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Shell joins offshore accelerator
EUROPE: Oil and gas giant Shell has joined the Carbon Trust's Offshore Wind Accelerator programme as the Dutch firm takes greater interest in the industry.
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EnBW joins kite-wind project
GERMANY: Developer-utility EnBW has launched a research project to support the development of a high-altitude kite wind power system.
EDF sells stake in two US sites
UNITED STATES: EDF Renewables has sold a 50% stake in a 588MW US renewables portfolio to Dutch pension fund PGGM.
Appeal court approves 1.8GW Swedish project
SWEDEN: The Land and Environment Court has approved developer Svevind's 1.8GW third phase of a 4GW-plus cluster in the north of the country.
Triton Knoll onshore cabling work imminent
UK: Construction work is about to start on the cable route for the 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm.
Boralex acquires French energy investors
FRANCE: Canadian developer Boralex has acquired the outstanding shares of an investment firm with a 163MW operational portfolio.
French offshore tariffs reduced
FRANCE: President Emmanuel Macron has renegotiated tariffs for six offshore wind farms awarded in 2012 and 2014 to €150/MWh, the French energy minister has confirmed.
GOW 2018: Deployment key to cost reduction
UK: Greater clarity is needed on pipeline volumes if further cost reductions of offshore wind are to be achieved, industry representatives have said.
GOW 2018: Increased investment in UK offshore wind is a 'no-brainer'
UK: Trade association RenewableUK is leading the campaign to persuade the government to target 30GW of offshore wind by 2030.
German redispatch costs hit record high
GERMANY: The cost of stabilising the German grid reached a new high of €1.4 billion in 2017 as wind supplied record levels of power, regulator the Bundesnetzagentur (BNA) has announced.
Make upgrades global outlook by 3%
WORLDWIDE: Analysts at Make Consulting have upgraded their ten-year outlook, now forecasting average annual capacity additions of more than 67GW between 2018 and 2027.
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Australia Vestas secures debut Panama order
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India GOW 2018: DNV GL to showcase Indian offshore feasibility report
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Spain Nordex wins Spain triple deal
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Netherlands Prysmian to supply Borssele III & IV cables
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United States Vestas wins new Xcel order
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Vessels go supersize
WORLDWIDE: The latest fossil-fuel player to move into renewables is the owner of one of the world's largest crane vessels, capable of lifting 14,000 tonnes. As offshore wind turbines grow bigger and move into deeper water, could Saipem's oil and gas background give it an advantage over established players?
Germany entangled in onshore auction dilemma
GERMANY: Slow permitting and undersubscribed auctions is raising concerns in Europe's largest wind market.
Floating offshore takes to the skies
NETHERLANDS: Airborne wind energy systems (AWES) are seeing growing wind industry interest, but it remains an emerging technology set against conventional wind power's track record, production volumes and readiness for market.
WindEconomics: Database reveals long life of US turbines
UNITED STATES: A recently released database of American wind turbines provides evidence that lifetimes of 20 years or more can easily be realised, with the oldest machines having been commissioned 37 years ago in 1981.
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Opinion
OPINION: CfD access is only the first step for UK onshore wind
Allowing onshore wind power in the UK access to existing support schemes would certainly be a step in the right direction. But enabling the deployment of the latest technology is key to ensuring that the support is minimal and the sector grows.
OPINION: US coal, nuclear subsidy plans go against the grain
The latest move by the US administration to prop up coal and nuclear capacity is at odds with the momentum of the industry, as well as with Trump rhetoric.
Managing increasingly diverse wind portfolios
One of the most common challenges faced by wind-farm portfolio owners in today's market is that of asset diversity. Diversity takes many forms within a portfolio -- asset age, wind-farm size, turbine technology, IT systems, service provision model, wind climate and location among them.
France finally joins the offshore club
The fact that France's first operating offshore wind turbine is a floater perhaps tells us more about the lack of progress in the country's fixed-bottom foundation sector than the speed of development in floating platforms.
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