Global regions
News and in-depth analysis of wind power, wind farms and wind industry companies and policy around the world.
North America
Ørsted commissions its largest onshore wind farm to date
Danish developer grows operational onshore wind, solar and battery storage portfolio to 2.8GW with new commissioning
US Wind plans 1.2GW offshore wind farm off Maryland
Developer plans to make Maryland an offshore wind manufacturing hub with new port facility and steel plant
BP’s renewables pipeline reaches nearly 25GW
Oil major’s CEO Bernard Looney says BP is making “good progress” towards becoming an integrated energy company
US starts permitting for Kitty Hawk offshore wind farm
BOEM launches public consultation ahead of environmental review for Avangrid Renewables’ 800MW-plus project
South America
Neoenergia begins commercial operations at Brazilian cluster
Power begins flowing to the grid from part of near-500MW wind cluster developed by Iberdrola subsidiary
Mainstream plans new 1GW renewables cluster in Chile
Six wind and solar assets, potentially incorporating battery energy storage, will avoid 1.1 million tonnes of CO2, developer says
Votorantim secures financing for 409MW onshore wind hub
Brazilian state development bank agrees $317 million deal for ten projects at Vento do Piauí phases two and three
AES signs up partner for Chilean wind pipeline
US firm's Chilean arm brings in investor in preparation to take ownership of three wind farms its parent is currently constructing
Middle East & Africa
Big month for wind power in Middle East and Africa
Windpower Intelligence identified nearly 300MW of newly operational capacity in the Middle East and Africa last month
Rio Tinto to get power from Madagascar’s first wind project
Mining giant and government joint venture agrees to purchase power from solar, wind and battery storage project
Kenya’s 100MW Kipeto wind farm fully commissioned
Second largest project in the country is delivering full power to the grid and will power a quarter of a million households
CWP plans 30GW wind and solar power-to-x in Mauritania
North African country’s government pledges to accelerate $40 billion project’s permitting and development
Europe
Eneti to buy offshore wind installation firm Seajacks
Monaco-based contractor claims deal will make it “the world’s leading owner and operator of wind turbine installation vessels”
Finland’s Ilmatar Energy ready to build 216MW wind complex
Wind cluster will be capable of delivering nearly 1% of Finnish electricity production when completed, developer claims
Orix grows renewables portfolio with 80% Elawan Energy stake
Japanese investor boosts its renewables portfolio to around 3GW with closing of its latest acquisition
Enercon founder Aloys Wobben has died
Founder of German manufacturer and pioneer of gearless wind turbines, Aloys Wobben, has died after a long illness
Asia Pacific
CIP invests $100m in Indian renewable energy market
Investment in Amp Energy India will support development of 1.7GW of utility-scale wind and solar assets
Opinion: Vietnam shouldn’t rush to offshore wind auctions
Vietnam’s offshore wind sector has attracted much interest. But what needs to be done for it to grow and succeed?
Four missing after South China Sea offshore wind accident
Offshore construction vessel in operation at Huizhou Gangkou I wind farm tilted with 65 people on board, according to reports
Wpd enters Vietnamese wind market with 103.5MW project
German company targets further onshore and offshore wind development with project partners in Asia Pacific region
