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Vestas manufactures wind turbine blades (Andrew Matthews/PA)
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Vestas cuts hundreds of jobs on UK’s Isle of Wight

Vestas is switching from making offshore blades to smaller, onshore blades, which will only sustain 300 jobs at the site, it said.

FILE PHOTO: Workers of GE Vernova, in Nantes, France, October 17, 2024. REUTERS/Stephane Mahe/File photo
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GE Vernova cautious about wind sector as gas business soars

GE Vernova resumes wind turbine work but remains cautious, forecasting losses and shifting focus amid industry challenges.

Many of Britain’s wind farms are funded through the Contracts for Difference scheme (Ben Birchall/PA)
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Fact check: Many UK wind power auctions set prices below the current market price

There is an auction every year to allow generators of renewable energy to bid for contracts under the British scheme.

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Denmark disappointed after offshore wind tender draws no bids

Danish Energy Agency says it will consult with market participants to understand why there were no bids on its offshore wind farm tender.

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Equinor and Shell to create the UK’s largest independent oil and gas company

Equinor UK Ltd, a subsidiary of Equinor ASA (OSE: EQNR, NYSE: EQNR, “Equinor”) and Shell UK Limited, a subsidiary of Shell plc (LSE:...

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a logo of Shell petrol station in South East London, Britain, February 2, 2023. REUTERS/May James//File Photo
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Shell slows investments in offshore wind, splits power business

Shell scales back new offshore wind investments, splits power division to cut costs, and boosts focus on oil and gas.

FILE PHOTO: Signage at a TotalEnergies gas station in Paris, France, February 6, 2024. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
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TotalEnergies to buy German renewables developer VSB for $1.65 billion

TotalEnergies to buy German renewables firm VSB for €1.57B, boosting its wind, solar, and battery projects in key markets.

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Baltic Sea wind farms impair Sweden’s defence, says military

The government said the towers and rotating blades of wind turbines emit radar echoes and generate other forms of interference.

Canada Climate Change Ambassador Catherine Stewart speaks during a plenary session at the COP29 U.N. Climate Summit, Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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How public funds are being used to lure private dollars in race for climate financing

Blended finance could help bridge the climate funding gap by attracting private sector investment.

OEUK’s annual offshore decommissioning report said only 126 wells were decommissioned in 2023 (Andrew Milligan/PA)
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Less offshore energy decommissioning work carried out in UK last year despite higher spend

UK decommissioning spend rose to £1.7bn in 2023, but well closures fell nine per cent, with resource clashes and cost inflation stalling progress.

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