Wind Energy

Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas plans to stop four Russian wind projects in response to the country’s invasion of Ukraine, Danish newspaper Ekstra-Bladet reported citing company spokesperson. The four projects that are currently in the development phase include Novoalekseevskaya, Grazhdanskaya, Ivanovskaya, and Pokrovskaya. They have a combined capacity of 253MW, according …

Europe installed 17.4 gigawatts of wind power capacity in 2021, according to figures from industry body WindEurope, a record amount and an 18% increase compared to 2020. Despite this, the Brussels-based organization said it was not enough to meet energy and climate goals. The European Union, which consists of 27 …

China’s National Energy Administration has announced that 2021 was the fifth consecutive year that newly installed wind and solar farms across the country accounted for over 50% of additional power capacity. Statistics show new solar farms added a record 54.9 gigawatts of power last year, which is 14% more than …

China added a record amount of offshore wind last year as the country added massive amounts of renewable energy to help meet climate goals. The country now has the largest fleet of offshore wind turbines in the world after adding 16.9 gigawatts in 2021, state-owned CCTV reported, citing National Energy …

The 271-metre-high wind turbine in Thy can deliver electricity for 18,000 households, but will be eclipsed by competitors by the end of this year. Denmark, one of the acknowledged international leaders in wind power, has launched the world’s largest wind turbine. The turbine spanning 271.4 metres measured from the ground …

Abu Dhabi’s renewables energy company Masdar has commissioned its first wind farms in Poland. These ‘farms’ are jointly owned with Taaleri SolarWind II Fund. In January, Masdar and Taaleri SolarWind II Fund each acquired a 50 per cent stake in the projects, marking their first investment in the Polish renewable …

The world’s wind project pipeline increased significantly from the second quarter and fourth quarter of this year as efforts to mitigate climate change spur the adoption of renewables, according to a report by Fitch Solutions. The pipeline of wind projects has risen sharply to 423 gigawatts from 320 gigawatts in …

Just a few days after the go-ahead of a giant commercial-scale offshore wind project off the coast of Martha’s Vineyard in the US state of Massachusetts, the US Interior Department approved the second major offshore wind farm. The approximately 130MW South Fork Wind project will be located 19 miles southeast …

Germany’s new coalition government has reportedly set a target of installing 30GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, up from the country’s previous target of 20GW. The coalition agreement signed by the Social Democrats, Greens and Free Democrats pledges to install 40GW of offshore wind capacity by 2035 and 70GW …

Germany’s economics and energy ministry has published an ordinance for the allocation of areas for the production of green hydrogen in Germany’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the North Sea. The rule that entered into force today in practice creates the opportunity to test H2 output from offshore wind power. …