EU agrees to raise share of renewable energy towards 2030

Renewable energy share must be raised to a minimum of 42.5% of overall energy consumption by 2030.

Renewables

Vestas snags 162MW order in Argentina

The Danish turbine maker has received an order for 36 V150-4.5MW variant wind turbines.

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DDHA breathes a sigh of relief: Biomass remains a renewable energy

Danish District Heating Association is relieved to see a new EU agreement.

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Norwegian Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland has launched the country's first offshore wind tenders.

Renewables

Norway presents tender rules for offshore wind

”We are looking forward to receiving many good applications from relevant developers, so that we can allocate the project areas later this year,” says Minister of Petroleum and Energy Terje Aasland.

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Siemens Gamesa gets GBP 1.3bn turbine deal

Iberdrola’s UK company signs its ”highest value” wind turbine deal ever on project stemming from latest UK tender.

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The 1.3GW order covers two separate projects. | Foto: Pr Vestas

Renewables

Vestas books biggest ever onshore order on Brazilian soil

The Danish turbine maker expects to begin deliveries in the third quarter of 2024 with commissioning expected to begin in the first quarter of 2025.

Investments in new wind farms took a EUR 24bn dip in 2022. | Foto: Pr / Staktraft

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Europe's investments in new wind energy rivaled 2009 levels

Last year’s investments in new wind added a mere 10GW to global capacity, but a total of 31GW of new wind capacity is needed each year to reach 2030 targets, warns Wind Europe CEO.

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Vattenfall and Havfram Wind ink deal on UK offshore wind farm

Swedish Vattenfall and Norwegian Havfram Wind join forces on UK offshore wind.

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Vestas books biggest ever onshore order on Brazilian soil

The Danish turbine maker expects to begin deliveries in the third quarter of 2024 with commissioning expected to begin in the first quarter of 2025.

The elevated offshore ambitions are contingent on federal authorities making new lease areas available along the coastline. | Foto: Marcus Emil Christensen

Renewables

State of Maryland looks for additional 6.9GW OSW

Maryland aims for complete energy self-sufficiency and carbon neutrality by 2031.

A ship with a Russian LNG cargo in the port of Barcelona. | Foto: Nacho Doce/Reuters/Ritzau Scanpix

Policy & Trading

EU states seek to put a halt to Russian LNG vessels

EU officials still don’t see eye to eye on Russian natural gas, but a majority has agreed to seek a legal option to stop Russian companies sending liquefied natural gas to EU infrastructure.

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Renewables

Nordex bags Greek turbine order

The German turbine maker is to deliver turbines for three separate projects on Greek soil.

Renewables

Siemens Gamesa gets GBP 1.3bn turbine deal

Iberdrola’s UK company signs its ”highest value” wind turbine deal ever on project stemming from latest UK tender.

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DDHA breathes a sigh of relief: Biomass remains a renewable energy

Danish District Heating Association is relieved to see a new EU agreement.

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Swedish energy minister Ebba Busch failed to find common ground on the issue of having nuclear power factor in as a renewable energy source

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Ministers postpone nuclear controversy

EU energy spearheads failed in resolving whether electricity from nuclear power plants can be used as a renewable energy source. Upcoming revision negotiations will have to address the matter.

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Hydrogen Denmark CEO Tejst Laustsen Jensen. | Foto: Brintbranchen

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Delegated hydrogen acts survive Parliament row

Parliamentarians pushing EU Parliament to reject the delegated acts on green hydrogen suffer severe blow.

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Renewables

Cadeler inks installation deal regarding 95 wind turbines

A previously announced agreement with ScottishPower Renewables about transportation and installation of wind turbines is now complete and worth approx. EUR 100m for Cadeler.

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EU extends voluntary gas reduction plan

EU member nations agree to extend the bloc-wide plan to voluntarily reduce gas demand by 15% until March 2024.

Spain’s minister for ecological transition Teresa Ribera, pictured here at an earlier minister council summit, dishes out harsh critique of the German approach in the case of combustion engines. | Foto: Virginia Mayo/AP/Ritzau Scanpix

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Spain blasts Germany for unfair approach on combustion engines

Germany is slapped with criticism for holding out until the last minute and then vetoing an otherwise done deal.

Renewables

OWC calls on Poland to consider HVDC transmission systems in offshore wind expansion

A white paper released by renewables consultancy OWC encourages Poland to conduct more site specific studies to consider HVDC as potential export transmission scheme for coming offshore wind farms.

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Cleantech

EU nations agree to tighten demands for vehicle emissions

New cars and vans need to curb their emissions. The EU Commission looks to exempt cars running on e-fuel.

Renewables

GWEC: This year will prove decisive for supply chains

The expected acceleration of offshore wind should spur greater investments into supply chains, says the wind organization.

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Renewables

CIP seeks to double net profit in 2023

Danish Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners brings home yet another sound result despite minor setbacks. The company projects a major 2023 profit, bolstered by a new major fund.

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After a 12-year prelude, the first major offshore wind farm in France, Saint Brieuc, is slated for inauguration this year. And the winner from that time keeps raking in projects. | Foto: Pr / Nexans

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No price rise in French offshore wind tender

Ørsted keeps its nose out of a coming French tender where home court advantages once again prove crucial.

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Danish energy minister Lars Aagaard and his German colleague Robert Habeck both see eye to eye on labelling nuclear power as a renewable or not. | Foto: Ida Marie Odgaard/Ritzau Scanpix

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EU energy ministers got a tough nuclear nut to crack

Curtain call for EU diplomats for reaching an agreement on how to label nuclear power as a renewable is on Tuesday, if other amendments are not to fall by the wayside.

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Cadeler bags record profit and prepares for ship modernization

The offshore wind installation operator increased its revenue by more than 70 percent in 2022. This year, upgrades to vessel cranes will pull down revenue.

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