2020-09-03 Energy policy Climate protection Energy transition The European Green Deal Investment Plan and the JTM At least €1 trillion in sustainable investment is planned drawn from both public and private sources over ten years Read more
2020-08-27 Energy transition Power generation Climate protection Renewables XXL Copious amounts of energy from wind, water and sun. en:former showcases the world's most impressive installations Read more
2020-08-21 Energy industry Energy policy Energy transition Offshore power production enters new phase All offshore wind farms not participating in tender rounds completed. Next commissioning scheduled for 2022 Read more
2020-08-05 Energy transition Power generation Climate protection The era of subsidy-free offshore wind begins The latest UK offshore wind auction should see wind farms built which are the first to pay money back to society Read more
2020-08-04 Energy policy Climate protection Energy transition ‘Hydrogen backbone’ to connect the whole of Europe Position paper presents a vision for a 23,000-kilometre-long pipeline network Read more
2020-07-27 Energy transition Energy industry Energy policy IEA: Progress, but EU not fully on track for 2030 The EU is leading the world in offshore wind, but needs to intensify its energy transition to meet 2030 targets Read more
2020-07-21 Innovation Research and Development Power generation Robot bugs to repair offshore wind turbine blades A group of companies are working on cutting edge technologies to deliver a fully autonomous offshore test and repair system Read more
2020-07-01 Energy industry Energy transition Climate protection RWE closes deal with E.ON New RWE enlarges global footprint – sites on 4 continents and in 40 countries Read more
2020-06-29 Power generation Energy policy Energy industry Major wind turbine manufacturers grow market share Danish market leader Vestas sets new installation record. European market consolidates Read more
2020-06-17 Climate protection Energy transition Energy policy USA: Renewables overtake coal Wind and sun produce more electricity 40 days in a row as long-term trend picks up steam Read more
2020-06-15 Energy transition Climate protection UK public solidly behind renewable energy Concern over climate change is high in the UK, but the public believes insufficient investment is being made in renewable energy Read more
2020-06-15 Energy industry Power generation Research and Development "Wind power must take on new tasks" Project Manager Gesa Quistorf explains why Fraunhofer IWES is building a mobile grid simulator for offshore wind farms Read more
2020-05-29 Energy transition Energy policy The Australian gas conundrum Despite Australia having abundant natural gas resources, high prices in the country’s southeast have been a recurring subject of debate Read more
2020-05-18 Energy transition Climate protection 19 billion euros for new wind turbines in Europe Capacity expansion holds steady despite declining investments, says WindEurope’s most recent market report Read more
2020-05-14 Energy transition Power generation A wind of change is in the air Global expansion of wind power experiences a notable boom in 2019 following a three-year lull Read more
2020-05-13 Energy transition Climate protection Australia explores new renewable energy frontiers From fossil fuel to clean energy exporter? Offshore wind promises to underpin Australia’s energy transition Read more
2020-05-12 Energy policy Power generation Fewer grid interventions, more renewables Grid operator 50Hertz reports record-breaking wind and solar power figures. Grid expansion and learnings pay off Read more
2020-05-08 Energy transition Climate protection UK CO₂ emissions on steady downward trend The power sector is by far the leading source of CO₂ emissions reductions in the UK Read more
2020-04-30 Energy industry Energy storage Marrying e-mobility and power generation EVs offer huge potential to reap ‘whole system’ benefits by smart integration with the wider electricity system Read more
2020-04-29 Energy transition Research and Development UK: Pilot project tests record levels of hydrogen in the gas network A project to inject a 20% H2 gas mix into the University of Keele’s gas grid became fully operational in January Read more