German developer EnBW is abandoning its development of two major offshore wind projects in the UK after failing to win contracts for difference (CfDs) from the UK energy ministry in its recent offshore wind auction, allocation round 7 (AR7). 

Vineyard Wind has joined the legal battle against the Trump administration’s 90-day suspension of offshore wind projects in the US, filing for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction.

A federal court has granted Equinor’s 810MW Empire Wind a preliminary injunction that allows project construction activities to resume.

The UK’s record-breaking offshore wind auction received acclaim from wind industry groups and analysts after results were announced yesterday (14 January). 

German onshore wind permitting reached record levels in 2025, with 3,310 wind turbines and 20.7GW of capacity newly approved, according to figures published by the German wind energy association, the BWE, and VDMA Power Systems.

Goldwind has installed a 20MW offshore wind turbine in waters off Fujian province in south-east China.

The UK has awarded power deals to more than 8GW of new offshore wind capacity in its latest renewable energy contract for difference (CfD) auction round, in which German utility RWE was the biggest winner.

Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas plans to cut around 70 workers from its factory in Ringkjøbing in Denmark – the latest in a series of job losses at the plant.

German manufacturer Nordex sold a record capacity of wind turbines in 2025, according to its annual sales figures.