Second Siemens Gamesa 5.X blade breaks at Swedish wind farm
A Siemens Gamesa 5.X blade has broken off a turbine at a large Swedish onshore wind farm – the second
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Wind industry visionary Ben Backwell to Chair Global Renewables Alliance
Abu Dhabi/London 12 January 2024: The Global Renewables Alliance (GRA) has announced Ben Backwell, CEO of the Global Wind Energy
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Nordex ‘well-positioned’ after record wind turbine order intake in 2024
Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco claimed the company is “well-positioned for the future” after announcing a record order intake for
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French floating wind tender winners considering massive Chinese turbines – energy regulator
Participants in France’s recent floating offshore wind tender considered a growing range of Chinese wind turbine makers to offer machines
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Offshore wind economics need to be ‘reset’ – GE Vernova CEO
The economics of offshore wind need to be “reset” before it becomes profitable, GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik said in
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Grids and permitting hold back wind power growth in 2024 – WindEurope
Annual wind installations are falling drastically short of the level needed to meet agreed climate targets with slow permitting and
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Envision bags 1GW wind turbine order with Juniper Green Energy in India
Envision Energy has signed a deal to supply Juniper Green Energy with 1GW of its new 5MW turbines that are
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Trump vows policy to stop ‘garbage windmills’ from being built in the US
US president-elect Donald Trump announced plans for policy “where no windmills are being built” in the country, during a tirade
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Windey installs 16MW turbine on floating offshore wind platform
Chinese manufacturer Windey has installed its 16MW offshore wind turbine on a floating platform, Windpower Monthly understands. by Craig Richard
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Lawsuit filed to halt 500MW US wind farm set to use Vestas turbines
Opponents of Repsol’s 504MW Rail Tie wind project in the US have filed a lawsuit in a bid to halt
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Wind squeezed out by solar PV in latest Polish auction
Only two wind farms won power deals in Poland’s recent technology-neutral renewable energy auctions, while solar PV secured the vast
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