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7 Most Common Questions about Financing Wind Europe

Each year, we hold a one-day conference to discuss European wind's biggest questions - featuring the industry's most interesting speakers. Our next European event will be on the 3rd November - for...

You say you want a PPAs revolution? You'll get one

After Bastille Day last week, our editor Richard Heap is thinking about a different kind of revolution...

Interview: Paolo Sammartino on how US Wind got into US wind

Our associate editor, Ilaria Valtimora, speaks to Paolo Sammartino of US wind about the challenges to the North American wind industry.

Why corporate PPAs have put Sweden close to its 2030 renewables target

Sweden is close to hitting its 2030 target for installed wind capacity 11 years early – and corporate PPAs are playing a vital role in this growth. Tabitha Kennedy reports

What’s the future for corporate PPAs in Europe? Just ask Red M&M

Red M&M has emerged as an unlikely advocate for the wind industry following the announcement by Mars that wind will play a key part in a $1bn sustainability drive. What does this tell us about...

What is Financing Wind Europe?

A Word About Wind is due to hold its annual Financing Wind Europe conference in London on 1st November. Editor-in-Chief Richard Heap shares all the details that you need to know. We'll be hosting...

What are the main types of corporate power purchase agreements?

In Europe, corporate power purchase agreements will be a key tool for wind developers to take schemes to financial close in an era of low or no financial support from government.

We will discuss...

Trump has lost his battles with wind – but he could win the war

Investment in the US wind industry has carried on strongly despite the election of the wind-hating President Trump in late 2016, but a report from the American Council on Renewable Energy warns...

12 Most Influential Women in the North American Wind Industry

Our North American Power List is the definitive guide to North American wind's most important figures. Tabitha Kennedy investigates the profiles of some of the list's most well-known women 

Enel's Rafael González on transmission, PPAs and big data analytics

For our North American Power List, published May 2018, Richard Heap spoke to Rafael González, Head of Enel Green Power North America. He is responsible for the company’s 3+ GW of capacity across...