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Content Iss. 2023-06-15

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The Blue Beach
 EDITORIAL
Raising interest in Kazakhstan
Detail_astana-1934473_1280Global geopolitics has been in flux not only since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. China has long since established itself as a strong power in the East and is increasingly pushing its way to center stage worldwide. Middle Eastern oil powers are also trying to buy influence with their money. The so-called middle powers and smaller states now have an even greater choice with whom they want to do business. So does Kazakhstan - with a geographically delicate situation.

With more than 2.7 million square kilometers of land, Kazakhstan is the largest landlocked country and the ninth largest state in the world. Despite this, the huge territory, which is mainly characterized by the Kazakh steppe, is home to just under 19 million inhabitants.

Geographically, the former ...

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 HIGHLIGHTS
Costs of clean energy technologies dropped since last year
List_strom_10Over the last six months, the costs of new-build offshore wind and storage projects have fallen by a respective 2% and 12% and the global benchmark costs for onshore wind are down 6% over the ...
UK's offshore wind projects pipeline nears 100 GW
List_renewableuk_20230613_1The UK total pipeline is globally second only to China.

The pipeline includes projects at every stage of development: operational, under construction, consented or ...

Offshore wind farms host more soil animals per square meter than the North Sea floor
List_offshore_wind_5Until now, only little was known about the long-term effects of wind farms on marine life. New research by the University of Leiden might change that.

Until now, only little was known ...

Forecast: Spain's renewable power generation to top 50% this year
List_wind_berg_4Spain will reach this significant decarbonization milestone this year, with renewable-sourced generation surpassing the 50% average in 2023, beating France, Germany, Italy and the UK to ...
Current English planning system not fit for purpose
List_wind_2An IPPR report says the current system is ‘not fit for purpose’ for housing, net zero or restoring nature, meaning a 4,700-year wait for onshore wind needed for energy security.

The current English planning system is not ...

New Survey: 100% of Renewable Investors Perceive U.S. Market Increasing in Attractiveness Compared to Other Leading Countries Post-IRA
List_geld_4ACORE Releases Analysis Tracking Company Expectations for Renewable Finance Through 2026

A new analysis released today by the American ...

 WINDFAIR EDITORS
The Crown Estate plans to digitally map the seabed resource needed for future use
Vestas wins 221 MW order for North Kyle Wind Farm in Scotland
Detail_vestas_20220405Turbine manufacturer Vestas has received a firm order from North Kyle Wind Farm Limited, part of Brockwell Energy Limited, for the North Kyle wind farm in East Ayrshire.

Vestas will supply, deliver and commission 49 V136-4.5 MW wind turbines for the wind farm in East Ayrshire, Scotland. Upon completion of the wind farm - which is expected in 2025 - Vestas will service the turbines under a 30-year Active Output Management 5000 (AOM 5000) service agreement.

“We are excited to ...

Taranaki Offshore Partnership reaches major milestone for offshore wind in New Zealand
Detail_nz_super_fund_20230608Taranaki Offshore Partnership, a joint venture between Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners and NZ Super Fund, will deploy physical offshore wind technology in New Zealand for the first time. A floating light detection and ranging (FLiDAR) system will be installed.

Until now, offshore wind industry in New Zealand was limited to computer calculations. Now, for the first time, a physical device will be used in the field to investigate the possibilities for offshore wind projects on the ground. The FLiDAR will be stationed 37 km ...

 NEWS of the WEEK
Air Liquide signs onshore wind PPA with Statkraft
List_statkraft_20230615Statkraft and Air Liquide have signed a PPA to produce green hydrogen in Germany.

The Norwegian state-owned company will supply Air Liquide with renewable power from its wind portfolio in Germany for three years starting in ...

Roxtec is recognized as one of Sweden’s Best Managed Companies 2023
List_roxtec_20230614Roxtec has received the Sweden’s Best Managed Companies recognition for five years in a row.

Best Managed Companies is a quality award given to private Swedish companies based on ...

Shell to deliver more value with less emissions
List_shell_flagEnhanced focus on performance, discipline and simplification / Shareholder distributions increased to 30-40% of cash flow from operations (CFFO) through the cycle: 15% increase in dividend per share effective Q2 2023 and Share buybacks of at least $5...
GE Vernova's Power Conversion business has developed Direct Feed
List_ge_20230613GE Vernova’s Power Conversion business is able to address challenges faced today by steelmakers

Steel production is a CO2 and energy-intensive activity, which represents 7% of ...

ABO Wind and TRICERA energy to build three hybrid projects in Germany
List_abo_20230613Both companies are working on the construction of three battery storage projects in combination with solar farms.

The solar farms are located in the municipalities of Weichenried ...

Statkraft signs long-term power contract with Hydro
List_aluminum-2641142_1280Hydro Energi AS has signed a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) with Statkraft for the delivery of 0.44 TWh per year to Hydro's Norwegian aluminium plants in the period from 2024-2038.

The PPA secures a total ...

GWEC announces new Chairman
List_gwec_20230615Corio CEO Jonathan Cole was appointed to the position by a unanimous vote of the Council’s board in London.

Jonathan Cole has been named as the new chairman of the Global Wind Energy Council, the organisation that represents ...

WindEurope: Europe needs to get its Net-Zero Industry Act right - otherwise...
List_wind_bau_7If Europe gets its NZIA wrong, it’ll end up building wind farms with turbines manufactured outside of Europe, probably in China.

Wind energy is key to Europe’s energy ...

South Kyle Wind Farm celebrates inauguration
List_vattenfall_20230614Once fully commissioned, the Scottish onshore wind farm’s installed capacity will be 240MW.

South Kyle Wind Farm has been inaugurated today. Once fully commissioned, the onshore wind farm’s installed capacity will be ...

Octopus Energy and RES to build new German wind farm
List_octopus_20230613The new 11.4 MW wind farm is being built on a disused site of a former US air station near Prüm in west Germany, close to the Luxembourg and Belgium border.

Octopus Energy’s generation arm - who manage £6bn ...

Huisman to equip Jan De Nul vessels with Monopile Spreader Bar
List_huisman_20230613Huisman has optimised his proven design to increase safe and efficient monopile handling.

With this third Spreader Bar order, Huisman has optimised this proven design to increase safe and ...

RWE enters into long-term partnership with Jan De Nul
List_rwe_20230612RWE has signed an agreement with Jan De Nul Group to secure the long-term usage of two next-generation installation vessels for future offshore wind foundation and turbine construction.

Strong partnership: RWE has ...

Egypt to host Africa's largest wind farm
List_masdar_20230608Masdar, Infinity Power, and Hassan Allam Utilities signed an agreement with Egypt’s New and Renewable Energy Authority to secure land to build a 10-GW capacity onshore wind farm in Egypt, set to be one of the largest in the world, with a project value of...
Vineyard Wind announces 'steel in the water'
List_deme_20230608Vineyard Wind announced that work installing the first monopiles and transition pieces has started on the first-in-the-nation commercial scale offshore wind farm in the U.S.

Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between AVANGRID, Inc. ...

Ørsted and Vestas announce partnership for more sustainability
List_offshore_wind_11Ørsted and Vestas want to install low-carbon steel towers and, when commercially available, blades made from recycled materials at all future joint offshore wind farms.

The deployment of ...

Subsea Europe Services to conduct autonomous marine survey and underwater inspection at Deutsche Bucht OWF
List_ses_20230608_1Northland Power has selected Subsea Europe Services as its partner for a ground-breaking pilot project in Summer 2023 at the German offshore wind ...
 EVENTS
2023-06-22 Hamburg: THE BLUE BEACH 2023 I European summer event of renewable energies
2023-06-27 Gyeonggi-do: EXPO SOLAR 2023
2023-07-05 Gwangju: SWEET 2023
2023-07-05 Madrid: Connecting Green Hydrogen Europe 2023
2023-07-11 Boston: Reuters Events: US Offshore Wind 2023
2023-07-11 Singapore: Energy Storage Asia
2023-07-11 Charlotte, N.C.: Hydrovision International
2023-07-18 Sydney : Energy Next 2023
2023-07-20 VISBY: Wake Conference
2023-07-25 Melbourne: Connecting Green Hydrogen APAC 2023
2023-07-25 Melbourne: Australia Wind Energy 2023
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