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Content Iss. 2020-09-17

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 EDITORIAL
Self-Reliant U.S. States
Detail_usaIf each U.S. federal state made full use of their renewable resources, could they produce enough electricity to meet their needs? A new study comes to an interesting conclusion.

It's a calculation of theoretical nature, but all the same it shows the potential of renewable energies: ten years ago, the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) published the second edition of the Energy Self-Reliant States (ESRS), a first national overview of the state potential for renewable electricity in the U.S. According to the data, only 32 of 50 states were able to supply themselves with 100% renewable energy at that time. Many of these states had set a target of only 25% renewable electricity during this period.

Since then, the renewable ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
IWEA: Ireland Will Miss 2030 Climate Targets
List_windpark_28The Climate Action Plan set a new target of 70 per cent renewable electricity by 2030.

Ireland currently has the highest share of electricity demand met by onshore wind in the world and it supplied almost 37 per cent of our ...

Initiative Calls for Climate Action of World’s Largest Greenhouse Gas Emitting Companies
List_emission_1Initiative, involving over 500 global investors with over $47 trillion in assets, to assess company progress in line with net-zero transition against 30 indicators.

The Climate ...

IEA: Dramatic Scaling Up of Clean Energy Technologies Needed - Right Now!
List_klimawandel_13A major effort to develop and deploy clean energy technologies worldwide is urgently needed to meet international energy and climate goals, says IEA.

A major effort to develop ...

Europe's Just Transition Fund Risks Rewarding Climate Laggards
List_klimademo_3The Just Transition Fund, worth up to €40billion, is meant to support the EU regions most affected by the transition to a low carbon economy. Under the existing allocation methodology, nearly two-thirds of the Fund will go to the...
 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Vattenfall: Repowering Project To Involve Local Energy Cooperative
Detail_vattenfall_20200916Vattenfall will cooperate with energy cooperative Almeerse Wind to replace Jaap Rodenburg wind farm in Almere-Pampus in the province of Flevoland, Netherlands, with models with a larger capacity.

Vattenfall has announced to work together with energy cooperative Almeerse Wind to create a new Jaap Rodenburg wind farm. The repowered wind farm will consist of 10 wind ...

Ingeteam Selected as Electrical System Integrator for 'Les Alizés'
Detail_ingeteam_20200916Ingeteam signed a contract as electrical system integrator for the new Heavy Lift Vessel named “Les Alizés” owned by Jan De Nul Group.

Ingeteam was appointed as electrical system integrator providing the engineering, supply, commissioning and sea trials of the complete Electrical power System as well as the Alarm Monitoring and Control System for the new vessel called Les Alizés owned by Jan De Nul Gruop. The vessel will be built at China Merchants Heavy Industry Haimen shipyard ...

Vestas Announces Management Changes
Detail_vestas_20161212_sTurbine maker Vestas has appointed Vestas Mediterranean President Eduardo Medina new President of Vestas North America while Javier Rodriguez Diez, currently Senior Vice President, Global Sales and Key Account Management, will supersede Eduardo Medina as President of Vestas Mediterranean.

The company states the changing U.S. market as the main reason for the change in management. As the US wind market is entering a new phase, where demand will be driven by wind energy’s cost-competitiveness, the phase out of the PTC, and states looking to address the ...

 MEMBER NEWS
France Sets Off for Offshore Wind Energy
List_ge_20200916GE Renewable Energy, EDF Renewables and Enbridge are celebrating the production of the first nacelle for the first French offshore wind farm

This nacelle, which contains the generator, is the first in a series ...

AWEA Welcomes California's Call for Fast Clean Energy Transition
List_awea_20170110_1Amidst record heat waves and fires, California's Governor Newsom has announced that he intends to “fast-track” the state’s clean energy transition.

The state currently has a goal, ...

UL Receives DAkkS Accreditation in India for Testing Grid Code Compliance
List_ul_20200916UL has received DAkkS accreditation for testing compliance to grid codes in several countries now.

UL, a global safety science company, announced today that it has received ...

Schaeffler: Extraordinary General Meeting Approves Authorized Capital of up to 200 Million Shares
List_schaeffler_20200916During the extraordinary general meeting, the global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler today approved the creation of authorized capital of up to 200 million shares. ...
GE Renewable Energy to Supply Morroccan Wind Farm with Turbines
List_ge_20200915The 87 MW Taza wind farm will bei build next year

GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has been selected by EDF RE and Mitsui & Co., Ltd to supply equipment for the 87 MW Taza ...

ABO Wind: First Wind Farm in Poland
List_windpark_30Developer ABO Wind will construct its first wind farm in Poland at the beginning of next year.

ABO Wind is off to a strong start in Poland. The company’s first Polish project will be constructed in 2021. ...

Schaeffler Reduces Workforce
List_schaeffler_20180508Additional structural measures are neccessary to further transform the Schaeffler Group and strengthen competitiveness

Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler today announced measures that continue to build on ...

GE Renewable Energy Wins Austrian Order
 INDUSTRY NEWS
WindEurope: EU Announcement "Great News"
UK: Trade Associations Unite to Boost Green Recovery
Ørsted Appoints New CEO
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