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Swedish researchers send wind power fact-check to every municipal politician
The Swedish Wind Centre has sent a research-based fact-check on wind power to around 31,000 municipal politicians, aiming to give local decision-makers reliable answers on its effects.
Netherlands opens 1 GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A offshore wind tender
The Netherlands has opened the tender for the 1 GW IJmuiden Ver Gamma-A offshore wind site, with €4.75bn in subsidy available and applications running from 26 November to 10 December 2026.
Nordex wins 112 MW order from NeXtWind for Altmark wind farm in Saxony-Anhalt
Nordex has won a 112 MW order from NeXtWind for the Altmark wind farm in Saxony-Anhalt, supplying 16 N175/6.X turbines for one of the region's larger repowering projects.
ENERTRAG brings first phase of Bütow II repowering online in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
ENERTRAG has brought the first six Nordex N163 turbines of its Bütow II repowering online in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, part of a scheme replacing 32 turbines from 1999 with 14 modern machines.
Poland’s first offshore wind farm Baltic Power on track for first power in late 2026
Baltic Power, Poland's first offshore wind farm, is set to start generating electricity in the second half of 2026, with 76 turbines off Łeba and Choczewo covering around 3% of national demand.
Amazon signs Germany’s largest power purchase agreement for Baltic Sea wind farm Gennaker
Amazon and Skyborn Renewables have signed a 600 MW power purchase agreement for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea, the largest single corporate PPA in Germany and a decisive step toward financing the country's biggest Baltic wind project.
Baltic Power installs 50 of 76 turbines as Poland’s first offshore wind farm nears completion
Baltic Power, developed by ORLEN and Northland Power, has installed 50 of its 76 Vestas 15 MW turbines off Choczewo and Leba. Poland's first offshore wind farm is now testing for grid integration ahead of full operation, with a planned capacity of around 1.2 GW.
European offshore wind supported 180,000 jobs and EUR 26 billion in value in 2025, study finds
A new study by Menon Economics and TGS | 4C estimates European offshore wind supported about 180,000 full-time jobs and EUR 26 billion in gross value added in 2025, with each direct job supporting roughly two more through the wider supply chain.
OX2 completes foundations at 40 MW Annopol wind farm in eastern Poland
OX2 has completed the foundation works at its 40 MW Annopol wind farm in eastern Poland, ahead of summer turbine assembly. The ten-turbine project will generate around 155 GWh a year under a long-term PPA with Amazon, with completion planned for 2027.
GWEC urges governments to fast-track offshore wind against energy shocks
GWEC's 2026 report urges governments to fast-track offshore wind, warning that auctions slowed to 11.4 GW in 2025 even as 25 GW of projects sit ready to build.
European Energy extends management of six Polish wind farms with Enea
European Energy will keep managing six Polish wind farms totalling more than 83 MW for Enea Nowa Energia until the end of 2027.
EIB completes €250 million financing for Lithuania’s Kelmė wind farm
The European Investment Bank has added a €150 million loan for Lithuania's 314 MW Kelmė wind farm, bringing its total backing to €250 million.
Nordex wins 484 MW in new US turbine orders
The Nordex Group has booked three new US orders totalling 484 MW, covering 88 turbines from its N133 and N163 platforms.
Rostock to build offshore converter platform in EUR 2.5 billion boost for German supply chain
Grid operator 50Hertz will have an offshore converter platform built at the NEPTUN shipyard in Rostock, in contracts worth up to EUR 2.5 billion that could create more than 500 jobs in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
German Bundesrat backs offshore wind reform as BWO renews call for two-sided CfDs
Germany's Bundesrat has adopted a resolution backing offshore wind reform, taking up BWO proposals for an indexed two-sided CfD auction design, cross-border cooperation and a route to return non-viable awarded sites.
wpd brings its first Japanese onshore wind farm online under corporate PPA
wpd has started commercial operation of Higashi Izu Furusato, its first onshore wind farm in Japan, a 7.48 MW project supplying a corporate buyer in Tokyo under a power purchase agreement.
4:energy marks five years and moves into wind with 46 MW of new mandates
O&M specialist 4:energy has marked five years by taking on two wind farms totalling 46 MW in Lower Saxony and Schleswig-Holstein, crossing 500 MW under management across more than 100 special-purpose vehicles.
Why health scares about wind turbines stick — and what actually counters them
Experts told a Warsaw debate that wind-turbine health scares work by sowing doubt, and that trusted local voices — not technical papers — are what counter them.
Iberdrola: residents won’t listen to the facts on wind farms until they hear the benefits
Iberdrola's Agnieszka Pakula told a Warsaw debate that residents only engage with the facts on wind farms once they hear about concrete local benefits.
The Grajewo playbook: how a Polish mayor turned wind farms into tangible local wins
Grajewo mayor Grzegorz Gorski told a Warsaw debate that 19 turbines bring his municipality PLN 3.2m a year, and that visible local benefits beat fake news.
Over 400 steel structures bound for Baltica 2 as foundation works advance
More than 400 additional steel structures for the Baltica 2 offshore wind farm are on their way to the installation port at Rønne, with over 75% supplied by Polish manufacturers.
From 70,000 fake publications to attacks on staff: the real cost of wind-energy disinformation in Poland
Figures presented in Warsaw show nearly 70,000 disinformation publications on energy since 2022 and a PSEW study in which one in four wind firms reported physical violence.
Operators study Baltic Sea Hydrogen Collector to link regional offshore wind to a hydrogen market
Gasgrid Finland, Nordion Energi, OX2 and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners will study an offshore hydrogen pipeline linking Finland, Sweden and Germany by 2030 to turn Baltic offshore wind into a hydrogen market.
Roll Group adopts Spinergie data platform to track offshore wind logistics
Heavy-transport specialist Roll Group will use Spinergie's vessel-tracking Supply Chain module to map offshore wind logistics and spot new opportunities as the sector scales.
Repowered Scheid wind farm opened in the Eifel with citizen participation
MLK Gruppe and the eegon cooperative have opened the repowered Scheid wind farm; the first two of four Nordex N163 turbines lift capacity from 4 to 14 MW, with 27.2 MW once complete.
