German energy major RWE has confirmed Vestas as the turbine supplier of its 1.38GW Vanguard West offshore wind project off the east coast of England in the UK.

Welcome to the Wind Power News Review – hosted by Windpower Monthly’s senior reporter Robyn White and reporter Orlando Jenkinson, joined by regular panellist Shashi Barla.

The levelised cost of electricity (LCoE) for onshore wind outside of China decreased in 2025, but higher relative costs for new Chinese projects in low-wind areas pushed up the global average, according to a new report from BloombergNEF.

Two arrests have been made in Spain after a 23-year-old man died from electrocution, apparently having broken into a wind turbine. 

Draft proposals to rewrite German grid operators’ obligations to prioritise renewables violate EU law, according to the country’s wind power association, which commissioned legal opinion on the leaked legislation.

The US Department of Justice is appealing a court ruling in December striking down the Trump administration’s wind permitting freeze.

European countries aiming to build out their offshore wind capacity in the coming years are turning to the contracts for difference (CfD) mechanism to kickstart new momentum for the sector after the failure of previous auction designs and the CfD model's relative success in the UK and elsewhere. Windpower Monthly investigates

Germany is proposing allowing grid operators to no longer prioritise renewables for connection, according to a leaked draft law seen by Windpower Monthly. The draft law could also coerce renewables developers to waive curtailment compensation and fund grid expansion.

The German state of Bavaria has proposed holding an additional nationwide auction to award power deals to 5GW of onshore wind capacity this year.