Vestas CTO Anders Nielsen on turbine sizes, skills and retirement
Vestas’ outgoing chief technology and operations officer, Anders Nielsen, talks about why the wind industry is reaching the end of the line on turbine sizes and what he is looking forward to in his retirement. Nielsen handed over the reins as CTOO to his successor, Felix Henseler, on 1 September. He will leave Vestas at the end of 2025 after a five-year stint leading the turbine firm’s technology offer.He spoke to Windpower Monthly’s editor, Ian Griggs, about his tenure at the Danish firm, including the impact of COVID, the war in Ukraine and the European wind industry’s competition with China. This episode was produced by Inga Marsden.
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News review: Ørsted's rights issue | US war on wind | Chinese innovation
Welcome to the Wind Power News Review – hosted by Windpower Monthly's senior reporter, Robyn White, and Windpower Monthly's reporter, Orlando Jenkinson – along with our regular panellists, Will Sheard and Shashi Barla.This time on the News Review, we ask our panellists for their views on Danish renewables major Ørsted’s plans for an €8 billion capital raise to shore up its finances amid an increasingly fraught offshore wind market. Ørsted’s difficulties are being compounded by relentless attacks on domestic wind power in the United States made by the US government under President Donald Trump, which continues to declare new policies and stop work orders that threaten to undermine wind power’s viability stateside. How much more can the US wind industry take, and what does the future hold? Across the Pacific, meanwhile, the world’s largest wind power market – China – continues to forge ahead with innovation as unprecedented new technologies from major manufacturers are unveiled. Our panellists examine the viability of these new designs. This episode was produced by Inga Marsden.Windpower Monthly is now on Bluesky – follow us at @windpowermonthly.bsky.social for all the latest updates.
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WindEurope’s outgoing CEO goes back to school
Giles Dickson, WindEurope’s outgoing CEO, discusses the challenges and achievements of his ten-year tenure leading the trade body, offers some sound advice to his successor and tells Windpower Monthly why he is going back to school. Earlier this summer, the wind industry received a shock announcement that Dickson will be stepping down at the end of 2025 to pursue a career as a schoolteacher in England.Following his announcement, Windpower Monthly’s editor, Ian Griggs, interviewed the outgoing CEO and asked him to reflect on his decade leading WindEurope, including how global events shaped his tenure, his achievements and why he chose this moment for a change of direction.This episode was produced by Inga Marsden.Windpower Monthly is now on Bluesky – follow us at @windpowermonthly.bsky.social for all the latest updates.
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Unlocking Asia-Pacific’s potential for offshore wind
This time on the Wind Power Podcast, we speak with three leading industry experts on offshore wind in Asia Pacific, and discuss how Japan, South Korea and other countries in the region are hoping to unlock its potential in the face of myriad challenges. Offshore wind in Asia-Pacific has long been led by China, but new markets are now emerging as the region’s other major economies look to offshore wind as a vital component of their plans for the energy transition. Both Japan and Korea have set ambitious targets and timelines for a rapid buildout of new offshore wind capacity, but face a series of challenges from soaring costs to supply chain constraints that have impacted its development in other parts of the world. Meanwhile, other countries in the region from Vietnam to Australia are joining in the race to build offshore wind as energy security and decarbonisation goals become major policy priorities. This episode was produced by Inga Marsden.
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Is the UK wind industry ready for AR7?
In this episode of the Wind Power podcast, three key figures in the UK wind industry speak to Windpower Monthly about the critical opportunities – and challenges – ahead of the country's next major offshore wind auction, Allocation Round 7 (AR7). While attending RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind conference in London, senior reporter Robyn White sat down with Darren Davidson of Siemens Energy, Dan McGrail of Great British Energy, and Jane Cooper of RenewableUK. They discussed the potential of AR7, the role of public investment, and what it will take to keep the UK leading in offshore wind.Also on this episode, we hear a snippet from the UK's Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Ed Miliband, recorded live at the conference. He outlined some of the government’s aims for offshore wind as the auction round approaches.This episode was produced by Inga Marsden.
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A new podcast from the team behind Windpower Monthly. Read more on the issues covered at www.windpowermonthly.com or follow us on Twitter @windpower_m
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