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Content Iss. 2022-03-10

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 EDITORIAL
Germany's energy policy put to the test
Detail_reichstag-6467816_1280What's next for energy policy in Europe's largest economic market, Germany? Since Vladimir Putin has started a war on Ukraine two weeks ago, there have been countless 'expert opinions' on the best ways out of the depending on Russian raw materials. But not all of these ideas are well thought out or feasible.

While there have been repeated voices in the past warning about too much dependency on Russian raw materials, these have been studiously ignored. "This is not a new story — from Iran to Saudi Arabia to Iraq and Venezuela — dictators have derived their strength from the fossil resources within their borders, flexing their powers because of their control of a finite resource made valuable only because of our addiction to it. Much of world history has been determined by the ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
Greenpeace urges UK government to get off gas now
List_offshore_wind_9"Removing gas from our power supplies will take a lot of work, but it is definitely possible. We can do this by bolstering our homegrown supply of clean energy such as wind and solar power, which means the UK will become independent in the way it...
Global high-voltage switchgear market continues growth
List_high-voltage-1317799_1280GlobalData found that the increasing demand for electricity in growing economic regions such as Asia-Pacific and the Middle East is propelling the HV switchgear market,

The leading data and analytics company found that ...

GWEC and WindEurope issue a joint statement to counter the IEA's 10-point-plan
List_wind_18GWEC and WindEurope do not support the IEA’s idea of temporary tax measures to raise rates on electricity companies’ “windfall profits”.

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a ...

10-Point Plan for reducing reliance on Russian supplies
List_office-3199438_1280The International Energy Agency (IEA) has provided a 10-Point Plan to the European Union for the reduction of reliance of Russian energy imports.

The European Union could reduce its imports of Russian natural gas by ...

GWO report: record year for wind energy safety
List_offshore_wind_5GWO strives to create an injury free working environment in wind by ensuring workers receive a standardised, basic minimum level of training.

Global Wind Organisation (GWO), a non profit body representing the world’s ...

The Crown Estate: Marine Data Exchange free-to-access for offshore development
List_seals-1945633_1280The Crown Estate’s offshore wind customers have agreed to share data collated throughout the lifecycle of their projects, in a bid to support the future sustainable growth of the offshore renewables industry. The...
 WINDFAIR EDITORS
End for nearshore project Irene Vorrink in the Netherlands
Detail_vattenfall_20220308After 25 years Irene Vorrink wind farm, one of Vattenfall's oldest wind farms in the Netherlands, will be dismantled and recycled. Instead, new wind turbines will be built into deeper into waters.

The 28 wind turbines with a total capacity of 16.8 MW of the Irene Vorrink wind farm, named after a Dutch politician who died in 1996, have so far been located in the IJsselmeerdijk north of Lelystad, just off the dike in the water. Nowadays, however, the construction of larger, modern turbines so close to the dike is no longer permitted ...

Australia: Origin Energy to supply renewable energy to critical infrastructure assets
Detail_wind_23Origin Energy signed long-term agreements for the renewable energy supply of seven customers across the industry of critical infrastructures.

The critical infrastructure assets are located in New South Wales and Victoria, Australia: Melbourne Airport, Ausgrid, Nexus Hospitals, Southern Cross Station, NSW Ports, Transurban’s CityLink (Sydney) and Westlink M7 (Melbourne).

The energy company will supply 132 GWh of renewable energy per annum. The agreements reflect the growing ...

Corio: new offshore wind developer enters market
 NEWS of the WEEK
UL create certification service for energy storage equipment subassemblies
List_ul_20220309_2UL established the market-leading testing and certification offerings for ESS, contributing to the simplification of complex certification activities and empowering customers to effectively navigate rapidly evolving code...
Schaeffler Group publishes 2021 results
List_schaeffler_20220309While the results for last year were strong, the company suspends guidance for 2022.

Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler presented its results for 2021 today. The Schaeffler Group’s revenue ...

Report on Cybersecurity Testing Recommendations published
List_ul_20220309UL has released a report including recommendations that enable distributed energy resources (DER) and inverter based resources (IBRs) to maintain a strong cybersecurity posture.

UL, a global ...

GE: three new members for its Board of Directors
List_personal_1GE today announced that its Board of Directors has elected three new members.

GE (NYSE: GE) today announced that its Board of Directors has elected three new members.

GE ...

energy consults negotiates PPAs for more than 1 TWh
List_windrad_2Together with selected marketers, the company has developed power purchase agreements that are designed to meet the flexibility requirements for the operation of wind power turbines that are no longer subsidised

Due to ...

AkzoNobel publishes 2021 annual report
RTS Wind invests in equity stake in Ventus Energy
List_rtsxventusThe investment will see RTS broaden its capabilities in the fast-growing renewables market while being key to delivering on the wider strategic goals of the group.

The investment will see RTS broaden its capabilities in ...

Statkraft signs PPA with Tubos Reunidos Group
List_statkraft_20220114_1The PPA, which entered into force in February, ensures Tubos Reunidos price stability for the next decade in a sector especially affected by the high energy costs of last year.

The PPA, which entered into force in February, ...

Schaeffler's Sustainability Report 2021 published
List_schaeffler_20220308_2The Schaeffler Group is creating sustainable value with its products, by offering customers innovative solutions in areas such as electromobility, regenerative energy production, or the generation and use of hydrogen.

The ...

Labkotec Oy to exhibit at WindEurope Annual Event 2022 in Bilbao
List_labkotec_20220307Visit the company's stand no. 1-G37 at WindEurope Annual Event 2022

Labkotec ice detection systems detect icing conditions on the blades of a wind turbine. With Labkotec Ice Detection, ...

WWEA: Phase out fossil and nuclear sources now!
List_wind_solar_1The World Wind Energy Association e.V. (WWEA) calls for governments to stop importing energy from fossil and nuclear forces and instead invest in renewable energies.

The current war in Ukraine has demonstrated once more the ...

What if Towers Swing? The Symposium on "Vibrations of wind turbines" provides answers.
List_woelfel_20220202Vibrations play a vital role regarding wind turbine fatigue. At the symposium "Vibrations of Wind Turbines", which will take place on May 5 and 6 in Hamburg, experts will meet on this topic and discuss how wind...
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...
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 ...

New Irish wind record in February
List_irland_3Wind Energy Ireland has released its February Wind Energy report, which showed that wind energy provided 53 per cent of Ireland’s electricity in February 2022. This is the highest share of demand ever achieved by wind in ...
Report: 2021 a record-breaking year for investment in energy transition
List_usa_flagge_1According to the 2022 Sustainable Energy in America Factbook published by BloombergNEF (BNEF) and the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BCSE), investments in the energy transition and the deployment of renewable power,...
WindEurope warns: Don’t tamper with market rules!
List_geld_6To tamper with market rules would remove stability and freeze investments. Which in turn would mean fewer renewables and no energy security for Europe.

Next week’s EU Commission paper on energy prices ...

World’s first delivery drones for offshore wind industry in development
List_drone-1112752_1280Marco Polo Marine and F-drones have signed a MoU to co-develop the world’s first large-scale, electric aerial delivery drones for the offshore windfarm market

Marco Polo Marine ...

Estonian project orders Vestas turbines
List_vestas_20220304Vestas has received a 21 MW order from Enefit Green which allows the Danish manufacturer to enter the Estonian wind market.

The order includes the supply and installation of five V136-4.2 MW turbines installed ...

Equinor and bp to build central hub for offshore wind industry in New York
List_equinor_20220304Under the agreement, the terminal will transform into an offshore wind port capable of staging and assembling the largest components for the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects and for the growing U.S. offshore industry on...
 EVENTS
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
2022-03-28 San Francisco: Pacific Offshore Wind Summit
2022-03-29 Round Rock, TX : Siting and Environmental Compliance Conference 2022
2022-03-29 Dubai: Connecting Green Hydrogen MENA
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