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

Wind power developers in the US commissioned 6.9GW of new onshore wind capacity during 2025, bringing the US’s total operational capacity to more than 161GW, according to the American Clean Power Association’s (ACP) annual report. 

The EU’s proposals for an Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA) could see the bloc impose strict local content requirements for wind power companies in a bid to counter the growing influence of Chinese firms in the industry, while also strengthening the rules on non-price criteria for wind power auctions. 

California startup Aikido Technologies has unveiled plans to co-locate AI-grade computing capacity with wind power generation and battery storage on its floating platform.

Vestas CEO Henrik Andersen has reportedly threatened to leave Denmark and take some of the turbine giant’s activities with him if a wealth tax is introduced for the country’s richest.

The US and Israel’s attacks on Iran have provoked a furious response, with the Islamic Republic launching its own strikes across the Middle East. The ongoing crisis has disrupted global shipping lanes and caused a spike in energy prices. Windpower Monthly investigates the potential impact on the wind power industry

A blade broke off a wind turbine at an onshore wind farm in a Welsh forest last week, according to project owner RWE. 

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

German wind farm developers have warned that leaked proposals to scrap grid operators’ obligations to prioritise renewables would make project financing “impossible”.