Wind Power

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, Sorcha Versteeg and Shashi Barla.

This time on the News Review, we take a look at the new onshore wind turbine models announced by Vestas, Nordex and Envision. The new turbines feature larger rotor areas and offer the chance to boost efficiency, while presenting challenges too. We explore to what extent these new designs can impact the onshore wind industry.

Secondly, the panel and hosts discuss our experiences at the recent WindEnergy Hamburg 2026 conference in Germany, comparing notes on the prevalent themes and talking points from one of the industry’s biggest events.

This episode was produced by Inga Marsden.

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As the world endures yet another energy price shock caused by geopolitical events, the Wind Power podcast asks how to keep the renewables transition high on policymakers’ agendas once the crisis has passed.

Recorded at the WindEnergy Hamburg conference, senior representatives from WindEurope, Deep Wind Offshore, DNV and Perigus Energy gave their views on how to keep decision-makers focused on a strategic renewable energy build-out.

This episode was produced by Inga Marsden.

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Windpower Monthly took to the conference floor to ask delegates what they have learned so far from attending WindEnergy Hamburg 2026.

Delegates, including GWEC policy analyst Joyce Lee, talked about fostering a spirit of collaboration between global regions, the need to see more women represented on conference panels and the sheer number of firms involved in the construction of wind projects.

The interviewees also spoke about their personal motivations for joining the wind industry and what it means to them.

This episode was produced by Inga Marsden, Hannah Holt and Giorgiana Mamuzelos.

Windpower Monthly is the official podcast partner of the WindEnergy Hamburg conference.

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In a special episode of the Wind Power podcast ahead of next week’s WindEnergy Hamburg conference, Bärbel Heidebroek, president of German wind energy association BWE, analyses government proposals to reform its onshore and offshore wind sectors.

Heidebroek discussed controversial proposals to alleviate grid bottlenecks by cutting curtailment compensation for onshore wind developers and imposing power limits for turbines and warned they could jeopardise the country’s energy independence.

She also talked about planned reforms to auction design for offshore wind projects and gave her views on the recent electoral success of the far right AfD party in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt.

This episode was produced by Jude Owen and Czarina Deen.

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Jonathan Cole, chief executive of new offshore wind technology company Neretek, talks to the Wind Power podcast about its BC90 foundation technology and the potential for “other deepwater” offshore wind to bridge the gap between fixed-bottom and floating projects.

Cole discusses the UK’s new deepwater auction category, whether the BC90 can compete with floating wind on cost and the opportunities for the technology in other markets.

He also reflects on the challenges facing the wider offshore wind industry.

This episode was produced by Inga Marsden.

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