‘Nothing is safe’: North Sea offshore wind at risk from ‘extreme freak waves’
Nothing is safe from extreme freak waves that can severely damage offshore wind farms in the southern North Sea, according
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Wind Energy
RWE urges government intervention in Ørsted wake effect dispute
German utility RWE has called on the UK government to settle a wake effect dispute with Danish renewables major Ørsted
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UK spy agency probes Chinese energy infrastructure risk – media report
The UK’s security service is investigating whether the use of Chinese energy technology could pose a national security threat, according
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EU threatens member states with court over renewables permitting
The European Commission’s energy directorate announced last week (12 February) that eight member states had still not complied with rules
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Wind to meet third of massive electricity demand growth to 2027 – International Energy Agency
Wind power will play a central role in the massive growth of electrification expected around the world over the next
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Security concerns in UK after reports of Chinese turbines at floating offshore wind farm
UK members of parliament have expressed concerns over newspaper reports that Chinese manufacturer Mingyang will supply turbines for Europe’s first
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Combining AI tools can help improve forecasting at wind farms – study
Combining different artificial intelligence (AI) tools to take into account a variety of short-and long-term forecasting data sets from wind
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RWE, Vattenfall and SSE eye batteries in monopiles for offshore wind ‘baseload’ boost
A group of European energy firms are considering the potential of integrating batteries into turbine monopiles and co-locating wind farms
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UK floating wind pioneer denies choosing Chinese turbines
The developer of Europe’s first large-scale floating offshore wind farm has denied reports that it has chosen Chinese manufacturer Mingyang
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US wind sector faces limited impact from Trump’s steel tariffs – analysts
President Donald Trump has ordered a 25% tariff on all US imports of steel and aluminium – but analysts believe
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China drops renewables subsidy mechanism in favour of CfD-style system
China is cutting subsidies for renewable energy projects and moving to a payment mechanism similar to the contracts for difference
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