Colombia is implementing a new system to accelerate the approval of new wind farms in the South American country, which includes setting a list of requirements from project developers.

Windpower Monthly rounds up the latest patents for wind power technology granted and applied for in the last week.

Ørsted’s recent auction victory in Ireland signals life in its long-term ambitions and “in the European offshore wind market” as a whole, according to an analysis by Sydbank.

Spanish firm OPDEnergy is facing fines of more than €4 million after its La Estrella wind farm in central Chile was linked to the death of four condors.

A joint venture of Ørsted and ESB has won Ireland’s second offshore wind auction, provisionally securing the rights to develop the 900MW Tonn Nua project. 

Vestas has commissioned its first 15MW offshore wind turbine at sea, with the turbine now generating electricity at EnBW's He Dreiht wind farm in the German North Sea.