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Nordex’s earnings down 24% in pandemic-hit 2020
Nordex has released preliminary financial figures for 2020, confirming its expectations for a rise in consolidated sales and squeezed Ebitda margin
Ørsted sells €1.4bn transmission assets for world’s largest wind farm
Mitsubishi-led JV has bought transmission assets for the UK's Hornsea One wind farm – the world’s largest operational offshore site
Africa missing out on ‘incredible’ wind resource potential - GWEC
Africa and the Middle East’s cumulative wind capacity reached more than 7GW by the end of 2020. However, the region is not fulfilling its potential, GWEC warns
News and Analysis
EDPR and Engie plan 1.5GW floating offshore wind off Greece
The Ocean Winds joint venture plans to work with Greece’s Terna Energy on developing what could be the country’s first offshore wind capacity
Flurry of acquisitions shows appetite for European wind
Oil majors and a Chinese developer were among companies buying into projects during a busy period for wind farm acquisitions in Europe
Vattenfall appoints new head of business for wind
Helene Biström will return to Vattenfall to take charge of a division that has seen huge growth since she left the Swedish utility in 2010
Vattenfall to end Danish onshore wind development
Swedish developer Vattenfall plans to focus its onshore wind activities for the Nordics region on its home market, but continue with Danish offshore wind
Wind deals help Boralex move towards five-year target
Canada-based developer reports it is on course to bring 2.8GW of renewables capacity online by 2023
In Depth
Looking back on 2020 – Part 4: As people stay home, oil and gas majors go green
Part four of our review of the year tracks growing interest in offshore wind and green hydrogen by fossil fuel giants, even if renewable energy investments still only account for a fraction of their investments
Looking back on 2020 – Part 3: Turbine ratings and rotor sizes continue to go up
Even in a difficult year, manufacturers continued to launch new technology, with competition intensifying in the offshore and low-wind segments. Find out more in part three of Windpower Monthly's round-up
Looking back on 2020 – Part 2: Losses mount as Covid adds to sector’s woes
The second part of our review of the year looks at how the industry's major players fared as lockdowns caused some delays in installations and quite a few CEOs were waved off
Looking back on 2020 – Part 1: How the wind industry defied global pandemic
As in most areas of life, the Covid-19 pandemic cast a big shadow over the wind industry, yet the sector proved its resilience, as the first part of Windpower Monthly's round-up of the big themes of the year shows
Vestas’ new CTO Anders Nielsen on the benefits of modularity — and trucks
Six months into his new role as the CTO of Vestas, Anders Nielsen speaks to Eize de Vries about modularity and how his experience in truck manufacturing can feed into wind power
