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Daily updatesWindSiemens Energy CEO warns German offshore stall is costing real investment
Christian Bruch says uncertainty over 16 GW of stalled capacity is now actively holding back capital deployment.
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Daily updatesWindEnvision enters European offshore wind as Vestas unveils new onshore turbine
Vestas's turbine debut at Hamburg 2026 and Envision's separate offshore launch signal a more competitive European wind supply chain.
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Daily updatesWindØrsted inaugurates 913MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 as Hamburg WindEnergy opens
The North Sea project, co-owned with Nuveen, sits 72km off Germany's coast and marks one of Europe's largest offshore completions this year.
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Daily updatesWindVestas and Nordex unveil larger onshore turbines at Hamburg 2026
Two major OEMs launch next-generation onshore models as the industry pushes for higher energy yields per site.
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Daily updatesWindEuropean Energy wins 90 MW of German onshore wind auction capacity
Four projects secured long-term remuneration in the latest German onshore wind tender, per Renews.biz.
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Daily updatesWindGerman onshore wind tender clears 2.5 GW at 4.79 ct/kWh
The August 2026 EEG auction was greatly oversubscribed, pushing the average award price down to 4.79 ct/kWh.
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Daily updatesWindEnBW opens 960 MW He Dreiht as North Sea pipeline fills
Three major European offshore wind projects hit milestones, adding capacity from Germany to the Netherlands and the UK.
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Daily updatesWindVestas secures European onshore orders across four zones in one day
Italy, Netherlands, Belgium and Poland awards totalling 289MW, with installation targeted from 2027.
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Daily updatesWindWindEurope installs new leadership as Europe tracks record 24 GW in 2026
Ørsted CEO Rasmus Errboe takes the chair as the industry aims to lock in a record installation year.
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Daily updatesWindEEW to expand Rostock monopile plant for next-gen foundations
The German factory will produce monopiles up to 12 metres in diameter from 2028, targeting the largest offshore turbine classes.
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Daily updatesWindRWE and Masdar seal €3bn offshore wind pact as North Sea project closes
Two major offshore wind milestones landed, one a new partnership, one a financial close.
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Daily updatesWindSkyborn closes €3bn Gennaker financing as offshore wind milestones pile up
Three separate offshore wind developments reached funding or construction milestones on 11 September 2026.
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Daily updatesWindHornsea 3 tower deliveries begin at Able Seaton port
Siemens Gamesa and Ørsted have established operations at Able Seaton as tower sections for Hornsea 3 start arriving.
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Daily updatesWindAlcazar closes Štip financing as Vestas lands 105MW Italy orders
Two onshore wind deals closed this week signal continued private appetite for European wind investment.
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Daily updatesWindStandardisation could cut offshore wind costs 25% by 2050, DNV finds
Longer production runs are the key lever, according to a new DNV study on offshore wind cost reduction.
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Daily updatesWindVestas lands 58MW onshore order in Germany
V172-7.2MW turbines are set for the Überhäsiges Viertel site, adding to Vestas's German order book.
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Daily updatesWindThree onshore wind deals close across Europe
Vestas, GE Vernova, and Eurowind each confirmed separate agreements, spanning Germany, Scotland, and Sweden.
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Daily updatesWindHeerema completes 100-monopile Bałtyk 2 and 3 foundation campaign
Thialf finishes installing all 100 monopiles and 100 transition pieces for the Polish Baltic offshore projects.
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Daily updatesWindEurope installs 8.8 GW of wind in H1 2026, up 30% year on year
WindEurope says the continent is on track for a record full-year build, but permitting and grid bottlenecks still threaten the run rate.
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Daily updatesWindEurope adds 8.8 GW wind in H1 2026, on track for 24 GW full-year record
WindEurope data show first-half installations running at a pace that would beat any previous annual total if sustained.
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Daily updatesWindBorkum Riffgrund 3 enters commercial operation at 913 MW
The Ørsted and Nuveen offshore wind project in the German North Sea is now fully operational.
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Daily updatesWindUK wind constraint costs hit £1 billion as grid bottlenecks widen
Curtailment payments to wind operators have crossed the £1 billion mark, underscoring the grid infrastructure gap behind the UK's buildout.
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Daily updatesWindSowitec's 32GW development portfolio hits the market after insolvency
The distressed sale puts one of Europe's largest onshore wind pipelines in play, weeks after Sowitec filed for insolvency in July.
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Daily updatesWindVestas wins 86MW from Juwi for two German onshore sites
Fourteen V162 turbines are lined up for two sites in the German zone, per Renews.biz.
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Daily updatesWindGermany and Denmark agree joint development of Bornholm Energy Island
The two zones will co-develop the Bornholm offshore wind project under the EU Energy Highways initiative.
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Daily updatesWindMajor North Sea offshore wind project postponed
A significant North Sea development has been delayed, adding to a string of mixed offshore wind signals across Europe.
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Daily updatesWindEnercon locks in €1bn guarantee facility as wind supply chain tightens
An 11-bank consortium backs the German turbine maker, signalling lender confidence in onshore wind manufacturing at scale.
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Daily updatesWindVestas EnVentus platform crosses 15 GW installed milestone
The turbine line now has more than 24 GW in firm orders, underlining its position as Vestas's core onshore product.
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Daily updatesWindInch Cape turbine components arrive in Dundee ahead of November install
First hardware deliveries mark a concrete milestone for the Scottish offshore wind project as installation is set to begin in November.
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Daily updatesWindScottish minister backs rethink on Ming Yang UK ban
Gethins says the £1.5 billion Ardersier project would support 1,500 Scottish jobs if the ban on the Chinese turbine maker is reversed.
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Daily updatesWindOrsted lines up four offshore tenders in next 12 months
The developer is targeting auctions in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, and Taiwan as its pipeline rebuilding accelerates.
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Daily updatesWindEnBW finishes turbine installation at 960MW He Dreiht offshore wind farm
Vestas blade failure on 22 July is still under investigation as the German North Sea project reaches a key construction milestone.
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Daily updatesWindSumitomo takes stake in 1.5GW Gwynt Glas floating wind project
Three equal partners now hold the Welsh floating offshore wind development, one of the largest of its kind in Europe.
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Daily updatesWindNeshion files planning application for eight-turbine energy park
The developer's project pairs onshore wind with battery storage and includes a community ownership offer.
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Daily updatesWindVestas blade failure at He Dreiht halts certain construction activities
EnBW has paused work at the German offshore wind farm after a blade broke on 22 July; Vestas is investigating.
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Daily updatesWindFoundation work nears completion at 1.4GW EA3 offshore project
The 95-turbine East Anglia Three wind farm is on track to finish foundation installation by year-end.
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Daily updatesWindDanish 1.8 GW offshore auction clears after CfD redesign rescues tender
Denmark awarded two offshore wind sites totalling 1.8 GW; a prior round with uncapped negative bidding attracted zero bids.
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Daily updatesWindEDF locks in 900MW Nordex turbine deal for UK onshore pipeline
An exclusive supply agreement with Nordex covers EDF's full UK onshore wind development pipeline, per Renews.biz.
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Daily updatesWindVattenfall wins two sites in Danish offshore wind tender
The Swedish developer secured the 1GW Nordsøen Midt and 1.2GW Hesselø plots in Denmark's latest offshore round.
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Daily updatesWindTotalEnergies acquires Shell's European onshore renewables business
The deal is paired with an immediate 50% sell-down of a 1.2 GW pipeline to KKR.
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