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Long-distance wake affects nearly all US sites

Almost 90% of all operational US wind farms in 2016 were close enough to other projects to either ca...

German wind output to increase in 2018

Renewables are expected to cover 38% of gross electricity consumption in Germany in 2018, according ...

'Bend-twist coupling' tests begin

Blades equipped with 'bend-twist coupling', which enables them to react to varying wind speeds, will...

How Europe's wind drought and heat wave hit owners and operators

The summer heat wave that swept across Europe caused record-breaking temperatures, wildfires and, ac...

How Europe's wind drought and heat wave hit owners and operators

The summer heat wave that swept across Europe caused record-breaking temperatures, wildfires and, ac...

GALLERY: 'First' offshore repowering completed

SWEDEN: Other developers have opted simply to decommission aged offshore wind farms as they reach th...

GALLERY: 'First' offshore repowering completed

Other developers have opted simply to decommission aged offshore wind farms as they reach the end of...

Repowering boosted UK projects' capacity by 171%

UK: The UK could benefit from an additional 5.5GW of capacity through repowering of onshore projects...

Wind resources 20% higher in India's monsoon season

INDIA: Wind speeds in some regions of India during this year's monsoon season were up to 20% higher ...

New icing-detection software launched

CANADA: AI software company Clir Renewables has launched a new programme to detect icing on turbine ...

Deutsche Windtechnik to launch Taiwanese unit

TAIWAN: Operations and maintenance (O&M) firm Deutsche Windtechnik will open an office in Taiwan, ha...

Deutsche Windtechnik to launch Taiwanese unit

TAIWAN: Operations and maintenance (O&M) firm Deutsche Windtechnik will open an office in Taiwan, ha...

VIDEO: 'World's first' autonomous offshore robot tested

GERMANY: Transmission system operator (TSO) Tennet has tested the world's first autonomous offshore ...

VIDEO: 'World's first' autonomous offshore robot tested

GERMANY: Transmission system operator (TSO) Tennet has tested the world's first autonomous offshore ...

Scottish company develops tower-mounted O&M solution

UK: A Scottish specialist in solutions for working at height is developing a new way to access offsh...

Scottish company develops tower-mounted O&M solution

UK: A Scottish specialist in solutions for working at height is developing a new way to access offsh...

Italian firm buys 51% of Romanian servicing

ROMANIA: Italian clean energy group PLC will acquire a majority stake in the operations and maintena...

RES to repower first French wind farm

FRANCE: RES will repower an entire project for the first time by upgrading the first wind farm it bu...

Wind and solar produce 8% of US generation in 2017

UNITED STATES: Wind and solar PV reached or exceeded 20% of total generation in ten states in 2017, ...

Vestas to open manufacturing facility in Australia

AUSTRALIA: Vestas will open a new renewable energy hub in Victoria, featuring a turbine manufacturin...