Onshore and offshore wind, from turbine orders and grid connections to the politics that stall or speed them.
The wind energy landscape is going through an exciting period, considering the size and sophistication of projects nowadays. The incorporation of technological innovation into the industry…
Floating offshore wind turbines can reach some of the strongest, most consistent winds on the planet — but those same winds are also among the hardest…
At its annual Orchestrate 2026 conference in Atlanta on June 9, GE Vernova unveiled GridOS for Transmission — a unified, AI-powered software platform built to coordinate…
Equinor and Polenergia have passed the halfway mark in turbine foundation installation for their Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 offshore wind projects in the Baltic Sea.…
Ecowende’s Hollandse Kust West offshore wind farm just produced its first carbon-free electricity — and it’s now connected to TenneT’s offshore high-voltage grid. The 760 MW…
Imagine a giant wind turbine floating on the ocean. The waves crash. The platform rocks violently. You would expect the power output to drop, right? Most…
Actis just made its first move in Poland. The firm acquired Klara Renewables—a 171 MW operational onshore wind portfolio—from CVC DIF. It’s not just a one-off…
On March 23, 2026, electricity from wind turbines standing 27 miles off Virginia Beach reached the grid for the first time. The moment capped more than…
Beneath every offshore wind farm and oil platform lies a hidden world most people never consider — a vast web of pipelines, anchors, and cables resting…
Virginia just made a massive decision about the future of farming and clean energy. The state passed a law proving solar panels and crops can thrive…
There is potential to lower bird collisions with wind turbines by using three distinct colors. Large-scale wind infrastructure has become central to the world’s international climate…
Wind farms pose significant threats to birds from hundreds of miles away, such as eagles. Global energy demand and climate goals are in direct conflict. To…
Most of the world’s best offshore wind resources sit beyond the reach of conventional turbines. Waters deeper than about 200 feet — along the US West…
Offshore wind turbines endure brutal conditions. Salt air corrodes metal fast. Waves shake heavy structures relentlessly. Storms can strand repair crews for weeks. Deep inside each turbine sits…
Vestas just picked up 451 MW in new wind turbine contracts—ten separate orders across markets as different as Poland, Romania, Latvia, Japan, and Germany. The deals…
SeaBird Exploration just locked in a new 2D seismic survey contract for offshore India. Its vessel Eagle Explorer is set to mobilize in mid-July 2026. SED…
Companies operating in the wind energy sector have been highly active in 2026 as they have uncovered the most effective way to overcome intermittency issues often…
Seventy-five miles off the Norfolk coast, 131 feet beneath the North Sea, a survey crew scanning for unexploded ordnance picked up something unexpected on their instruments:…
A North Sea wind farm has unexpectedly become a sanctuary for some marine animals. Human activity has long disturbed the peace of the ocean and its…
One of the most important elements for energy companies to achieve success in the sector is ensuring that they have a worldwide presence where they are…
GE Vernova announced on June 30, 2026, the completion of a modernization project at its high-voltage R&D laboratory in Noventa di Piave, near Venice, Italy. The…
GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Canadian valve manufacturer Velan signed a collaboration agreement in Paris on June 17, 2026, to explore supplying critical reactor valves…
Wind energy is expanding faster than anyone can keep up with. Turbines are popping up across six continents at a staggering pace. They are taking over…
The Nordex Group has secured orders from ENOVA and BMR Energy Solutions to supply and install 30 wind turbines across Germany, with a combined capacity exceeding…
Buchan Offshore Wind has appointed engineering firm Kent—backed by specialist partners Vekta Group and New Power Partners—as owner’s engineer for its nearly 1 GW floating offshore…
China has spent ten years building a massive offshore wind program. The nation added over 34 gigawatts of capacity. It keeps pushing turbines into deeper waters.…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta and California Energy Commission Chair David Hochschild have filed a formal Notice of Intent to Sue against the U.S. Department of…
Tension is rising at a California wind farm after a wildlife biologist pointed out the consequences regarding monarch butterflies. The effects of climate change continue to…
For more than a year, the offshore wind industry absorbed blow after blow from the federal government — frozen leases, repealed tax credits, stop-work orders issued…
Wind turbines parked in high winds don’t simply stand still — their blades can still flex, vibrate, and experience aerodynamic loads that engineers need to predict…
The continent of Asia and the United States often receive a tremendous amount of attention for their success in the wind energy sector. However, European countries…
Wind farms don’t operate in isolation. As they grow larger and more powerful, the invisible wakes they cast — corridors of slowed, turbulent air stretching miles…
Opposite-spinning rotors could make small urban wind turbines far more powerful — and new wind tunnel data shows how close engineers are. Small wind turbines have…
Wind farms are initially extremely carbon-heavy, but they offset this within two years of operation. The world is accelerating its transition to renewable energy as climate…
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a formal notice of intent to sue the Trump administration on June 23, targeting a federal deal that handed $120…
Millions of wind turbine blades are approaching the end of their useful lives with nowhere to go — too tough to break down, too large to…
Drones with infrared cameras can now see exactly where smooth airflow turns turbulent on spinning wind turbine blades. Previously, making this measurement was incredibly difficult. You…
In the winter of 2022–2023, nearly a dozen whales died off the New Jersey coast, close to the sites of several proposed offshore wind farms. The…
The end-of-life cycle of wind turbines has taken a new shape after reimagining blades. Wind infrastructure has significantly scaled up over the past few years. This…
Skyborn Renewables has completed the acquisition of 100% of shares in the Nordergründe offshore wind farm, becoming the sole owner of the 111 MW asset in…
Off the coast of southern China, a structure taller than most skyscrapers now floats in waters too deep for any conventional wind turbine to stand. Its…
Although the United States wind energy landscape appears to have moved past its period of uncertainty, there are still hurdles that developers have to overcome. The…
Envision Energy and AMEA Power have finalized an agreement to develop the Amunet II wind project in Egypt — a 500 MW facility that would bring…
A pioneering European project is deploying wind turbines with a red blade each to solve a long-standing problem. Meeting international climate goals has become more challenging…
China is racing to expand wind power as a cornerstone of its push toward carbon neutrality by 2060 — and that ambition runs directly into a…
A wind farm construction site accidentally turned into a Bronze Age archaeological discovery. Globally, nations are racing to meet strict international climate mandates as deadlines rapidly…
Wooden wind turbine towers offer a transformative solution to the world’s energy shift. Globally, high-volume electricity demand and international climate targets are clashing. To ensure that…
The Nordex Group has secured a 112 MW wind turbine order from NeXtWind Management GmbH for the Altmark wind farm in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. The deal covers…
Hundreds of turbines are going up off the US East Coast, part of a build-out that could eventually deliver gigawatts of offshore wind power to the…
Numerical models for wind farm control are only as reliable as the experimental data used to test them. That has long been the quiet problem: data…
