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Content Iss. 2020-02-13

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 EDITORIAL
Storm Shatters All Records
Detail_sturmWhether you call it 'Sabine' or 'Ciara' - on the weekend a storm raged over large parts of Europe. Besides all kinds of chaos, the storm also caused new wind power records in some countries.

In the German-speaking countries the storm was called 'Sabine', in the rest of Europe most referred to 'Ciara'. But the consequences were the same everywhere: uprooted trees, objects flying around, heavy rain and wind without end. Now that the cleaning up is in full swing, it is time to take stock. And at least among energy producers, the storm has put on a happy face.

Although wind turbines switch themselves off in certain weather conditions, as blades rotating too fast can have a strong influence on the stability of the turbine, the production of ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
Europe Faces Worsening Impacts of Climate Change IEA: Global Carbon Dioxide Emissions Flatlined in 2019
List_klimademo_2The International Energy Agency (IEA) says, according to new data global emissions were unchanged at 33 gigatonnes in 2019 even as the world economy expanded by 2.9%.

After two years of growth, global emissions were ...

How Commercial Fisheries and Offshore Wind Farms Can Get Along
List_offshore_wind_7The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has selected NREL, RODA and Global Marine Group to develop solutions to address commercial fishing access in U.S. ...
Offshore Wind Industry Set for a Strong Decade Ahead
List_offshore_wind_8"The possibility of offshore wind becoming cheaper than coal, gas and nuclear in most major countries is a question of when rather than if."

The possibility of offshore wind becoming cheaper than coal, gas and nuclear in ...

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U.S. Will Have to Wait Longer for First Commercial Offshore Wind Farm
Detail_offshore_wind_11The already delayed Vineyard Wind Offshore Wind Farm will not reach commercial operation in 2022, because the final environmental assessments have been delayed until the end of this year.

The United States will have to wait even longer for another offshore wind farm to join Block Island, the first and - still - only offshore wind farm of the country.

The final environmental assesments which had been scheduled for last year and were already postponed will take up more time. ...

EDF Group Acquires 50% Interest in Irish Offshore Wind Farm
Detail_irlandHazel Shore sold 50% stake of planned Irish offshore wind farm Codling located south of Dublin, 13 km off the coast of Wicklow County.

EDF Renewables will now partner with Fred Olsen Renewables Ltd owning the other 50% to develop and build the project.

The initial development work already started in 2003, but the wind farm hasn't been built yet. But as the ...

 MEMBER NEWS
14th German-African Energy Forum
List_afrika_verein_20200212The must-attend event for your energy business — one of the fastest growing sectors in Africa?

The 14th German-African Energy Forum focuses innovative solutions for a carbon-neutral economic transformation of the ...

AWEA Hails Virginia Clean Economy Act
List_awea_20180404_3The Bill will drive job creation and position Virginia as an offshore wind leader

Legislation to create the Commonwealth’s first Clean Energy Standard was approved today by both the state House and Senate, ...

JTEKT/Koyo participation at DITEC in Braunschweig
List_koyo_20200213On February 5-6 Koyo participated with a representative booth at Ditzinger’s DITEC fair in Braunschweig.

This was an excellent opportunity to meet with industry representatives, students and experts and the Ditzinger team ...

Open Letter to German Energy Minister Calls for More Community Power
List_wind_bauerIn a joint open letter to the German Minister for Economics and Energy, Peter Altmaier, some associations requested from the German government to recognise the importance of community power and include it as a key measure to...
Statkraft supplies NATURSTROM with Green Electricity
List_statkraft_20200212Statkraft and NATURSTROM have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for 20 MWp.

Statkraft and NATURSTROM have signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) for 20 MWp. Statkraft will supply electricity ...

LAP: "top employer for medium-sized companies”
List_lap_logoThe employees of LAP are very satisfied with their work environment.

After poring through the data, the business magazine FOCUS-BUSINESS and the employer-rating platform kununu.com jointly named LAP a “top employer for ...

 EVENTS
2020-02-23 Hanoi: ICERE 2020)
2020-02-24 Addis Ababa: 3rd POWER & ENERGY AFRICA 2020
2020-02-24 Addis Ababa: Ethiopia Power & Energy Exhibition 2020 - Africa Trade Fair
2020-02-26 Coronado: AWEA Wind Project O&M and Safety Conference 2020
2020-02-26 Tokyo: WIND EXPO - Int'l Wind Energy Expo 2020
2020-02-26 Tokyo: INT'L SMART GRID EXPO
2020-03-03 Peterborough: Energy Now Expo 2020
2020-03-03 Kaohsiung: Wind Energy Asia 2020
2020-03-03 Düsseldorf: Cables 2020
2020-03-03 Paris: JEC World 2020
2020-03-03 Berlin: Zukunft Offshore
2020-03-04 Mexico City: Mexico WindPower – 2020
2020-03-05 Munich: Wind O&M Europe 2020 | O&M - Asset Management - Investment & Finance | Munich, Germany
2020-03-10 Düsseldorf: Energy Storage Europe
2020-03-10 HANOI: Vietnam Wind Expo 2020
2020-03-11 Gwang-ju: Sweet - Solar, Wind and Earth Energy Trade Fair
2020-05-06 Hamburg: smart energy Symposium 2020
2020-05-07 Hamburg: 18. Windmesse Symposium 2020
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 INDUSTRY NEWS
Iberdrola Chooses Siemens Gamesa's Biggest Onshore Wind Turbine
Tri Global Energy Claims Top Developer Spot in the U.S.
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