Wind energy policy & regulation

News & in-depth analysis of wind power and renewable energy policy, legislation & regulation, pricing, tariffs & incentives, permitting and environmental issues.

New York sets out storage plan

By David Weston, 22 June 2018

UNITED STATES: New York state governor Andrew Cuomo has published a roadmap to develop 1.5GW of storage capacity by 2025, including a recommendation of $350 million in incentives.

French offshore tariffs reduced

By Craig Richard, 20 June 2018

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

By David Weston, 20 June 2018

UK: Greater clarity is needed on pipeline volumes if further cost reductions of offshore wind are to be achieved, industry representatives have said.

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GOW 2018: Increased investment in UK offshore wind is a 'no-brainer'

By Shaun Campbell, 20 June 2018

UK: Trade association RenewableUK is leading the campaign to persuade the government to target 30GW of offshore wind by 2030.

Make upgrades global outlook by 3%

By Craig Richard, 19 June 2018

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.

Cheaper batteries to drive wind and solar to 2050

By Craig Richard, 19 June 2018

WORLDWIDE: Cost reductions in wind, solar and battery storage will enable the two technologies to provide half of the world's electricity by 2050, according to a new report.

GOW 2018: Taiwan is 'the Denmark' of Southeast Asia

By David Weston, 19 June 2018

UK: The rapidly expanding offshore wind market in Taiwan has attracted a lot of attention in the last 12 months, with new MHI Vestas CEO Phillipe Kavafyan describing the island state as "the Denmark of Southeast Asia".

GOW 2018: DNV GL to showcase Indian offshore feasibility report

By Craig Richard, 19 June 2018

INDIA: DNV GL is exhibiting the results of a four-year study into the potential for offshore wind in India at the Global Offshore Wind 2018 conference in Manchester, England today.

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OPINION: Offshore plan falling on deaf ears

By Shaun Campbell, 22 June 2018

The optics, as they say in political circles, were not good. The UK's offshore wind industry leaders gathered at Manchester for the sector's annual conference, confident that their ambitious growth plans would be supported by an address from the government's energy and clean growth minister.