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Austria EIB backs Austrian repowering project - Enefit Green makes Finnish market entry
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Mainstream selects leadership team - Plans for 1.1GW Australian offshore wind
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Brookfield hires ex-Bank of England chief - Vestas secures Finnish order
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UK wind record broken - New Amazon project in Ireland
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Siemens Gamesa appoints new US service CEO - Nordex signs deal for eight turbines
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Japan Jera planning 520MW offshore wind farm - Foresight acquires two operational wind farms
Taiwanese firm plans to produce offshore wind turbines
Substation and generator specialist TECO Electric signs framework deals with developers to deliver prototype before 2025
Cost of wind energy will likely continue to fall, study finds
Berkeley Lab survey of industry experts concludes wind costs may be reduced by up to a third by 2035 and as much as half by 2050
Total joins 8GW Australian green hydrogen study
Total Eren and Province Resources will assess the feasibility for using 8GW of renewables to produce green hydrogen and ammonia
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 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
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
WindEurope: Permitting key hurdle to EU wind investments
Despite investor appetite, inadequate permitting frameworks in some European markets mean there are insufficient available projects
Russian wind industry fears job losses after support cut
Industry groups have criticised the Russian government’s planned funding cut for wind farms coming online between 2025 and 2035
Contracts
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Ireland Ørsted thinks big for onshore wind growth in Europe
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Spain Northland Power to buy large Spanish wind and solar fleet
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Ireland Ørsted makes European onshore wind return
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Germany Nordex wind turbine orders fall in first quarter of 2021
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Finland Nordex wins Arctic Circle order for Delta 4000 wind turbines
Tenders & investments
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Wind power is stronger and cheaper than ever
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Denmark Denmark to offer next offshore wind farm CfD-style support
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United Kingdom Delayed Scottish offshore wind leasing round re-opens
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United Kingdom UK plans Celtic Sea leasing round for floating offshore wind
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South Africa South Africa launches 1.6GW onshore wind tender
