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Wind farm shut down again after blade breaks off Siemens Gamesa 4.X turbine

A wind farm in Norway has been shut down after a blade broke off a Siemens Gamesa 4.X turbine at the...

Vårgrønn appoints offshore wind veteran Bull to accelerate ‘highly ambitious’ targets

Norwegian offshore wind developer Vårgrønn has appointed Stephen Bull – a veteran of renewable energ...

Norway pushes Utsira Nord floating wind tender back to 2025

Norway hopes to get tender plans for floating wind in the Utsira Nord area of the North Sea bac...

Ikea and Parkwind win Norway’s first offshore wind tender

A consortium of Ikea-owner Ingka Investments and Belgian developer Parkwind has won Norway’s first o...

Renewables firm Statkraft appoints Nordics chief Vartdal as new CEO

Statkraft’s board has appointed its executive vice president for the Nordics region, Birgitte Ringst...

'Defects' in Siemens Gamesa 4.X turbines cause partial shut-down of wind project

A wind farm operator has claimed that manufacturing defects in more than a dozen Siemens Gamesa 4.X ...

Norway backs Arctic floating project with state grant

A floating offshore wind project planned for Norway’s Barents Sea inside the Arctic Circle has been ...

EnBW pulls out of Norway’s 'inadequate' first offshore wind tender

German utility EnBW has pulled out of Norway’s forthcoming debut offshore wind tender, claiming cond...

Fosen wind farm owners pay to end legal battle with Sami reindeer herders

The operators of the Fosen wind farm will pay compensation to the Sami people to ensure the project ...

Analysis: RWE-backed startup wins new backing for aluminium wind turbine crane

An RWE-backed startup has opted to use aluminium in its self-erecting cranes as it announced a new p...

Shell consortium among successful applicants for Norwegian offshore wind tender

Norway’s energy ministry has revealed the five applications that qualified for the country’s upcomin...

Rotor falls off Nordex wind turbine in Norway during maintenance work

The rotor fell off a Nordex turbine at an onshore wind farm in Norway during high winds and while th...

Exclusive: Iberdrola cancels 'Flagship' floating offshore wind pilot

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

Aker Solutions to test ‘world's first’ star-shaped offshore wind cable system

Aker Solutions is to test a new system for connecting offshore wind turbines in a star configuration...

Sami group accepts annual compensation deal over Statkraft wind farm

A group of Sami indigenous people has accepted financial compensation in Norway after years of prote...

Japanese energy major Kansai backs floating wind project to power Norwegian oil and gas

Japanese energy major Kansai is partnering with a consortium looking to develop a floating wind proj...

MingYang among seven applicants for Norway's offshore wind tender

Chinese wind firm MingYang Smart Energy has been named among the seven listed companies and consorti...

Ørsted withdraws from Norwegian offshore wind consortium

Danish renewables major Ørsted has withdrawn from a consortium planning to bid in one of Norway...

Offshore wind project developer ends operations

Norwegian offshore wind specialist Havfram Wind has withdrawn from offshore wind project development...

Equinor takes $300 million hit on US offshore wind projects

Norwegian oil major Equinor took a $300 million hit on its offshore wind projects off the US north-e...

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