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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
Oil major Shell to supply Microsoft with renewable energy
Details over a commitment to wind power remain sparse in a deal between big oil and tech that could be transformative if it delivers on its promise
Cross-sector group developing '100% recyclable' blade
Between 85% and 90% of a wind turbine’s total mass can be recycled today, but a new research group hopes to produce an entirely recyclable blade
'Questions remain' over China’s carbon neutrality pledge
Chinese premier Xi Jinping told the UN General Assembly that the world's top emitter plans to reduce its carbon emissions from 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2060
Turbine Technology
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United Kingdom GE to supply 13MW Haliade-X turbines for world's largest wind farm
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Sweden Vattenfall to work with wooden tower manufacturer
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Germany Fraunhofer to test turbines' grid compatibility in lab conditions
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United States Siemens Gamesa slashes jobs at US blade factory
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Germany Nordex pushes N149/5.X prototype to 5.7MW
Policy latest
MHI Vestas’ Kavafyan named new WindEurope chair
WindEurope's new chairman says wind power has a role to play in addressing the coronavirus and economic crises and in ensuring a fair transition to a sustainable energy system
Poland looks to renewables and nuclear to wean itself off coal
Poland plans to invest heavily in offshore wind power, solar PV and nuclear energy as it accelerates plans to reduce its dependence on coal
Icebreaker freshwater project thrown a lifeline over night-time shutdown
US wind project granted a stay of execution following “valid objections” to a shutdown decision that could have made the Lake Erie wind project financially unfeasible
Contracts
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Australia MHI Vestas aims to make installations safer and faster through new partnership
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Brazil Neoenergia to acquire 400MW onshore wind pipeline in Brazil
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United States Nordex secures 312MW US order for 4MW-plus turbines
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Germany Vattenfall targets German onshore wind in new partnership
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BP to supply Microsoft with renewable energy
Tenders & investments
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Japan Equinor plans Japanese offshore wind entry
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United Kingdom Vestas to build record-breaking onshore wind farm on Shetland Islands
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Russia Russia puts onus for wind expansion on grid operators
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Germany Alarms raised on German offshore wind ‘entrance fees’
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Ireland Ireland awards 480MW to wind in first green auction
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