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Content Iss. 2022-03-03

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 EDITORIAL
More climate protection thanks to war?
Detail_oilseed-rape-4124_1920It was almost lost among all the bad news about the war of aggression Russia is waging on Ukraine: The latest IPCC interim report once again does not bode well. Will war now lead to more climate protection?

It was nothing less but a "turn of the times (= Zeitenwende)" that German chancellor Olaf Scholz announced in his speech at a special session of the German parliament: Germany is making a 180-degree turnaround in its defense and security policy, drastically increasing its military spending in the coming years. In addition, the country will reduce its dependence on Russian gas. Instead, Germany will be supplied primarily with renewables in the future. Initially, liquefied gas will be used as a transitional technology. Thus two corresponding terminals are being built in ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
CAN Europe: MEPs need to send strong signal for Europe's energy transition
List_eu_flagge_1Clearer than ever before, scaling up energy savings and the deployment of renewable energy are needed to leave fossil fuels behind, says CAN Europe.

MEPs should give a high ...

WindEurope critizises President Macron's onshore plans
List_windrad_6With the upcoming election in mind, French President Emmanuel Macron recently presented his vision for the country’s path to carbon neutrality by 2050.

For offshore wind the plan is good news. There are no fully ...

How do offshore wind turbines behave in icy water?
List_sunset-5144677_1280Scientiests try to understand the fundamentals of what happens when turbines meet ice which could finally bring offshore wind farms into chillier waters.

In the great outdoors, ice can form, break, melt and refreeze many ...

New DNV research looks ahead on energy transition
List_dnv_20220225Skills shortages are the greatest barrier to growth for the energy industry, followed by a lack of policy support.

Energy industry leaders say the energy transition is accelerating faster than ever, and that 2022 is set to ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Shell Australia makes first investment in wind through partnership with WestWind
Detail_wind_8Shell Australia announced yesterday to acquire 49% of Australian wind farm developer WestWind Energy with a 3GW project pipeline across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.

Shell Australia Country Chair, Tony Nunan, said: “Meeting our customers’ energy needs today and into the future by developing renewable energy is core to Shell’s strategy. WestWind ...

Europe's wind power expansion lags tremendously
Detail_energy-4754661_1280Europe isn't building enough new wind turbines to meet its energy and climate targets, according to European wind energy association WindEurope. It's approval procedures mainly that delay expansion.

According to WindEurope's 2021 annual statistics, the EU built only 11 GW of new wind farms in 2021 and will build 18 GW annually in 2022-26, says a forecast. To meet its 2030 renewables targets the EU will need 30 GW per year of new wind power.

81% of new wind capacity in Europe last year was onshore ...

Nordex to downsize German production facility killing 600 jobs
Detail_gvz_2The Nordex Group has informed the workforce at the rotor blade production facility in Rostock, Germany, of its intention to discontinue production at this site at the end of June 2022. This will affect 600 jobs.

A reconciliation of interests and a social plan are to be negotiated with the works council in the short term in order to make the planned job cuts socially acceptable for those affected. The discontinuation of production in Rostock would affect around 600 of the roughly 8,600 employees worldwide. In Germany, the Nordex Group ...

 NEWS of the WEEK
Statkraft opens office in Finland
List_statkraft_20220303Statkraft opens an office in Espoo, Finland to provide more PPAs in the Nordic region.

The new office makes Finland the 19th country with Statkraft presence on the ...

Prysmian secures order for first UK-Germany interconnector
List_prysmian_20220303The project shall deliver the cable connection along a route which runs between the UK converter station located on the Isle of Grain in Kent (UK), passing through UK, Dutch and German waters to the landing point in Lower Saxony in Germany...
Nexans will supply electrical conductors to the largest onshore wind farm under construction in Latin America
List_nexans_20220302Horizonte is a wind farm that will have an installed capacity of 778 MW generating 2,400 GWh per year, equivalent to the consumption of more than 700 thousand homes in the country. ...
Shell cuts business ties with Gazprom, abandons Nord Stream 2
List_photomontage-4267357_1280Shell has announced its intention to exit its joint ventures with Gazprom and related entities to cut its ties with Russia over the war with Ukraine.

“We are shocked by the loss of ...

German developer wpd not for sale
List_no-3442954_1280wpd denies sales reports, speaks of misinformation.

Contrary to various false reports of the past days, there are no wpd AG shares for sale and Nomura Greentech has no consultancy mandate for wpd AG. No other ...

ABO Wind announces sale of Irish wind farm
List_abo_20220225ABO Wind and John Brazil, 27.5 percent minority shareholder of the SPV, have sold the Irish project Clogheravaddy Wind Farm Ltd to Luxembourg Encavis Infrastructure Fund IV, an alternative investment fund catering to credit ...
Portugal an important partner for Germany
List_building-804526_1280Portugal is Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE 2022, where it presents itself as an international technology center that is open to foreign investment.

Portugal is Partner Country at HANNOVER MESSE 2022, where ...

'The Big Cajun' extracts energy from slow moving water and wind
List_waterotor_20220303This worldwide patented technology utilizes unique rotor stacks in low water speed and conventional wind turbines to extract large amounts of power.

Waterotor International Corp., a ...

ACP welcomes results of New York Bight lease sale
List_offshore_5The wind energy lease sale will create tens of thousands of high-skilled U.S. jobs, strengthen coastal economies, and deliver vast amounts of reliable, clean energy to America’s largest population centers, says ACP.

The ...

Equinor exits from Joint Ventures in Russia
List_stop-3437300_1280“We are all deeply troubled by the invasion of Ukraine, which represents a terrible setback for the world, and we are thinking of all those who are suffering because of the military action,” says Anders Opedal, President and CEO of ...
Ørsted statement on the Ukraine-Russia conflict
List_orsted_20220125Ørsted stops doing business with Russia.

Regarding the gas from Gazprom that is supplied to Denmark, Ørsted recommends a clear and coordinated effort from the EU and the UK. Shortfalls in gas supplies will, as ...

RWE announces successful bid in U.S. auction
List_rwe_20220228The next step for RWE to fully meet requirements is to engage in community outreach with local tribes, the fishing industry and other ocean users; engage with the domestic supply chain to create new local jobs and private investments; and also enter...
New York Bight lease sale ended with record winning bids
List_offshore_wind_7The Department of the Interior today announced the results of the nation’s highest-grossing competitive offshore energy lease sale in history, including oil and gas lease sales, with the New York Bight offshore wind ...
bp cuts Russian ties
List_oil-rig-2191711_1280bp will exit its 19.75% shareholding in Rosneft with immediate effect after Russia invades Ukraine.

The bp board today announced that bp will exit its shareholding in Rosneft. bp has held ...

Vattenfall: No more Russian nuclear fuel
List_sign-2854067_1280Vattenfall stops deliveries of nuclear fuel from Russia to Vattenfall's nuclear power plants.

We are deeply concerned by the serious security situation in Europe and ...

Romanian Government undermine the country’s electricity market
List_wind_12Three newly imtroduced measures combined put a heavy financial strain on the entire (non-hydro) electricity supply chain in Romania.

First, domestic and corporate consumers receive ...

UK Government supports offshore energy storage system
List_subsea_20220225Funding has been awarded as part of the Longer Duration Energy Storage (LODES) Competition by Subsea 7 and FLASC.

Subsea 7 and technology partner FLASC B.V., are pleased to be awarded a grant from the UK government ...

Tenders started for German 2 GW grid connections
List_tennet_20220224TenneT will be constructing three offshore grid connections (BalWin1, BalWin2 and BalWin3) in the North Sea off the German coast. The company is now launching the tendering procedures for the sea and land stations for these grid connection systems....
 EVENTS
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
2022-03-16 Tokyo: Wind Expo Tokyo
2022-03-16 Le Grand-Saconnex: Climate Show 2022
2022-03-16 Brisbane: Energy Networks
2022-03-16 Melbourne: Enlit Australia
2022-03-16 Washington DC: Powering Africa Summit
2022-03-17 -: Advancing UK Wind Power Digital Conference
2022-03-17 Melbourne: Wind Industry Forum
2022-03-22 Dar-es-Salaam: 6th Power & Energy Tanzania 2022
2022-03-23 online: Floating Wind Europe 2022
2022-03-23 Mexico City: Mexico WindPower
2022-03-23 New Delhi: Smart Cities India 2022 Expo / Smart Energy India
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