- Category: Industry News
US distributed wind market surpassed the 1 GW milestone with 81,000 turbines generating power across 50 states, according to the 2017 Distributed Wind Market Report released by the U.S. Department of Energy Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.
- Category: Industry News
The US Department of Energy (DOE) released three wind energy market reports demonstrating that as wind installations continue across the country and offshore wind projects move beyond the planning process, technology costs and wind energy prices continue to fall. The reports cover three market sectors: land-based utility scale, distributed, and offshore wind.
- Category: Industry News
The non-profit Business Network for Offshore Wind has teamed up with four US states to support the development of over 10GW of new projects. The network is now under contract with New York, New Jersey, Virginia and Maryland to assist in the development of offshore wind projects.
- Category: Industry News
The same meteorological conditions behind the current heatwave in Western Europe have contributed to a wind drought, negatively impacting wind energy project performance in markets including the UK, France, Spain, Germany and much of Scandinavia. Simultaneously, solar plant performance in many of these markets has increased, in a striking illustration of the balancing effect that can be achieved by building out both technologies as part of a diversified, ‘climate-resilient’ portfolio.
- Category: Industry News
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced a Request for Information (RFI) seeking public input on existing capabilities and needs of national-level offshore wind research and development (R&D) test facilities. This RFI will allow industry and the public to provide knowledge and recommendations to DOE for the development of offshore wind facilities - increasing the partnership between the public and private sectors.
- Category: Industry News
Annual grid-connected wind power capacity is set to overtake installed capacity in China this year and stay ahead over the next 10 years, according to Make’s China Wind Power Outlook 2017. Curtailment and the transition from a feed-in tariff (FIT) to an auction mechanism will impact grid-connected capacity until 2020.
- African markets are expected to add 30GW of wind power capacity from 2018 to 2027
- US wind farms surpass 90GW with strong demand from Fortune 500 brands and utilities
- Unprecedented tax credit clarity supports a near-term installation boom in the US wind market
- Europe adds 4.5GW of wind energy in first half of 2018
- Guaranteed clean energy auctions in the UK in 2019
- Asia Pacific is growing into one of the largest sub-regions for wind energy in the world
- New York reveals offshore wind goal of 2.400MW by 2030
- Auctions and pursuit for lower LCOE drive growth in next-generation wind turbine sizes
- Scandinavia is leading the way in Europe on corporate power purchase agreements
- Competitive prices in first Greek onshore wind auction
- Denmark to source 55% of electricity from renewables by 2030
- Wind industry tells Energy Ministers how to unlock South East Europe's renewable potential
- EU countries give green light to 32% renewable energy target for 2030
- New funding for Scottish offshore wind programmes
- Batteries boom enables world to get half of electricity from wind and solar by 2050
- Study demonstrates feasibility and commercial viability of offshore wind in India
- US Department of Energy announces US$ 18.5 million for offshore wind research
- The local impact of wind energy in the spotlight on Global Wind Day
- EU increases renewable energy target for 2030 to 32%
- Provincial action and national coordination are vital for renewable energy deployment in Pakistan
- Corporate buyers and clean energy suppliers join forces to unlock huge untapped renewable energy sourcing opportunities in Europe
- Cost-cutting and consolidation top priorities for US wind industry as federal support dwindles
- Proposals launched for new offshore wind in Scotland’s seas
- Local impact of wind energy at heart of new industry push for renewables ambition
- Latest German onshore wind energy auction undersubscribed
- NREL releases update to wind energy dataset
- Renewable energy jobs reach 10.3 million worldwide in 2017
- News standard to reduce uncertainty for all wind farm stakeholders
- US wind energy customers signed over 3,500MW in power purchase agreements in Q1 2018
- Middle East to add 12GW of wind energy capacity over the next 10 years
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