Global regions
News and in-depth analysis of wind power, wind farms and wind industry companies and policy around the world.
North America
Oil major Chevron backs new floating offshore wind company
Chevron and Moreld have invested in Ocergy – a new company launched by former senior staff at floating offshore wind pioneer Principle Power
BloombergNEF: US renewables outlook falls short of Biden goal
The US’s wind and solar fleet is set to nearly triple in the next ten years. But this will not be enough to decarbonise the power sector by 2035
Investors slam Texas wind power balancing bills
Critics argue making renewables operators pay for grid balancing services is based on wrong assumption they caused Texas blackouts
GE to supply 'largest onshore wind project in its history'
GE Renewable Energy has secured a deal to supply three wind farms in a 1.5GW cluster in Oklahoma with nearly 500 turbines from its 2.X platform
South America
French construction firm buys Spanish renewable energy developer for nearly €5bn
Vinci's acquisition of ACS Group's energy business with a 22GW project pipeline will boost the French infrastructure giant's role in the renewables sector
Engie gets green light for 260MW Peruvian project
Engie’s planned Punta Lomitas project in Peru would have a capacity equal to nearly two-thirds of the country’s existing wind power fleet
Wind power boom in the Americas defies pandemic
North and Latin America installed almost 22GW of new capacity last year – a 62% increase on 2019 - despite the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, GWEC data show
EDP sets sights on 10GW wind growth by 2025
The Portugese developer has big plans to boost wind projects in the US and Europe to add 10GW gross wind capacity by 2025
Middle East & Africa
South Africa launches 1.6GW onshore wind tender
Energy minister launches a bidding window for 1.6GW wind and 1GW solar capacity, and announces that the two technologies are among preferred bidders in a separate round for dispatchable power
Africa missing out on ‘incredible’ wind resource potential - GWEC
Africa and the Middle East’s cumulative wind capacity reached more than 7GW by the end of 2020. However, the region is not fulfilling its potential, GWEC warns
Enel teams up with Qatar fund for African renewables development
Enel Green Power and the Qatar Investment Authority have agreed to form a new joint venture to develop wind and solar PV projects in sub-Saharan Africa
Amazon knocks Google off top spot as 'world's biggest' renewable energy buyer
With the addition of 26 new utility-scale wind and solar projects in Australia, South Africa, Europe and the US, Amazon now sources output from 6.5GW of renewable energy projects
Europe
Ørsted thinks big for onshore wind growth in Europe
Danish developer is looking at 100MW-plus projects, hoping to capitalise on BRI’s ability to develop large-scale projects
Northland Power to buy large Spanish wind and solar fleet
Concurrent C$900m equity financing to fund Spanish acquisition and capital requirements of 4-5GW renewables development portfolio
Baltic Insight report: Overcoming ice challenges
Installing and maintaining offshore turbines to cope with icy conditions poses additional difficulties, but technology is helping developers keep technicians safe and turbines running
Baltic Insight report: Reaching out across the sea
With nine countries bordering the Baltic Sea, a number of cross-border projects are in the works, from transmission links to co-developing sites
Asia Pacific
Masdar adds to Uzbekistan’s wind pipeline with 1.5GW plans
Developer's agreement with the government means two 1.5GW wind projects are now planned in a country that currently has just one 750kW turbine installed
China Haizhuang installs first 5MW onshore wind turbine
China Haizhuang claimed that its 5MW turbine would help developers in the 'era of grid parity' following the expiration of China's feed-in tariff for onshore wind
Chinese growth drives 2020 Asia Pacific installations to record level
China's 52GW of new capacity exceeds expectations, while India records lowest figure since 2004, according to the latest GWEC figures
Acciona to sell 30% stake in Australian mega-project
Metals group Korea Zinc partners with Acciona to build the 923MW MacIntyre wind farm – due to be fully commissioned by 2024 – in Queensland, Australia
