalled its intention to build a turbine factory in the Brazilian state of Bahia foll...

EU’s Critical Raw Materials Act scope ‘too narrow’ for wind self-sufficiency

Wind sector players said the European Commission’s new Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) does not go...

US 'tripled offshore wind investment' to $10bn in 2022

The US invested $9.8 billion in offshore wind last year according to the Business Network for Offsho...

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