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Content Iss. 2020-01-16

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 EDITORIAL
Not Even Trump Can Prevent the Coal Decline in the U.S.
Detail_usa_2Although President Donald Trump expresses his support for the country's coal industry at every opportunity, U.S. coal-fired power plants with a capacity of more than 15,000 megawatts were decommissioned or converted last year.

In 2019, around 15,100 MW of coal-fired power generation was decommissioned or converted, according to Reuters - the second highest figure since the record year of 2015, when a total of 19,300 MW was decommissioned.

Despite Trump's intense support, the coal industry has been in steep decline for a decade. Instead, the Americans are relying on cheap gas, solar and wind power. Nonetheless, Trump continues to work to win over the remaining coal ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
Study about Decommisioning Offshore Wind Turbines in Germany Published
List_offshore_wind_1The Hamburg Institute of International Economics (HWWI) has drafted a new market analysis on offshore wind energy and decommissioning

The Hamburg Institute of International ...

Energy Transition to Create More than 40 Million Jobs Globally
List_wind_bau_8Renewable energy could employ more than 40 million people by 2050, says IRENA report.

Renewable energy could employ more than 40 million people by 2050 under the International Renewable ...

Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition Launched
List_equinor_20191008_sBringing together civil society, intergovernmental institutions and industry, the Action Coalition wants to accelerate global offshore wind capacity

Ocean-based renewable energy—such as offshore wind, floating solar, ...

Report: Offshore Industry Can Generate 8 Million Jobs
List_offshore_wind_3In the next two decades, the offshore industry is driving the creation of 8 million jobs globally, and attracting $1.3 billion of cumulative investment which will lead to the build out of over 400 GW of electricity generating capacity by 2040....
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Floatgen Turbine Exceeds Production and Availability Expectations
European Investment Bank Supports Polish Wind Power Development
Detail_windpark_16EIB has signed a EUR 64 million loan agreement with PGE (Polska Grupa Energetyczna) to finance the construction of three onshore wind farms on the Polish Baltic Sea coast.

The three wind farms named Starza, Rybice and Karnice II (which will be combined into the Klaster project) will have a combined installed capacity of 97 MW and are located in the north-western part of the Zachodniopomorskie voivodship, in the districts of Kamien Pomorski and Gryfice. They have been under construction since February 2019 at a distance of three to ...

VALOREM Acquires Portfolio of 82 MW Wind Energy in Greece
 MEMBER NEWS
Poland Claims Top Spot in Europe
List_polen_1Poland held the largest European dedicated onshore wind auction ever

The end of the year also saw other competitive auction results for onshore wind across Europe. A Lithuanian auction resulted in a higher volume than ...

Sustainable Europe Investment Plan: Wind Industry Ready to Deliver
List_eu_flagge_2The EU aims to mobilise €1 trillion in investments over the next 10 years to support the transition towards climate neutrality by 2050.

The EU aims to mobilise €1 trillion in ...

Senvion's Service Unit Sold to Siemens Gamesa
List_senvion_20151118_sThis move wil secure 70% of the jobs at Senvion / The sale of the wind turbine blade manufacturing facility located in Portugal will soon follow

Senvion today announced that the sale of its European Onshore Service business ...

Prysman Wins Chinese Contract
List_prysmian_20200109Prysmian Group has been awarded a contract by Dongfang Electric Corporation (DEC) for their newest 10 MW offshore mega wind turbines

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has been ...

 EVENTS
2020-01-20 Berlin: Energiegipfel 2020
2020-01-22 Leipzig: Leipziger Windrechtsforum – Probleme erkennen. Zukunft gestalten.
2020-01-23 Tokyo: 8th Asia Offshore Wind Day
2020-01-29 Toronto: CanWEA Operations and Maintenance Summit 2020
2020-01-29 Dublin: National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition
2020-01-29 Dublin: National Sustainability Summit
2020-02-11 Aberdeen: Subsea Expo 2019
2020-02-11 Essen: E-world 2020
2020-02-12 Berlin: Betriebsführung und Instandhaltung von Windparks
2020-02-12 Bangkok: Future Energy Asia 2020
2020-03-10 HANOI: Vietnam Wind Expo 2020
2020-05-06 Hamburg: smart energy Symposium 2020
2020-05-07 Hamburg: 18. Windmesse Symposium 2020
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 INDUSTRY NEWS
UK Struggles to Build New Onshore Wind Projects
Construction Kicks off at Borssele 1&2
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