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Ian Griggs
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Editor, Windpower Monthly
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The leadership of Danish wind turbine maker Vestas said today it had “completed the turnaround” from a 2022 low-point as it announced increases in revenue, profit and earnings in its financial results for 2025
#windpower #renewables #energytransition
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February 5, 2026 at 9:13 AM
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Vattenfall reported a sharp decline in full-year profits for 2025 despite net sales, underlying profit and power generation increasing in its wind power business.
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February 5, 2026 at 10:09 AM
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A US federal judge has granted an injunction allowing Ørsted’s 924MW Sunrise Wind offshore project near New York to restart construction – marking the fifth straight courtroom loss for the Trump administration this year
#windpower #renewables #energytransition
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February 3, 2026 at 9:53 AM
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The European Commission has launched an investigation into Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind over concerns it “may have received foreign subsidies that distort the internal market” @windeurope.bsky.social @gwec.bsky.social
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February 3, 2026 at 2:31 PM
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China's trade body to the EU has "serious concern" as the European Commission investigates if wind turbine manufacturer Goldwind “received foreign subsidies that distort the internal market”. Goldwind said it was hoping for "constructive dialogue" www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1947...
February 4, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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Windpower Monthly's Turbines of the Year 2025 concludes with a review of this year's awards, by our technology and market trends correspondent, Eize De Vries
#windpower #renewables #technology #TOTY2025
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February 2, 2026 at 10:23 AM
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Windpower Monthly's Turbines of the Year awards continue with our final category: Innovations - as picked by our technology and market trends correspondent, Eize De Vries
#windpower #renewables #technology #TOTY2025
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January 30, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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Windpower Monthly's Turbines of the Year awards continue with our fourth and fifth categories: Rotor systems and drivetrains - as picked by our technology and market trends correspondent, Eize De Vries.
#windpower #renewables #technology #TOTY2025
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January 29, 2026 at 8:31 AM
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Windpower Monthly's Turbines of the Year awards continue with our fourth and fifth categories: Rotor systems and drivetrains - as picked by our technology and market trends correspondent, Eize De Vries.
#windpower #renewables #technology #TOTY2025
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January 29, 2026 at 8:30 AM
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Ten incomplete turbines at the partially constructed 806MW Vineyard Wind 1 offshore wind project create a possible “safety risk,” the developer warned in court documents
#windpower #renewables #energytransition
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January 27, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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Windpower Monthly's Turbines of the Year awards continue with our third category: Offshore wind turbines, as picked by our technology and market trends correspondent, Eize De Vries
#windpower #renewables #technology #TOTY2025
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January 28, 2026 at 8:16 AM
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The second category of Windpower Monthly's Turbines of the Year awards is live, with a look at the best onshore turbines with a power rating of 7MW-plus - as picked by our technology and market trends correspondent, Eize De Vries.
#windpower #renewables #technology #TOTY2025
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January 27, 2026 at 8:04 AM
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European governments have agreed a massive new plan to develop up to 100GW of offshore wind capacity through joint projects in the North Sea. #windpower #offshorewind #energytransition tinyurl.com/4t62nzhj
January 26, 2026 at 11:45 AM
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@windpower_m annual showcase of the best new technology to emerge in the previous calendar year is back, with Turbines of the Year 2025.
#windpower #renewables #technology #TOTY25
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January 26, 2026 at 11:46 AM
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Read the first category of @windpowermonthly.bsky.social Turbines of the Year 2025, to see the winners, as picked by our technology and market trends correspondent, Eize De Vries
#windpower #renewables #technology #TOTY2025
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January 26, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Wind and solar power generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU last year for the first time in a key turning point in the continent’s energy transition, a new report shows #windpower www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1945...
January 22, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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Donald Trump is “irrelevant” to the 1.5GW onshore wind farm planned in Greenland, despite the US president’s continued threats to take control of the Danish territory, according to the CEO of the project developer. #windpower #energytransition
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January 23, 2026 at 11:12 AM
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President Donald Trump used portions of his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos to spread disinformation about wind power, claiming wind power makes countries poorer and that world-leader China does not have any wind farms #windpower #davos #WEF www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1945...
January 22, 2026 at 10:01 AM
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Wind and solar power generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU last year for the first time in a key turning point in the continent’s energy transition, a new report shows #windpower www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1945...
January 22, 2026 at 10:19 AM
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Global wind installations were expected to reach a new record in 2025 for the third consecutive year, according to BloombergNEF forecasts. The increase in installations was to be primarily driven by rapid growth in China
#windpower #renewables #energytransition
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January 20, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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Around 100 wind turbine maintenance workers from renewable energy firm RES are on strike after unsuccessful pay negotiations
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January 20, 2026 at 3:44 PM
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Chinese manufacturer Windey reportedly plans to build a turbine with a power rating of up to 28MW – meaning it could become the world’s most powerful single-rotor wind turbine
#windpower #renewables #energytransition
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January 20, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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Danish renewables major Ørsted is considering buying Chinese wind turbines, as it delivers a procurement strategy known as ‘Project Dragon’ for the years 2026 to 2028. #windpower #offshorewind tinyurl.com/murxunv5
January 19, 2026 at 11:11 AM
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The former managing director of Chinese turbine maker Sany’s European operations has joined Indian OEM Suzlon, which aims to return to its "place in the European wind business" #windpower www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1945...
January 19, 2026 at 12:04 PM
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Goldwind has installed a 20MW offshore wind turbine in waters off Fujian province in south-east China. #windpower #offshorewind #energytransition tinyurl.com/ymwcszhp
January 14, 2026 at 11:38 AM