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  • Tuesday, 3 September, 2024
    UK energy
    UK secures 131 clean energy projects in state auction

    Minister says new investment a ‘step forward’ for industry after no bids in last year’s round

    A close-up view of one of the wind turbines at Ørsted’s Hornsea 2 wind farm off the coast of Yorkshire, with the ocean visible below. The image shows the turbine's blades and nacelle, featuring a red and yellow platform marked with "HB T29".
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    Wind turbines seen at sunset
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    Turbine blades manoeuvred into position in Brighton, England
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    A highway in California flanked by solar panels
  • Monday, 19 February, 2024
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    Offshore wind farm
  • Tuesday, 13 February, 2024
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    Mads Nipper
  • Wednesday, 7 February, 2024
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    Danish group says it needs to create ‘leaner and more efficient company’

    The Ørsted Block Island Wind Farm in the water off Block Island, Rhode Island, US
  • Thursday, 25 January, 2024
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    Largest renewable energy developer says repeal of Inflation Reduction Act ‘unlikely’ as order list grows

    Field of wind turbines
  • Thursday, 11 January, 2024
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    Constraints on cash flows and the need to improve profit margins mean the sector requires a truce in the size war

    Vestas wind turbines in Germany
  • Wednesday, 3 January, 2024
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    Offshore wind turbine
  • Wednesday, 3 January, 2024
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    Industry preparing to take next step in pioneering a key technology in push to hit net zero by 2050

  • Friday, 22 December, 2023
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    UK advertising watchdog bans Equinor from repeating green claims

    Norway’s state-backed energy company falls foul by overstating environmental credentials

    A natural gas platform, operated by Equinor in the North Sea
  • Thursday, 21 December, 2023
    Vattenfall sells North Sea wind developments to RWE in £1bn deal

    UK disposal by Swedish group to German utility highlights divergent views on sector

    Wind turbines
  • Tuesday, 5 December, 2023
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    Proposed 49% holding in East Anglia wind farm is latest in string of Emirati deals in Britain

    A wind turbine off the Norfolk coast
  • Friday, 1 December, 2023
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    Donald Tusk maps out boost for wind turbines and tougher approach to state energy company Orlen

    A transport lorry passes a wind farm in Poland
  • 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
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    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
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