Craig Richard

London

News Editor at Windpower Monthly Magazine

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Articles

Siemens Gamesa eyes Japanese wind power supply chain boost

2 days ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

Siemens Gamesa has moved to boost the wind power supply chain in Japan through a pair of newly signed agreements. It signed a memorandum of understanding with electronics components supplier TDK Corporation in a bid to secure magnets for wind turbines in Japan. Permanent magnets are often used in wind turbine generators. Siemens Gamesa has no wind power manufacturing facilities in Japan.
Interview: Foldable platform takes floating wind design 'beyond copying oil and gas'

2 days ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

Floating offshore wind firm Aikido Technologies is due to install a 15MW prototype in a bid to prove its technology. CEO Sam Kanner tells Windpower Monthly where the foldable design fits in a crowded competition to supply gigawatt-scale floating wind farms
‘Greedy’ Germany plans to use excess offshore wind revenue for federal budget

3 days ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

‘Greedy’ Germany plans to use excess offshore wind revenue for federal budgetGermany’s government has been slammed as “greedy” for its proposals to divert some offshore wind auction revenues away from marine conservation and fisheries to the country’s federal budget.
Analysis: How non-price criteria could shape wind power auctions in the EU

3 days ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

Analysis: How non-price criteria could shape wind power auctions in the EUThe EU has mandated the use of non-price criteria in renewable energy auctions from the end of this year. But member states will have to balance the impacts of implementing them with cost pressures. Windpower Monthly investigates
‘Lives at risk’ as copper theft crime spree hits UK wind farms

4 days ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

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Wind power patents: Envision | Siemens Gamesa | Nordex | PowerChina

1 week ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

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Global Wind Energy Council names industry veteran Hannibal as new chair

1 week ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

Wind power veteran Michael Hannibal vowed to help to accelerate growth in new markets around the world as he was announced as the new chair of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) industry body.
Reaction: 'Germany must rethink offshore wind auctions' as TotalEnergies wins amid low turnout

1 week ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

Industry groups renewed calls for Germany to revise its offshore wind auction design after TotalEnergies beat only one other developer to secure the rights to another gigawatt-scale project in the North Sea.
TotalEnergies swells German offshore wind pipeline with auction win

1 week ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

French oil major TotalEnergies has won the rights to develop a gigawatt-scale offshore wind farm in the German North Sea after placing the highest bid for the project.
‘Important test’: Two zero-subsidy bids in German offshore wind auction

2 weeks ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

Two developers have filed zero-subsidy bids in Germany’s latest offshore wind auction – a tender round observers have described as an “important test” for more efficient use of grid capacity. The auction regulator, the federal network agency, will determine the winner based on ‘negative bidding’ – judging developers on their willingness to pay for the sites – from Monday (16 June). It has not set a date for when the results will be announced.