Vestas sells stake in Africa’s flagship wind farm to BlackRock-owned fund
The manufacturer supplied the 310MW Lake Turkana project with 365 of its V52-850 wind turbines, and today (19 February) confirmed that
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Wind Energy
Shell consortium among successful applicants for Norwegian offshore wind tender
A joint bid from oil major Shell, Norwegian electricity firm Lyse and power company Eviny was among the qualifying entries,
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Monopile foundations to be removed from long-delayed Taiwanese offshore wind farm
A specialist vessel will be deployed to remove two monopile foundations at the long-delayed Yunlin wind farm in the Taiwan
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Emissions from grid-linked green hydrogen ‘could be worse than brown H2’
The company’s ‘Over the Rainbow’ report examined carbon emissions associated with different ‘colours’ of hydrogen production such as ‘green’ hydrogen,
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Ørsted set for new US offshore wind partner as BlackRock target buys project stakes
New England utility Eversource has signed a $1.1 billion deal to exit two major US offshore projects that it was
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Interview: Wind turbine ‘arms race’ must stop – Henrik Stiesdal and Andrew Garrad
Manufacturers have introduced new turbines to the market at an increasing pace in recent years, with greater power ratings helping
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‘World must double energy transition spending this decade’ to limit global warming – Climate Analytics
The world needs to nearly double planned investments in renewables, grids and storage this decade in order to triple clean
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Wind turbine maker Nordex reaches operational break-even in 2023
German turbine manufacturer Nordex broke even on an operational basis last year after increasing its order intake and maintaining stable
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Judge rules Scottish wind farm can proceed despite wildcat concerns
The review was brought by wildcat advocacy group Wildcat Haven through funding raised by supporters, and sought to challenge the
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Japan brings 300MW of new wind online in first weeks of 2024
In the offshore sector, Jera and Green Power Investment Corporation began commercial operations at the 112MW Ishikari Bay New Port wind
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Wind and solar capacity to overtake coal in China this year — China Electricity Council
The country’s total electricity capacity is expected to rise 12% this year, reaching a cumulative total of 3.25TW by the
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