Industry body forecasts eight-fold increase in global offshore wind capacity by 2030
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WATCH: Windpower Monthly visited UL's offices in Pamplona and Cambridge to discuss their RAMP platform. We spoke to Alistair Blackmore, product strategy manager, Jose Javier Ripa, business fevelopment manager, and Santiago Lopez, global director of asset management services.
Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) recorded net losses of €466 million in the third quarter of its financial year due to the coronavirus pandemic disrupting supply chains and hindering project execution, as well as market slowdowns in India and Mexico.
Nordex plans to sell its 2.7GW development portfolio of European wind and solar PV projects to renewables developer RWE, the German companies have announced.
Vestas has become the first renewable energy manufacturer to have its climate targets independently verified as aligning with the most ambitious target of the Paris Climate Agreement
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WATCH: We speak to Lloyd’s Register’s Will Hodshon about the benefits of feasibility assessments and 3D ground modelling. It’s hugely beneficial if you can build some in-depth knowledge and understanding of the ground conditions of a site through desktop studies as it may even negate the need for conducting reconnaissance style surveys prior to securing a project.
The Polish government plans to unveil a new amendment to a damaging setback rule that has hindered onshore wind development before the end of the year, development minister Jadwiga Emilewicz announced after rappelling down from a turbine in central Poland.
Germany’s third onshore wind-only tender this year was undersubscribed again, while the weighted average bid price remained unchanged. And again, a simultaneous solar tender was oversubscribed more than four times over, while prices decreased.
GLOBAL REGIONS AND COUNTRY PROFILE PAGES Take a look at our new sortable list of wind power capacities from around the world. Then take a deeper dive into your chosen country with our new market-specific pages with confidence ratings and the latest developments.
The Estonian and Latvian governments have agreed to jointly develop a 1GW wind farm in the Gulf of Riga that they claim could meet 40% of Estonia’s annual electricity consumption.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) have formed a joint venture (JV) to develop offshore wind projects off the coast of Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido.
A Dutch bank and Danish export credit insurer have agreed to share the risk in refinancing the 322MW Zeewolde wind farm repowering project.
TENDER WATCH The shift to auctions is having a profound effect on the industry across the entire supply chain and servicing. This interactive table monitors where auctions are taking place, the prices seen in those markets and who the winners are.
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