News from the Irish Wind Farmers’ Association (IWFA) 23rd January 2025

Newsletter Sponsored byEntrustIFACMKOPrepay Power Energy TradingStories from IrelandSRESS fails to impress10 wind farms approved by ABP in 2024Ireland passes 5GW wind milestoneIrish wind farms provide a third of our power in 2024 and set new energy milestoneRejected wind farm proposal to be appealedHigh Court squashes An Bord Pleanála’s decision to deny planning permission for Cork wind farmHigh Court rules An Bord Pleanala must prioritise climate law in wind farm case likely to affect all public bodiesIreland over half way to Climate Action Plan wind targetShare of electricity from wind fell last year as national grid is not ‘strong enough’New report: Wind and solar farms saved electricity consumers €840 million since 2000Market & RegulationSEM: MMU Weekly Report – 16 December 2024SEM: MMU Weekly Report – 23 December 2024SEM: MMU Weekly Report – 30 December 2024CRU: Price Review Five 2025 Balanced Scorecard Information PaperGov.ie: About the Just Transition CommissionInternational StoriesScottish wind-BESS project clears planning hurdleDeveloper unveils Scottish wind farm proposalsOnPath Energy to invest £1bn in UK renewablesEurope gets 20% of its electricity from wind. But not enough new wind farms being built. Urgent action needed on permitting, grids and electrificationWind farms and energy infrastructure will not dominate countryside, peers toldEurope’s wind farms on track to eclipse coal output in 2025EIB launches €8bn wind support schemeAxpo inks PPA with Exilion in FinlandEnBW commissions 21MW German wind farmNTR closes €109m wind financingWind brokerage platform unveils ready-to-build German siteNordex supplies 30% new German windStatkraft inks hydro-wind PPASecond blade breaks at Swedish wind farmRecord year for German onshore windNordex orders up by 13% in 2024Nordex bags 359MW of orders from Greece and SpainEurope installed 15GW of wind in 2024, but needs moreNordex Group delivers more than 30% of the expansion of onshore wind energy in Germany in 2024Vestas picks up 384MW Ukrainian orderEnvision turns sod on Kazakhstan turbine factoryNordex celebrates bumper 638MW orders from TurkeyFinnish wind farm enters productionTrump Puts a Temporary Hold on New Wind LeasesWind energy stocks plunge after Trump signs moratoriumNREL Calls for Proposals From US Wind Turbine ManufacturersGE Vernova celebrates 1GW repower ordersInnergex powers up 320MW Wyoming windNordex swoops on 247MW Canadian windGE wins 60MW Japanese turbine orderNatural Power spins off bat sensing techEnvision scores 1GW Indian turbine deal