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Content Iss. 2023-01-12

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 EDITORIAL
Turning point in the U.S.? Renewables overtake coal as energy source
Detail_change-4039486_1280Even though the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) have not yet been fully felt, initial developments from the previous year give some hope that the U.S. has finally embarked on an effective path against climate change. However, the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement remain a long way off.

Four years of Donald Trump's presidency have set the U.S. far behind in climate protection - and not only because the country, as one of the largest CO2 emitters on earth, had withdrawn from the Paris Climate Agreement to reduce greenhouse gases. Trump's successor Joe Biden has since been struggling to pass various packages to promote climate protection measures. He finally succeeded last year the Inflation Reduction ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
Study: hydrogen patents indicate shift towards clean technologies
List_wasser_2Hydrogen technology development is shifting towards low-emissions solutions such as electrolysis, according to a joint study of patents by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the ...
Study: bats don't like wind turbines
List_fledermaus_2Researchers from the Universities of Turku and Helsinki in Finland investigated the impact of wind turbines on bat presence and activity in boreal forests.

The researchers recorded bat acoustic activity for an ...

France needs to up its renewable energy game
List_wind_20On 10 January France’s National Assembly is set to vote on a bill intended to accelerate the development of renewable energy projects.

France is the only EU country that has failed to reach its 2020 renewable energy targets ...

Wind and solar production in Spain breaks records in 2022
List_wind_solar_2Spain continues to demonstrate its renewable energy potential.

Spain continues to demonstrate its renewable energy potential. Forecasts indicate that wind and solar photovoltaic energy ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
Hitachi Energy to integrate two large offshore wind farms with Poland’s power grid
Detail_offshore_wind_1Hitachi Energy will provide an AC grid connection and power quality solution for their jointly owned MFW Baltyk II and MFW Baltyk III offshore wind farms in the Polish Baltic Sea.

Hitachi Energy will provide each of the two wind farms with an offshore grid connection that will be powered by the wind turbines and transfer it to shore, a mainland grid connection that will transmit the power into the national transmission system, and a STATCOM power quality solution to ensure that power flows reliably and stably ...

TPI and GE extend partnership for rotor blades
Chinese company cracks 18 MW mark
 NEWS of the WEEK
Qualitas Energy and SURPLUS Equity Partners team up to build a 200 MW wind energy portfolio in Germany
List_qualitas_energy_windfarm_in_germanyQualitas Energy, a global investment and management platform focused on renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainability investments, announces the partnership of its German subsidiary,...
PGE Baltica won a proceeding for the new location permit
List_pge_baltica_20230112On January 9, 2023, the Ministry of Infrastructure announced the results of the procedure regarding the location permit for the offshore wind farms for the area 43.E.1. PGE Baltica received the most points in the procedure....
Europe's wind installations rose in 2022
List_wind_wasser_1The EU installed 15 gigawatts (GW) of new wind farms in 2022. That’s one third more than 2021, despite all challenges.

The EU installed 15 GW of new wind farms in 2022. That’s a third more than 2021. In ...

Prysmian Group launches Global Sustainability Academy
List_sustanaiability_academy_group_photo_1Prysmian Group launches the Global Sustainability Academy involving 29,000 employees in over 50 countries.

Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, launches the Global ...

The advantages of using Roxtec seals for battery storage
List_roxtec_20230110_1If you are developing utility scale battery energy storage, you must deal with the hazards associated with battery system failure whilst maintaining and protecting the system. Roxtec provides help.

If you are ...

PNE increases own operation portfolio with two wind farms
List_wind_9In the fourth quarter of 2022, PNE AG commissioned two further wind farms in Lower Saxony. PNE's own portfolio of wind farms under its own operation thus grows from around 283 MW to around 319 MW ...
Nel to deliver electrolysers to Statkraft
List_wasser_2The announcement was made in connection with the German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck’s visit to Nel’s fully automated electrolyser manufacturing facility at Herøya in Norway.

“We are determined that we ...

UK sets first new wind record of the year
List_uk_1More than half the power of the UK came from wind energy on Tuesday evening.

Wind generated 21.6 gigawatts (GW) of electricity in the half-hour period between 6-6.30pm, providing 50.4% of Britain's power. ...

Greentown Labs and Vineyard Wind search for offshore wind innovations
List_offshore_wind_11Greentown Labs and Vineyard Wind are seeking submissions from startups that are innovating solutions for offshore turbine monitoring and ecological data collection, as well as digital solutions to improve turbine efficiency and...
Two Norwegian companies want to establish aluminium in the floating offshore industry
List_offshore_wind_6Hydro and World Wind Wind are partnering up to develop floating wind turbines with a design specifically meant for offshore conditions using aluminium.

The two Norwegian companies are ...

Odfjell Oceanwind to participate in seabed lease competition for Norwegian offshore wind farm
List_offshore_wind_5Odfjell Oceanwind, and partner Source Galileo, will participate in the competition for seabed lease for floating offshore wind on Utsira Nord west of Haugesund in Norway.

The ...

RWE finishes first German megabattery
List_rwe_20230110_2RWE succeeded in building a battery system with a total capacity of 117 megawatts (128 megawatt hours / MWh) in Germany in 14 months.

Installation of Germany’s first megabattery is complete. In just 14 ...

Finnish offshore wind farm extension proceeds to permitting phase
List_hyotytuuli_20230109Suomen Hyötytuuli’s Tahkoluoto offshore wind farm is Finland’s first offshore wind farm and also the world’s first offshore wind farm in frozen sea conditions.

Suomen ...

Planned Estonian offshore wind farm receives environmental impact assessment (EIA) approval
List_offshore_9Utilitas Wind now plans to move forward with the development of the Saare-Liivi offshore wind farm fast.

“During the compilation of Saare-Liivi offshore wind farm EIA program, ...

 EVENTS
2023-01-13 Abu Dhabi: IRENA Youth Forum: The New Generation of Decision Makers
2023-01-16 Abu Dhabi : World Future Energy Summit 2023
2023-01-16 Washington, D.C.: 2023 North American Innovative Smart Grid Technologies Conference
2023-01-16 Berlin: Energiegipfel 2023
2023-01-17 Warsaw: 2nd Solar Energy Expo
2023-01-18 Trondheim: EERA DeepWind 2023
2023-01-19 New Orleans, LA: OSW O&M / Health & Safety Summit
2023-01-19 Addis Ababa: Power & Energy Africa 2023, Ethiopia
2023-01-22 Manama: ESF MENA 2023 - Energy and Sustainabilty Forum
2023-01-25 Ghent: 11th edition of InterSolution 2023
2023-01-25 Glasgow: Offshore Wind Conference 2023
2023-01-30 Houston: Floating Wind Solutions 2023
2023-02-01 Tokyo: ENEX 2023 + DER/Microgrid 2023 + Renewable Energy 2023
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