AUSTRALIA: Three wind farms with a combined capacity of more than 600MW have secured power off-take deals in Victoria's first renewable energy auction.
UNITED STATES: New Jersey will solicit applications from 20 September for 1.1GW of offshore wind projects, following governor Phil Murphy's speech at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco.
UK: Ørsted has agreed to divest half of its 1.2GW Hornsea Project One to investment firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) in an initial deal worth more than £3.5 billion (€3.9 billion).
WINDPOWER TV AT WINDENERGY HAMBURG Windpower TV will once again be broadcasting from the Global Wind Summit in Hamburg (25-27 September 2017). We will be speaking to some of the leading figures of the industry. Click here if you want to be involved.
SWEDEN: Certification body DNV GL and Swedish atmospheric scientists WeatherTech are working together on a new icing model to better predict the performance of wind turbines in cold climates.
RUSSIA: Energy company Rusnano has closed an agreement with Spanish firm Windar Renovables and steel company Severstal to produce turbine towers in Russia.
GLOBAL REGIONS AND COUNTRY PROFILE PAGES Take a look at our new sortable list of wind power capacities from around the world. Then take a deeper dive into your chosen country with our new market-specific pages with confidence ratings and the latest developments.
AUSTRALIA: The new Australian energy minister said there will not be a replacement for the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) policy, proposed by former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, and the government will let the current system expire in 2020 without a new one in place.
UNITED STATES: If Virginia was to back development of offshore wind, it could become the tipping point in investment by developers, a new report by BVG Associates has concluded.
UNITED STATES: Operating expenditure will soon exceed capital expenditure for North America's ageing wind fleet as new installations decline after federal tax credits expire in 2021, according to a new report.
EUROPE: Wind energy capacity will grow at an average 17.4GW per year up to 2022 across the continent, according to a new report by WindEurope.
TENDER WATCH The shift to auctions is having a profound effect on the industry across the entire supply chain and servicing. This interactive table monitors where auctions are taking place, the prices seen in those markets and who the winners are.
UK: Ørsted has agreed to divest half of its 1.2GW Hornsea Project One to investment firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) in an initial deal worth more than £3.5 billion (€3.9 billion).
UNITED STATES: Boston University will buy renewable energy credits from part of a new South Dakota wind farm, funding its construction, and virtually offsetting its power consumption with clean energy.
UNITED STATES: A consortium of developers, engineers, and environmental and ecological consultants have submitted a lease application for a floating wind farm off the coast of northern California.
