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Offshore wind newcomer divests 80% of Swedish lake project
UK investment firm Downing will buy a majority stake in a 100MW wind farm in Lake Vänern for around €29 million
Massachusetts governor vetoes higher offshore wind target
A climate bill that would have raised the state’s offshore wind target by an additional 2.4GW has been stymied by the governor on the grounds that cutting emissions by an extra 5% in the next ten years would cost $6 billion
European demand helps Nordex orders level in 2020 despite coronavirus
Nordex received more than 6GW of orders in 16 countries in 2020 thanks to strong demand in Q4
Vestas halts 150 turbines following blade investigation
Vestas has removed from operation 150 turbines of its V150 turbines, following a collapsed turbine at a Swedish wind farm last year.
Turn of the year sees US commissioning surge
Wind farm commissioning ramped up significantly in the US towards the end of 2020, according to Windpower Intelligence, the research and data division of Windpower Monthly
Turbine Technology
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‘Stunning’ test results offer longer lifetime hope for offshore wind foundations
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United States Congress approves tax credits boost for US wind
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United Kingdom GE boosts Haliade-X to 14MW for third Dogger Bank site
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Netherlands RWE and Equinor back ‘groundbreaking’ NortH2 green hydrogen project
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United States GE launches 6MW onshore wind turbine
Policy latest
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United States Massachusetts to increase offshore wind target
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China Onshore wind operators face hit from grid parity in China
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Decarbonisation 'needs detailed grid development plans'
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United Kingdom Hornsea Three granted construction permission after repeated pushbacks
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Developers call on EU states to speed up permitting regimes
Contracts
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United States Equinor and BP victorious in New York offshore wind tender
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Denmark Vestas to cut jobs as part of offshore wind JV integration
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Spain Siemens Gamesa closes two blade plants in Spain
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Germany Nordex CFO to stand down
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South Africa Enel teams up with Qatar fund for African renewables development
Tenders & investments
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Denmark Six groups join race for Denmark's Thor offshore wind farm
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United Kingdom Falck and BlueFloat Energy eye Scottish offshore wind
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Germany German onshore wind reverses trend with successful tender
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Poland Polish wind wins majority share in joint tender with PV
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United States Ørsted, Shell and EDF bid in New Jersey's offshore wind tender
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