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Engie buys 420MW Australian wind farm
The 420MW Hills of Gold project will be Engie's second wind farm in Australia and its largest in the country
Equinor gains on wind, loses on oil and gas
Norwegian energy giant Equinor's renewable energy division's profits doubled in Q3, but this was outweighed by seven-figure write-downs of oil and gas assets
New platform key to offshore wind leadership after MHI Vestas decoupling – Vestas CEO
Vestas aims to lead the offshore wind sector by 2025, following its acquisition of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' stake in their joint venture, CEO Henrik Andersen said
News and Analysis
Vestas buys out MHI from offshore wind joint venture
Vestas will acquire Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' stake in their offshore wind joint venture. MHI will buy a small stake in Vestas
GE Renewable Energy turns first quarterly profit since 2018
GE Renewable Energy recorded a profit in Q3 2020 due to improved pricing, tighter capital spending and job cuts, according to its latest investor presentation
Growing wind portfolio and major divestment pushes Ørsted through the Covid crisis
Danish developer Ørsted reports an 18% fall year-on-year fall in profits in Q3, but a 2% rise for the first nine months of the year
Vattenfall’s Q3 wind profits squeezed amid pandemic
Vattenfall experienced lower electricity prices as demand fell during the pandemic
Australia backs 26GW wind and solar-powered green hydrogen hub
The Australian government has agreed to ease the permitting processes and aid investment of a 26GW wind and solar-powered hydrogen and ammonia complex in Western Australia
In Depth
Editor's view: a summer marred by losses
Wind power in Europe was not looking particularly healthy even before the pandemic struck.
Six of the best: wind's CEO casualties in a long, hot summer
Several of the wind industry's long-established and best-known leaders have recently announced their departures. We look at their past achievements and the challenges their replacements will face
Dongfang fast-tracks direct-drive designs for onshore and offshore
In-depth technology analysis of China's most powerful operating turbine by Eize de Vries
Vestas holds firm as leading OEM as China challenges for top spots
Five OEMs cornered two thirds of new global installations last year. Windpower Monthly casts an eye over the wind industry's leading contenders.
Coronavirus outbreak exposes our reliance on China
Too early to tell would be a fair summary of the wind industry's judgment on the extent to which the coronavirus outbreak will affect global turbine production and installations in 2020.
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