Wind Power

In this episode of the Wind Power podcast, three key figures in the UK wind industry speak to Windpower Monthly about the critical opportunities – and challenges – ahead of the country's next major offshore wind auction, Allocation Round 7 (AR7). While attending RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind conference in London, senior reporter Robyn White sat down with Darren Davidson of Siemens Energy, Dan McGrail of Great British Energy, and Jane Cooper of RenewableUK. They discussed the potential of AR7, the role of public investment, and what it will take to keep the UK leading in offshore wind. Also on this episode, we hear a snippet from the UK's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, recorded live at the conference. He outlined some of the government’s aims for offshore wind as the auction round approaches. This episode was produced by Inga Marsden. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Welcome to the Wind Power News Review – hosted by Windpower Monthly's senior reporter, Robyn White, and Windpower Monthly's reporter, Orlando Jenkinson – along with our regular panellists, Shashi Barla and Will Sheard. This time, we discuss Siemens Gamesa’s first new order for its troubled 4.X turbine platform, following a pause in sales linked to technical defects. As the rebranded machines prepare for market re-entry, our experts discuss whether the platform can regain developer confidence. In the UK, floating offshore wind takes a step forward as several gigawatt-scale projects in the Celtic Sea are awarded seabed rights. But can the supply chain scale up in time? In the US, a new piece of legislation backed by President Donald Trump is raising concerns across the wind sector. Dubbed the “Big Beautiful Bill,” the policy shift has left many questioning the future trajectory of wind power in the country. And finally, onshore wind farms in the UK are facing an unexpected challenge: a rise in copper theft. Could this be the beginning of a wider trend? This episode was produced by Inga Marsden. Windpower Monthly is now on Bluesky – follow us at @windpowermonthly.bsky.social [https://bsky.app/profile/windpowermonthly.bsky.social] for all the latest updates. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Andrea Scassola, from independent energy research firm Rystad energy, sits down with Windpower Monthly for the final part of a series of interviews recorded at the WindEurope conference in Copenhagen. Scassola, who is vice president of wind research at Rystad, spoke about the implications of non-price criteria for renewable energy auctions under the Net Zero Industry Act, which will become mandatory by the end of this year, the multiple challenges Chinese turbine firms face when trying to enter the European market and how developers may still turn to them in order to pressure European OEMs to give them better contract terms.  The conversation also touched on how global trade wars could present both opportunities and challenges for Europe as it seeks new partners and it addressed the looming funding gap for EU wind power manufacturing.  This episode was produced by Inga Marsden. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

In an exclusive interview, GE Vernova’s wind CEO tells Windpower Monthly why the US turbine firm is not chasing Chinese competitors on power ratings for now, how Donald Trump’s policies are affecting the wind industry and he explains the company’s business strategy for Europe. While at the WindEurope conference in Copenhagen earlier this year, Vic Abate, chief executive of GE Vernova's wind division, sat down with Windpower Monthly's editor for a discussion which touched on why reliability continues to be the US turbine firm’s ‘North Star’, how the company reacted to quality issues at the flagship Vineyard Wind offshore wind project and navigating the shifting policy environment of the Trump administration. This episode was produced by Inga Marsden. Windpower Monthly is now on Bluesky – follow us at @windpowermonthly.bsky.social for all the latest updates. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

As the wind industry braces for a period of uncertainty due to unfavourable policy conditions in the US and disruption to the supply chain, some argue that geopolitical shocks are not necessarily a bad thing for Europe. Recorded at the recent WindEurope conference in Copenhagen, senior Vestas spokesman Morten Dyrholm speaks to Ian Griggs, editor of Windpower Monthly, about his forecast for wind power in Europe, the say/do gap in policy-making across the bloc and why the industry needs to find its voice. This episode was produced by Inga Marsden. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.