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‘Coercion and discrimination’ – Chinese commerce body attacks EU probe

China has accused Europe of economic coercion and discrimination against its companies as well as th...

WindEconomics digest: Are inflationary pressures easing for OEMs and how much will wind power cost in 2050?

This month’s digest looks at recent developments in turbine selling prices and energy cost projectio...

US Treasury guidance boosts tax credits for offshore wind farms

The US Treasury Department has issued guidance that expands offshore wind farms’ access to tax credi...

‘All heating for industry up to 500C can be electrified’

There is a growing business case for the electrification of industry, heat and transport powered by ...

UK hands offshore wind auction £800 million boost but trade body slams missed opportunity

Over £1 billion has been announced by the UK government for the country’s upcoming contract for diff...

Red Sea crisis 'impacting our profitability' — Nordex CEO

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

Alberta to ban new wind farms in much of the province as renewables pause ends

The provincial government of Alberta in Canada is seeking to ban the development of new wind farms i...

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As pressure builds to meet 2030 climate targets, offshore wind in particular has been hit hard by co...

Japan brings 300MW of new wind online in first weeks of 2024

The first few weeks of 2024 have seen a flurry of activity in the Japanese wind sector, with almost ...

Wind and solar capacity to overtake coal in China this year — China Electricity Council

China's combined wind and solar capacity is set to overtake that of coal this year, according to a r...

Record energy transition investment 'not enough for net zero' – BloombergNEF

Global investment in the energy transition hit record levels in 2023 – though the $1.8 trillion spen...

Vestas to use 'low-emission steel' for wind turbine towers

Danish turbine maker Vestas plans to incorporate low-emissions steel into its production in an effor...

Exclusive: ‘No need to ever landfill’ – tackling wind power's sustainability problem

Wind power is at the forefront of the global response to the climate crisis, but some of the materia...

COP28 triple-renewables goal 'still in reach' despite wind power struggles — IEA report

The COP28 target of tripling renewables capacity in a bid to head off the worst impacts of the clima...

EU member states sign European Wind Charter in ‘huge day’ for industry

European Union member states have signed the bloc’s European Wind Charter designed to boost the indu...

EU bank pledges €5 billion to guarantee wind power equipment orders

The EU’s investment bank provision of €5 billion in counter-guarantees for the European wind sector ...

Denmark looks to overcome restrictions for onshore wind

A new agreement could see Denmark create dozens of new wind and solar energy plants across the count...

WindEconomics: How wind power saved the world $224 billion

Renewable electricity saved the global electricity market $521 billion in 2022 by increasing energy ...

France awards nearly 1GW onshore wind across 54 projects

France has auctioned 931MW of new onshore wind capacity with 54 successful projects announced in its...

UK electricity regulator welcomes government’s new ‘Connection Action Plan’

The UK’s electricity regulator Ofgem has welcomed the government’s new ‘Connection Action Plan’ (CAP...