The International Energy Agency (IEA) has just recently released their updated five-year forecast for global renewable energy and has referenced the growing competitiveness of wind and solar. However, they have also warned that growth would need to be double their forecast in order to meet global green targets. The forecasts see growth in renewable energy … Read more
Offshore wind has smashed another target, and blown all other technologies out of the water in the recent UK auction. Four projects in the Dogger Bank (approximately 100km off the coast away from public scrutiny of “destroying” the view) won 5GW of capacity at a strike price between £39.65 to £41.61 per MWh from 2023 … Read more
The GE Haliade X offshore wind turbine was unveiled in 2018. Its rotor diameter was described as being “five times the size of the Arc de Triomphe” with a diameter of 220m. The first prototype turbine is currently being constructed in the Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands, and will have its 107m long blades installed over … Read more
Building more new offshore wind capacity and re powering onshore sites are advocated as part of a set of actions that civic and business leaders say Scotland must take in to address global warming. The wind recommendations are part of a ‘12-point action plan’ drawn up by the Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) and presented … Read more
National Grid ESO published their interim report for the disturbance which occurred on August 9th 2019. The event caused the disconnection of approx. 5% of end consumers and resulted in long interruption in railway services. National Grid’s incident analysis identified that the initial event was a lightning strike into the overhead line between Eaton Socon … Read more
TenneT is calling for greater offshore wind ambition in Europe, during a visit by German minister Stephan Weil to the construction site of the 900MW BorWin5 offshore grid connection. The grid operator’s managing director Tim Meyerjurgens said: “TenneT has now met and even significantly exceeded the Federal Government’s expansion targets for sustainable North Sea wind … Read more
The construction of the world’s first zero subsidy offshore wind farms in coming years is expected to render coal-based power plants unviable in the Netherlands, leading to their closure much before an official ban on them begins in the country in 2030, GlobalData said. The closure of these plants should lead to an increase in … Read more
The US Department of Energy (DoE) will back four companies’ development of technology to underpin wind turbines of up to 15MW for use on- and offshore. The DoE will commit funds to generator technology projects underway by GE, AMSC, ABB and WEG “that will facilitate the continued growth of wind turbines for both land-based tall … Read more
France has selected the consortium of EDF Renouvelables, innogy and Enbridge to construct and develop the Dunkirk offshore wind project. The tariff proposed by the consortium ”was significantly lower than EUR 50/MWh”, said François de Rugy, during the launch of the 480MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in Saint-Nazaire. The strike price for this tender was initially expected to be … Read more
The cost of renewable energy fell be record amounts last year, according to a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). In most parts of the world today, renewables are the lowest-cost source of new power generation. As costs for solar and wind technologies continue falling, this will become the case in even … Read more