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G20 Countries: Struggle With Climate Protection Targets

G20 Countries: Struggle With Climate Protection Targets
11/16/2018

A new study shows that the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement puts the G20 countries into big struggle. This is particularly bitter, as these countries emit 80 percent of the world's emissions.

Spain Wants to Switch Completely to Renewables

Spain Wants to Switch Completely to Renewables
11/15/2018

Spain's government has presented ambitious plans for the future: By 2050, the country wants to convert 100 percent of its electricity supply to renewable energy. In addition, a complete decarbonisation of the economy is to follow.

Offshore Trend Market Taiwan: Ørsted Awards Record Contract

Offshore Trend Market Taiwan: Ørsted Awards Record Contract
11/13/2018

Now that the European market is slowly reaching its limits, the offshore wind industry is currently seeking its salvation in Taiwan. A complete branch of industry is to be established there within a few years. World market leader Ørsted is now awarding a new record deal.

Ahead of COP24, Poland's Wind Market Starts to Thrive Again

Ahead of COP24, Poland's Wind Market Starts to Thrive Again
11/09/2018

From 3 to 14 December, the world will look to Katowice for the next world climate summit. The city in southern Poland is one of the country's coal strongholds, where the electricity mix is still dominated by fossil fuels. However, in the run-up to the summit, the Polish government is now surprisingly making some concessions towards the EU.

Belgium Pushes Offshore Wind Energy

Belgium Pushes Offshore Wind Energy

11/08/2018

Offshore wind turbine manufacturer MHI Vestas is awarded the contract to equip the Belgian wind farm Northwester 2 with V164-9.5 MW turbines.

Tracking Down The Phenomenon: Why So Many Republican States In The U.S. Rely On Wind Energy

Tracking Down The Phenomenon: Why So Many Republican States In The U.S. Rely On Wind Energy
11/02/2018

Donald Trump has long been one of the most prominent doubters on climate change. In the course of his tenure, he has repeatedly attracted attention with dubious decisions in this regard, including the US renunciation of the Paris Climate Treaty. Even with completely new tones from him in recent weeks, his Republican party continues to focus on conservative values. But looking at the spread of renewable energy in the US, it is striking that some of the leading states are Republican. How can this fit?

Vikings on the Loose! Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm Marks Iberdrola's Market Entry into Germany

Vikings on the Loose! Wikinger Offshore Wind Farm Marks Iberdrola's Market Entry into Germany
10/30/2018

Spanish energy group Iberdrola has already invested around 1.4 billion euros in the German Wikinger offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. But the company's president has already announced that it will not stop there.

Germany Under Pressure: When Will the Coal Phase-Out Finally Start?

Germany Under Pressure: When Will the Coal Phase-Out Finally Start?
10/26/2018

While the Coal Commission in Germany is still struggling to find the right moment to phase out coal, researchers are creating facts: Only if Germany phases out coal by 2030, the country will still be able to achieve the goals of the Paris Climate Protection Agreement of keeping global warming at a maximum of 1.5 degrees Celsius.

No More Love For Canada: Ørsted Wants to Concentrate on the U.S. Offshore Development

No More Love For Canada: Ørsted Wants to Concentrate on the U.S. Offshore Development
10/25/2018

Danish offshore developer Ørsted has abandoned a partnership with Canadian developer NaiKun Wind Energy. This means that the first offshore wind farm in Canada will probably be still a few years away.

Fast, Faster, Arkona

Fast, Faster, Arkona

10/24/2018

The Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea was built at a new record speed: The workers needed less than three months to erect 60 turbines.

Africa's Largest Sub-Saharan Wind Farm: Lake Turkana Starts Electricity Production

Africa's Largest Sub-Saharan Wind Farm: Lake Turkana Starts Electricity Production
10/19/2018

It is a symbolic project: although each of the 365 turbines has a comparatively low capacity of only 850 kW, the Lake Turkana Wind Farm in Kenya is still Africa's largest wind farm south of the Sahara. The individual turbines are now being commissioned step by step.

Working at Home: Van Oord Takes Over Cable Installation of Dutch Offshore Wind Farms Borssele I & II

Working at Home: Van Oord Takes Over Cable Installation of Dutch Offshore Wind Farms Borssele I & II

10/17/2018

The Rotterdam-based company will thus carry out the cabling for the entire Borssele wind project.

Ørsted Works on U.S. Monopoly

Ørsted Works on U.S. Monopoly
10/11/2018

The Americans wanted to learn from the European offshore wind industry. At least until they would be able to develop their own industry. However, offshore giant Ørsted could now undermine such plans, as the Danes are working on a developer monopoly in the U.S. offshore sector.

Starting Signal for Changhua Offshore Wind Farm

Starting Signal for Changhua Offshore Wind Farm
10/10/2018

The ground-breaking ceremony for the typhoon-proof offshore wind farm in Taiwan, scheduled to go online at the end of 2020, took place recently in the presence of the Jan De Nul-Hitachi consortium.

Does the wind energy industry need a time schedule? YES!

Does the wind energy industry need a time schedule? YES!
10/02/2018

And now it's online! With WindEvents.Com we deliver a comprehensive collection of worldwide shows, conferences, seminars, workshops and online events from big shows to local presentations all gathered at one place.

WindEnergy Hamburg 2018: It Is Not Just About Generating Power Anymore

WindEnergy Hamburg 2018: It Is Not Just About Generating Power Anymore

09/28/2018

The wind industry has lost nothing of its innovative power, an obvious fact to every visitor entering the exhibition halls in Hamburg to visit WindEnergy 2018.

Detailed Planning Process Sets New Records

Detailed Planning Process Sets New Records
09/24/2018

Arkona offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea has fed in green electricity into the grid for the first time. Thus the wind farm is ahead of schedule and aims to achieve a record installation time.

A Delicacy: Mussels from an Offshore Wind Farm

A Delicacy: Mussels from an Offshore Wind Farm

09/21/2018

In Belgium, the first mussels from an offshore wind farm were served as part of a research project in the North Sea. The bottom line: Delicious!

Canadian Innu Fight for Wind Farm

Canadian Innu Fight for Wind Farm
09/21/2018

Since the first Europeans entered the American continent several centuries ago, much suffering has been inflicted on the indigenous population. Even today, many of them live in reservations where unemployment is high and chances of advancement low. For some time now, however, something has changed: more and more indigenous people are involved in electricity production using renewable energies.

California Defies Trump Over Power Production

California Defies Trump Over Power Production
09/14/2018

While the Global Climate Action Summit is currently taking place in San Francisco, the RE100 initiative is growing: entertainment giant Sony plans to run solely on renewable energies in the future. Meanwhile, California crowns itself renewable energy giant of the U.S.

Poland Sets Eyes On Renewables

Poland Sets Eyes On Renewables

09/12/2018

In the past, the Polish government has repeatedly lobbied for coal mining in the EU. Now, however, Warsaw is discovering a new form of energy production - all eyes on offshore wind energy.

New Study: Economic Effects of Climate Protection Drastically Underestimated

New Study: Economic Effects of Climate Protection Drastically Underestimated
09/07/2018

Climate protection measures like the energy transition necessitate investment - however, the resulting positive effects on the economy have so far been drastically underestimated. By 2030, such investments could generate 26 trillion dollars.

Facebook Speeding Up Switch to Renewables

Facebook Speeding Up Switch to Renewables

09/04/2018

By the end of 2020, internet giant Facebook wants to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 75% and operate the company's data centers worldwide with 100% renewable energy.

No Rest for Australia

No Rest for Australia
08/30/2018

Seven Prime Ministers in 11 years, that's quite a record in Down Under. Just as men and women at the top of the country change frequently, energy and environmental policy in Australia is changing all the time - a permanent struggle for stability for the expansion of renewables and compliance with climate protection targets.

Protests and Complaints: France and Wind Energy

Protests and Complaints: France and Wind Energy

08/24/2018

Energy transition is a difficult topic in the nuclear nation of France. And no change in sight in the foreseeable future...

Trump Administration: Energy Efficiency No Longer Necessary

Trump Administration: Energy Efficiency No Longer Necessary
08/20/2018

In a little-noticed memo last month, U.S. President Donald Trump issued the slogan that it is no longer necessary to save natural ressources such as oil. Reason: There's more than enough for everyone.

Icebreaker Project - A New Challenge

Icebreaker Project - A New Challenge
08/17/2018

The idea of installing wind turbines in the Great Lakes in the north of the country has existed in the U.S. for several years. But developers may face problems to which even Europeans with their highly developed offshore industry still have no answers.

Siemens Gamesa Secures Another Order in Norway

Siemens Gamesa Secures Another Order in Norway

08/13/2018

Siemens Gamesa announces an order for the supply of wind turbines with a capacity of 208 MW for one of Norway's largest wind farms

Setback for Japanese Offshore Wind Efforts

Setback for Japanese Offshore Wind Efforts

08/10/2018

After the nuclear catastrophe in Fukushima, the Japanese government opted for floating wind turbines in the affected region. The project now has to endure a severe setback.

U.S. Blow Off $4.5 Billion Wind Project

U.S. Blow Off $4.5 Billion Wind Project

08/03/2018

If you got it, flaunt it: In line with this motto, the country's largest wind energy project with an estimated investment value of $4.5 billion was rejected by a Texas commission last week.

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