Andy Burnham promises new economic model in first speech as British PM
LONDON – Andy Burnham pledged to end Britain’s political instability with a new economic model in his first speech after becoming prime minister on July 20.
Construction surge pushes US wind outlook higher
The US wind industry is on track to connect more than 50GW of capacity through 2030 after Wood Mackenzie raised its five-year outlook by 4% quarter-on-quarter in its US Wind Energy Monitor Q2 2026 report.
Ocean Winds secures go-ahead for 2GW Caledonia
Ocean Winds has secured planning approval from Scottish ministers for the 2GW Caledonia wind farm in the Moray Firth.
Final turbine installed at Australia’s biggest wind farm
The final turbine has been installed at the biggest wind farm to be built in Australia to date, the 1.33 gigawatt (GW) Golden Plains facility in Victoria.
Tripartite Deal Set to Advance South Korea’s Offshore Wind Sector
Renewable energy consultancy OWC, Korea Leading Energy Management (KLEM) and offshore energy services provider OEG have signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on balance of plant (BoP) operations and maintenance services for South Korea’s offshore wind sector.
NTT GDC & Fuji Electric break ground on NTT’s new data center substation in Thailand
NTT Global Data Centers (NTT GDC) in a first time collaboration with Fuji Electric (Thailand) Co.,Ltd. in Thailand, broke ground recently on a data center substation project to support NTT GDC Chonburi campus. The project also marks Fuji Electric’s first data center substation project in Thailand, according to the Linkedin posts of both companies.
JPee, GDS eye tie-up to create major French renewables player
French independent power producers JP Energie Environnement (JPee) and Generale du Solaire (GDS) are exploring a merger of equals that would create a renewables group with more than 1.2 GW of operating assets.
Goldwind partners with CS Wind for Turkey tower supply
Chinese wind turbine maker Goldwind Science & Technology Co Ltd (SHE:002202) said today it is advancing localisation efforts in Turkey as part of a long-term commitment to the market, including a cooperation with South Korean wind tower manufacturer CS Wind.
China’s batteries move beyond capacity scale-up: utility-scale storage could have shifted 23 TWh more clean power in 2025
China now operates the world’s largest battery energy storage fleet, and new analysis from Ember shows there is still headroom to do more with it. Used to its full potential, China’s utility-scale batteries could have shifted an additional 23 TWh of clean electricity in 2025 to the hours when the power system needs it most.
Massive 1.1 GW Queensland wind project that overcame state pause secures federal approval
A mammoth 1.1 gigawatt (GW) wind farm that was paused in 2025 by the Queensland LNP government has now secured all necessary state and federal approvals, a year after it was eventually cleared for development by the state government.
