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BASF to divest part of Dutch offshore wind farm stake
Chemicals producer agrees sale of 25.2% stake to Allianz, having bought into project in September
Tower factory deal for Scotland's Port of Nigg
Global Energy Group and Haizea Wind Group will build £110-120m facility in Scotland to produce 135 towers a year
New owner and Nordex turbines for 300MW in Texas
Japan's Jera kickstarts its 2GW US goal with acquisition of Texas wind farm and orders 4.5MW turbines from Nordex
News and Analysis
New joint venture plans 1GW of onshore wind in Ireland
State-owned utility ESB and forestry board Coillte join forces to develop 1GW of wind power projects by 2030 in 50:50 joint venture
Acciona enters Brazil with 850MW of wind projects
Company acquires two Bahia wind development projects from Casa dos Ventos with view to starting construction next year
Vestas confirms cyber security attack was ransomware
Operations now close to normal after investigations find breach mostly hit turbine manufacturer’s internal data
Enel brings net zero target forward to 2040
Italian utility expects to have 154GW of renewables and battery storage capacity by 2030, including 32GW of new wind
LM Wind Power targets 'zero-waste' blades by 2030
Local partnerships, optimised manufacturing processes and use of materials key to target, blade maker believes
In Depth
Energy transition brings new wind power buyers to the fore
As the drive for electrification gathers pace, the market for corporate renewable power purchase agreements is booming
Hard-to-abate industries look to buy wind power
Power-hungry industries such as chemical and steel producers are looking to renewable power deals to cut their emissions
Wind power sector and fossil-fuel giants — friends or foes?
Will energy majors crush wind veterans with their deep pockets or become powerful allies on the path towards decarbonisation?
China’s oil majors dip their toes in offshore wind
Chinese oil and gas companies are beginning to invest in offshore wind, but seem less keen to own assets than European firms
Big oil plots a new path as tide turns on fossil fuels
As the climate crisis makes itself felt and the energy mix changes, oil and gas majors are looking to wind for a long-term future