- Expert knowledge, Press release01/08/2024
- Press release, Expert knowledge07/10/2024A new report underscores the importance of holistic policies and investments in support of building a skilled and diverse workforce as the number of jobs in the renewable energy sector rose to 16.2 million in 2023.
- Press release, Expert knowledge10/09/2024The US state has announced the launch of a 12.6 billion dollar hydrogen hub: the first of seven planned hubs in the USA. The project is being implemented by the Alliance for Renewable Clean Hydrogen Energy Systems (ARCHES) and will receive 1.2 billion dollars in funding from the US Department of ...
- Press release, Expert knowledge14/05/2024The offshore wind energy law will come into force in Romania on 30 May 2024. Within three months of the law coming into force, the Romanian Ministry of Energy will commission a special study to assess the wind potential, grid capacity and possible restrictions on maritime spatial planning.
- Politics, Expert knowledge13/05/2024Wind energy accounts for 20% of electricity consumption in Europe. The EU wants this figure to rise to 35% by 2030. In order to achieve these targets, the WindEurope association has formulated five key demands in the run-up to the European Parliament elections.
- Press release, Politics, Expert knowledge06/05/2024The Irish Minister for the Environment, Climate and Communications, Eamon Ryan, has presented the ‘Future Framework for Offshore Renewable Energy’ development plan for the period up to 2050. According to the plan, offshore wind turbines with a capacity of 20 GW are to be installed by 2040 and at ...
- Press release, Politics, Expert knowledge29/04/2024US Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has announced a new five-year timetable for leasing offshore wind energy areas. The schedule includes up to twelve offshore wind leases for the Atlantic Ocean, the Gulf of Mexico, the Pacific Ocean and the waters off the coast of the US territories until ...
- Press release, Expert knowledge23/04/2024The global wind industry installed a record 117GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best year ever for new wind energy. Despite a turbulent political and macroeconomic environment, the wind industry is entering a new era of accelerated growth driven by increased political ambition, manifested ...
- Press release, Expert knowledge12/03/2024The British government has announced the budget of over £1 billion (approx. €1.2 billion) for this year's Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation round 6 (AR6). The majority of this, 800 million pounds (approx. 936 million euros), is earmarked for offshore wind projects.
Expert knowledge, Press release09/04/2024
Things are really looking up again for onshore wind in Germany. Last year they were building over twice as much new onshore wind as they were each year over 2018-22. Permitting reforms mean more new projects are being approved than at any time since 2016. And they now plan to auction a massive 15 GW ...
Press release, Expert knowledge01/03/2024
The Bundesnetzagentur has launched further auctions for offshore wind farms comprising a total of 5,500 MW at three centrally pre-investigated sites in the North Sea.
Auctions of centrally pre-investigated sites
The three sites with a combined 5,500 MW of projected generating capacity are situated ...