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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
Wind power jobs rose in 2020 despite pandemic, says Irena
Employment has risen by more than half since 2012, but wind power lags behind other renewables for employing women, report finds
Spain awards 2.2GW of onshore wind in latest auction
Small players remain dominant in Spanish renewables tender as prices rise from record low seen in previous round
Chile’s new grid access rules “not enough” to help wind
Renewable energy industry claims LNG-fuelled power plants will continue to abuse inflexibility rules to secure priority dispatch
Turbine Technology
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China Shanghai Electric unveils 11MW offshore wind turbine
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Denmark Vestas to install V236-15.0MW prototype in Denmark
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Netherlands GE boosts Haliade-X offshore wind prototype to 14MW
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United States NREL calls for 'bendy blades' to boost deployment
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Denmark Vestas introduces two new 4MW turbine variants
Policy latest
Belgian government expands offshore wind zone
Ministers' plans could see North Sea development zone extended to up to 3.5GW and connected via energy island
Industry calls for global push to scale up wind power
More than 90 companies sign up to GWEC’s manifesto ahead of COP26 in Glasgow calling for faster wind energy deployment
Germany eyes ‘decarbonised industrial revolution’
Three-party government coalition talks focus on pushing massive renewables growth and bringing coal power phase-out forward
Tenders & investments
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South Africa Political support spurs wind power growth in South Africa
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Finland Finland shows the world how to get onshore wind right
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United Kingdom TotalEnergies and Macquarie plan green H2 in ScotWind bid
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Brazil Renewables meet full demand of Brazilian energy tender
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Chile Chile seeks developer for key power line
