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Content Iss. 2022-02-17

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 EDITORIAL
Power shortage looming for Germany?
Detail_mind-the-gap-1876790_1280Experts have predicted right from the start of the COVID pandemic that the pandemic-related drop in electricity demand in 2020 would not be long-lasting. Although there was hope initially that there might be a rethink and some targeted promotion of climate-neutral industries by politics and business, two years later not much is left of this idea.

Thus the European Commission has just declared natural gas and nuclear power sustainable in the taxonomy, despite the Green Deal being passed. And the 2021 figures show that Corona hasn't really changed much in Germany: last year electricity consumption almost matched the 2018 figure at ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
Australian University powered by wind energy
List_wind_4The Charles Sturt University in Australia has signed a contract with Iberdrola to supply 100% renewable energy to its campuses, sourced from the Bodangora Wind Farm.
  • Charles Sturt contracts Iberdrola Australia to supply 100 per cent...
ACP Q4 Report: U.S. surpasses 200 gigawatts of total clean power capacity
Rystad Energy: construction of utility-scale projects may face slowdown
List_wind_solar_1Utility-scale renewable capacity additions are expected to increase by 38 GW in 2022 compared with last year, but there are dark clouds looming on the horizon.

Utility-scale ...

Report highlights benefits of Scottish renewable energy sector
List_road-6467945_1280With wind energy alone pushing ambitious targets which could see its capacity increase by 231% by 2030, “the potential future pipeline in Scotland has never been stronger”, Scottish Renewables’ Chief Executive Claire Mack has said....
 WINDFAIR EDITORS
RWE chooses Bureau Technical Services for Sofia Offshore Wind Farm
Detail_offshore_wind_7Bureau Technical Services will provide services to support the offshore wind farm with Quality and Inspection services activity.

Sofia Offshore Wind Farm is owned by RWE and will comprise 100 turbines, an offshore converter station and hundreds of kilometres of both inter-array and export cables as well as onshore electrical infrastructure. It is located approximately 200km off the North-East coast of the UK and when completed is expected to generate enough energy to power 1.2 million ...

News of the Day
 MEMBER and INDUSTRY NEWS
Statkraft publishes results for 2021
List_statkraft_20220114_1Statkraft has a solid financial foundation to deliver on the growth strategy. The project pipeline continues to increase and Statkraft is on track to deliver on the target of developing 9 GW of renewable energy by 2025, followed by an annual development rate of...
Cooperation signed between API and MLT
List_official_api-partner_mlt_1The partnership focuses on 3D Measurement Systems in Finland and Norway.

"If companies in Scandinavia need a good measurement solution or condition monitoring, MLT can help! Our wide range of versatile and ...

H2opZee to demonstrate green hydrogen production in Dutch North Sea
List_rwe_20220216_2H2opZee is a demonstration project which aims at building 300 to 500 megawatts (MW) electrolyzer capacity far out in the Dutch North Sea, in order to produce green hydrogen by using ...
TÜV SÜD and Tractebel DOC collaborate in offshore wind energy
List_tuev_sued_tractebel_20220215Both partners will bring their special strengths to the venture to win new projects in new markets and new customers in established markets.

With around 25,000 staff in over 50 countries, ...

PNE signs 11 PPAs
List_wind_2Markus Lesser, CEO of PNE AG: "The conclusion of these PPAs is a great success for all parties involved."

The PNE Group has achieved another success with the conclusion of further power purchase agreements (PPAs) for wind farms with a ...

HANNOVER MESSE opens its stages
List_microphone-2316268_1280HANNOVER MESSE's Call for Papers is open

Exhibitors at HANNOVER MESSE 2022, which runs 30 May–2 June, present solutions to the global challenges of climate change. How do they develop such products? By combining ...

Naturgy to split into two companies
List_hand-523231_1280'Project Gemini' entails the split of Naturgy’s current businesses into two large listed groups that will maintain the current shareholder composition and will be among the top twenty companies on the Ibex by market ...
UK Government greenlights Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm
List_offshore_5Vattenfall has been awarded planning consent for its Norfolk Vanguard Offshore Wind Farm in a major boost to the UK Government's plans to deploy 40GW of offshore wind by 2030.

Both projects ...

8.2 Group welcomes new member 8.2 digital solutions GmbH
List_logo_8.2_dsIn cooperation with 8.2 QHSE GmbH & Co. KG, 8.2 digital solutions GmbH shapes company workflows in order to help meet operator obligations (such as instruction and training).

8.2 digital solutions ...

 EVENTS
2022-02-21 London: London Energy Forum 2022
2022-02-22 Aberdeen: Subsea Expo
2022-02-22 Austin: Blades USA 2022
2022-02-23 Kielce: ENEX
2022-03-01 Houston, TX: Floating Wind Solutions 2022
2022-03-01 Cape Town: Africa Energy Indaba
2022-03-02 Norwich : SNS 2021 - Southern North Sea Conference and Exhibition
2022-03-08 Glasgow: Offshore Wind Conference 2022
2022-03-09 Kaohsiung: Wind Energy Asia 2022
2022-03-09 Coronado, CA: O&M and Safety Conference 2022
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