The Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) released their annual report on the Irish wind sector revealing that the share of wind power meeting Irish electricity demand increased from 29% in 2018 to 32.5% in 2019. According to IWEA, this is a record for Ireland, the second highest share in Europe, and the highest share for … Read more
The cost of offshore wind has dropped by 32% from this time last year according to ongoing research performed by Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). they have also found that the cost f offshore wind has dropped 12% in 2019 alone! BNEF have updated their Levilised Cost of Energy (LCOE) and have found that the … Read more
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
Scottish onshore wind farms produced enough electricity in the first six months of the year to power almost double the homes in the country, according to new figures. Output between January and June was 9.8 terawatt-hours, data from Weather Energy showed. The electricity was enough to power 4.5 million homes, nearly twice the number in … 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
Wind industry installed 51.3 GW of new capacity in 2018, a decrease of 3.6% compared to 2017 (53.2 GW) Total installed wind capacity reached 591 GW at the end of 2018, an increase of 9.6% compared to the end of 2017 Offshore wind capacity grew by a staggering 20 percent in 2018, to reach 23 … Read more