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Last year the EU increased its greenhouse gas emissions reduction target for 2030 from 40% to 55%. The European Commission tabled legislative changes to enable the EU to reach this new target. The so-called “Fit-for-55" package contains changes to over 10 pieces of legislation, including the Renewable Energy Directive, the Energy Tax Directive, the Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Directive and the EU Emissions Trading System.
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A new report released analyses the technical opportunities and challenges for the floating offshore wind sector to overcome, as it moves towards commercial scale farms.
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WindEurope launches WindFlix, a new on-demand video platform on all aspects of wind energy. WindFlix will bring you the latest industry news and a whole load of other features – fun videos, interviews, market round-ups.
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The Spanish Energy and Environment Ministry has announced plans to install floating wind turbines off its coasts with a total capacity between 1 and 3GW by 2030.
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On 1 July 2001, a group of wind energy supporters from around the world met in Copenhagen in order to prepare the 1st World Wind Energy Conference which was scheduled to take place one year later in Berlin. At that meeting, the participants from around the world voiced their support to create an international association dedicated to the promotion of wind power and connecting the wind energy community around the world.
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The Danish Energy Agency kicks off the tender process for the forthcoming technology neutral tender with the release of the tender documents. The forthcoming technology neutral tender will be held in the autumn 2021.
- Philippines launches offshore wind roadmap
- OSW Supply Chain non-profit launched
- Albania launches first tender for wind power
- More than 200 GW of global offshore wind projects have entered development since 2020
- Natural England says nature recovery must be central to offshore wind plans
- Wind industry calls for Europe-wide ban on landfilling turbine blades
- BOEM and USACE collaborate to meet offshore wind goals
- Lidars highlighted as key enabler in energy transition
- North Carolina targets 8GW offshore wind by 2040
- Vietnam’s offshore wind development roadmap published
- Unlocking the green hydrogen revolution
- USA to explore offshore wind potential in the Gulf of Mexico
- Wind-based electrification will drive Europe to net zero
- New LCoE research published for potential Dutch offshore wind areas
- New Cluster Builder to develop and grow Scottish offshore wind supply chain
- Mission Innovation launches a decade of clean energy innovation
- ABB performs desk study to increase wind maintenance vessel uptime by 35 percent
- WFO to develop dispute resolution mechanisms for offshore wind
- Upscaling Europe’s port infrastructure critical for offshore wind development
- Electrical generation by renewables continues to grow in the USA
- Eurelectric calls for an “Electrification Strategy” to win the Electric Decade
- Majority of UK offshore workforce to be delivering low carbon energy by 2030
- Joint industry project set-up to increase understanding of monopile buckling to extend lifetime of offshore wind assets
- European Commission approves Polish scheme to support offshore wind farms
- Market study published on offshore wind energy in the Baltics
- Jean-Bernard Lévy elected President of Eurelectric
- Scotland appoints Cabinet Secretary for Net Zero, Energy & Transport
- Offshore wind industry seeks step-change in cost reduction by raising the array voltage
- International Energy Agency releases roadmap to net zero
- US offshore wind supply chain project launched