East Coast offshore tender delayed as regulator consults NASA and US military
The offshore lease sale was expected this autumn, after BOEM finalised three areas off the central Atlantic coast – off
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Wind Energy
Chile court suspends construction of three Statkraft wind farms
A court in Santiago has ordered Statkraft to suspend construction of three wind farms in central Chile while it hears
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One dead and three injured after explosion at turbine tower factory — reports
Danish media site Vejle Amts Folkeblad said a 41-year-old Portuguese man had died after an explosion at Welcon’s factory in
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Only three wind projects secure contracts in Irish renewables auction
Meanwhile, the provisional average strike price was up to €100.47/MWh from €97.87/MWh in RESS 2 and €74.08/MWh in RESS 1,
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Investment in wind and solar to increase 12-fold by 2050 – DNV
North America will see cumulative wind investments of $1.6 trillion and solar investments of $2.3 trillion by 2050, a 12-fold
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Two wind projects in Uruguay purchased by Cubico
The investment firm said in a statement it had purchased the 52MW Carapé I and 43MW Carapé II projects in
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Two-year delay for Japanese floating offshore wind flagship over structural ‘defects’
Japanese engineering firm Toda Corporation has delayed commissioning of the country’s first tendered offshore wind farm after discovering “defects” in
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US law firms look for wind investors to join Siemens Energy ‘securities fraud’ probe
Siemens Energy has been threatened with a series of class action lawsuits after its disclosure of widespread turbine failure issues
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Scotland promises quicker permitting to meet 20GW onshore wind goal
Scotland’s government has promised to streamline permitting procedures for new and repowered onshore wind farms in a move the industry
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WindEurope elects Nordex CEO as new chairman
Nordex CEO José Luis Blanco called for urgent action on project permitting, auction design and access to finance after wind
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Oil major TotalEnergies signs pacts for gigawatt-scale global renewables
Oil major TotalEnergies has formed new partnerships with Denmark’s European Energy and India’s Adani Green Energy Limited to develop more
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