Two development partners have both filed for arbitration proceedings to settle disputes related to a delayed converter platform that has pushed back full power delivery from an Ørsted offshore wind farm.

US President Donald Trump used portions of his speech at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to spread disinformation about wind power, claiming wind power makes countries poorer and that world-leader China does not have any wind farms.

Wind and solar power generated more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU last year for the first time in a key turning point in the bloc’s energy transition, a new report shows. 

The developers behind a major Japanese offshore wind project are downsizing the capacity of turbines they aim to use with implications for its timeline and scale. 

Media reporting of turbine fires fuels anti-wind bias, which could threaten EU onshore wind growth, sector players have claimed. However, experts believe that better communication about turbine fires could help to allay community fears and contextualise such incidents.

Around 100 wind turbine maintenance workers from renewable energy firm RES are on strike after unsuccessful pay negotiations.

Windpower Monthly rounds up the latest wind power technology patents filed and published in the past week.