The EU Emergency Regulation is intended to massively accelerate the expansion of renewable energies in the short term. However, the exact opposite is threatening, because the regulation, which will be voted on in the EU today, contains a number of pitfalls.

More speed in the expansion of renewables - that is the order of the day in Europe in view of the energy crisis. To speed up the often cumbersome process of EU legislation, the Council of Energy Ministers is thus to adopt an emergency regulation to accelerate the expansion of renewable energies. In itself a laudable thing - if there weren't some pitfalls lurking in the regulation that could have the exact opposite effect.

The new EU energy strategy REPowerEU has already been doing much to simplify approval ...

The country needs to formalize these targets into policy at the earliest to achieve them, states GlobalData.

However, the country needs to formalize these targets into policy at the earliest to achieve them, states ...

A new report by TNO warns not all offshore wind farms will be profitable in 2030. In the study, TNO offers recommendations to arrive at a feasible business case.

TNO outlines two scenarios for offshore wind in 2030 in The...

The five countries selected for this study are home to significant and untapped wind energy resource, and face socio-political and economic challenges which threaten to slow ...

Irish energy provider Energia Renewables said it has reached a milestone developing the North Celtic Sea Wind Farm, as seabed surveys off the coast of Waterford have been successfully completed.

The North Celtic Sea Wind Farm is one of Ireland's most advanced offshore energy projects. Subject to progressing through statutory approvals, construction could commence in 2026 in time to meet Ireland’s 2030 climate action targets. The project will generate clean electricity for over 500,000 Irish homes and ...

Deutsche Windtechnik has signed a full service agreement, as independent service provider, with Eneco, which is one of Europe's leading sustainable energy...

GE Renewable Energy announced today that it has selected Mammoet UK to supply onshore heavy lifting and transport for the staging and assembly of turbine components for the Dogger Bank ...

Prysmian Group announces an investment in a new cutting-edge cable-layer plus adjustment for cables equipment.

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, announces an ...

The two companies offer monitoring solutions for the foundation and tower of wind turbine generators.

Together, they offer monitoring solutions for the foundation and tower of wind ...

Following the signing of the agreement, GE and IRENA will explore how to jointly support decarbonization efforts in critical markets and sectors, including onshore and offshore wind, bio energy with CCUS, hydro, green hydrogen, energy storage,...

This year's prestigious awards went to Droniq GmbH ("Safety" category), Airbus Defence and Space GmbH ("Security"), and AfB gGmbH ("Sustainability"). The award in the "Start-up" category was decided by an audience vote: The winner is Kraftblock GmbH....

"We will expand and scale up our proven, successful business model. In doing so, we take advantage of market opportunities for the expansion of clean energies. At the same time, we are minimising the risks even further with our resilient business model," said Markus...

In order to allow efficient planning of the grid operator’s new offshore platform seismic measuring techniques have been employed to detect boulders below the seafloor in.

In order to allow ...

TPI and Vestas work closely together on global manufacturing and supply chain operations, based on Vestas’ specifications and requirements, and TPI is currently supplying a range of blade variants for Vestas' wind tubrines. ...

SeaTwirl has been awarded a grant for a larger pilot and demonstration project from the Swedish Energy Agency.

SeaTwirl was awarded the grant for its S2x project, the 1 MW wind turbine that ...

Uncoordinated and ill-judged market interventions and new taxes on electricity producers are hurting renewables investments in Europe, at the time when we need them most.

Governments across ...

Vestas has secured a 21 MW order with wpd AG in Taiwan.

The order includes a long-term Active Output Management 4000 (AOM 4000) service agreement for the wind farms, to ensure optimised performance and long-term business ...

As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030, today the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced eight draft Wind Energy...

Vineyard Wind and Charles River Analytics announced a new collaboration today aimed at further protecting marine mammals during the construction of the Vineyard Wind 1 project.

Vineyard Wind and Charles River Analytics ...

"If we give municipalities a financial share of the profits from renewable energy plants, everyone will benefit. The voluntary municipal levy can help to accelerate the energy transition,” ...

The partnership between Voodin Blades and Stora Enso supports Stora Enso’s strategic offering of innovative solutions to replace less environmental-friendly materials with renewable ones made from wood.

Voodin Blades is a ...

The UK Government announced that renewable electricity generators face a 45% windfall tax from January next year until March 2028.

Although the Chancellor acknowledged ...