Newsletter
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Content Iss. 2021-01-28 |
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Welcome to the new issue of the Windfair Newsletter. | |
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EDITORIAL
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Money makes the world go round - and so a threat from BlackRock, the world's largest investment company, could perhaps achieve what politicians, environmental activists and the entire climate protection movement have so far failed to do sufficiently: create a change in thinking among the world's major corporations to finally give climate change the attention that this global threat deserves. |
HIGHLIGHTS
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For the first time, in Europe more electricity was generated from renewables than from fossil fuels during the last year. 
Climate Risk Overview is a global online tool that combines multiple data layers and enables users to identify the world’s most-at-risk coastal areas. 
Less than one year on only 6% of the GWO Training Provider network is closed despite the impact of a third COVID-19 lockdown across Europe. 
The Greek wind energy association ELETAEN is now running a consultation for a planned government framework for offshore wind development, open to any interested party until 1 February 2021. 
A new opinion poll shows that a majority of people in rural Ireland would support a wind farm being built in their area. 
“Biden’s target of a carbon-free power sector by 2035 is extremely ambitious and would require a massive acceleration in investment in renewable power generation and energy storage solutions," says GlobalData's ... |
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WINDFAIR EDITORS
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Heerema Marine Contractors announces that DNV GL has now awarded a Statement of Feasibility to both concepts that are under development. 
Denmark's largest offshore wind farm, Kriegers Flak in the Baltic Sea, is about to be commissioned and will push offshore wind power to new heights in the country. 
Norconsult, Norway's largest interdisciplinary consulting firm, has successfully assisted Equinor in preparing the two offshore projects Empire Wind and Beacon Wind. |
MEMBER NEWS
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The companies will combine their strong, complementary skills and expertise to work together to explore the possibility to develop, operate and deliver power from commercial scale offshore ...
Sharing the photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand's convictions and acting in support of the fight against climate change, Nexans joins the his approach by partnering for his latest movie. 
VIBROSTORE 100 is palm-sized and provides vibration level and bearing wear monitoring for balance-of-plant machines at the push of a button. 
GE Chairman and CEO H. Lawrence Culp, Jr. said, “As 2020 progressed, we significantly improved GE's profitability and cash performance despite a still-difficult macro environment." 
1 GW mark exceeded in November - resulting in 10 GW company-wide 
The team at GE Research are applying decades of experience to develop a more powerful generator for offshore wind turbines. 
Prysmian Group is taking a step forward on its path to improve the sustainability of its operations, by making its Finland submarine, high- and medium-voltage cable plant, the company’s excellence centre also for...
Statkraft and Deutsche Bahn have signed a one-year power purchase agreement (PPA) for green electricity. |
INDUSTRY NEWS
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| New York Governor Launches Large-Scale Renewable Energy Procurement Program DecomBlades Consortium Receives Funding Vineyard Wind Requests BOEM to Continue Federal Permitting Process |
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