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Polish wind wins majority share in joint tender with PV
Onshore wind projects totalling 900MW secure contracts in a 1.7GW joint tender, but prices are far below the wholesale market price
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Japan targets up to 45GW offshore wind by 2040
The Asian country is reported to plan a 30-45GW target by 2040 for offshore wind, which would make it one of the global leaders in the sector
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RWE to divest 51% stake in Texas wind farms
RWE will sell a majority holding in four onshore wind farms, with the 51% stake equivalent to 439MW
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Vattenfall's controversial Danish nearshore sites given green light
Vattenfall will be able to begin construction following permitting approval from the Danish Energy Agency and a four-week appeal period
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Japan to decommission floating offshore wind test turbines
The Japanese government has decided to remove floating offshore wind pilot turbines off Fukushima due to concerns about profitability, according to the Japanese Wind Power Association
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Vestas closes deal to buy out MHI from offshore wind venture
Vestas' chairman describes deal as the start of a "new chapter" for the company, as it brought its offshore wind venture back under its control
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Asian offshore wind market to match Europe within five years
Asian offshore wind capacity will grow sixfold to 52GW by 2025, according to new reasearch. China will continue to dominate, but foreign developers will drive major growth in Taiwan and Vietnam
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Developers call on EU states to speed up permitting regimes
Complex permitting procedures can hold up wind farms for years and restrict technology choices. How can the process be improved?
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European Council targets 55% greenhouse gas emissions cut by 2030
President of the European Council Charles Michel says decision builds on Europe's leadership in the fight against climate change
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Ørsted, Shell and EDF bid in New Jersey's offshore wind tender
Developers are competing in New Jersey's latest offshore wind round, which could see the state's pipeline more than triple to 3.5GW
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Swiss investor takes 49% stake in BayWa’s renewables arm
Investment group Energy Infrastructure Partners has ploughed €530 million into German renewables firm BayWa as one of its first moves since gaining independence from Credit Suisse last month
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Offshore wind-powered interconnector ‘black starts’ grid
Energinet and 50Hertz claim this was the first time a power plant was restarted using a land and sea interconnector and offshore wind power
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Amazon knocks Google off top spot as 'world's biggest' renewable energy buyer
With the addition of 26 new utility-scale wind and solar projects in Australia, South Africa, Europe and the US, Amazon now sources output from 6.5GW of renewable energy projects
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UK needs up to 125GW offshore wind by 2050 to achieve net zero
The UK government’s climate adviser has issued a ‘first ever routemap’ for the country to fully decarbonise over the next 30 years and has revised the predicted costs down to less than 1% of GDP
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Vestas backs wind-powered commercial-scale green ammonia plant
Power-to-X project developed by Skovgaard Invest, backed by Vestas and chemical and refining specialists Haldor Topsoe to produce ammonia for fuel and fertiliser
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GE signs deal to use old turbine blades in cement production
Wind turbine blades will be used to replace the raw material for cement manufacturing and cut emissions under a new agreement between GE Renewables and waste company Veolia
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Global ‘surge’ in offshore wind capacity in 2021, predicts industry report
Fitch Solutions' Power and Renewables report paints a positive picture for 2021 on the back of rising investments and expansion into new markets
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Decarbonisation 'needs detailed grid development plans'
Strategies are being drawn up, and investments made in renewable energy deployment. But this level of planning is missing for development of the grid needed to integrate increasing volumes of wind and solar
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Ørsted and Iberdrola join global green hydrogen scheme
Wind industry giants are among founding partners of a new scheme to halve the costs of green hydrogen and increase global capacity 50-fold in the next six years
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Vestas receives first 6MW turbine order
The commercial debut of Vestas' V162-6.0MW turbine will take place at a wind farm in western Finland
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- Energy Department Announces $3 Million for Industry HPC Access
- Lab-Corps Program Announces Second Round of Training for Entrepreneurial Teams at National Labs
- DOI Announces Milestone for Wind Energy Development Off New York's Shore
- Eagles are Making Wind Turbines Safer for Birds
- Energy Department Announces $25 Million for Next-Gen Electric Machines
- DOE’s Small Business Vouchers Pilot Selects 33 for Lab Collaboration
- Energy Department Announces Denver as Location for 2017 Solar Decathlon
- Mid-Winter Check In and Getting Ready for Spring
- Energy Department Announces $80 Million to Increase SuperTruck Efficiency
- Energy Department Announces $22 Million for Marine Energy Projects
- Energy Department Announces Finalists Vying for Wave Energy Prize
- Energy Department Solid-State Lighting Efforts Spark New Paradigm
- DOE Launches $40 Million Effort to Improve Materials for Clean Energy Solutions
- West Palm Beach, Florida, Announces Bigger Energy-Saving Goal, New Efficiency Upgrades
- Energy Department Recognizes Orlando Better Buildings Challenge Partners
- Offshore wind newcomer divests 80% of Swedish lake project
- Massachusetts governor vetoes higher offshore wind target
- European demand helps Nordex orders level in 2020 despite coronavirus
- Vestas halts 150 turbines following blade investigation
- Six groups join race for Denmark's Thor offshore wind farm