Why least-cost auctions are ‘unrealistic’ for offshore wind on US west coast
Regulators should structure offtake agreement tenders to emphasise project deliverability rather than make developers bid on price alone if California
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Analysis: What does the wind industry want from the next UK government?
On Wednesday (22 May), UK prime minister Rishi Sunak fired the starting pistol on a six-week general election campaign in
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Shell and EDF win key approval for 2.8GW New Jersey offshore wind
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has given environmental approval to Shell and EDF’s 2.8GW Atlantic Shores offshore
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Vestas to pilot ‘sustainable’ aviation fuel at Baltic Eagle offshore wind farm
Vestas plans to pilot the use of ‘sustainable’ aviation fuel (SAF) during the installation of turbines at the Baltic Eagle
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Deadly tornadoes destroy wind turbines in Iowa
Deadly tornadoes ripped through Iowa this week (21 May), killing several people, destroying wind turbines and flattening neighbourhoods in the
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Saudi Arabia signs PPA for ‘world’s cheapest wind power’
The state-owned Saudi Power Procurement Company will buy electricity from two planned Saudi Arabian wind projects after signing a deal
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Auren-AES merger to create Brazilian renewables giant
Auren Energia is to merge with the Brazilian arm of AES Corporation to create the country’s third largest energy company,
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GE Vernova’s Vic Abate: ‘The world needs 400 new wind turbines a week’
Speaking to the Wind Power podcast at the WindEurope conference in Bilbao earlier this year, Abate set out the scale
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Iberdrola reaches $2.5 billion deal ‘in principle’ for total control of US subsidiary Avangrid
Spanish energy giant Iberdrola has reached a $2.5 billion deal in principle to take full control of its subsidiary Avangrid,
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Seabed mining plan ‘could delay offshore wind beyond 2070s’
An Australian company’s seabed mining plans could block the best offshore wind sites in New Zealand until at least the
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Exploring Coexistence Opportunities for Offshore Wind and Fisheries in South Korea
South Korea is targeting to generate 21.6% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030. Although the national government recognises
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