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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) have signed a cooperation agreement in order to join efforts aimed at increasing the adoption and deployment of wind and renewable energy worldwide.
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A blue-ribbon panel commissioned to examine the harmonisation of health and safety standards in the wind power sector has concluded its study and reported its findings to the European Commission (EC).
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The International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has published a new document ‘Guidelines for Walk to Work (W2W) Operations’ (IMCA M254) under the direction of IMCA’s Marine Division Management Committee.
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WindEurope welcomes the Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy presented by the European Commission today. The Strategy foresees 300 GW of offshore wind in the EU by 2050. Offshore wind is set to be the number one source of electricity Europe consumes by around 2040. The European wind industry is ready to deliver this. But beefing up offshore wind requires large-scale investment in ports, grids and the supply chain.
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The Prime Minister has announced his ten point plan for a green industrial revolution which will create and support up to 250,000 British jobs. The plan will mobilise £12 billion of government investment to create and support up to 250,000 highly-skilled green jobs in the UK, and spur over three times as much private sector investment by 2030.
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The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has released its Vision for Driving a Clean Energy Transformation Plan for the incoming administration, laying out the four pillars that the federal government can harness to achieve long-term clean energy and carbon goals.
- Launch of the Coalition for Offshore Energy and Nature
- Initiative launched for sustainable and recyclable wind turbine blades
- Spain plans to auction 3.1GW of renewable energy by end of year
- Some delays in 2020 due to COVID19, but bright future prospects
- Wind power industry to install 71.3 GW in 2020
- AWEA expects installation of 20GW of offshore wind by 2029
- Maryland, North Carolina, Virginia announce agreement to support offshore wind energy
- Global pipeline of offshore wind projects soars by nearly 50%
- UK Government invests in technologies to reduce impact of wind farms on air defence radar system
- Scotland increases offshore wind ambition by 2030
- Climate targets can only be achieved with sufficient investment in electricity grids
- Next stage of the Offshore Wind Accelerator gets the green light
- O&M report released focusing on jack-up interventions
- ORE Catapult and ORCA Hub join forces to advance robotics in offshore renewables
- Each new wind turbine installed in Europe generates €10m of economic activity
- Over 17GW of wind turbine capacity ordered in Q2 2020
- OWC advises on geohazards for Polish offshore wind
- Response to the Covid crisis can reshape the future of energy
- Supply chain consultation launched to support offshore wind growth in Massachusetts
- UK unveils plan to power all UK homes with offshore wind by 2030
- New analysis shows onshore wind energy potential can power Africa
- Eight governments pledge to kickstart offshore wind in the Baltic Sea
- Germans and Scots deepen their cooperation on offshore wind and green hydrogen
- Roadmap to offshore wind power development and policy recommendations for Vietnam
- Technologies for a meshed HVDC offshore wind transmission grid in Europe are ready for use
- High pressure to ramp up electrification as renewables dominate the power mix
- New Jersey launches second offshore wind leasing round
- Poland to develop 11GW of offshore wind
- Offshore wind sector calls for action now to secure green hydrogen economic boom
- Greentown Labs and Vineyard Wind announce Offshore Wind Challenge startup participants