A man died during construction of an onshore wind farm in Australia earlier today (2 July).

The Senate narrowly passed a major tax and spending bill that moves to swiftly phase out federal support for wind and solar – but also granted a surprise lifeline for some projects.

Belgium has postponed a planned tender for a 700MW offshore wind farm in the North Sea, with the country's energy minister blaming spiralling costs. 

Vestas announced sales for more than 1GW of new wind turbines in the second quarter of 2025 – but reported no sales in the US or for any offshore wind turbines amid ongoing market difficulties. 

A Scottish wind farm was taken offline as an "emergency response” as a heatwave and strong winds caused wildfires to sweep the region.

Siemens Gamesa has announced its first order for its 4.X onshore wind turbines since the discovery of widespread defects prompted it to pull the model off the market two years ago.

Danish turbine manufacturer Vestas could see a surge in its order intake from the US in 2025 and 2026 ahead of possible government cuts to federal wind and solar subsidies, according to senior analyst at Sydbank, Jacob Pedersen.