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French Government Annoys Wind Industry

11/30/2018

The French government has reveiled its plans for the expansion of renewable energies in the coming years. However, the wind industry is not amused.

Moray East Offshore Wind Farm Secures Financing

11/30/2018

EDPR, DGE and ENGIE announce the signing of financing agreements for Moray East

Developing Countries Increasingly Take the Lead in Renewable Energy Development

11/30/2018

While the industrial nations are still struggling with their energy transition, developing and emerging countries are now about to switch their energy supply to renewable sources as recent studies confirm.

How to Recycle an Offshore Wind Farm

11/29/2018

There is a real building boom in German waters: Numerous offshore wind farms are currently being built in the North and Baltic Sea - but what will actually happen to the turbines when they have completed their work? A new project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology (BMWi) is to deal with this question.

Green Power Provider Greenpeace Energy wants to take over German Lignite Mining Area - and Close It Down

11/27/2018

Greenpeace Energy has submitted a plan to gradually take over and shut down RWE's Rheinisches Revier lignite mining area in West Germany by 2025. Subsequently, renewable energy plants with a total capacity of 8.2 gigawatts are to be built there.

First Turbine up at Zinkgruvan Wind Farm

11/26/2018

The first of 14 turbines has been erected at European Energy's wind project in Sweden

Germany: Safe Haven for Coal Companies

11/23/2018

A new study is looking at the effects to public health caused by the European coal industry. The result is that Germany, which likes to stage itself as an eco-pioneer, not only has the largest coal consumption in the EU, but is also home to four of ten of the world's dirtiest coal companies. Those German companies are also responsible for a large proportion of the general health damage caused by coal-fired power plants.

Double Success for innogy

11/22/2018

At the first Polish onshore wind auction, the German energy utility was successful with two projects.

For Small and Big Children: Vestas Wind Turbine Made of LEGO

11/22/2018

The two Danish companies LEGO and Vestas have joined forces to bring a Danish export hit to the living room worldwide: A Vestas wind turbine to assemble.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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10/02/2018

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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

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

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

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

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

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.

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