After years in the policy doldrums there is renewed optimism among Spain's wind sector, but the government still has to regain its trust, says Christopher Hopson
DISPATCHES | After years in the policy doldrums there is renewed optimism among Spain's wind sector, but the government still has to regain its trust, says Christopher Hopson
IN DEPTH | The most switched-on oil & gas groups already know which way the wind is blowing as the world faces up to the massive challenges of decarbonisation, the IEA's Laszlo Varro tells Leigh Collins
DISPATCHES | US wind and solar had every reason to fear the worst when Donald Trump took office, but six months on it's so far so good, writes Karl-Erik Stromsta
IN DEPTH | Market leader Prysmian expects the shift towards 66kV cabling technology will result in offshore transmission savings of 15% — and help it to a larger slice of the interarray and export-line market, writes Darius Snieckus
IN DEPTH | After years of under-the-radar planning, a Victoria developer claims market conditions are right to advance Australia's first offshore wind farm, writes Andrew Lee
IN DEPTH | How will the US build its gigawatts of planned offshore wind projects with no local supply chain, and what role can the offshore oil industry play, ask Rick von Flatern in Houston and Darius Snieckus in London
DISPATCHES | Alexandre Spatuzza explains how Brazil's renewables industry has come to see its pro-reform energy minister as a beacon of stability in a storm of political uncertainty
IN DEPTH | Clarity over PTC rules and the returns on offer to investors mean 2017 is the year wind repowering takes off in the US, writes Karl-Erik Stromsta
IN DEPTH | Artificial islands in the middle of the North Sea could save the offshore wind industry up to €10bn a year, but will they ever be built? asks Anamaria Deduleasa in London
IN DEPTH | Dong and EnBW say that the 1.38GW of subsidy-free offshore wind they recently won at tender will be profitable — but only if certain predictions come true
IN DEPTH | France has yet to put steel in the water on its first fixed-bottom offshore wind farms, but its four flagship floating arrays are steaming towards start-up in 2020, writes Darius Snieckus
IN DEPTH | Naval giant is seeing early-mover advantage after winning a string of big-ticket steel orders from the offshore wind sector, writes Christopher Hopson in London
OPINION | Things are looking up again for renewables in Puerto Rico after several years in the doldrums due to financial instability, writes Jeffrey Karp
OPINION | Faced with dismal renewables growth, Polish officials are looking at changes to the rules that have stymied development, explains Hubert Wysoczański
OPINION | After years of inactivity, a new tender-driven policy is finally helping Spain's wind industry get moving again, writes Juan Virgilio Marquez
OPINION | The offshore wind sector has amazed the renewables industry with its downwards cost curve but more needs to be done, says MHI Vestas co-CEO Tetsushi Mizuno
OPINION | The cost reductions already achieved in Europe plus American industrial strength bode well for the future of offshore wind in the US, says Samuel Leupold
OPINION | State utility Eskom's reasons for withdrawing co-operation from South Africa's renewables programme don't stand up to scrutiny, says Brenda Martin
OPINION | A Mexico brimming with wind and PV – and maybe even a solar border wall – would be an inspirational counterpoint to the coal-loving president next door, writes Jeremy Leggett
Big Data and the Internet of Electricity will change everything, and the world's utilities need to face up to a radically different future, writes Mathias Steck of DNV GL - Energy
Offshore wind power is poised to become a leading power generation technology in a decarbonised global economy, says Adnan Amin, director-general of the International Renewable Energy Agency.
