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RWE takes USD 1.22bn to hand back US offshore leases as Washington keeps buying projects out
RWE will receive USD 1.22 billion for returning its US offshore wind leases, the latest project buy-back under the Trump administration. Capital freed from cancelled US commitments could flow toward European and Baltic pipelines instead.
Germany’s WindSeeG reform draft: BWO backs CfDs but wants a stronger auction design
Germany's BMWE has opened consultation on the 2026 WindSeeG amendment, introducing two-sided CfDs and a 35-year operating life. The offshore association BWO backs the direction but says the two-stage tender model must not turn price protection into a last resort.
The Świnoujście Offshore Terminal: how Poland’s first installation port works
Poland's first purpose-built offshore wind installation port anchors a supply chain forming along the West Pomeranian coast. A look at how installation terminals work and why they set the pace of the build-out.
ENOVA completes repowering of Gehrde wind farm in Lower Saxony
ENOVA has finished repowering its Gehrde wind farm near Osnabrück, replacing four 2002-era Enercon E-66 turbines with three E-138 machines for a combined 12.6 MW.
ENERTRAG opens wind-service training centre in Dauerthal amid skills push
ENERTRAG has opened a wind-service training centre in Dauerthal, training apprentices fully in-house and recruiting technicians from abroad as the sector's skills shortage bites.
Nordex wins 525 MW turbine order in Turkey, its largest single order in the market
Nordex has won an order for around 525 MW — 72 N175/6.X turbines — from Türkerler Holding for the YEKA-5 Sivas project, its largest single order in Turkey.
Nordex to supply 77 MW Urleasca wind farm in Romania for OX2
Nordex will supply 11 N175/6.X turbines for OX2's 77 MW Urleasca wind farm in Romania, now sold to Scatec, with construction starting in Q3 2026.
German cabinet passes EEG 2027 and grid-connection package; Alterric warns of setback for renewables
Germany's cabinet has passed the EEG 2027 amendment and grid-connection package. Wind developer Alterric warns the rules could seriously slow the renewables build-out and urges the Bundestag to revise them.
VSB completes Vockenrod wind farm expansion in Hesse, bringing it to 28.5 MW
VSB has finished the Vockenrod wind farm expansion in Hesse, adding two Nordex N149-5.X turbines to reach five machines and 28.5 MW in total.
Qualitas Energy starts construction of 42 MW Ingstetten repowering in Baden-Württemberg
Qualitas Energy has started building the 42 MW Ingstetten repowering in Baden-Württemberg, swapping five old turbines for six Enercon E-175 machines.
