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The changing fortunes of turbine makers and project developers in 2024

Supply chain disruptions and inflated costs – including for raw materials and transport – continued to hit the wind power sector in 2024, hitting the bottom lines of turbine makers and project developers alike. Self-inflicted problems also impacted wind power companies’ finances throughout the year, though there were still reasons for optimism.

2024: Interviews and podcasts with top industry figures throughout the year

�u�X��ʘ��� takes a look at the most notable interviews and podcast episodes from the past year.

How do we protect wind infrastructure from future attacks?

How vulnerable is wind industry infrastructure to physical and cyber-attacks – and is the risk growing?

GE Vernova’s Vic Abate: 'The world needs 400 new wind turbines a week'

The world needs 400 new turbines built every week for the next 20 years in order to meet installation targets, according to Vic Abate, chief executive of GE Vernova’s wind segment.

GE Vernova’s Vic Abate on the Haliade-X, AI and the US elections

Vic Abate, chief executive of GE Vernova’s wind segment, discusses the company’s Haliade-X workhorse turbine and how long-term relationships with its customers will determine which markets it is deployed in.

How should member states enable EU wind policies?

Senior wind industry voices discuss what they want to see from member states to enable EU policies to be implemented quickly – and the potential roadblocks.

Siemens Gamesa 4.X defects | Ukraine’s resistance | China, US & UK | WindEurope 2024

Welcome to the Wind Power news review – hosted by �u�X��ʘ���’s deputy editor, Ian Griggs, and �u�X��ʘ��� reporter Orlando Jenkinson with our regular panellists, Shashi Barla and Will Sheard.

European green deal architect: ‘EU should reward sustainability – like the US and China’

EU policymakers should consider renewable energy support schemes similar to those deployed in the US and China, according to one of the key architects of recent energy transition policy in the bloc.

Nordex wins key approval for 179-metre concrete and steel hybrid tower

Ukrainian state bank to finance 520MW wind farm

Vestas calls for speed to be priority in offshore wind auctions

Wind turbine major Vestas is calling for an overhaul of auction design to deliver faster offshore wind buildout, but others think grids needs sorting out first.

Developers seek ‘non-European wind turbines’ in emerging markets – World Bank

‘Climate imperative’ helps wind’s business case despite high interest rates – finance experts

The wind industry must focus on high-quality projects and stable markets as it grapples with “sky-high” interest rates, according to finance experts, with some flagging the need to decarbonise as a driver of continuing wind power investment.

Coexistence with communities and nature ‘is make or break’ for renewables targets

Happy coexistence between wind farms and the communities and the natural environments they impact is the “make or break” factor for achieving renewable energy targets, according to speakers at the WindEurope 2024 conference in Bilbao.

‘All heating for industry up to 500C can be electrified’

There is a growing business case for the electrification of industry, heat and transport powered by renewables such as wind, according to speakers at the WindEurope 2024 conference in Bilbao.

RWE lines up Nordex for 800MW wind turbine supply in Europe

‘A lot of interest’: Romania set to pass first offshore wind law

Moldova plans to hold first wind energy auction in June

How policy and innovation can help boost wind supply chain

The wind power industry must make use of innovative solutions if the European supply chain is to survive – but it needs support from policymakers too, according to sector leaders.

‘We will be on our knees’ without diverse supply chain in Europe

The European wind industry could be brought ‘to its knees’ if it does not take action to diversify its supply chain for key wind turbine components, according to speakers at the WindEurope 2024 conference in Bilbao.

Spain pledges auction and permitting reform by signing wind charter

Spain unveiled its new ‘wind charter’ designed to boost wind energy development in the country at the WindEurope 2024 conference in Bilbao on Wednesday (20 March).

‘We need to make sure wind’s dependencies are not too big’ – Siemens Gamesa CEO

The European wind power industry must ensure it is not overly dependent on foreign supply chains, Siemens Gamesa CEO Jochen Eickholt warned in the opening session of WindEurope’s 2024 conference in Bilbao.

WindEurope has ‘new confidence’ as wind’s value to Europe could double by 2030

Wind power’s contribution to Europe's economy could double by 2030, with an additional 240,000 full time employees added to the workforce, according to a joint report by Rystad Energy and WindEurope.

Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco on EU policy, China and Ukraine

WindEurope chair and Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco discusses EU policy, a looming trade war with China and whether the consensus on the energy transition is holding two years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Saitec delivers first power from RWE-backed floating pilot

RWE-backed floating pilot launches in open waters

A joint venture of Spanish engineering firm Saitec Offshore Technologies, German energy major RWE and Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power have installed a 2MW floating offshore wind pilot project in open waters off the coast of Bilbao.

Siemens Gamesa votes to delist company from Spanish stock exchange

Siemens Gamesa shareholders have voted to delist the company from the Spanish stock exchange at its extraordinary general meeting in Bilbao today (25 January).

Iberdrola appoints new CEO and splits top roles

Iberdrola selected Armando Martínez as its new CEO today (25 October) replacing Ignacio Galán, who remains as chairman of the Spanish green energy giant.

Stiesdal partners with Maersk for floating wind

Danish floating wind specialist Stiesdal Offshore has teamed up with compatriot marine contractor Maersk Supply Service to offer turnkey engineering solutions for foundations and mooring in deep waters.

Video: Saitec’s Spanish floating wind pilot sets sail

Spanish engineering firm Saitec Offshore Technologies and German utility RWE have launched their DemoSATH project into water at the port of Bilbao, northern Spain.

DemoSATH completes offshore mooring installation

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

‘Auctions must accelerate wind power expansion’

Industry leaders tell conference panel how tenders can be shaped to help meet renewable and energy security targets

UK banks on offshore wind for energy security

Government revamps permitting to ensure 50GW offshore wind by 2030, but problems persist for onshore wind

Offshore wind ‘must be built at fair price’

Industry leaders suggest how non-price criteria can be applied fairly for offshore wind auctions in the future

Governments join pledge to accelerate offshore wind

Policymakers in major markets join industry and non-governmental organisations on pledge to fast-forward deployment

Wind power ‘can help deliver European energy security’

Industry leaders outline what is needed for wind power to deliver energy security during WindEurope conference

WindEurope elects key leaders on eve of Bilbao event

RWE offshore wind chief Sven Utermöhlen elected as chair, Vestas head of global public affairs Kresten Ørnbjerg as vice-chair

New SGRE boss sees onshore wind as key to success

Jochen Eickholt keeps faith with Siemens Games’s onshore business in first address to shareholders as CEO

Saitec plans pilot with three 15MW floating wind turbines

Spanish engineering firm aims to install three 15MW turbines on its Sath (swinging around twin hull) concrete floating platforms

European wind “needs CfD auctions” to meet targets

Industry calls for better policy support as it rallies round for next year’s in-person get together in Spain

‘Giant waves’ from hurricane Epsilon knock down Saitec floating wind turbine in Spain

Ten metre high waves broke and capsized a wind turbine prototype as a storm crashed into northern Spain causing damage along the coast

Covid-19 update: WindEnergy Hamburg goes digital

How the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic is impacting the industry's 2020 goals.

First floating turbine online off mainland Spain

Saitec charts a course for larger demonstration projects with 1:6 scaled prototype of a 10MW turbine

Saitec secures Spanish site for full-scale floating test

Floating foundations manufacturer Saitec Offshore Technologies has secured a Spanish test site for the first deployment of its full-scale Sath ("swinging around twin hull") platform.

WindTech: MHI Vestas goes global with 9.5MW typhoon-class V174

MHI Vestas introduced its latest V174-9.5MW offshore turbine model with an enlarged 174-metre rotor in February. Senior product manager Anders Bach Andersen talked to Eize de Vries at the recent WindEurope event in Bilbao about how this model differs from to the "original" V164 series, including last year's V164-10.0MW upgrade.

Lithuanian support scheme gets EC approval

The European Commission (EC) has approved the proposed €385 million budget to fund Lithuania's technology-neutral renewable energy support scheme through to 2025.

'Wind industry has to be better at sharing'

Restrictions on access to turbine performance data are preventing operators from reducing costs, according to a new white paper published by predictive maintenance services provider Onyx Insight.

Bilbao 2019: Over 300GW to be added globally by 2024

The Global Wind Energy Council predicts more than 300GW of new wind capacity will be added over the next five years as it releases its latest Global Wind Report at the 2019 WindEurope conference and exhibition in Bilbao, Spain.

Bilbao 2019: Brexit not affecting CfD competition

Brexit's looming spectre and the ongoing uncertainty it has caused has not deterred potential bidders in the UK's next offshore wind auction, according to government and industry.