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Norway sweetens deal for Equinor and EDF floating wind projects
Energy ministry has made changes to auction terms it hopes will help two planned floating offshore wind farms come to fruition
‘Like catching a falling knife’: German energy storage owners cashing in, for now
Battery boom is turning storage into core infrastructure, but investors today are also 'catching a falling knife' as spreads will narrow, Statkraft's Urbanke says
‘Stop, reset’: Over 600 wind assets exposed to cyberattacks across Europe, finds report
Dutch researchers found dashboards and control panels for wind turbines and solar assets accessible from the internet
German energy minister denies choking renewables rollout, then scraps wind and solar unit
Katherina Reiche says government is keeping net zero target but wants new wind and solar steered to where grid can absorb it
‘Even for Orsted and RWE’: The case for changing how wind farms are managed
Peak Wind CEO, a former Orsted vice president, makes case for greater use of independent wind power operators
Vestas joins Neretek’s push into deeper-water offshore wind as hybrids challenge floating
Danish turbine OEM and foundation technology startup to develop cheaper than floating solutions for 60-130 metre water depths where some 10GW of UK opportunity lies
Vestas turbine troubles at pioneer project ‘not just a floating problem’
Time-consuming tow-backs and major wind turbine component replacement operations have caused heavy losses on one floating project, but with 'tremendous' learnings for sector
Worker dies at wind turbine tower factory in Portugal
55-year-old worker was crushed by a heavy object at CS Wind's site in Portugal
Worst year ever for one Nordic nation’s wind industry
The companies that own Norway’s wind farms recorded a combined pre-tax loss of NKr850m ($88m) last year, according to a Europower analysis. With the exception of one year distorted by accounting technicalities, the figures have never been worse
Prizes and ‘mega risks’ of a Uniper deal for RWE and Equinor
German and Norwegian giants would need to weigh gas-led opportunities with potential cost to strategic focus, say analysts
Second Siemens Gamesa turbine issue at same Orsted offshore wind farm in two months
The turbine maker is leading the probe into the second incident at project since August
Vestas hires new senior vice president to boost finance team
New hire said 'few companies matter more to the energy transition' than Danish wind power company
Progress and challenges in the quest to grow offshore wind in Japan
Japan has been making quiet progress toward re-tendering three offshore wind projects relinquished by Mitsubishi and revamping the auctioning procedure, but improvements can be made, writes Mika Ohbayashi, Director of Japan's Renewable Energy Institute.
How Masdar is playing the long game with its renewables spending
Returns at wind and solar giant have collapsed as it chases target of 100GW renewables capacity by 2030 – but Masdar is playing the long game and clues are there as to when its patient capital may start to pay off
‘We were stubborn and arrogant’: Vestas boss on how he changed culture at wind giant
Henrik Andersen said ‘failure is not an option’ principle was having negative effect in an interview with Fortune, while also calling out what he believes is Chinese hypocrisy in debate over European market access
CIP receives €1.2bn boost to latest flagship fund
Norwegian sovereign wealth fund makes huge cash injection into CIP-managed clean energy portfolio
Floating pioneer faces ‘long and uncertain’ road to profitability after crippling turbine failures
One of the world's biggest floating offshore wind farms has barely made a dent in loan repayments, having been hit hard by repeat turbine failures
Wind left waiting as US permitting overhaul targets wider energy bottleneck
Some Democrats are skeptical of Senate bill to speed approvals and may hold out until a new Congress sits next year
Even Trump’s US beating Europe on electrification, warns industry CEO
Industry executives and policymakers point to regulation and taxes as obstacles to electrifying European industry at Eurelectric event
Timeline | How a string of wind turbine failures rocked floating pioneer
Wind turbine failures at pioneering site highlight difficulties floating sector faces as technology matures
Vestas wind turbine failures plunge pioneering floating project deep into red
Extent and cost of repair works needed raise new questions around the viability of floating wind, seen as a key renewables technology in years to come
UK clean power czar stands down
Stark's appointment two years ago generated excitement in the wind power sector, and some industry leaders wonder if budget priorities are shifting
Greenpeace threatens Crown Estate with lawsuit over ‘extortionate’ offshore wind lease fees
The Crown Estate argues its approach has helped build the UK’s world-leading offshore wind sector and that lease fees were determined by an auction process
Fresh Chinese offshore wind push turns screw on UK
Envision Energy will be treated as a separate case to compatriot wind turbine maker Mingyang but experts say with OEMs queuing up, Britain needs to define its criteria
Envision Energy hires top BlackRock executive to smooth global push
Ryan O’Keeffe joins wind and energy technology giant as it plans offshore wind push into Europe
Orsted and CIP reportedly facing off in Taiwan offshore wind auction
Danish renewable energy developers have reportedly both bid major projects in latest auction round
Vestas bags new onshore wind turbine orders totalling over 600MW
Denmark’s Vestas set to supply two major new renewable energy projects in Australia, with delivery set for next year
From Saudi mega-batteries to factory heat: three under-the-radar storage developers to watch
Experts nominate the battery energy storage developers that are shaping the industry but remain less familiar outside their home markets
RWE, Equinor and Brookfield ‘among Uniper bidders’
Big names said to line up for German power giant nationalised at height of Russia-Ukraine crisis
UN blacklists wind farm developer over alleged ties to human rights violations
Renewable energy developer blacklisted for contribution to alleged human rights violations in the Palestinian West Bank, set against backdrop of Israel’s assault on Gaza
UK plans new grid company to foster investment in key offshore wind bottleneck
Planned publicly-owned company will invest and compete for transmission projects in partnership with private companies but budget will be shared with GB Energy.
Bring it on! One Japanese region is determined to make offshore wind work
Officials in Akita see offshore wind as a lever for reversing economic and demographic decline, while developers love the wind resource there
Big boost for Scottish port as SSE makes its choices for offshore wind mega-project
SSE's choices for its huge Berwick Bank projects will have a major ripple effect on the Scottish and wider UK supply chain
Four security criteria the UK should use to assess Chinese turbines and other power technology
Foreign wind power technology suppliers that can satisfy strict, verified security controls and deliver manufacturing value to the UK should be allowed to compete, argues Johnathan Reynolds, managing director at consultancy Opergy
TotalEnergies aims for electricity to make up quarter of energy mix by 2035
Chief executive Patrick Pouyanne and members of executive committee to present supermajor's strategy and outlook in New York on Monday
Why offshore wind’s ‘deal of the decade’ was truly remarkable
Huge deal between Iberdrola’s ScottishPower and Emirati big spender Masdar for stake in North Sea offshore wind farm development was sealed last year
England’s largest onshore wind farm plan unveiled
The 300MW project in East Anglia would mark a huge step up for the largest UK nation, which spent a decade in the onshore doldrums
Wind farm ban based on overstated modelling for UK nuclear monitoring site ‘risks £60bn investment’
The ministry admits its current model overestimates seismic vibrations from existing wind farms, as developer CWP Energy warns restrictions could put a £60bn wind and data-centre pipeline at risk
The deals and launches you might have missed in Hamburg
Highlights from wind turbine giants such as Vestas and Envision and other key players as the industry gathered for WindEnergy Hamburg
UK wind and solar auction results delayed until next year
UK energy secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh will be keen to build on record-breaking success for offshore wind and renewables generally in last auction round
Germany must turn offshore wind awards into investable projects
Germany’s offshore wind reform can cut costs, strengthen investor confidence and give Europe’s supply chain greater certainty – if parliament gets the auction design right, writes new BWO chair Benedikt Scheel
Germany’s wind lobby bypasses energy ministry in renewables reform fight
Locked out of talks with minister Katherina Reiche, Germany's wind power lobby turns to MPs, betting a slim 12-seat majority can be swayed on renewable energy reform
US battery startup plays long game in long duration storage with China plant
California-based EnerVenue looks to capitalise on growing demand for high duration batteries but will face competition from lithium-ion incumbents and regulatory barriers
Singapore giant says its ‘integrated solution’ can unlock floating wind
Seatrium is bringing turnkey-style solution common in oil industry to offer complete package to developers, but with an element of risk-sharing
Make wind ‘as cheap as possible’ if you want to keep basic industry alive
BASF's procurement chief says at current energy costs German industry can't be competitive globally
Inside CIP’s battery strategy: managing risk and the ‘special sauce’
Merchant exposure, investor sentiment and 'messy' grid connections: In part two of his interview with Recharge, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' Rowan Parkhouse explains how the firm meets these challenges
Vestas executive’s auction design advice: ‘Stop reinventing the recipe’
Anna Mascolo also said plans for a Scottish factory still depend on order volumes materialising
Siemens Gamesa offshore chief: factory utilisation under pressure from lack of German FIDs
Marc Becker calls on government to find solution for 16GW of projects in limbo from 2023-25 tenders that could fail
Envision chief claims £1bn factory could change offshore wind conversation with UK
Group already has big industrial footprint in Britain where compatriot Mingyang has faced offshore ban, says Christian Schrimpf, who also claims European developers are keen on Chinese wind turbines but 'no one wants to move first'
China’s Envision launches offshore wind turbine into Europe: ‘duopolies aren’t healthy’
Envision Energy claims machine rated up to 17MW can overcome policy and cybersecurity barriers to offer alternative to Vestas and Siemens Gamesa in EU and UK
Chinese wind giant claims lack of competition stifling project bankability
Europe head for Mingyang claims new entrants would help unlock more projects – but Siemens Gamesa executive insists European supply chain can deliver
What Europe must do to protect its power grids from heatwaves
Europe must do more than simply adding wind and solar generation or energy storage to climate-proof its electricity networks, writes Philippe Arsonneau, senior vice president of infrastructure segments at Schneider Electric
What lenders want to see from offshore wind projects: WindEnergy Hamburg panel
Skyborn, Northland Power and DNV chiefs discuss what developers must do to attract financing for offshore wind farms, and concerns that grid operators are incentivised to be inefficient
New RWE offshore CEO: wind turbines should be optimised, not supersized
Tobias Keitel tells Recharge focus should be on optimising existing turbines to scale up manufacturing and push down costs
California and New York sue Trump administration over offshore wind buyouts
Three lawsuits challenge agreements that could remove 23GW of planned offshore wind capacity and cost US taxpayers almost $4bn.
Why Nordex and Enercon still shun offshore – despite Vestas-Siemens Gamesa duopoly
Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco insists German turbine maker to focus on 'significant growth opportunities' in global onshore wind despite 'fierce Chinese competition'
Vestas lands first order for new onshore wind turbine
Danish supplier announces order for Swedish wind farm a day after unveiling new turbine model
‘It’s madness’: Vestas CEO blasts policy failings as Europe goes ‘wrong way’
Danish wind turbine giant's boss Henrik Andersen says European energy independence getting worse not better amid 'more talk but less action'
Orsted CEO: ‘Germany should retender 16GW of unwanted offshore wind projects blocking pipeline’
Rasmus Errboe warned at opening of WindEnergy Hamburg conference that stalled German offshore projects are choking supply chain
EU-backed floating offshore wind pioneer plans pilot project in Australia
Swedish company SeaTwirl has entered memorandum of understanding on proposed demonstration project off coast of Newcastle in New South Wales
WindEnergy Hamburg | Live Centre
Recharge is the official news partner of the WindEnergy Hamburg summit
Nordex launches new turbine model in 7MW class
German wind turbine manufacturer expands Delta4000 series with N193/7.X turbine that has a larger rotor diameter
Five issues on the agenda at Hamburg wind summit
Finishing projects and adding new capacity are only part of the challenge as a growing wind industry faces economic uncertainty and gridlocks
Enercon CEO: Merging with rival to form ‘Airbus of wind’ is not an option
Udo Bauer points to turnaround based on 7MW model, wind-plus-storage offering
Vestas technology chief: ‘Supersized turbines look better in PowerPoint than in practice’
Danish wind giant launches larger-rotored V182-7.2 MW as first new turbine in four years – as executive tells Recharge that project owners not clamouring for big leap in rated power
Enercon moves deeper into wind finance as project returns tighten
Wind turbine supplier will provide up to €10m for German projects using its machines as prices continue to fall, stressing investment returns
Germany ‘could save over $5bn’ on offshore wind with policy tweak
Indexation could reduce costs of the 2027 tenders by up to €2bn alone and save more than double that in the long run, it is claimed
Orsted chief: Germany should cut offshore wind target and get rest from abroad
Danish developer's managing director in Germany also calls for a fast retendering of sites won by oil majors in negative bidding and currently sees no scope for zero-subsidy bids
Floating wind developer unveils lower cost platform for mega-turbines
Partnering with an Asian utility, Gazelle Wind Power has found scope for huge reductions and a typhoon-resistant performance with its new, innovative floating wind platform
30GW gone in 12 months: Analysts predict far slower offshore wind build-out
TGS 4C expects offshore wind capacity to reach 220GW by 2035 – 12% lower than forecast just one year ago
Why Acciona Energía is up for sale: caught in a dangerous spiral
Sale of Spanish wind and solar power developer a result of a public listing that stopped working, and left one of Europe’s leading renewables players at risk of cannibalising itself
Six takeaways from South Africa offshore wind roadmap report – as first potential project delayed
World Bank issues latest in series of reports on potential for offshore wind development in emerging markets, identifying both challenges and opportunities for South Africa
How the clean power investment landscape is shifting, according to Barclays chief
Barclays head of sustainable and transition finance also talked about risk of stranded renewables assets, and why data centres can help countries to have more balanced electricity networks
US offshore wind project battered by Trump attacks installs final turbine
Last wind turbine installed at Danish renewables giant Orsted’s Revolution Wind project off New England
Scotland must ensure ScotWind projects provide ‘value for money,’ says auditor
Scotland wants economic development from its ScotWind offshore wind farm projects, but questions are being asked about how money is being managed
Latest German onshore wind tender sees price fall below €50/MWh
Average bid goes down to €47.90/MWh ($57.37/MWh) amid run to secure volumes before reform of grids legislation that could throttle wind expansion on land
Inside CIP’s battery blueprint and how it differs from wind
In part one of an interview with Recharge, Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners' Rowan Parkhouse explains where the Danish renewables giant sees its entry and exit points in the battery market — and what it adds in between
RWE deepens grid play with further TSO deal
Fresh stake acquisition makes utility majority shareholder of M31 consortium that owns Amprion, deepening move into Germany's tightly regulated power transmission market
Budget notice for UK renewables auction pushed back
Earliest possible publication date for AR8 renewable energy auction had been set for today, but developers will have to wait
Iberdrola and GE Vernova settle major offshore wind dispute
Dispute erupted this year when US turbine maker GE Vernova tried to walk away from major Iberdrola-Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners offshore wind project off Massachusetts
Nordic titans mount bid for Acciona Energia: report
Chairman has previously dismissed talk of an outright sale of Acciona group's renewable energy unit, but the winds may have shifted
Orsted and Enel Green Power CEOs named new leaders of WindEurope
New WindEurope chair to steer sector hampered by cumbersome permitting, lagging grids, and slow electrification across Europe
Mapped: Europe’s largest data centre projects – and how they plan to get their power
The demands of AI are redrawing the data centre map of Europe – and where and how the new generation of gigascale campuses plan to get their energy is now a major issue for wind, solar and grid developers alike
Report: Five ways to unlock £500bn for wind, solar and other UK clean power infrastructure
Standard Life and Santander say that UK needs £40bn of investment annually in renewables, electricity networks and energy storage to hit net zero goals
How southwest Europe’s offshore wind markets rank for investors
Recharge has examined and ranked emerging southwestern European offshore markets for investors, investigating everything from government ambition to tenders
Siemens Energy and GE Vernova hammered in AI rout
Energy giants caught up in market selloff after tech CEOs call for slower development of artifical intelligence
Two major UK offshore wind sites win key planning consent
Morgan and Morecambe have potential to add two gigawatts of renewable energy to Britain’s electricity network
Why a win for Sweden’s left-wing coalition would not unblock wind overnight
A coalition led by Social Democrat Magdalena Andersson would signal warmer winds for Swedish onshore and offshore wind power, yet coalition math and permitting hurdles stand in the way
Trump coal defeat: Why capacity-market ruling matters for wind investors
Keeping retiring power plants open by federal order can distort capacity prices and deter investment in new generation, US appeals court warns as it strikes down Trump administration coal intervention
UK Parliament to probe risk of wind and solar power droughts
Parliament committee to investigate risks of ‘dunkelflaute’ events where there are prolonged spells of little wind and sun
‘A lot of blah, blah – but where is the pipeline?’, offshore wind industry asks
Leaders at World Forum Offshore Wind conference also demand more coordination of European tenders, while DNV study shows path towards cost reduction in wind at sea
Ranked: the UK’s least profitable offshore wind farms – and why that is
We have crunched the numbers on ten of the least profitable UK offshore wind farms to look at why they earn less than their peers