WindEnergy Hamburg round-up with GWEC's Ben Backwell

Ben Backwell, CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council, discusses the key themes to emerge from this year’s WindEnergy Hamburg conference.

Waking the 'sleeping giant' of German onshore wind

Industry specialists discuss how a raft of new policy measures from the German government could ramp up its onshore wind industry.

How will SGRE-GE court battle and Biden’s policy move affect US offshore wind?

The US Business Network for Offshore Wind discusses the implications of SGRE and GE’s court battle and Biden’s big policy announcement

Will war in Ukraine lead to faster energy transition?

Vestas, Acciona and the European Commission discuss whether the war has sharpened minds on green energy roll-out

Is the EU's 480GW wind target for 2030 realistic?

WindEurope's CEO Giles Dickson joins us to discuss whether we can hit the EU's ambitious wind target

Opinion: UK’s CfD policy risks sabotaging wind investment and hampering turbine firms

The UK’s plan for a market-wide conversion to contracts for difference (CfD) looks good on paper but investment in its supply chain, and the rapid build-out of new capacity are all at risk.

Why Siemens Gamesa's patent win against GE could be bad for offshore wind

Patents serve to protect and reward innovation, but an injunction against GE selling its Haliade-X turbine in the US could push up prices for developing offshore wind farms.

Are either of the contenders for UK prime minister a friend to the wind industry?

Against climate concern and what some are calling broken capitalism, a new leader of the Conservative Party — and the UK’s next prime minister — will be announced shortly, but are either a friend to the wind and wider renewables industry?

Massachusetts’ climate bill is a blueprint for US carbon neutrality

Earlier this month, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker signed a major climate and clean energy bill to tackle some of the problems the state is facing in the quest for carbon neutrality.

UK’s latest auction begs the question – are CfDs a boon or a burden to offshore?

The biggest ever round of the UK government’s flagship renewables auction scheme was finalised last week with offshore wind emerging as one of the sector’s biggest winners.

Distribution of value in the wind industry is broken – it’s time for a new settlement

Former Siemens Gamesa insider says turbine manufacturers are in dire need of the bright future they were promised

Slow down turbine development to speed up the offshore rollout - Vestas CTO

It's time for a more collaborative approach to meet 2030 offshore wind deployment targets

Lack of female leadership is an uncomfortable truth for the wind industry

Building a net zero workforce means a step change on the representation of women

How do we close the offshore wind skills gap?

A three-pronged approach is required, including seeking people with transferable skills as well as a diverse workforce

RepowerEU action plan hits the nail on the head

War in Ukraine has opened everyone’s eyes to the risks of over-reliance on foreign energy imports

Cost reductions for wind and solar may have peaked

The costs of renewable energy are mainly on a downward trajectory, and wind is the cheapest of all the technologies, the latest research from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) suggests.

Founder of Indian wind giant Suzlon Tulsi Tanti dies

The global wind industry and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi have paid tribute to Suzlon founder and chairman, Tulsi Tanti, who died at the weekend.

Exclusive: Enercon unveils 6MW turbine with 175m rotor

Enercon has achieved a new milestone with its enhanced 6.0MW EP5 model, featuring 86m in-house blades, uprated PMG and optimised E-nacelle. Eize de Vries finds out more.

Asia Pacific offshore ‘needs regional manufacturing – not national targets’

Asia Pacific should adopt a regional approach to local manufacturing as it builds out its offshore wind sector, according to a panel of experts at the WindEnergy Hamburg 2022 conference.

Qualified workforce is ‘biggest’ supply-chain challenge for offshore wind

A qualified workforce, financial support for the industry and infrastructure fit for the future are among the most pressing challenges laid out by panellists at a WindEnergy Hamburg conference session to explore supply chain issues faced by offshore wind.

Analysis: Nordex takes evolutionary step in Delta4000 series with rotor-size leap

The latest Nordex N175/6.X for low and medium-wind markets likely sets a new, albeit temporary, onshore rotor size record for western OEMs: Windpower Monthly's Eize de Vries received an exclusive invitation to find out more.

Winergy insights: ‘Giants of the sea, the next ten years’

Winergy shares its experience and insights on the future of geared and direct drive wind turbine drive system pathways exclusively with Windpower Monthly’s Eize de Vries.

Analysis: GE faces mounting impacts from SGRE patent case loss

GE being banned from selling, importing and installing Haliade-X turbines that infringe a Siemens Gamesa patent in US waters is likely to have far-reaching implications for the US giant, according to industry experts.

Exclusive: Radical 16.6MW Nezzy² twin floater takes shape in China

Work is progressing on a full-scale 16.6MW Nezzy² prototype with two 180-metre downwind rotors, to be installed in southern China in the coming months

Windpower Monthly Turbines of the Year 2021

The wind industry continues to raise the bar with new innovations and evolutionary developments, as our selection shows

Turbines of the Year 2021: Onshore turbines 4.7MW-plus

Low wind pioneer takes top spot with new model, but Chinese OEMs with super-size rotors are making headway

Turbines of the Year 2021: Onshore turbines up to 4.6MW

End of Chinese onshore subsidies creates new 3.5-4MW-plus “large-rotor” segment with focus on cutting levelised cost of energy

Turbines of the Year 2021: Offshore wind turbines

Extensive track record pays dividends for major offshore player, but as sector expands beyond Europe, competition is getting fiercer

Turbines of the Year 2021: Drivetrains

Focus on lowering costs as turbine sizes increase, with the winning solution ready for future 20MW-plus powertrains

Turbines of the Year 2021: Wind turbine rotor blades

Blades are still getting longer, but as the R&D focus on recyclability gathers pace, the winning concept has the edge

Turbines of the Year 2021: Innovations

The wind industry’s supply chain continues to innovate in response to growing turbine sizes and cost pressures, both onshore and offshore

Turbines of the Year 2021: Floating systems to watch

While floating wind is still a small offshore segment, it is seeing a lot of innovative design work. We look at some systems to watch