Project Development
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Ireland’s second auction awards 414MW to wind
Only 14 wind projects make the list of 80 winners, with solar farms securing the lion’s share of capacity

OX2 plans gigawatt-scale offshore wind off Finland
Developer adds to pipeline of large offshore wind farms in Nordic waters with latest agreement with Finnish investor

BlueFloat and Falck’s Italian pipeline grows to 5.5GW
BlueFloat and Falck’s latest joint development is a 975MW floating wind farm off the north-east coast of Sardinia
News and Analysis
CIP eyes ‘hydrogen island’ fed by 10GW offshore wind
Danish investor believes island could deliver 900,000 tonnes of green hydrogen to neighbouring countries per year
Which wind turbine makers led global market in 2021?
Global Wind Energy Council data show which turbine manufacturers installed the most wind capacity worldwide
Vattenfall to pilot hydrogen-producing offshore turbine
Swedish developer Vattenfall wins funding from UK government to demonstrate full-scale offshore hydrogen production
Petrobras and Equinor plan 4GW offshore wind off Brazil
Oil majors eye potential for 4GW wind cluster off Brazil’s south-east coast as interest grows in nascent sector
Simply Blue Group eyes 4.75GW Swedish floating wind
Irish floating specialist joins growing list of developers targeting offshore wind farms in Swedish waters
In Depth
Opinion: Don’t lose sight of ESG as we streamline EU permitting
Draft legislation to cut permitting time is welcome but we also have a responsibility to the environment
Analysis: How to build out wind fast at a good price for all
Amid increasing urgency for a massive rollout of low-cost wind, are competitive tenders for CfDs still the gold standard?
Interview: TetraSpar pioneer Henrik Stiesdal
The wind industry veteran behind the TetraSpar floater on the need to overcome our fear of mistakes and why competition is healthy
Opinion: Wind will only reach its full potential with storage
Wind farm owners are paid millions not to operate at full capacity: we need better storage, argues Dave Pell
From raw materials to policy: challenges facing OEMs
Analysts and other trade associations have given their forecasts for the health and profitability of turbine makers this year