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Europe installed 2.6 GW of new offshore wind energy capacity in 2018, according to statistics released by WindEurope. That’s an 18% increase in Europe’s offshore wind capacity.
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The carbon payback times for wind turbines are much shorter than previously thought, according to international research carried out at Point and Sandwick Trust’s community-owned wind farm. German student Katharina Lutz found the turbines at Beinn Ghrideag had a payback time of just 47 days – a drastic reduction on the previous, widely accepted, estimate of 2.3 years.
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The latest data released by the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) shows North, Central and South America has installed 11.9GW capacity of wind power in 2018, an increase of 12% on last year.
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The US Department of Energy has announced up to US$ 28 million in funding for a new Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) program, Aerodynamic Turbines, Lighter and Afloat, with Nautical Technologies and Integrated Servo-control (ATLANTIS).
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AWEA’s U.S. Wind Industry Fourth Quarter 2018 Market Report reveals that non-utility customers like AT&T, Walmart, ExxonMobil, and Shell Energy purchased a record 4,203MW of wind power capacity in 2018 through Power Purchase Agreements (PPA). Utilities signed contracts for 4,304MW of wind power in 2018 that, when combined with non-utility purchases, reached the highest level on record for overall PPA activity with 8,507MW in 2018.
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Taiwan’s Ministry of Economic Affairs has today announced the feed-in-tariff for offshore wind projects which sign a power purchase agreement with Taipower in 2019. Developers have the option to choose between a 20-year flat tariff of TWD5,516 (approx. EUR157) per MWh or a tiered tariff of TWD6,279.5 (approx. EUR178) per MWh for the first 10 years and TWD4,142.2 (approx. EUR118) per MWh for the subsequent 10 years.
- Installation figures of German onshore wind energy collapse massively
- Corporate clean energy buying surged to new record in 2018
- Global offshore wind demand will increase nearly sixfold over the next 10 years
- Demand for renewable electricity surpasses 500 TWh in Europe
- Success of energy transition depends on distribution grids
- Vineyard Wind and conservation groups reach agreement to protect right whales
- Offshore Wind Accelerator to launch competition to reduce emissions and fuel consumption in offshore vessels
- German expansion of offshore wind energy successfully continued in 2018
- New York state unveils new 100% by 2040 renewables goal
- India to auction 40 GW renewables every year till 2028
- Looming supply chain crunch threatens US wind energy boom
- Wind turbine blade O&M research project receives financial support from Danish government
- Compromise on EU electricity markets wraps up Clean Energy Package
- New report outlines offshore wind opportunities in Wales
- AWEA supports a level playing field for energy storage technologies
- New technology investments to boost growing global wind market
- Danish Government appoints Ditlev Engel as Denmark’s Special Envoy for Climate and Energy
- New guides tap into growth of renewable power deals for UK firms
- US wind companies announce new Wind Wildlife Research Fund
- Japanese Government’s to accelerate offshore wind in Japan
- France plans to triple wind power capacity by 2030
- Wind energy ready to step up to Europe's decarbonisation challenge
- Growth of renewable energy in Australia depends on decommissioning of coal-fired power plants
- Poland’s new 2040 energy strategy overlooks onshore wind
- Corporates ready to do more on climate action and call for easier access to renewable energy
- Solar and onshore wind leading as cheapest source of new bulk power
- DOE announces funding for advanced wind turbine generator R&D
- Improved monsoon winds help Indian power producers in 2018
- Wind energy set to become EU's largest power source well before 2030
- US offshore wind market handbook to help investors