Outlook for Wind improving Significantly in Central and Eastern Europe
On 17 May WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson opened the Energy Day of the CEE (Central and Eastern Europe) Sustainable Finance Summit in Prague and highlighted the wind energy potential in the region. The share of wind in the region’s electricity mix is below the 17%...
Floating Wind is making Great Strides
The world’s largest floating wind energy event, FOWT 2023, took place on 10-12 May in Nantes. Government representatives, the wind industry and other stakeholders came together to discuss how to drive the further expansion of floating offshore wind. Nearly all of...
Meshed Grids the Next Frontier in leveraging the Potential of Offshore Wind
Europe has placed offshore wind at the heart of its energy transition. Governments across Europe have between them pledged 150 GW by 2030. And by 2050 Europe’s seas will have as much as 450 GW of wind farms. But delivering this requires major investment in grid...
European Green Deal: EU agrees Stronger Legislation to accelerate the Rollout of Renewable Energy
The Commission welcomes the provisional agreement reached today between the European Parliament and the Council to reinforce the EU Renewable Energy Directive. This deal brings the EU one step closer to completing the “Fit for 55” legislation to deliver the European...
Spain is ramping up Green Hydrogen Production – but can its Renewable Energy Sector keep up?
With an abundance of sun and wind, Spain is positioning itself as Europe’s future leader in green hydrogen production. But some energy sector experts express caution over ramping up an industry that would be reliant on huge increases in renewable power. Currently,...
Wind Industry commits to make its Supply Chains even more Sustainable
On 6 March a broad coalition of wind and solar companies and industry and other associations signed an agreement with the Dutch Government on International Responsible Business Conduct (RBC) Agreement for the Renewable Energy Sector. By signing they commit themselves...
EU Green Industry Plan falls short for Now
The European Commission presented its Green Deal Industrial Plan today. It consists of a Net Zero Industry Act (NZIA) aiming to strengthen the EU’s industrial base for clean technologies, a Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) to increase Europe’s capacity to source and...
DNV studies Offshore Wind Potential off Coast of Maine
By WPED Staff | March 3, 2023 DNV has completed a series of reports for Maine’s Governor’s Energy Office for the Maine Offshore Wind Initiative. The initiative was launched in June 2019 to outline a clear roadmap to develop floating offshore wind in the Gulf of Maine,...
EU Wind Installations up by a Third Despite Challenging Year for Supply Chain
The EU installed 15 gigawatts (GW) of new wind farms in 2022. That’s one third more than 2021. This increase in new installations is an encouraging result given the overlapping challenges the industry faced in 2022. And the 15 GW installed are an important...
Vestas unveils Circularity Solution to End Landfill for Turbine Blades
Vestas is presenting a new solution that renders epoxy-based turbine blades as circular, without the need for changing the design or composition of blade material. Combining newly discovered chemical technology developed within the CETEC initiative, and partnerships...