News from the Irish Wind Farmers’ Association (IWFA) 6th February 2025

Stories from Ireland
A Laois wind farm previously rejected by An Bord Pleanala could now be back on trackAn Bord Pleanála takes ‘serious issue’ with judge’s ruling over windfarm refusalMeenbog Wind Farm developer takes appeal to An Bord PleanálaERG, Amazon ink Northern Irish wind PPARTE: What can be done with 11,000 tons of used wind turbine blades?Cork-headquartered DP Energy secures approval for 430MW wind farm in AustraliaSSE produces 26% more clean power as it builds capacity
Market & Regulation
SEM: MMU weekly report – 6 January 2025SEM: MMU weekly report – 13 January 2025SEM: MMU weekly report – 20 January 2025SEM: MMU monthly report November 2024SEM: MMU monthly report December 2024CRU: National Energy Demand StrategyCRU: The Electricity Networks Stakeholder Engagement Evaluation PanelCRU: National Energy Demand Strategy Biannual UpdateCRU: Price Review Five 2025 Balanced Scorecard Information PaperCRU: DSO Estimated Restoration Time Multi-Year Plan 2025-2029GOV.ie: Darragh O’Brien, Minister for Climate, Environment and EnergyGOV.ie: Minister O’Brien announces new measures to enhance the electricity grid and to increase its resilience
International Stories
OnPath Energy expands wind fleetStory Scotland launches energy divisionUK on course to miss 2030 clean power targets, says reportOctopus Energy establishes new ?people powered? green energy investment platformSenvion partners with wooden blade developerGES creates integrated services unitFirst major components arrive for 105MW wind farmPNE Group commissions two wind farmsEnergiequelle gets nod for German wind pairWPD inks Italian wind PPAGE Vernova to invest in onshore wind faciitiesIberdrola signs French PPAEnercon launches strong winds turbineGerman wind policy proposals ‘painful but viable’Qualitas Energy bags 250MW wind power portfolioTrio creating first ‘green steel’ tower for German onshore wind turbineNordex reaches new turbine heightsEolus Vind plans 224-MW onshore wind project in SpainGreenalia bags EUR 97m in debt to advance Spanish pipelineNew study doubles EU wind power potentialTurkey concludes 1.2GW wind auctionDRI to build 120MW wind farm in CroatiaVestas To Deliver Wind Turbines for Ukraine?s Largest Wind Energy ProjectUS lags Europe on wind expansionVoltalia signs 940MW Brazilian maintenance dealEnel to supply Meta with 115 MW of wind in OklahomaConstruction begins on Botetourt County wind farmDP Energy given nod for 430MW Oz wind farmTilt Renewables acquires 113-MW wind farm in New South Wales‘Chinese turbine exports to surge to 100GW’Senvion scoops 122MW turbine orderJapan’s Eurus starts up 72-MW wind farm in HokkaidoWe4Ce?s 2.5-3MW rotor blade design passes validation test at Suzlon in India

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