Contractor errors and defects caused nearly two thirds of global insurance claims for offshore wind construction between 2013 and 2022, according to a new report by renewables underwriter GCube, which warned of pressure caused by ‘boom and bust’ cycles.

The government of Ireland has awarded power deals to more than 370MW of new onshore wind capacity in its latest renewable energy tender.

RWE and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have bid for power deals for gigawatt-scale projects in New York’s latest offshore wind auction after failing to finalise previously won contracts.

Vestas has secured a firm order for Equinor's 810MW Empire Wind 1 project off the coast of New York – the Danish manufacturer’s first firm turbine order in the US offshore wind market.

Typhoon Yagi battered wind turbines in southern China this weekend, with Mingyang’s dual-rotor prototype turbine surviving the massive tropical storm while other installations in the region were destroyed. 

Suzlon has bagged a 1GW-plus wind turbine order in India, which it claims is the country's largest turbine supply deal to date.

Massachusetts and Rhode Island have awarded contracts that will see the states buy output from nearly 2.9GW of capacity in the US’s first ever multi-state offshore wind power auction.

Vestas led the US market for onshore wind turbine installations in the second quarter of 2024, accounting for 76% of the capacity installed in the period. It was the first time a turbine maker had installed more US wind capacity than GE Vernova in a quarter for five and a half years.

The volume of US onshore wind installed, under-construction and in-development grew year on year in the second quarter of 2024 amid “rapidly growing demand” for renewables, according to a new report from the American Clean Power Association (ACP).