Craig Richard

London

News Editor at Windpower Monthly Magazine

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Articles

Large African wind farm with Chinese turbines brought online

5 days ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

A joint venture between AMEA Power (60%) and Sumitomo Corporation (40%) has commissioned the 500MW Amunet project in Egypt – one of Africa’s largest wind farms. The project consists of 77 of Envision’s EN 6.5-171 turbines. Chinese turbine manufacturers have increasingly targeted new markets in recent years, following a turbine price crunch in their home market. UAE-based developer AMEA Power confirmed the Amunet project is now fully operational.
EU guards bloc’s renewables supply chains against China with non-price criteria push

1 week ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

The EU has adopted rules to include non-price criteria in renewable energy auctions as it aims to strengthen the bloc’s domestic clean power manufacturing supply chains against competition from China.
Wind power patents: Siemens Gamesa | WEG | Nordex | Envision | TotalEnergies

1 week ago | shorturl.at | Craig Richard

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Analysis: How to stop the wake effect ‘killing’ offshore wind farms’ financial viability

2 weeks ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

Analysis: How to stop the wake effect ‘killing’ offshore wind farms’ financial viabilityConcerns are growing about the wake effect and its impact on offshore wind farms, with major developers locked in disputes over projects being built adjacent to one another. But how will the wake effect impact project buildout, and how can it be mitigated? Windpower Monthly investigates.
Denmark promises new offshore wind auctions with state support

2 weeks ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

Denmark has reached a broad political agreement to launch tender rounds for 3GW of offshore wind capacity this autumn with state support available for developers, following a scrapped auction earlier this year.
Equinor could scrap Empire Wind ‘within days’

3 weeks ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

Oil major Equinor may be forced to abandon its Empire Wind 1 project off New York state “within days” as costs spiral, its US renewables chief has said.
Equinor could scrap Empire Wind ‘within days’ - report

3 weeks ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

US President Donald Trump issued a stop-work order on the project in April, claiming that the permitting for the project had been “rushed” under the former Democratic administration led by Joe Biden. Equinor has complied with the order, but CEO Anders Opedal described the move as “unprecedented and unlawful” and said the company was considering its legal options.
Shell and Google claim ‘world first’ with wind farm deal

1 month ago | shorturl.at | Craig Richard

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Wooden wind turbine tower manufacturer Modvion names new CEO

1 month ago | shorturl.at | Craig Richard

Swedish company Modvion has promoted its finance chief to CEO as it focuses on maturing its wooden towers so they can support 6MW onshore wind turbines.
Wooden wind turbine tower manufacturer Modvion names new CEO

1 month ago | windpowermonthly.com | Craig Richard

Swedish company Modvion has promoted its finance chief to CEO as it focuses on maturing its wooden towers so they can support 6MW onshore wind turbines.