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Ørsted thinks big for onshore wind growth in Europe
Danish developer is looking at 100MW-plus projects, hoping to capitalise on BRI’s ability to develop large-scale projects
Northland Power to buy large Spanish wind and solar fleet
Concurrent C$900m equity financing to fund Spanish acquisition and capital requirements of 4-5GW renewables development portfolio
Ørsted makes European onshore wind return with Brookfield deal
The Danish developer has agreed to acquire 100% of Brookfield Renewable's UK and Irish onshore wind portfolio
European grid operators plan modular offshore wind link
TSOs have launched a scheme to work towards pan-European interconnection for offshore wind. But some key players have not joined yet
Nordex wind turbine orders fall in first quarter of 2021
The German manufacturer recorded a slump in orders in the first three months of the year, with totals down in both Europe and Latin America
Turbine Technology
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China China Haizhuang installs first 5MW onshore wind turbine
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United States Wind output increases when heat demand rises - study
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France GE to create 300 new jobs at French offshore wind blade factory
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United States GE’s modular wind converter promises greater reliability
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United Kingdom GE plans North Sea offshore wind blade factory in UK
Policy latest
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WindEurope: Permitting key hurdle to EU wind investments
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Russia Russian wind industry fears job losses after support cut
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United States US to spend billions on offshore wind for 30GW goal by 2030
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Denmark Denmark to offer Hesselø offshore wind project CfD-style support
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Increased wind electricity generation helps displace coal
Contracts
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Finland Nordex wins Arctic Circle order for Delta 4000 wind turbines
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Spain Acciona shareholders approve renewable energy spin-off
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Poland Ørsted, PGE, RWE awarded Polish offshore wind CfDs
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Spain Iberdrola agrees investment joint venture with Spanish insurer
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Netherlands Ørsted to sell half of Borssele 1 & 2 to Norwegian oil fund
Tenders & investments
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Wind power is stronger and cheaper than ever
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United Kingdom Delayed Scottish offshore wind leasing round re-opens
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United Kingdom UK plans leasing round for floating offshore wind in Celtic Sea
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South Africa South Africa launches 1.6GW onshore wind tender
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Norway New JV to combine floating offshore wind with hydrogen storage
Partner content
Webinar: Why accurate energy assessments are so important to the wind industry
Currently, the biggest barriers to accurate energy assessments are the lack of transparency and standardisation in calculating expected performance. So what’s the answer? Tune into this webinar to find out!
Vestas
Webinar: How can we achieve 40GW by 2030?
Tune into this webinar to find out how the wind, environmental and regulatory sectors can come together to make the goal of 40GW by 2030 a reality.
Taking a tough stand against turbine blade erosion
Increasing numbers of wind turbines are expected to operate in challenging climatic conditions, onshore and offshore, for 25 years or more. Rain, hail, salt spray, as well as extremes in cold and warm temperatures, all take their toll on turbine rotor blades.
Polytech
Back to the gearbox innovations that helped define wind’s future
Moventas launched its first wind turbine gearbox in 1980. Four decades later, it is still manufacturing, innovating and leading the way in turbine gear technology
Moventas
WPM Webinar: How to extend turbine lifetimes
Join us on 31 March as we share how to reduce downtime, get the best performance from an ageing fleet, and extend turbine lifetime.
WPM Awards 2020: best onshore turbine 4.5MW+ – ENERCON
It's pushed the product forward, an award-winning product that's an important milestone in ENERCON's mission to reshape itself and direct-drive turbines.
ENERCON
Why automation is the future of the wind industry
ARSOS for Intelligent Control can help Remote Operations Centres (ROCs) scale up operations while keeping costs low.
Green Eagle Solutions
WPM Awards 2020: best offshore turbine 2020 – Aerodyn Engineering Nezzy²
Innovative, clever and changing the landscape of offshore turbines (almost literally), the scaled 1:10 Aerodyn Engineering Nezzy² picks up WPM's offshore turbine of the year.
Aerodyn
WPM Awards 2020: best drivetrain – ZF Wind Power SHIFT 7k modular gearbox
Why has the ZF Wind Power's modular gearbox picked up this gong? Pushing through a significant barrier certainly helped…