TotalEnergies has signed settlement agreements with the Trump administration to relinquish seabed leases for two planned US offshore wind projects and invest its reimbursed lease fees in “US gas and power production and exports”.

Three workers have died in a fire at a wind turbine in South Korea, according to local media reports. 

German technology giant ZF plans to spin off its wind power division by autumn 2026 in a bid to “enhance its agility, strengthen its market position and to open up strategic options”, the company has revealed.

A rotor blade fell from a Senvion turbine at a community wind farm in Germany earlier today (19 March).

The awarding of environmental permits for wind farms backed by Danish renewables investment major Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) is facing corruption allegations after a criminal investigation was launched by authorities in Spain earlier this month. 

Offshore wind turbine orders totalled 13.6GW last year, with Vestas accounting for the largest share of awards, according to the latest report from the World Forum Offshore Wind (WFO) industry body. 

President Donald Trump’s administration is considering paying TotalEnergies almost $1 billion if the French energy giant halts two planned US offshore wind projects, according to documents reviewed by the New York Times.

The right-wing populist Reform UK party has defended its threats to scrap contracts for difference (CfDs) awarded in the country’s latest renewable energy auction if the party comes to power.