The number of wind turbine orders grew to a total of 4.9 GW across 13 countries, of which 660 MW were for offshore wind, while Romania ordered 30 turbines of 6-7MW, according to WindEurope’s Wind Turbines Orders Q2 2024 report consulted by Energynomics.

The total ordered capacity was up 5% in Q2 2024 as compared to Q1 and 25% year-on-year, as compared to Q2 2023. At the same time, Vestas received 48% (or 1,782 MW) of all the disclosed ordered capacity, followed by Nordex (30%), GE (21%) and Goldwind (1%).

Germany led ordered capacity with 1.3 GW, followed by Spain (937 MW) and Lithuania (283 MW).

All but two disclosed orders reported the inclusion of an Operation and Maintenance (O&M) deal.

WindEurope tracked firm orders for 86 wind farms in Q2 2024.

Also, in Q2 onshore orders were up 33% over Q1, 2024 and 26% abopve the average of the previous four quarters. The order for the 660 MW offshore park came from Nordseecluster A of Germany.

Autor: Bogdan Tudorache

Active in the economic and business press for the past 26 years, Bogdan graduated Law and then attended intensive courses in Economics and Business English. He went up to the position of editor-in-chief since 2006 and has provided management and editorial policy for numerous economic publications dedicated especially to the community of foreign investors in Romania. From 2003 to 2013 he was active mainly in the financial-banking sector. He started freelancing for Energynomics in 2013, notable for his advanced knowledge of markets, business communities and a mature editorial style, both in Romanian and English.