GE Vernova fires workers after Vineyard Wind blade break. Several plant employees have been suspended or laid off at LM Wind Power’s Gaspé blade plant in Québec, Canada following parent company GE Vernova’s internal review of blade problems.

WindEurope CEO: 'Europe will soon make enough turbines for EU targets – but will the price be right?' Europe will be able to manufacture more than enough wind turbines to meet its steep annual EU installation targets by the end of this year, …

Jan 29, 2025 · One factor is the ongoing uncertainty and instability in politics right now. The markets most challenged by this could struggle to advance policies and legislation that support offshore wind, or gathering enough political backing to advance the sector. This is a particular risk in countries such as ...

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Trump scales back IRA spending freeze after Republican pushback. Donald Trump’s budget office has rapidly narrowed the scope of his executive order freezing all grants, loans and other payments from the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), which offers tax credits for wind projects and turbine manufacturing plants.

Trump suspends US offshore wind leasing and halts federal wind permitting. US President Donald Trump has issued an executive order calling for an indefinite pause on seabed leasing for offshore wind on the country’s outer continental shelf.

New Jersey offshore wind auction fails after Shell and Trump blows By Ros Davidson, 4 February 2025 New Jersey’s utility regulator will end its latest 1.2-4.0GW offshore wind auction without awarding a single project after the only bidder lost Shell as a project partner and as President Donald Trump’s policies create "uncertainty".

Vineyard Wind ordered to remove all Canada-made LM blades. Vineyard Wind must remove all installed turbine blades manufactured at LM Wind Power’s factory in Gaspé, Canada, as it resumes construction following a breakage, the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced.

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Jan 29, 2025 · Enercon targets strong winds with onshore wind turbine variant. Enercon has launched a variant of its onshore E-138 EP3 turbine that is specially designed for strong wind sites.