Europe

As people in the European offshore wind industry went about their Christmas parties in mid-December, many were also watching an exciting event on the other side of the Atlantic.

The era of subsidy-free renewable energy projects in the Iberian region is here.

MHI Vestas chief executive Philippe Kavafyan explained the offshore turbine maker’s approach to global growth at our Financing Wind Europe conference in London on 1st November.

In the first weeks of the new year it can feel like you're still coming to terms with how much you ate over Christmas. But there's another thing we've been digesting: juicy Q4 deals.

Javier Cavada joined Highview Power in September as CEO and president. We spoke to him about the company’s plans for the next few years.

NTR group corporate finance director Anthony Doherty joined us as guest speaker at A Word About Wind’s last Quarterly Drinks networking evening of 2018 at The Shard in London on 29th November.

Learn from Marc Groves-Raines, Head of Renewables at Allianz Capital Partners, how investors are coping with the transition away from subsidies. Marc will be speaking at Financing Wind Europe on 1st November.

Financing Wind Europe speaker Felix Fischer, of Chatham Partners LLP, spoke to us about prospects for renewable energy at a time of declining subsidies, as well as the future of German offshore wind.

Stephen Bull is SVP of Wind and Low Carbon Development at Equinor, the largest energy operator in Norway. The utility develops oil, gas, wind, solar and CO2 projects in more than 30 countries worldwide. We caught up with him to hear about the firm’s plans, the future of European markets, and how Brexit might impact wind.

Despite appetite from investors, wind power companies in Europe are still facing uncertainty for the year ahead.

On 1st November, we're hosting our annual European conference, Financing Wind. We've booked a top line-up of speakers to discuss European investment trends, the PPA boom and changes to the offshore market, plus plenty more. We'll be announcing further speakers over the coming weeks.

This week has seen positive news for UK offshore wind, reassuring those who have questioned whether the UK government appreciates wind’s economic potential. So how long will it be before the government acknowledges the potential for onshore wind too?