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A consultation has been launched, including proposals to enable remote island wind projects to apply for a Contract for Difference (CfD) in the next competitive auction for less established renewable technologies in the UK. Wind projects on remote islands (such as Western Isles, Orkney and Shetland) have great potential due to the strong winds on the islands and the opportunity to bring employment and benefit local supply chains.
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US Secretary of Energy Rick Perry announced US$18.5 million in new Department of Energy (DOE) funding for an offshore wind research and development (R&D) consortium that will conduct US-specific research aimed at reducing the cost of offshore wind in the USA.
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TenneT and The Crown Estate joined forces to explore possible opportunities for further cost reduction in offshore wind through alternative grid connection infrastructure solutions. This led to the jointly commissioned study assessing the potential benefits of combining cross-border electricity interconnection with electrical infrastructure for offshore wind farms; a so-called ‘WindConnector’.
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The European wind industry contributed € 36 billion to the EU’s GDP in 2016, supports 263,000 jobs and generated €8bn of exports outside of Europe. These are the main findings of a new report, ‘Local Impact, Global Leadership’ carried out by Deloitte for WindEurope.
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By 2030 only 6% of Europe’s wind energy capacity will be unexposed to market risks through support schemes, down from 75% today. This means that the transition to auctions allocating renewable energy support comes with more exposure to price risk. One new way to address uncertainty on project revenues is hedging against volume risk. This is according to ‘The value of hedging,’ a new report published by WindEurope and Swiss Re Corporate Solutions.
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The Bundesnetzagentur has announced the results of the third auction for onshore wind energy in Germany. The auction was significantly oversubscribed: 210 bids totalling 2,591MW were submitted, while the total volume available was 1,000MW. The average volume-weighted price quoted in the bids in this auction was 4.02 cents per kilowatt hour (ct/kWh) and thus lower than the highest price accepted in the last auction of 4.29 ct/kWh.
- Global offshore wind momentum results in a modest upgrade to Make’s 10-year outlook
- Global energy storage market to double six times between 2016-2030
- Wind turbine services market is expected to exceed US$ 27 billion by 2026
- Wind on track to become Europe's number one electricity source
- Report about flexibility gaps in future high-renewable energy systems in the UK, Germany and the Nordics released
- Renewable energy can be strengthened in next round of climate negotiations
- The WWEA and IWSA unite to promote uptake of wind technology in shipping
- European platform for corporate renewable energy sourcing launched
- US wind business booming with full construction and advanced development pipeline
- FOWIND launches new report on grid integration for offshore wind in India
- US Energy Department awards 6 new distributed wind component development and testing projects
- UK government confirms up to £557 million for new renewable energy projects
- Oklahoma’s wind mega project boosts 3Q clean energy investment
- Scotland on track for record year of generation
- Wind could provide 30% of Europe's power by 2030
- Changing conditions and implications for offshore wind O&M in Europe
- Offshore wind cost reductions come to the UK
- Post-auction adjustments in key markets result in a downgrade to the global outlook
- More than 10GW offshore wind possible above the Dutch Wadden Islands
- Saudi Arabia seeks bids for first utility scale wind power project
- WWEA to conduct renewable energy dialogues across Pakistan
- £920k boost to Scotland’s offshore wind ambitions
- Germany awards contracts to add over 1GW of installed wind capacity
- AWEA releases map of every wind farm and factory in America
- WWEA and KWEIA work together to boost Korean wind market
- US wind energy continues rapid growth in 2016
- The Scottish Government invests GBP 1.5 million into Offshore Wind Accelerator
- Wind industry gears up for Spanish 4.1GW deployment challenge
- US wind industry development up 40% in second quarter
- Europe adds 6.1GW of wind energy capacity in first half of 2017