The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Global Wind Organisation (GWO) have published the Powering the Future: Global Offshore Wind Workforce Outlook 2020-2024 report as part of the partnership between the two global associations. The research was conducted in collaboration with Renewables Consulting Group.The report provides a qualitative analysis of the workforce training needs … Continue reading Global offshore wind energy industry will require over 77,000 trained on-site workers by 2024
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Dubai Concentrated Solar Power builders resist COVID-19 to resume major installs
Noor Energy 1 partners are mitigating logistics, cost and labor shortage challenges to keep the world’s largest Concentrated Solar Power project on schedule. On March 27, Shanghai Electric hoisted into place a 200-ton thermal oil overflow tank at the 950 MW Noor Energy 1 CSP-PV project in Dubai. Measuring over 52 meters in length, the … Continue reading Dubai Concentrated Solar Power builders resist COVID-19 to resume major installs
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Vattenfall and Hyundai boost electric driving together
In a new partnership, Vattenfall and Hyundai make it possible for Dutch customers to purchase a future-proof charging point and charge card from Vattenfall. This is done at the Hyundai dealer, when buying or leasing a KONA Electric or IONIQ Electric. Hyundai offers future-proof 22 kW (3-phase) charging points through Vattenfall, so that drivers can … Continue reading Vattenfall and Hyundai boost electric driving together
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Northwester 2 completes wind turbine installation of first 9.5MW platform
The 219 MW Northwester 2 wind energy project in Belgium has now seen all 23 wind turbines fully installed. In a joint operation with MHI Vestas and Jan De Nul Group, Parkwind completed the final installation of wind turbines at the Northwester 2 offshore wind farm. The 219 MW wind power project is located in … Continue reading Northwester 2 completes wind turbine installation of first 9.5MW platform
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Siemens Gamesa wind turbines score triple in Swedish wind power
These are the Siemens Gamesa 5.X. wind turbines, which can reach a power of up to 6.6 MW and already have orders from a wide variety of customers.The company will supply 13 SG 5.8-155 wind turbines to the Rödene wind farm, located near the Swedish town of Alingsås, in the southwest of the country. The … Continue reading Siemens Gamesa wind turbines score triple in Swedish wind power
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Phuong Mai Wind Power JSC selects GE Renewable Energy for its first wind energy project in Vietnam
GE (NYSE: GE) has signed a contract with Phuong Mai Wind Power JSC, a Special Purpose Vehicle entity jointly invested by Truong Thanh Development and Construction Investment Joint Stock Company (DECONNIN JSC) and Hanoi Construction – Industrial Investment JSC (HANOINCO., JSC) to provide 11 2.4MW-116 wind turbines and technical advisory service for Phuong Mai 1 … Continue reading Phuong Mai Wind Power JSC selects GE Renewable Energy for its first wind energy project in Vietnam
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Power Generators, Industry Groups, and Think Tanks Ask FERC to Examine Carbon Pricing to Reduce Emissions
As U.S. policy makers look for cost-effective ways to tackle climate change, a diverse coalition of power generators, trade associations, and think tank experts this week asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to examine the policy options and implications of carbon pricing policies in competitive wholesale electricity markets. The request, submitted before FERC by … Continue reading Power Generators, Industry Groups, and Think Tanks Ask FERC to Examine Carbon Pricing to Reduce Emissions
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Furloughed workers in the US and extending the PTC for wind energy
Similar to what happened in Europe, the global pandemic is also a major disruption for the wind sector in the US. Driven by parts and material delays directly caused by COVID-19 impacts on its international suppliers, Siemens Gamesa made the difficult decision on 6 April to furlough 100 employees at the Fort Madison, Iowa, facility … Continue reading Furloughed workers in the US and extending the PTC for wind energy
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Blockade extends in India, wind turbine factories remain closed for now
Following the nation-wide locked down imposed on 24 March 2020, all non-essential businesses in the country have been shutdown for three weeks. To ensure uninterrupted power generation including generation from renewable power plants, only limited O&M staff are allowed to work on specific permission from the Regions State Police. However, on Tuesday 14 April, Prime … Continue reading Blockade extends in India, wind turbine factories remain closed for now
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Vietnam’s MOIT proposes to extend its Feed-in-Tariff for wind power
On 9 April 2020, Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) filed a report to the Prime Minister’s office proposing an extension for the wind Feed-in Tariff (FiT) that was set to expire in November 2021. The key points of MOIT’s extension recommendation include:Extend the period of the fixed Feed-in Tariff for wind power projects … Continue reading Vietnam’s MOIT proposes to extend its Feed-in-Tariff for wind power
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Wind energy factories are back to business in Spain
Spain has been one of the countries hardest hit by COVID-19. A nation-wide lockdown was imposed on 14 March to stem the spread of coronavirus. On 29 March, the government decided to ban all non-essential work for two weeks, from 30 March to 9 April, in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19. To … Continue reading Wind energy factories are back to business in Spain
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Wind energy in Tanzania, first wind farm in May
Tanzania is expected to celebrate the opening of its first wind farm next month, when a 2.4-MW wind power facility should finish testing and begin supplying the customers of a rapidly expanding private rural grid network. The wind energy project is being financed with a USD-1.2-million (EUR 1.1m) loan from the Renewable Energy Performance Platform … Continue reading Wind energy in Tanzania, first wind farm in May
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Equinor powers ahead with floating wind power plant
Norway approved on Wednesday Equinor’s 4.8 billion Norwegian crowns ($466 million) plan to build floating offshore wind turbines that will provide electricity to North Sea oil and gas platforms. The long-planned wind energy project is going ahead despite Equinor’s decision to cut investment following a plunge in oil prices that has reduced the company’s cash … Continue reading Equinor powers ahead with floating wind power plant
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Vestas completes 42 MW wind energy project in Vietnam
Vestas has completed the installation of ten wind turbines for an unnamed wind farm in Vietnam, the company said on its social media channels. The supply and installation project is the Danish turbine maker’s first in Southeast Asia featuring the V150-4.2MW and also includes a 10-year AOM 5000 service agreement. The name of the project … Continue reading Vestas completes 42 MW wind energy project in Vietnam
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Wind energy joins the European Alliance for a Green Recovery
The first European Alliance for Green Recovery has been born, which will work to implement ecologically sustainable solutions in the economic strategy of the European Union, with the fight against climate change at the core of this strategy to emerge from the crisis caused by the COVID pandemic -19. The Spanish Wind Energy Association (AEE) … Continue reading Wind energy joins the European Alliance for a Green Recovery
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First Wind Wildlife Research Fund results improve understanding of bat and prairie grouse wind energy interactions
The first results of Wind Wildlife Research Fund studies are providing new information about interactions between wind energy and wildlife – namely, bats and prairie grouse. The Fund is a unique industry-led initiative that the American Wind Wildlife Institute manages. It pools resources to advance critical collaborative research on wind-wildlife interactions and solutions. In 2019, … Continue reading First Wind Wildlife Research Fund results improve understanding of bat and prairie grouse wind energy interactions
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Wind energy works to bring electricity to everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic
AEE launches the # EólicostrabaramosporTI campaign. Professionals from the Spanish wind energy sector have shared testimonies from their jobs during these days of confinement to explain that their work continues as an essential service so that wind power can reach the homes of all Spaniards. These videos -from more than 50 professionals- have been compiled … Continue reading Wind energy works to bring electricity to everyone during the COVID-19 pandemic
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Egypt considers 6.3 GW wind energy, concentrated solar power and PV projects
The New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) is studying requests to build power plants at a total capacity of 6.34GW, of which 2.75GW projects are by the private sector. NREA Head Mohamed Al-Khayat told Daily News Egypt that the potential projects include photovoltaic power plants with a capacity of 170MW and wind farms of 250MW … Continue reading Egypt considers 6.3 GW wind energy, concentrated solar power and PV projects
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Ørsted completes Sage Draw Wind Power project
Ørsted has completed its Sage Draw Wind project, a 338MW wind farm that straddles Garza and Lynn Counties in Texas. The 120-wind turbine project will have the capacity to meet the annual electricity needs of 120,000 American homes. Sage Draw Wind brings Ørsted’s onshore operational installed capacity to 1.3GW. Currently, the company has an additional … Continue reading Ørsted completes Sage Draw Wind Power project
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Vestas resumes its productive activity in Daimiel and Viveiro
After the conclusion of the exceptional mobility restriction period defined by Royal Decree 10/2020, Vestas will resume its productive activity of blades in Daimiel and wind generators in Viveiro after Easter. The return to productive activity, until April 26, regulated by Royal Decree 463/2020, of March 14 and Royal Decree-Law 8/2020, of March 17, will … Continue reading Vestas resumes its productive activity in Daimiel and Viveiro
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