Indian manufacturer Suzlon will need a new low-wind turbine design as the country's wind power sector expands, its CEO said after announcing soaring full-year profits.

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

A fire destroyed a Siemens Gamesa turbine at an Australian wind farm and caused one of the blades to “dislodge and fall to the ground”. 

Dongfang has completed full-scale static load testing of a 150-metre blade for its planned 26MW offshore wind turbine, according to media reports. 

A coalition including a first nations tribe and a self-proclaimed whale advocacy group is suing the US government for approving two offshore wind farms off the coast of Massachusetts.

US wind turbine order activity could spike as developers scramble to complete projects before an expected phase-out of renewable energy tax credits – but for now the market waits to see whether Republican proposals will survive the legislative process, according to GE Vernova CEO Scott Strazik.

Eneco CEO As Tempelman will leave the utility on 1 August, sparking a search for a new chief executive at the Dutch offshore wind player.