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  • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
    Elisabeth Braw
    Chinese-made wind farms could become a new sabotage risk

    These turbines cost less than half the average price of those manufactured elsewhere

    Offshore wind turbines silhouetted against a dramatic sunset
  • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
    Siemens Energy
    Siemens Energy plans €400mn in cuts at struggling wind turbine business

    Move comes after group was forced to accept €15bn state-backed rescue package

    Wind turbine blades at a Siemens plant in Le Havre, France
  • Thursday, 16 November, 2023
    UK energy
    UK government to increase offshore wind subsidies by 66%

    Decision comes after developers shunned last auction as a result of ‘global challenges’ hitting the sector

    Wind farm in Irish Sea at Burbo Bank
  • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
    Hedge funds profit from bets against troubled wind energy stocks

    Short bets reflect broader loss of enthusiasm for green energy stocks

    A wind farm in Switzerland
  • Tuesday, 14 November, 2023
    Ørsted AS
    Ørsted shakes up management team after shelving US projects

    Finance and operations chiefs depart as wind developer grapples with rising costs

    Orsted’s offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark
  • Sunday, 12 November, 2023
    US offshore wind goals will be missed, say parts manufacturers

    Sector must be fundamentally reset to become economically viable, executives warn

    A huge foundation for an Orsted offshore wind turbine
  • Friday, 10 November, 2023
    Lex PopuliPersonal Finance
    Vestas: the wind turns for turbine manufacturer

    Revenues in the third quarter were 11 per cent higher year on year

    Overhead view of a wind turbine
  • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
    Vestas Wind Systems AS
    Vestas says plans for UK wind turbine factory depend on demand

    Danish group has looked at British locations but warns more government support is needed

    A crane lifts a turbine blade
  • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
    Disrupted Times
    Stormy times for offshore wind

    Also in this newsletter: Fed holds rates steady, global agreement on AI, Panama Canal hit by drought

    Windfarm off UK coast
  • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
    Ørsted shares tumble after company ditches two US wind projects

    Danish developer’s deepening difficulties come as top BP executive says US market is ‘broken’

    A foundation for an offshore wind turbine sits on top of wheeled movers
  • Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
    LexNathalie Thomas
    The Lex Newsletter: UK’s battered wind energy sector will renew itself Premium content

    Despite recent setbacks, the pressure to decarbonise will spur clean energy investment

    A kite surfer in front of the Burbo Bank offshore wind farm near New Brighton, UK
  • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
    LexSiemens Energy
    Siemens Energy: turbine trouble pops the renewables bubble

    The installation of wind turbines is just as prone to cost overruns as conventional infrastructure

    A wind turbine blade being manufactured at the Siemens Gamesa factory in Hull, UK
  • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
    Siemens Energy
    Siemens Energy seeks government guarantees as wind crisis deepens

    Shares in German group plunge as it also looks at ways of strengthening its balance sheet

    Siemens’ headquarters in Munich
  • Friday, 6 October, 2023
    EU-China relations
    EU considers anti-subsidy probe into Chinese wind turbines

    Competition commissioner says inquiry could follow similar move to challenge China’s sales of electric vehicles in Europe

    Wind turbines off the coast of Germany
  • Thursday, 28 September, 2023
    News in-depth
    Jersey Shore mobilises against offshore wind power

    Pushback from coastal residents adds to economic pressures for nascent US industry

    A fisherman unloads fish in New Jersey
  • Sunday, 17 September, 2023
    RWE AG
    Offshore wind auction’s lack of bids must be ‘wake-up call’ for UK, says RWE chief

    Markus Krebber urges British government to heed warnings from developers to avoid jeopardising climate targets

    Walney Offshore Wind Farm off the Cumbrian Coast in the UK
  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
    Climate change
    EU legislators vote to sharply increase bloc’s renewable energy target

    European parliament agrees to lift green energy share to 42.5% by 2030 after nuclear power concessions

    A floating solar panel farm in Germany
  • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
    News in-depthØrsted AS
    Ørsted faces reckoning over big bet on US offshore wind industry

    Danish company raced into American market but faces multiple challenges

    Turbines at Ørsted’s wind farm, standing out against a murky sea and dramatic dark skies
  • Monday, 11 September, 2023
    The FT ViewThe editorial board
    Britain’s failed offshore wind auction

    The government needs to restore confidence in its renewables pricing regime

  • Friday, 8 September, 2023
    UK subsidy auction fails to attract any offshore wind bids in blow to net zero plans

    Developers had repeatedly warned that support on offer was too low to offset their rising costs

  • Friday, 8 September, 2023
    Lex
    UK offshore wind: auction failure strengthens hand of renewable energy industry

    Annual auction received no bids, but all is not lost

    People walking along the shore with wind turbines in the background
  • Wednesday, 30 August, 2023
    News in-depth
    Wind power industry faces size problem as blades get longer than football pitches

    Race for bigger turbines has prompted experts to urge growth slowdown and greater standardisation

    A man works on rotor engine of a wind turbine
  • Monday, 28 August, 2023
    China drives Asian lead in global offshore wind as Europe loses top spot

    Surge in 2022 installations as Beijing boosts renewable energy while companies in EU run into difficulties

    The world’s first offshore wind farm using the largest 16MW turbines
  • Monday, 21 August, 2023
    Shipping
    Cargill boss calls for ship owners to invest in wind power

    US agricultural trader and freight operator is testing vessel fitted with 37.5 metre-high sails

  • Wednesday, 9 August, 2023
    Vestas Wind Systems AS
    Vestas warns over lack of approvals for new wind farms

    Danish turbine maker says supply chain problems will take months to clear as it returns to a quarterly loss

    A Vestas wind turbine in Gujarat, India
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