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Content Iss. 2020-04-23

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 EDITORIAL
What's the Green Deal Worth to Europe?
Detail_emission_1Already last week, various initiatives called for joint sustainable action for Europe to get economy - hit hard by COVID-19 - back on its feet. In the meantime, a majority of European states are rooting for this idea.

Will the EU's Green Deal be buried in the wake of the Corona crisis - or will the momentum be used to finally put the future economic order on a green footing? A majority of EU member states are now in favour of a sustainable way out of the crisis.

Malta, Slovakia, Slovenia and Ireland recently joined the call from 13 other countries to keep the climate and environmental crisis high on the political agenda when it comes to developing recovery plans to deal with the economic impact of COVID-19. These voices now have a clear majority ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
AWEA Publishes Annual U.S. Market Report
List_awea_20180418The wind industry topped the mark of 100 GW and employed 120,000 Americans in 2019

Wind power emerged from 2019 as America’s top choice for new power after building 9.1 gigawatts (GW), representing 39 ...

GWEC and GWO: Dire Need for Trained On-Site Workers for Offshore Wind
List_offshore_wind_1The global offshore wind industry is in need of 77,000 workers for emerging markets like Asia and North America - by 2024.

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Global Wind ...

Report: How Can More Businesses Be Offshore Wind Winners in the UK?
List_vattenfall_20190822_sThe report is aimed at bringing more businesses into the offshore wind supply chain to help the industry achieve 60% UK content by 2030.

Key messages to the industry and government ...

Study: Europe Can Achieve Climate Neutrality Before 2050
 WINDFAIR EDITORS
innogy Exits Offshore Service Vessel Market
Detail_innogy_20200423With the sale of their last offshore installation vessel Seabreeze II, energy company concentrates on its core market.

innogy’s offshore installation vessel ‘Seabreeze II’ has a new owner: SPIC Ronghe International Financial Leasing Co. Ltd., a Hong Kong based company.

Richard Sandford, Director of Offshore Investment & Asset Management at innogy SE explains the move: “A decade ago innogy took the decision to eliminate an important bottleneck in the construction of offshore wind farms via the ...

EnBW Baltic 2: Service from Denmark
Detail_enbw_20200422Instead of from Rostock, service for the German offshore wind farm EnBW Baltic 2 will be provided from the Danish port of Klintholm on the island of Møn, according to EnBW.

From August onwards, the service for one of the largest German offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea will no longer be carried out from Rostock, but will be relocated to Klintholm in Denmark. Up to now, up to 25 service employees have been brought in from Rostock to a hotel ship directly positioned at the wind farm. In the future, the transfer will take place from Denmark, where a hotel ...

Vattenfall and TenneT Sign Agreement for Offshore Grid Connection of Hollandse Kust Zuid 3 & 4
Detail_tennet_20170816Energy company Vattenfall and grid operator TenneT signed an agreement for the offshore grid connection of Hollandse Kust Zuid 3&4 wind farm off the Dutch coast.

"This is an important milestone, and I'm pleased that the contracts could be signed so quickly – just nine months after winning the bid", says Catrin Jung, Head Offshore Wind at Vattenfall. "We're looking forward to work with TenneT on Hollandse Kust Zuid 3 & 4. The combined wind farms of Hollandse Kust Zuid will be able to cover ...

106,000 U.S. Jobs in Renewable Sector Lost
 MEMBER NEWS
AkzoNobel Publishes Q1 Results
List_windrad_11“Our results for the first quarter demonstrate our transformation was fully on track, even though COVID-19 already had a significant impact, especially in China and later in the quarter other regions of the world," says CEO.

Highlights...

Webinar Invitation: Why Community Power Matters in Times of Crisis – Industrialised Countries
List_wind_comic_130 April, 14:00 h to 16:30 h Central Europa Summer time

After a very successful first WWEA webinar on 16 April presenting major wind power markets around the world, we have now ...

GE Renewable Energy Signs 10-Year Service Agreement in the U.S.
List_ge_20200423The agreement with Idaho Wind Partners includes full-service agreement for 122 GE 1.56-82.5 turbines

GE Renewable Energy today announced that it has been selected by DIF Capital Partners ...

LAP Webinar: Improved wind blade layup process using laser projection
List_lap_logo_rgb_1200x600Join us on Tuesday, May 12, 2020 at 11:00am ET (5:00pm CEST) and register today for the free webinar.

LAP will present a 60-minute webinar, hosted by CompositesWorld, on ...

AWEA’s Wind Powers America Annual Report 2019 Shows Top 6 Wind Energy Trends
List_windpark_19Wind is the preferred choice for new power and fuels more U.S. families and businesses than ever before while providing well-paying jobs

And AWEA’s just-released ...

Renewable Energy Must Be Core to Fresh Start after Corona
List_welt_3The current corona virus crisis will have a global impact on the market development in 2020, but renewable energy has to be a core element to restore the global economy

The overall capacity of ...

 INDUSTRY NEWS
Research Project EWiNo Improves Wind Field Modeling
Ørsted Enables Construction of First Taiwanese SOV
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