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Engie takes big hit on Nordex turbines at US wind farm

French utility Engie took a €714 million ($772 million) hit on US renewable energy assets last year,...

Siemens Gamesa wind turbine failures to drive Siemens Energy to €4.5 billion loss

Siemens Energy expects to make a net loss of €4.5 billion in the 2023 fiscal year due to subsidiary ...

Workers put at risk from ‘machine hazards’ in US wind tower parts factory

A components supplier for wind turbine giants faces a nearly $300,000 fine after it continued to ign...

The future of turbine blades

Turbine blades represent up to a third of the cost of a wind turbine but they do not yet benefit fro...

Wind turbine maker Siemens Gamesa posts large Q1 loss amid product failures

Turbine maker Siemens Gamesa has recorded a €760 million loss in its preliminary results for the fir...

Ørsted cuts cost estimate for offshore wind cable protection issues

Danish firm provides update on cost of dealing with issues related to cable protection systems at so...

Vestas to launch digital platform for renewable energy services and spare parts

Manufacturer's website set to launch in Europe this year will feature rival OEMs' components as well...

O&M budgets 'slashed' during Covid-19 pandemic

Asset owners have slashed their operations and maintenance (O&M) budgets amid the coronavirus (Covid...

Ørsted keeping tabs on Covid-19 impact

Ørsted’s under-construction wind farms are progressing according to plan despite the coronavirus (Co...

Global onshore O&M costs 'set to continue rising'

Operations and maintenance (O&M) costs will continue to increase while manufacturers negotiate highe...

SGRE lowers 2020 guidance after project delays

Siemens Gamesa (SGRE) has lowered its guidance for its 2020 financial year after the early arrival o...

Senvion collapse could contribute to 'modest' turbine price gains

New analysis predicts onshore wind turbine prices could see a "modest" increase in the early part of...

High-risk offshore wind contractors drive up premiums

'Repeat-offender' suppliers and contractors are driving up premiums on offshore wind projects, accor...

Chinese wind owners 'face growing O&M pressure'

Share prices of key Chinese wind players have been hit by an unexpected surge in operating and maint...

Unplanned O&M costs to reach $8.5 billion this year

Onshore wind farm operators will spend nearly $15 billion on operations and maintenance (O&M) servic...

'First risk mitigation deals' signed for repowering projects

Asset manager Ares Management Corporation has concluded what is believed to be the first proxy reven...

Hitachi suspends production, favours Enercon

Hitachi will stop producing its own turbines and instead focus on distributing Enercon machines in J...

Hitachi suspends production, favours Enercon

Hitachi will stop producing its own turbines and instead focus on distributing Enercon machines in J...

Danish wind output down over summer

DENMARK: Danish wind production was down 24% year-on-year in June and July, but turbines still produ...

Offshore decommissioning could cost UK £3.6bn

UK: Decommissioning 37 offshore wind farms in various stages of development in UK waters could cost ...

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