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Content Iss. 2023-02-16

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 EDITORIAL
Australia at risk of being left behind
Detail_australia_2For a long time, Australia's governments have clung to fossil fuels, which are stored in large quantities in the country's soil. Only since Anthony Albanese was elected Prime Minister just under a year ago has Australia made serious efforts to finally become active in the fight against climate change and to push ahead with the energy transition. But now the country is in danger of being left behind.

Since taking office in May 2022, the Albanese government has significantly increased Australia's emissions reduction ambitions and committed to implementing a number of programs to promote the accelerated deployment of renewable energy. Since then, the expansion of wind, solar and storage projects has boomed in the largely sparsely populated country. The renewables industry has discovered Australia, and ...

 HIGHLIGHTS
LCOE rises in Asia Pacific
List_asien_1Equipment, construction costs and interest rates rose in the region bringing trouble for the competitiveness in the Asia Pacific region.

The levelised costs of electricity (LCOE) for utility solar and onshore wind in Asia ...

DNV to launch Joint Industry Project on certification process of installation aids for offshore wind farms
List_offshore_wind_5“We are not reinventing the wheel – relevant parts from existing codes will be reused for building a clear and pragmatic certification scheme, says Dr. Marius Popa, Naval Architect and...
White Paper discusses feasibility of tow-to-port measures for floating wind turbines
List_offshore_wind_1New solutions for onsite maintenance of floating wind turbines are emerging.

WORLD FORUM OFFSHORE WIND (WFO) published its White Paper Onsite Major Component Replacement Technologies for ...

US needs offshore wind to reach climate goals
List_offshore_wind_3A new GlobalData report states: “The introduction of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) in August 2022, which extended Investment Tax Credit and Production Tax Credit, is a major boost for the renewable power market. The federal and state level targets for...
Energy crisis? What energy crisis?
List_geld_8Corporations brush aside the energy crisis by buying a record amount of clean power in 2022.

Against the backdrop of a global energy crisis, supply chain bottlenecks and high interest rates, private companies and ...

Renewable energy expansion surges in the U.S.
List_wind_solar_bioBased upon a review by the SUN DAY Campaign of data newly released by the FERC, renewable energy sources provided 74.1% of new utility-scale generating capacity in the U.S. last year.

Based upon a review by the SUN DAY ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
New Chilean wind farm starts spinning
Detail_wind_19Repsol Ibereólica Renovables Chile and the Ibereólica Renovables Group have started electricity production at the Atacama wind farm with an installed capacity of 165.3 MW.

The Atacama wind farm is located in the Chilean region of the same name, in the commune of Freirina, in the province of Huasco. The project consists of 29 Nordex N163 wind turbines of 5.7 MW, which have already begun to feed their first megawatt hours of 100% renewable energy into the grid. The construction and commissioning of this facility was completed in less than twelve months. The ...

Sif to construct the world’s largest monopile foundation manufacturing plant
Siemens Gamesa and GE court for contract in New York
 NEWS of the WEEK
ABO Wind's first German hybrid energy projects commissioned
List_abo_20230215The hybrid energy project was built in the immediate vicinity of a wind turbine on land belonging to the municipality of Lahr.

The hybrid energy project was built in the immediate vicinity of ...

GE Renewable Energy to supply turbines to three German onshore wind farms
List_dji_0216wpd has chosen GE Renewable Energy for three onshore wind projects in Lower Saxony in the north of Germany.

With a total installed capacity of 88 MW, the three projects will ...

PNE exceeds forecast for financial year 2022 in terms of Group EBITDA according to preliminary figures
List_boerse_2According to preliminary figures, the PNE Group now expects EBITDA of between € 34 million and € 36 million for the 2022 financial year; according to the most recently published guidance, the...
Qualitas Energy signs PPA for Spanish solar farm
List_solarpark_mulaThe solar facility has been operational since 2019 and has an installed capacity of 494 MWp, making it one of the largest in Europe

Qualitas Energy, a global investment and management platform focused on renewable energy, ...

Vattenfall submits proposals for Quantans Hill Wind Farm in Scotland
List_wind_13If consented, Quantans Hill Wind Farm could increase Scotland’s renewable energy capacity by around 90MW – enough to power 80,000 homes.

Vattenfall has today submitted to planning ...

IRENA report: evolving role of hydropower
List_irena_20230214According to IRENA’s 1.5°C Scenario, if the world is to completely decarbonise and meet the climate goals set in the Paris Agreement, hydropower installed capacity, including pumped storage hydropower, should more ...
U.S. Department of Energy wants to lower costs of large wind turbines
List_wind_bau_2A new funding opportunity seeks to improve the manufacturability and performance of composite materials associated with wind energy technologies.

Because wind energy is the largest ...

RenewableUK warns UK Government of delaying Hornsea 4
List_uk_1"At a time when countries like the US and the EU are doubling down on attracting clean energy investment through financial incentives and a stable policy framework, the UK cannot afford to create unnecessary hurdles for investors and...
Germany to buy TenneT?
List_strom_8TenneT explores the potential sale of its German activities to the German State to deliver on their ambitious energy transition targets.

TenneT's capital investments are funded primarily through debt, with TenneT being the ...

Brittany and Scotland want to collaborate for the development of floating wind
List_bretagne_ocean_power_20230210It was an opportunity for Breton companies to meet the major contractors Skyborn Renewables, Vattenfall & BlueFloat Energy, two of whom are winners of the Scottish ScotWind ...
Baltic Power chooses main contractor for offshore wind base
List_baltic_power_20230210As of 2026, the base will provide service for 76 offshore wind turbines in the Baltic Sea.

"Poland faces the need for transformation of its energy generation sources, and the ORLEN Group ...

Report: Renewables are set to dominate the growth of the world’s electricity supply
List_strom_6After slowing slightly last year to 2% amid the turmoil of the global energy crisis and exceptional weather conditions in some regions, the growth in world electricity demand is expected to accelerate to an average...
 EVENTS
2023-02-18 Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh : 15th ELECRAMA 2023
2023-02-21 Aberdeen: Subsea Expo 2023
2023-02-21 Madrid: Genera - International Energy and Environment Fair 2023
2023-02-21 Orlando: POWER-GEN International 2023
2023-02-22 London: Energy Storage Summit 2023
2023-02-22 - : Floating Offshore Wind Shot™ Summit
2023-02-22 -: Trade Mission Gdansk + Szczecin (Offshore Wind in Poland)
2023-02-23 Dar-es-Salaam: Power & Energy Africa 2023
2023-02-24 Punjab: ElectroAsia 2023
2023-02-27 Dubai: World Hydrogen MENA 2023
2023-02-28 Toronto, Ontario : CanREA Operations Summit 2023
2023-02-28 Wels: World Sustainable Energy Days
2023-03-01 Orlando, Fl: Operations, Maintenance and Safety Conference 2023
2023-03-02 Jakarta: SolarTech Indonesia
2023-03-02 -: Gearing Up for 2030: Building the Offshore Wind Supply Chain and Workforce Needed to Deploy 30 Gigawatts and Beyond
2023-03-06 Boston: 7th Global Energy Meet (GEM) 2023
2023-03-07 Cape Town: Africa Energy Indaba 2023
2023-03-07 Berlin: 4th Edition Windpower Data and Digital Innovation Forum
2023-03-07 Sydney: The Australian Energy & Battery Storage Conference 2023
2023-03-07 Dubai: Middle East Energy 2023
2023-03-08 Kaohsiung City: Wind Energy Asia
2023-03-08 Zaragoza: EXPOFIMER 2023
2023-03-08 Kielce: 25th International Power Industry and Renewable Sources of Energy Fair ENEX
2023-03-08 Sopot: 6th Wind Farm Operators Forum
2023-03-08 Ostend: Belgian Offshore Days 2023
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