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Offshore wind helps RWE earnings grow in first nine months of 2020
Better wind conditions and higher wind farm utilisation helped boost RWE's earnings from offshore wind in the first nine months of the year
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Toshiba to produce 'state of the art' wind turbine
Toshiba plans to reject contracts for coal construction works and invest heavily in renewables over the next ten years
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Oil and gas investors target Norwegian offshore wind
Eni and HitecVision aim to bid in Norway's forthcoming tender for offshore wind licences
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MHI Vestas installs 'most powerful' floating offshore wind turbine
A 9.5MW MHI Vestas wind turbine has been installed on a floating platform for the first time
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Nordex grows Texan pipeline with large order
Latest 300MW deal means Nordex has now sold 3.7GW of turbines in Texas
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World's longest wind turbine blade gets engineers' approval
LM Wind Power's 107-metre blade is currently the longest in the world
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Ørsted and BP plan massive wind-powered renewable hydrogen project
Companies agree deal for potential large-scale renewable hydrogen project at BP's Lingen Refinery in north-west Germany
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Price set at $58/MWh for Massachusetts offshore wind farm
Shell and EDP Renewables’ 804MW Mayflower Wind project will generate electricity for $58.47/MWh (in 2019 prices) over its 20-year lifetime
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Nordex reissues 2020 financial guidance
Nordex expects a year-on-year increase in consolidated sales in 2020, but expects to see its operating profit margin squeezed
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Wind and solar could overtake gas and coal by 2024
The International Energy Agency forecasts renewable energy capacity additions will reach record levels this year, while other energy sectors have struggled
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'Radically different vision': Wind industry reacts to Biden win
Key industry voices offer reactions as US president-elect Joe Biden pushes forward with plans for office
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Vestas in line to supply mystery mega-project in Latin America
If confirmed, Vestas' latest Latin American deal would push its order book in the region over the 5GW mark
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Russia to slash support and increase fines for new wind farms
Government proposes halving support for new projects while mandating 100% local content and increasing fines for late commissioning
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Wind shares recover with Biden on the brink
After prices plummeted earlier this week, wind power shareholders recover their confidence as Joe Biden edges ever closer to the White House
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'Wind will be the backbone of future energy systems', WindEurope CEO
In a wide-ranging interview, WindEurope head Giles Dickson assesses the current and near-future state of play for wind power
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Iberdrola pinpoints wind in €75 billion investment to double renewables capacity
Spain-based utility aims its money at the energy transition and economic recovery with an investment plan targeting 30GW of wind to boost its total renewables capacity to 60GW by 2025
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Blade repair robot performs offshore wind's 'moon walk'
A six-legged inspect-and-repair robot repeatedly scaled a vertically positioned blade on an offshore demonstration turbine, proving its real-world capabilities
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Coronavirus pandemic sends Siemens Gamesa to €900 million full-year loss
Siemens Gamesa reported a net loss of €918 million in its 2020 fiscal year, down from a €140 million net profit in the previous, global pandemic-free year
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America's four biggest wind power states back Trump - updated
The polls have closed but the counting continues. We look at how the US' biggest and fastest-growing wind power states cast their votes
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Wind power shares fall as investors factor-in Trump victory
Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, Nordex and European developers active in the US wind power market all saw share prices open below yesterday's as polls closed
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- Energy Department Announces $3 Million for Industry HPC Access
- Lab-Corps Program Announces Second Round of Training for Entrepreneurial Teams at National Labs
- DOI Announces Milestone for Wind Energy Development Off New York's Shore
- Eagles are Making Wind Turbines Safer for Birds
- Energy Department Announces $25 Million for Next-Gen Electric Machines
- DOE’s Small Business Vouchers Pilot Selects 33 for Lab Collaboration
- Energy Department Announces Denver as Location for 2017 Solar Decathlon
- Mid-Winter Check In and Getting Ready for Spring
- Energy Department Announces $80 Million to Increase SuperTruck Efficiency
- Energy Department Announces $22 Million for Marine Energy Projects
- Energy Department Announces Finalists Vying for Wave Energy Prize
- Energy Department Solid-State Lighting Efforts Spark New Paradigm
- DOE Launches $40 Million Effort to Improve Materials for Clean Energy Solutions
- West Palm Beach, Florida, Announces Bigger Energy-Saving Goal, New Efficiency Upgrades
- Energy Department Recognizes Orlando Better Buildings Challenge Partners
- Offshore wind newcomer divests 80% of Swedish lake project
- Massachusetts governor vetoes higher offshore wind target
- European demand helps Nordex orders level in 2020 despite coronavirus
- Vestas halts 150 turbines following blade investigation
- Six groups join race for Denmark's Thor offshore wind farm