On Wednesday, the Norwegian government announced its plans to become a major offshore wind nation by 2040. In the future instead of oil and gas the country wants to export renewable energy to Europe . But there is still a long way to go.

The plans sound ambitious: Norway wants to build offshore wind farms with a capacity of 30 gigawatts by 2040. At the same time, the country is currently starting from almost zero: In addition to two individual turbines, Norway has so far only cleared two North Sea areas for the development of up to 4.5 GW of ground-based and floating offshore wind farms, with a first tender for 1.5 GW expected later this year.

Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere is aware that these plans are high aims. But he is banking on the ...

"If Austria continues at this pace, it will fall short of its target with only 86.8% of the country’s total power generation being from renewable sources by 2030,” says Attaurrahman Ojindaram Saibasan, Senior Power Analyst at GlobalData....

There are two different areas up for auction with a total 1.5 GW of capacity. The auction makes extensive use of non-price criteria. It’s by some distance the most advanced use of non-price criteria yet in any wind energy auction. The focus of the...

As the energy sector continues to manage aftershocks from the impacts of climate change, COVID-19 and the conflict in Ukraine, the World Energy Pulse reveals nearly half of respondents expect the convergence of these crises to...

Both organisations wan to create a more sustainable supply chain for the wind industry, identifying gaps in technology, skills, and knowledge within the renewable sector.

Working to combine the leading research, ...

Renewable energy company Vena Energy announced the signing of a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) with Korea Midland Power for the development of an offshore wind project near Yokji Island, under the jurisdiction of Tonyeong City, Korea.

Vena Energy and KOMIPO will collaborate on the development, operation, and maintenance of the offshore wind project to produce clean electricity, while also establishing a model of cooperation that will help support the local community.

The ...

PNE AG strengthens the management of WKN GmbH and has appointed Jan Messer as new Managing Director of WKN GmbH as of June 01, 2022.

PNE AG strengthens the management of WKN GmbH and has appointed Jan Messer as new Managing ...

"We have achieved the best Q1 EBITDA result in the company's history and further increased our already well-filled project pipeline to 7.2 GW/GWp," said Markus Lesser, CEO of PNE AG.

PNE AG has made a dynamic start to ...

"Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has led to a human tragedy and concerns for energy supply. This has impacted an already tight market situation, increasing uncertainty and volatility. The high power prices are challenging for many consumers,” warns Chief...

Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler published its interim statement for the first three months of 2022 today.

Global automotive and industrial supplier Schaeffler published its interim statement for the first ...

In addition to the classic operations management business, wpd windmanager is expanding its range of electrical engineering solutions and services for wind and PV plants, substations and transfer stations.

In ...

Global Infrastructure Partners wants to buy the industry segment.

Global Infrastructure Partners (“GIP”), a leading independent infrastructure investor, and wpd AG (“wpd”), a leading project ...

The main objective of the plan is, in particular, to share with a broad base of employees, mainly blue collar workers, the creation of value that the Group will be able to generate in the coming ...

GE Renewable Energy today announced a minority investment in COBOD International, the company providing the 3D printer used at the Bergen research facility.

GE Renewable Energy today announced a minority investment in ...

The MoU between GE’s Grid Solutions and HSM Offshore Energy focuses on supporting the development of offshore wind projects by providing an optimized and cost-effective turnkey ...

Statkraft and ZF have signed a PPA for its plants and office locations in Germany.

As part of a full supply contract for the years 2022 and 2023, ZF and Statkraft have agreed on a green PPA supply concept. Based on a ...

New capacity for generating electricity from solar, wind and other renewables increased to a record level worldwide in 2021 and will grow further this year as governments increasingly seek to take advantage of renewables’ energy security and...

The US Department of the Interior today announced results from its wind energy auction in the Carolina Long Bay area.

The Department of the Interior today announced results from its ...

Heerema Marine Contractors has been selected as a strategic supplier on behalf of the 50-50 partnership between Equinor and bp to develop the Empire Wind and Beacon Wind projects.

This agreement will include the Empire ...

With the addition of El Algodon Alto, RWE will have delivered a total installed generation capacity of more than 3,700 MW of wind power online in the state of Texas, including more than ...

ACCIONA Energía has begun the construction of the MacIntyre complex, the largest wind farm in Australia, with a total capacity of 1,026MW.

ACCIONA Energía has begun the construction of the MacIntyre complex, the ...

A first-of-its-kind in the United States, the National Offshore Wind Agreement (NOWA) sets the bar for working conditions and equity.

Today, North America’s Building Trades Unions ...

The new report, entitled “Green Hydrogen: Optimising Net Zero”, shows that a UK-wide green hydrogen economy has the potential to create thousands of highly-skilled jobs throughout the country.

Green hydrogen can be ...

WindEurope has published its annual Finance and Investment Trends report.

Europe invested €41.4bn in new wind farms in 2021. This is 11% less than 2020. But the investments cover 24.6 GW of new capacity, which ...