Onshore wind

Opportunities for developers in the US are plentiful after the Inflation Reduction Act, but the challenges are growing too. We spoke to one developer, Bluestar Energy Capital, about its diversification plans.

Inflation, permitting delays and supply chain disruption have dominated wind industry discussion in 2023, but there are reasons for the industry to be positive as we head into 2024 too.

Africa has enviable wind resources but operational wind farms currently average just 108.4MW each. However, gigawatt-scale wind projects are on the way as African leaders seek to boost inward investment.

Political parties in the US, UK and Europe are starting to ready themselves for major elections in 2024, and stories from the last two weeks show that the climate and support for renewable energy could feature heavily.

After a decade of stunning growth, renewable energy producers in Chile are struggling to cope with low power prices, grid difficulties, and restrictive government policies. But new 'energy transition' laws may offer hope.

It is three months until business and political leaders gather in Dubai for the COP28 conference, which could spur further investment in the global wind industry. But an oil and gas powerhouse is an unlikely location for action to reduce $7trn of subsidies paid annually to fossil fuel firms.

Serbia is conducting its first renewable energy tender, but it is not the only country in the Western Balkans that is seeking more onshore wind capacity. We look at the state of onshore wind across the region.

Wind will play a vital role in the energy transition as a standalone electricity source and an enabler of green fuel production. We caught up with Jeroen van Hoof, Vice Chair for the World Energy Congress in Rotterdam in April 2024, to discuss the big challenges for the energy transition.

This month, Siemens Energy has set up a taskforce to get to the bottom of the turbine challenges in its subsidiary Siemens Gamesa, which forced the firm to withdraw is 2023 profit guidance. The company is set to reveal further details in its third-quarter results next month.

Protests against Energix's 110MW Golan Heights project show that wind farms in the region are becoming more controversial. We look at the reasons behind the violence and whether resolution is possible.

Brookfield Renewables has agreed to buy the $2.8bn renewables arm of US utility Duke Energy. We look at how this acquisition fits with its recent rush of M&A deals, and how its M&A strategy is evolving for 2023 and 2024.

Enel has put a 205MW project on hold in Colombia after long-running protests, and it is not the only company facing such unrest. We look at whether the government can improve consultation before it's too late.