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Icebreaker wins reprieve over night operations
The overnight operations ban on Ohio’s Lake Erie freshwater offshore wind project — over concerns about bird and bat welfare — has been dismissed
How SGRE and GE’s escalating legal battle could backfire
The tit-for-tat legal battle between Siemens Gamesa and GE Renewable Energy could end up boosting their competitors' order books, according to an intellectual property expert
Siemens Gamesa sues GE over Haliade-X IP infringement
Siemens Gamesa has filed a 'retaliatory' IP claim against GE — two months after the US giant sued its Spanish-German rival
First turbines in US federal waters online
Dominion Energy's 12MW pilot project off the coast of Virginia – the US' first offshore wind farm in federal, rather than state, waters – has now been commissioned
EnVentus orders top 1GW for Vestas
Vestas has now recorded 1,090MW of firm orders for its EnVentus platform since unveiling the new turbine model in early 2019
Republicans propose eliminating PTC subsidy
The newly introduced PTC Elimination Act contrasts sharply with a Democrat bill proposed earlier this summer to extend the US' wind power sector's main support scheme
In Depth
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United States WindEconomics: Bigger turbines shave 40% off costs of wind
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United States WindPlus: Falling costs will drive growth in hybrid projects for key states
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United States Why GE is looking to law courts to defend US share
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Mexico Developers fight president's offensive against renewables
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United States WindPlus: US solar-storage price drops likely to slow
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