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ESA APPROVES SUPPORT SCHEME FOR UTSIRA NORD
Wind Catching Systems demonstrating their concept consisting of many small turbines at WindEu...
IRENA: 5 KEY FACTS BEHIND A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR
Global renewable energy capacity has reached new heights, demonstrating a remarkable progress...
EUROPE’S WIND INDUSTRY PROPOSES NEW OFFSHORE WIND DEAL FOR EUROPE
Today Europe’s wind industry proposed a new deal to speed up and de-risk the build-out of h...
HOW 5 EU COUNTRIES ARE FAST-TRACKING ONSHORE WIND TO BOOST ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Germany, Poland and the Baltic States have suffered big economic damage from rising fossil fu...
OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN AND PORT INFRASTRUCTURE SET FOR £15M BOOST
Funding for crucial development of manufacturing facilities and port infrastructure to enable...
RECORD-BREAKING ANNUAL GROWTH IN RENEWABLE POWER CAPACITY
With 585 GW of capacity additions, renewables accounted for over 90% of total power expansion...
VESTAS CEO HENRIK ANDERSEN ELECTED AS NEW WINDEUROPE CHAIR
WindEurope’s Board of Directors has elected Henrik Andersen, Group President and CEO of Ves...
G20+ COUNTRIES HOLD THE KEY TO THE GLOBAL RENEWABLE TARGET BY 2030
New data set and policy recommendations by IRENA outline 2025 priorities to keep 1.5°C wi...
GREAT BRITISH ENERGY ANNOUNCES FIRST MAJOR PROJECT
Great British Energy's first project will put rooftop solar panels on 200 schools and 200 hos...
NEW POWERS GRANTED TO MODERNISE THE CROWN ESTATE
For the first time in The Crown Estate’s history, it has been granted borrowing and new...
UK GOVERNMENT’S PLANNING AND INFRASTRUCTURE BILL
Commenting on the UK Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill introduced to Parlia...
OEUK RESPONDS TO UK-JAPAN OFFSHORE WIND MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) have responded to the announcement that the UK has signed a memorandu...
SOWEC APPOINTS CLAIRE MACK AS CO-CHAIR
The Minister for Climate Action, Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP, has appointed a new Scottish Offshore Wi...
UNDERWATER INDUSTRY HOLDS THE KEY TO UNLOCKING FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
Global Underwater Hub Positioning the Subsea Supply Chain to Capitalise on Unprecedented Industri...
EIC REPORT: CONFIDENCE IN NET-ZERO GOALS PLUMMETS
EIC’s Net Zero Jeopardy Report II shows steep decline in industry confidence as executi...
GUH AND SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE COMBINE FORCES IN FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) and Scottish Enterprise (SE) have today signed a Memorandum of Un...
RENEWABLEUK CYMRU WELCOMES GOVERNMENT'S CLEAN INDUSTRY BONUS
Commenting on today’s launch of the UK Government’s Clean Industry Bonus, targeted at...
GUH TASKFORCE TO TACKLE SUBSEA CABLE RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has today published a white paper on its approach to tackling a cruci...
GUH ESTABLISHES TASKFORCE TO TACKLE SUBSEA CABLE RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has today published a white paper on its approach to tackling a cruci...
GLOBAL OPERATIONAL OFFSHORE WIND CAPACITY GROWS BY 15% IN 12 MONTHS
RenewableUK’s latest Offshore Wind EnergyPulse Insights report shows that the global capaci...
'SKILLS PASSPORT' TO HELP OIL AND GAS WORKERS TRANSITION TO CLEAN ENERGY ROLES
A new scheme to help workers across the UK’s energy mix, including oil and gas, to find...
ORE CATAPULT OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAMME OPENS
Innovative businesses based across Scotland’s island and coastal communities will have the ...
EUROPE GETS 20% OF ITS ELECTRICITY FROM WIND
Wind energy was 20% of all the electricity consumed in Europe. But Europe is not building eno...
RENEWABLES PROVIDED CLOSE TO HALF OF IRELANDS ELECTRICITY IN DECEMBER
Electricity from renewable sources provided for close to half of total demand in December, ac...
UK WIND GENERATED MORE ELECTRICITY THAN GAS IN 2024
Statistics published today by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) show that wind outpe...
IPPR CALLS FOR A 'FOUR-NATIONS APPROACH’ TO DRIVE THE UK’S WIND ENERGY FUTURE
Ramping up emerging collaboration between devolved nations will be mission critical to achiev...
THE CROWN ESTATE FUNDING SET TO BOOST UK OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR
Thirteen organisations across England, Wales and Scotland are set to share nearly £5m in fu...
NO OFFSHORE BIDS IN DENMARK - DISAPPOINTING BUT NOT SURPRISING
Denmark’s latest 3 GW offshore wind auction round ended without any bids. That’s a hu...
DANISH NORTH SEA OFFSHORE WIND TENDER FAILS TO ATTRACT BIDS
The deadline for bidding on the first 3 GW of Denmark’s 6 GW offshore wind tendering proced...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES NEW TARGETS FOR CLEAN ENERGY AND MAJOR INFRASTRUCTURE
A speech today from the Prime Minister confirmed the Government’s commitment to achieve at ...
NORWEGIANS AND KOREANS INK OFFSHORE WIND COOPERATION AGREEMENT
Korean Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA) and Norwegian Offshore Wind signed an MOU in ...
IRENA AND AZERBAIJAN UNVEIL RENEWABLE ENERGY PARTNERSHIP FOR CENTRAL ASIA
Accelerated Partnership for Renewable Energy in Central Asia (APRECA) leverages the region’...
UK AND WELSH GOVERNMENTS UNITE TO ACCELERATE CLEAN POWER MISSION
At Future Energy Wales, Wales' premier renewable energy conference, UK and Welsh Governme...
WALES POISED FOR A £47 BILLION INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY FROM RENEWABLES BY 2035
New analysis revealed today at Wales' largest renewable energy conference shows Wales has...
NEW REPORT SETS OUT A ROUTE TO TRANSFORM ENVIRONMENTAL CONSENTING IN UK OFFSH...
A report published this week by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult lays out a new appro...
INDUSTRY WELCOMES NEW AUCTION FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN IRELAND
The Irish wind energy industry has welcomed the announcement that the Government has approved the...
BOEM AND DOD TO BOLSTER COLLABORATION ON OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to expand offshore wind opportuniti...
NORTH SEAS COUNTRIES SET OUT VISION ON WIND SUPPLY CHAIN AND GRID BUILD-OUT
The Energy Ministers of the 9 North Seas countries held their annual meeting today in Odense, Den...
NO RECORDED COLLISIONS BETWEEN FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE AND BIRDS
For more than two years, the floating offshore wind turbine TetraSpar at METCentre off the coast ...
GREEN LIGHT FOR GARN FACH WINDFARM IN MID WALES
Welsh Ministers have approved the long-awaited consent on the Garn Fach Wind Farm project near Ne...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES REFORMS FOR FUTURE CLEAN ENERGY AUCTIONS
Commenting on the announcement on Friday by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, whic...
GERMANY ACTS TO ENSURE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD AND DATA SECURITY IN WIND ENERGY
The German Economy and Energy Ministry issued a five-point Action Plan today to address current c...
ENERGY COALITION URGES NORTH SEAS COOPERATION BETWEEN THE EU AND THE UK
Energy coalition urges North Seas cooperation to pave the way for efficient electricity exchanges...
HIGHEST ANNUAL GROWTH OF RENEWABLES JOBS IN 2023, REACHING 16.2 MILLION
New report underscores the importance of holistic policies and investments in support of building...
BOEM POSTPONES OREGON OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY AUCTION
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is delaying the offshore wind energy auction planned...
RECORD GROWTH DRIVES COST ADVANTAGE OF RENEWABLE POWER
81% of renewable additions in 2023 were cheaper than fossil fuel alternatives, offering count...
GWEC APPOINTS REBECCA WILLIAMS AS DEPUTY CEO
Rebecca Williams has been appointed Deputy CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). ...
U.S. ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES FIRST OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE IN THE GULF OF M...
Lease areas have potential to power over 4.5 million homes The Department of the Int...
AREG GROWS EXPERTISE IN OFFSHORE WIND WITH TWO BOARD APPOINTMENTS
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has enhanced its board with the appointment of two new dir...
CROWN ESTATE OUTLINES NEW VISION FOR UK SEABED
An ambitious vision for how the UK’s seabed can continue to support the accelerated deliver...
BOEM FINALIZES EA OF GULF OF MAINE OFFSHORE WIND COMMERCIAL LEASING
Area could produce 15 GW of clean, renewable energy, enough to supply power to more than five mil...
NREL WELCOMES FRESH PERSPECTIVES FROM NEXT GENERATION OF RENEWABLE ENERGY RES...
NREL interns pose for a group photo in front of the laboratory's Solar Energy Research Fa...
UK ONSHORE WIND PROJECT PIPELINE GROWS BY OVER 4 GIGAWATTS IN LAST 12 MONTHS
UK onshore wind project pipeline grows by over 4 gigawatts in last 12 months – twice as muc...
ONTARIO GETTING CLOSER TO NEW COMPETITIVE ENERGY PROCUREMENT
CanREA welcomes Ontario Minister of Energy and Electrification’s announcement of a new lett...
SCOTLAND’S RENEWABLE ENERGY SUPPLY CHAIN AWARD WINNERS
The Scottish Green Energy Supply Chain Awards took place on August 22nd in Aberdeen, celebrat...
NREL ADVANCES METHOD FOR RECYCLABLE WIND TURBINE BLADES
An NREL scientist holds small cubes of the PECAN resin. Photo by Werner Slocum, NREL ...
KEY ENABLERS TO TRIPLE RENEWABLES BY 2030: FINANCE
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has established that the course to achieve ...
KEY ENABLERS TO TRIPLE RENEWABLES BY 2030: SKILLS AND CAPACITIES
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has pointed out that reaching over 11 Teraw...
CENTRAL ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE YIELDS NEARLY $93 MILLION
Leased areas have the potential to power over 2.2 million homes with clean energy, continuing Adm...
AREG TO HIGHLIGHT OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR INNOVATION AND GROWTH
Date: Wednesday, 11 September Time: 10am-4pm Location: Aberdeen’s Sandman...
WIND INDUSTRY IN NEW ZEALAND CAN FLOURISH THROUGH UK COLLABORATION
Graham Stewart presenting at the event in New Plymouth A new report published today illust...
CELTIC SEA LEASING ROUND GETS UNDERWAY
The Crown Estate has embarked on the latest phase in its Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5, which...
BOEM FINALIZES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF WIND LEASES OFFSHORE OREGON
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of its final Enviro...
EIB ACTIVATES FIRST TRANCHE OF COUNTER-GUARANTEE FACILITY
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced it will provide a €500mn counter-guarantee ...
RENEWABLEUK CYMRU WELCOMES BUDGET UPLIFT FOR RENEWABLES
Commenting on the increased budget of £1.5bn for the UK Government’s green energy auc...
ENERGY BIBLE CONFIRMS NEW RENEWABLE POWER GENERATION RECORDS
New statistics published today by the Government confirm that renewable energy generated a record...
GB ENERGY AND CROWN ESTATE TO DELIVER ON JOBS AND INVESTMENT
Government’s Great British Energy and Crown Estate announcement show high level of ambition...
UK GOVERMENT LAUNCHES ONSHORE WIND INDUSTRY TASKFORCE
Doubling onshore wind deployment by 2030 to help Britain become a clean energy superpower is one ...
ONSHORE WIND INDUSTRY TASKFORCE CAN REDUCE BILLS AND BOOST ENERGY SECURITY
Welcoming the announcement today by the Energy Secretary Ed Miliband of a joint industry and gove...
WIND ENERGY INSIGHTS: Q&A WITH REBECCA WILLIAMS
Rebecca Williams is Chief Strategy Officer for Offshore Wind at the Global Wind Energy Counci...
TRIPLING RENEWABLES BY 2030 REQUIRES A MINIMUM OF 16.4% ANNUAL GROWTH RATE
Record growth in renewables must be significantly topped up in the remaining 7 years to meet the ...
GREEN ENERGY INDUSTRY: 10 QUICK WINS FOR THE GOVERNMENT
During its first 100 days in power, the new UK Government has a golden opportunity to take advant...
UK GOVERNMENT MUST ACCELERATE RENEWABLE ENERGY DEPLOYMENT
Scottish Renewables has joined forces with 67 organisations, representing approximately 20,000 jo...
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS NEEDED TO UNBLOCK GRID CAPACITY
Getting access to the electricity grid is now the number one bottleneck to deploying renewables a...
DOZENS OF WIND FARMS AT RISK FROM OUTDATED PLANNING DECISIONS
The Irish wind energy industry has warned there is a growing risk that dozens of Ireland’s ...
IVAR SLENGESOL FROM TGS ELECTED NEW CHAIR OF NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE WIND
Ivar Slengesol is VP of New Energy Solutions Eastern Hemisphere in TGS. He will take the helm as ...
AFRICA50 JOINS IRENA’S ETAF PLATFORM
Africa50 pledges USD 100 million to accelerate renewable energy projects and infrastructure throu...
NEGATIVE BIDDING CONTINUES TO BURDEN OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
Germany and the Netherlands have recently issued the results of their latest offshore wind auctio...
INDUSTRY WELCOMES LABOUR’S PLEDGE TO END ONSHORE WIND BAN IN ENGLAND
Commenting on today’s announcement at RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind conferen...
GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND CAPACITY INCREASES BY MORE THAN A FIFTH OVER LAST YEAR
A new report published today by RenewableUK shows that global offshore wind operational capacity ...
GLOBAL SOLAR COUNCIL UNVEILS VISION TO DRIVE GLOBAL SOLAR PV INDUSTRY FORWARD
The Global Solar Council (GSC) has announced the launch of its new brand and strategic vision, ma...
NETHERLANDS ANNOUNCES NEXT PERMIT PROCEDURE FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
The next permit procedure for offshore wind farms is announced. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency...
RENEWABLEUK CYMRU DEMANDS NEXT GOVERNMENT SUPERCHARGE WALES' GREEN ENERGY
As the UK General Election heats up, Britain's energy policy is taking centre stage. Renewabl...
RENEWABLEUK HIGHLIGHTS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CROSS-PARTY CONSENSUS ON RENEWABLES
As the General Election campaign intensifies with energy policy emerging as a key issue, Renewabl...
LEADING TECHNOLOGY CENTRES CREATE NETWORK TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN FLOATING OFF...
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) have today...
BOEM FINALIZES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF GULF OF MAINE OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH L...
Proposed lease activities found to have no significant impacts The Bureau of Ocean Energy Mana...
KIDS LEARN TO HARNESS THE POWER OF WIND AT OUTDOOR WEEK 2024
Staff members at the Bureau of Ocean Energy’s Alaska OCS Region had the opportunity to work...
BOEM RELEASES FINAL EIS FOR WIND PROJECTS OFFSHORE NEW JERSEY
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore ...
AREG RESPONSE TO RGU'S DELIVERING OUR ENERGY FUTURE REPORT
Jean Morrison, chair of Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG), has commented on the findings...
ANNOUNCEMENT OF GIGAWATT SCALE FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND STUDY
In a significant advancement for the offshore renewable energy sector, Apollo and DOF, in col...
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES $71 MILLION SOLAR INVESTMENT
18 Projects in 10 States Will Supercharge the U.S. Clean Energy Supply Chain and Open New Markets...
POLLING SHOWS STRONG SUPPORT FOR PRO-RENEWABLES POLICIES
Polling shows strong support for pro-renewables policies - especially among swing voters - as Ren...
SCOTTISH RENEWABLES CELEBRATES 'FATHER OF WIND POWER' JAMES BLYTH
Scottish Renewables has recognised the achievements of James Blyth, ‘the father of wind pow...
BOEM COMPLETES BEACON WIND'S ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of Beacon Win...
ROMANIA MOVES TOWARDS ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
The Romanian Parliament adopts the country’s first Offshore Wind Energy Law This bil...
BOOMING PIPELINE OF BATTERY PROJECTS INCREASES BY TWO-THIRDS IN LAST 12 MONTHS
A new report published today by RenewableUK shows that the pipeline of battery projects has grown...
19 NE OF SCOTLAND BUSINESSES SELECTED FOR OFFSHORE RENEWABLES SUPPLY CHAIN PR...
Nineteen businesses in the North East of Scotland have been selected for the successful Fit 4 Off...
SCOTTISH RENEWABLES RESPOND TO ROLLBACK ON CLIMATE TARGETS
Màiri McAllan, the Scottish Government's Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, ...
RECORD YEAR FOR WIND ENERGY BUT POLICY-DRIVEN ACTION REQUIRED
The global wind industry installed a record 117GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best...
OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY UNVEILS INDUSTRIAL GROWTH PLAN
Offshore wind industry unveils Industrial Growth Plan to create jobs, triple supply chain manufac...
BALTIC SEA COUNTRIES PLEDGE CLOSER COLLABORATION
The Energy Ministers of 8 Baltic Sea countries - Lithuania, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, L...
AREG AND ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL PARTNER TO PROPEL OFFSHORE WIND RENEWABLES
AREG has launched its latest innovative project, the Enhancing Offshore Wind Renewables through D...
ORE CATAPULT AND VATTENFALL EXTEND COLLABORATION AT ABERDEEN OFFSHORE WIND FARM
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Vattenfall have signed a three-year extension on...
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION APPROVES EIGHTH OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
Interior Department has now approved more than 10 gigawatts of offshore wind under President Bide...
LABOUR’S PLANS FOR FLOATING WIND OFFER MASSIVE MANUFACTURING OPPORTUNITIES IN UK
Commenting on Labour’s plans to invest in floating wind, RenewableUK's Executive Direct...
AREG LAUNCHES 2025 CALENDAR PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) is inviting budding amateur photographers to show what...
BOEM ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED VINEYARD PROJECT
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore ...
REBOUND IN WIND ENERGY FINANCING IN 2023
Investments in wind energy in Europe more than doubled in 2023 compared to 2022, driven by record...
NEW GRID PLAN IS ESSENTIAL TO UNLOCK ECONOMIC GROWTH AND BOOST ENERGY SECURITY
Commenting on National Grid ESO’s “Beyond 2030” report, which outlines a £...
SCOTLAND’S FIRST MINISTER OPENS WORLD’S FIRST FLOATING WIND INNOVATION CENTRE
Scotland’s First Minister, the Rt Hon. Humza Yousaf MSP officially opened the world&rsq...
ORE CATAPULT REPORT HIGHLIGHTS TIDAL COST-SAVING INITIATIVES
The Tidal Stream Technology Roadmap report, published by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Cata...
ORE CATAPULT LAUNCH OFFSHORE WIND ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME
Ten UK companies poised to take the offshore wind industry by storm have joined the national Laun...
UK REACHES MAJOR NEW CLEAN ENERGY MILESTONE: 15 GIGAWATTS OF ONSHORE WWIND
RenewableUK is celebrating a new clean energy milestone, as 15 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind...
ENERGY PROFILE: ABERDEEN RENEWABLE ENERGY GROUP
Established in 2003, Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) is a not-for-profit organisation ...
WINDEUROPE AND AZERBAIJAN JOIN FORCES TO ACCELERATE WIND ENERGY
On 1 March WindEurope and the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency signed a Memorandum of Understan...
CHAIN FOR CELTIC SEA FLOATING WIND FARMS COULD POWER 5,000 NEW JOBS
Up to 5,300 new jobs and up to £1.4 billion could be generated for the UK economy by galvan...
UPTAKE IN PERMITTING AND INVESTMENTS BRINGS 2030 WIND TARGET WITHIN REACH
WindEurope’s annual statistics and seven-year outlook published today show the EU wind ...
UK’S GREEN LEADERSHIP UNDER THREAT
Two Thirds of UK Energy Companies Consider Moving Investments Abroad The UK Sustainable Invest...
AREG SUPPLY CHAIN AND TECHNOLOGY NETWORK MEETING
AREG’s Supply Chain and Technology Network will host its first meeting of 2024 on Thurs...
BOEM FINALIZES WIND ENERGY AREAS IN OREGON
Areas hold 2.4 gigawatts of clean renewable energy potential In support of the Biden-Harris ad...
INDUSTRY ALIGNS WITH GOVERNMENT ON ONSHORE WIND BENEFITS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Commenting on the publication today of the Government’s response to its consultation &ldquo...
STARK WARNING OVER RENEWABLE TARGETS TO NEXT FIRST MINISTER OF WALES
A new Welsh poll conducted by Censuswide and commissioned by RenewableUK Cymru, shows that less t...
GUH AIMING TO ESTABLISH UK AS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND...
GUH Aiming to Establish UK as Global Centre of Excellence For Floating Offshore Wind Mooring a...
RENEWABLEUK APPOINTS NEW COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
RenewableUK has appointed Liz Conboy as its new Commercial Director to lead the trade association...
WIND ENERGY PERMITTING IS IMPROVING BUT GOVERNMENTS STILL HAVE WORK TO DO
Permitting remains a bottlenecks to the expansion wind energy in Europe. However, things are ...
NET ZERO INDUSTRY ACT THREATENS TO BE A BACKWARD STEP FOR EUROPE’S WIND INDUSTRY
Wind is 19% of the electricity consumed in Europe. Nearly all of Europe’s wind turbines are...
OWGP AWARDS £2.4M TO ELEVEN UK BUSINESSES
OWGP awards £2.4m to eleven UK businesses and launches next funding round OWGP launche...
EUROPE INSTALLS RECORD-BREAKING 4.2 GW OF OFFSHORE WIND IN 2023
Europe’s offshore wind industry brought online a record 4.2 GW of new capacity in 2023 and ...
EUROPE SETS COURSE FOR COOPERATION ON CROSS-BORDER OFFSHORE GRIDS
Today the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) published E...
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT ENDORSES CALL FOR AN EU GEOTHERMAL STRATEGY
The European Parliament’s Plenary voted last Thursday its initiative report with a resoluti...
RECORD INVESTMENTS IN NEW OFFSHORE WIND IN EUROPE
Things are looking up again for offshore wind in Europe. 2023 saw a record 4.2 GW of new offshore...
EIA EXPECTS SIGNIFICANT GROWTH IN SOLAR ELECTRIC GENERATION IN THE US
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects solar electric generation will accou...
EU GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE URGENT ACTIONS OUTLINED IN THE WIND POWER PACKAGE
In October the European Commission published the Wind Power Package: 15 immediate actions to stre...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES COP28 CALL TO TREBLE GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY
Commenting on the COP28 agreement, RenewableUK's Chief Executive Dan McGrail said: &qu...
GETTING AUCTION DESIGN RIGHT WILL MAKE OR BREAK THE NET ZERO INDUSTRY ACT
This week the EU Member States agreed on their position for the upcoming negotiations with the Eu...
LANDMARK SKILLS PARTNERSHIP LAYS FOUNDATIONS FOR MEETING RENEWABLES WORKFORCE...
A landmark partnership between RenewableUK and Energy and Utility Skills, the skills organisation...
UNITED CLUSTERS CAN TAKE A BLUE QUANTUM LEAP
Marianne Lefdal (CGG), Jan-Dagfinn Lund (CCB), Kai Stoltz (GCE Ocean Technology), Arne Eik (E...
INDUSTRY PLOTS COURSE FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL VISION FOR OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR
RenewableUK, the Offshore Wind Industry Council, The Crown Estate & Crown Estate Scotland hav...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES MEASURES IN CHANCELLOR’S PLAN TO ACCELERATE GREEN GROWTH
Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, RenewableUK’s Chief Executive Dan Mc...
REPOWERING WIND FARMS: A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY FOR EUROPE
WindEurope’s annual “End of Life Issues and Strategies” event (EoLIS 2023) show...
NORTH SEAS ENERGY MINISTERS ENDORSE WIND POWER PACKAGE
In the presence of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands the 10 Energy Ministers o...
OWIC WELCOMES GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT NEW OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
Commenting on the Government's announcement of the parameters for the next annual CfD auction...
NEXT CLEAN POWER AUCTION COULD ATTRACT RECORD INVESTMENT IN OFFSHORE WIND
Commenting on the publication by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero of the key param...
GRID UPGRADES WILL BE A NECESSARY GAME CHANGER FOR WELSH ENERGY SYSTEM
Responding to the statement by the Minister for Climate Change, Julie James MS, in the Senedd...
NPD ANNOUNCES FIRST OFFSHORE WIND DATA SETS AVAILABLE IN DISKOS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has collected and prepared the first data sets for offs...
WELSH COMMUNITIES POISED TO SEIZE THE GREEN ENERGY OPPORTUNITY FROM ONSHORE WIND
Onshore wind projects are already contributing more than £6.5 million a year to Welsh C...
WELSH STUDENTS GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE OF FUTURE CLEAN ENERGY CAREERS
Welsh secondary school students are being offered a fantastic opportunity to learn how the renewa...
BOEM DESIGNATES FOUR WIND ENERGY AREAS IN GULF OF MEXICO
Areas could support wind projects with potential to power three million homes As part of the B...
WIND POWER PACKAGE: GAME-CHANGER FOR EUROPE’S ENERGY SECURITY
In her State of the Union speech in September 2023 EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen h...
AREG WEBINAR: AN INTRODUCTION TO MUIR MHÒR OFFSHORE WIND FARM
As part of AREG’s Meet the Developer series of events, it will host a webinar on Wednes...
WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO UNLOCK U.S. FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY?
By Carol Laurie Study Evaluates Port and Supply Chain Needs To Deploy Floating Wind Farms on W...
GLOBAL FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT PIPELINE GROWS BY ONE-THIRD OVER 12 MONTHS
A new report published today by RenewableUK shows that the total pipeline of floating offshore wi...
NEW PROGRAMME TO REDUCE RISK AND COST OF FLOATING WIND
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW C...
TOTALENERGIES JOINS OFFSHORE WIND SAFETY GROUP
G+, the global health and safety organisation for the offshore wind sector, has today announced T...
CROWN ESTATE MOVES TO INCREASE COMPETITION IN THE CELTIC SEA
Following market feedback from developers, The Crown Estate has adapted their spatial design and ...
OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN HAS £92 BILLION POTENTIAL FOR UK ECONOMY BY 2040
Growing the UK’s supply chain for offshore wind represents a £92 billion opportunity ...
RENEWABLES JOBS NEARLY DOUBLED IN PAST DECADE
Worldwide employment in renewable energy reached 13.7 million in 2022, an increase of one mil...
SUBSEA CABLE FAILURES COULD DERAIL OFFSHORE WIND AMBITIONS
Global Underwater Hub leads the charge to improve the performance and reliability of subsea cable...
PRIME MINISTER MUST ENSURE INVESTMENT IN UK’S GREEN ECONOMY DOESN’T DRAIN AWAY
Responding to the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s speech on changes to green policies, Ren...
SUT TO HOLD IN-PERSON 3-DAY OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY COURSE
Following the success of their online short Offshore Wind Renewable Energy courses, the Society f...
AREG 2024 CALENDAR PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION – STILL TIME TO ENTER!
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) launched its third annual calendar photography competi...
NO ENERGY TRANSITION WITHOUT EXPANDED ELECTRICITY GRID
Europe needs to invest more in its electricity grids. It needs to accelerate the build-out of tra...
NEW CHAIR AND VICE CHAIR OF RENEWABLEUK BOARD ELECTED AND NEW BOARD MEMBERS A...
RenewableUK has announced the results of an election held this summer for a new Chair and Vice Ch...
RENEWABLES COMPETITIVENESS ACCELERATES, DESPITE COST INFLATION
Global power sector saved fuel costs of USD 520 billion last year thanks to renewables, says new ...
RADICAL SHAKE UP OF THE ENERGY MARKET WOULD CREATE UNCERTAINTY FOR RENEWABLE ...
The cost of electricity will inevitably rise for consumers if plans for a drastic overhaul of the...
GOVERNMENT MUST USE BUDGET 2024 TO ACCELERATE IRELAND’S ENERGY REVOLUTION
In a detailed Budget 2024 submission Wind Energy Ireland has called on the Irish Government t...
PRIVATE SECTOR INVESTMENTS IN U.S. CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR EXCEEDED $270 BILLION ...
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has released data showing that unprecedented federal s...
AREG’S ENERGY FUTURES PROFESSIONAL SERVICES NETWORK
The first meeting of AREG’s Energy Futures Professional Services Network will take plac...
RENEWABLEUK HIGHLIGHTS MEASURES TO ACCELERATE TRANSITION TO CLEAN POWER
Commenting on today’s energy security summit convened by the Secretary of State for Ene...
FIRST EVER OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ANNOUNCED
The Department of the Interior announced today it will hold the first-ever offshore wind energy l...
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTE SENDS STRONG POSITIVE SIGNAL FOR RENEWABLES INVESTMENTS
Today the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) formally ag...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR WIND PROJECT OFFSHORE RHODE ISLAND
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore ...
IRELAND'S GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES MARITIME AREA REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The Government has officially launched the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA), marking a s...
SCOTTISH RENEWABLES AND THE BRITISH HYDROPOWER ASSOCIATION LETTER TO RISHI SUNAK
Scottish Renewables and the British Hydropower Association have written a joint letter to the...
FIFTY-FIVE COMPANIES ACHIEVE ‘GRANTED’ STATUS BY ORE CATAPULT
Fifty-five companies have achieved the much coveted ‘granted’ status by the Offshore ...
GERMAN OFFSHORE AUCTIONS AWARD 7 GW OF NEW WIND
Today Germany announced the results of its biggest offshore wind auction to date. 7 GW of new cap...
DIVERSIFYING CRITICAL MATERIAL SUPPLY CHAINS MINIMISES GEOPOLITICAL RISKS
New report on the geopolitics of critical materials sees significant concentration in supply ...
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES CAN ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF OFFSHORE WIND
A new report from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult details how the latest advance...
ENERGY INDUSTRY URGES GOVERNMENT TO REFORM CLEAN POWER AUCTIONS
Energy industry urges Government to reform clean power auctions to maximise benefits of low-cost ...
NEW CHAIR OF CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND APPOINTED
Euan McVicar has been appointed the new Chair of Crown Estate Scotland, the public corporation ta...
PLANS FOR NEW DIGITAL TESTING ENVIRONMENT COULD REVOLUTIONISE OFFSHORE WIND D...
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has outlined plans to develop a virtual environm...
RENEWABLEUK SIGNS CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT WITH UKRAINIAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION
RenewableUK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association a...
NZIA: ACT NOW OR EUROPE’S WIND TURBINES WILL BE MADE IN CHINA
The EU wants to massively expand renewables and strengthen Europe’s clean energy supply cha...
UK OFFSHORE WIND PIPELINE NEARS 100GW AS GLOBAL PIPELINE TOPS 1.23TW
RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse market intelligence data report shows that the UK’s ...
INTOG: EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENTS SIGNED FOR FIVE OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed that all innovation INTOG projects now have agreements in...
INDUSTRY LEADERS AND IRENA JOIN FORCES TO ACCELERATE RENEWABLES DEPLOYMENT
The world’s leading renewable energy groups have joined forces to ensure COP28 sees the...
EEEGR CHAIRMAN HAILS EAST OF ENGLAND AS THE ENERGY PRODUCTION CAPITAL OF THE UK
In his opening speech at the East of England Energy Group’s (EEEGR) SNS2023 conference last...
AREG LAUNCHES 2024 PHOTOGRAPHY COMPETITION TO PUT RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE FRAME
Amateur photographers are being invited to help showcase Scotland’s diverse contributio...
OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR ALLOCATES £4 MILLION TO UK COMPANIES
Fifteen UK businesses have secured a share of £2 million Innovation Grant funding from the ...
INFLATION REDUCTION ACT INVESTS $150 MILLION IN NREL PROJECTS
Improvements to Colorado Campuses Will Accelerate NREL’s Mission for a Clean Energy Future&...
NATIONAL ROBOTICS CENTRE FOR THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION OPENS
The Digital, Autonomous and Robotics Engineering (DARE) Centre at the Offshore Renewable Ener...
SHARED FLOATING WIND AND WAVE PROJECTS OFFER 12% COMBINED LCOE REDUCTION TO UK
Sharing infrastructure, services and supply chain between wind and wave energy projects can reduc...
SCOTTISH RENEWABLES OPENS NEW OFFICE IN GLASGOW
The history of renewable energy in Scotland is celebrated in a new office for industry body S...
EIGHT UK BUSINESSES AWARDED £2M FROM THE OFFSHORE WIND GROWTH PARTNERSHIP
Eight UK businesses have been successful in securing a share of a £2 million Development Gr...
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND LEASING PROCESS IN THE GULF OF MAINE
Seeks Public Input on Possible Wind Energy Development offshore Massachusetts, New Hampshire and ...
NEW STUDY SUGGESTS RENEWABLE ENERGY IS BIGGEST ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN SCOTLAND
Almost 90% of Scotland’s renewable energy supply chain believe renewable energy is the ...
NPD IDENTIFY 20 AREAS SUITABLE FOR OFFSHORE WIND
A broadly composed group in the Directorate has identified 20 areas on the Norwegian shelf that c...
EU LEADERS TO AGREE RAPID BUILD-OUT OF OFFSHORE WIND IN THE NORTH SEAS
Nine Heads of State & Government and the President of the EU Commission meet today in Ostend ...
LANDMARK ARRANGEMENT EMPOWERS ORKNEY COMMUNITIES TO MANAGE SEABED
Orkney Island Council and Crown Estate Scotland have unveiled further details of a ground-bre...
OEUK COMMENTS ON MAJOR REFORM TO FLAGSHIP RENEWABLES SCHEME
The leading representative body for the offshore energy sector, OEUK, has responded to an announc...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES NIC’S PROPOSALS TO REFORM PLANNING SYSTEM FOR ONSHORE WIND
Commenting on today’s report by the National Infrastructure Commission, “Delivering n...
G7 COMMUNIQUÉ ECHOES IRENA´S CALL FOR RAPID DEPLOYMENT OF RENEWABLES
The G7 agreed on a collective increase of 150 GW of offshore wind and 1 TW of Solar PV by 2030, i...
REVISED EU RENEWABLES DIRECTIVE SET TO SPEED UP WIND PERMITTING
After 18 months of political negotiations the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and ...
EUROPE INVESTED €17BN IN NEW WIND IN 2022, THE LOWEST SINCE 2009
Europe invested just €17bn in new wind farms in 2022. That’s down from €41bn in 2...
INVESTMENT OF USD 35 TRILLION REQUIRED BY 2030 FOR SUCCESSFUL ENERGY TRANSITION
World Energy Transitions Outlook Preview warns of dramatic lack of progress, calls for strategic ...
13 PROJECTS SELECTED TO SUPPORT GREEN INNOVATION AND HELP DECARBONISE NORTH SEA
Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round desi...
UK SET TO MISS OUT ON INVESTMENT IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
RenewableUK is warning that the plans set out today by the Government for this year’s round...
SPRING BUDGET NOT ENOUGH TO MOBILISE INVESTMENT AT SCALE IN RENEWABLE ENERGY
Responding to the Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget, RenewableUK’s Executive Dir...
NEW REPORT CONFIRMS MALAYSIA CAN MEET NET ZERO GOAL WITH RENEWABLES
New report confirms Malaysia’s ability to meet its net zero goal with increased use of loca...
EUROPE NEEDS STRONGER WIND SUPPLY CHAIN AND CLEAR INVESTMENT SIGNALS
The European Commission is preparing a Net Zero Industry Act and changes to Europe’s Electr...
EU GOALS FOR NEW WIND IS FALLING BEHIND TARGET
The EU built only 16 GW new wind in 2022: must restore investor confidence and ramp up supply...
NEW REPORT HIGHLIGHTS KEY STEPS FOR UK IN GLOBAL RACE FOR RENEWABLES
In the run-up to the Chancellor’s Spring Budget on 15th March, RenewableUK has published a ...
SUSIE LIND APPOINTED TO SCOTTISH RENEWABLES BOARD
Susie Lind, Managing Director of the BlueFloat Energy | Renantis partnership has been appointed t...
NEW STATISTICS SHOW ONLY TWO SMALL ONSHORE WIND TURBINES INSTALLED IN ENGLAND...
New research published today by RenewableUK shows that more than ten times as much UK offshore wi...
ENERGY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS WARN CHANCELLOR OF SEVERE RISK TO GREEN GROWTH
Five energy trade associations representing over 750 companies have written a joint letter to the...
INVESTMENTS IN WIND ENERGY ARE DOWN
Investments in wind energy in Europe fell in 2022. Orders for new wind turbines were down 47% on ...
RENEWABLEUK SETS OUT KEY STEPS THE CHANCELLOR CAN TAKE TO GROW THE GREEN ECONOMY
Responding to the Chancellor’s commitment to grow the UK’s green economy in his keyno...
THE CROWN ESTATE SEALS LANDMARK AGREEMENTS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
In a major milestone for the UK’s energy security and net zero commitments, The Crown Estat...
NET ZERO REVIEW CHARTS CLEAR COURSE FOR RAPID ACCELERATION OF RENEWABLES
Responding to the publication of “Mission Zero – Independent Review of Net Zero&rdquo...
INTOG OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ATTRACTS INTEREST
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed that a total of 19 applications have been made for its In...
EU WIND INSTALLATIONS UP BY A THIRD DESPITE CHALLENGING YEAR FOR SUPPLY CHAIN
The EU installed 15 gigawatts (GW) of new wind farms in 2022. That’s one third more than 20...
WIND GENERATES 21 GIGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY – FIRST NEW RECORD OF 2023
RenewableUK is highlighting another wind energy generation record, set yesterday evening (Tuesday...
NEW WIND ENERGY GENERATION RECORD SET FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A YEAR
RenewableUK is highlighting a new wind energy generation record set on Friday 30th December and c...
THE UK RE-ENGAGES WITH THE NORTH SEAS ENERGY COOPERATION
The United Kingdom (UK) is re-engaging with the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC). At a signin...
PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY REACHES NEW RECORD HIGH
The Government’s latest survey of public attitudes towards renewables and tackling climate ...
INTOG OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ATTRACTS INTEREST
Crown Estate Scotland has today confirmed that a total of 19 applications have been made for ...
CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY AUCTION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Department of the Interior today announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...
CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND DELIVERS £60M FOR PUBLIC SPENDING
Crown Estate Scotland’s latest annual report confirms that a record level of reve...
NEW STRATEGY FOR THE CELTIC SEA REGION TO TAP INTO OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
The Celtic Sea Cluster has launched its new Regional Strategy, outlining how Wales and South West...
HUNDREDS ATTEND FIRST AREG ENERGY FUTURES CONFERENCE AND EXHIBITION
The North-east’s potential for leading the way in the global energy transition was one ...
LABOUR LEADER SUPPORTS NEW ONSHORE WIND AND RENEWABLES TO CUT ENERGY BILLS
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has met RenewableUK’s Chief Executive and Deputy Chief E...
THREE SCOTWIND CLEARING PROJECT AGREEMENTS CONFIRMED
Crown Estate Scotland has today confirmed that all three successful ScotWind Clearing applic...
FULL SPEAKER PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED FOR AREG ENERGY FUTURES EVENT 2022
bp confirmed as principal sponsor The future of offshore renewables, Scotland’s hydr...
EQUINOR AND ORE CATAPULT ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Equinor and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have announced a collaboration agree...
EUROPE TAKES EMERGENCY MEASURES TO REMOVE PERMITTING BOTTLENECKS FOR RENEWABLES
Europe takes emergency measures to remove permitting bottlenecks for renewables The European Com...
OFFSHORE WIND EVIDENCE & KNOWLEDGE HUB ENTERS DISCOVERY PHASE
The Offshore Wind Evidence & Knowledge Hub (OWEKH), an initiative funded by The Crown Estate&...
WIND POWER SETS ANOTHER GENERATION RECORD - REACHING OVER 20 GIGAWATTS FOR FI...
RenewableUK is highlighting the second wind energy generation record to be set within the space o...
NEW WIND TURBINE ORDERS STALLING; EUROPEAN RENEWABLES TARGETS AT RISK
Wind turbine orders in Q3 2022 fell by 36% compared with Q3 2021. Europe urgently needs to solve ...
TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR READY TO LAUNCH NEW COMPANIES INTO OFFSHORE WIND SUCCESS
Technology accelerator ready to launch new companies into offshore wind success - ORE An i...
NEW YORK BASED SUSTAINABLE CITIES EXPERT TO SPEAK AT AREG ENERGY FUTURES DINNER
International climate and sustainability expert Lolita Jackson, MBE, is set to address guests at ...
CANADIAN RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION NAMES NEW PRESIDENT AND CEO
The Canadian Renewable Energy Association (CanREA) today named Vittoria Bellissimo as its incomin...
RENEWABLEUK RESPONDS TO GOVERNMENT’S ENERGY PRICES BILL
As part of the new Energy Prices Bill, the Government has announced it will legislate for a Cost-...
MORE THAN 27,000 JOBS SUPPORTED BY SCOTLAND’S RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR
Burn of Whilk (Image source: Alan Hendry) Scotland’s renewable energy industry and i...
EVENT: FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND 2022
Date: 12 - 13 October 2022 Location: P&J Live, Aberdeen Organised by: RenewableUK &...
MONTROSE ZEROFOUR ENTERPRISE HUB ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF KEY CONTRACTORS
Crown Estate Scotland’s ZeroFour innovation hub at Montrose has taken a major step towards ...
THREE SHETLAND SCOTWIND PROJECTS ANNOUNCED
Three projects will be offered seabed agreements for offshore wind projects following Crown E...
BALTIC SEA COUNTRIES SIGN DECLARATION FOR MORE COOPERATION IN OFFSHORE WIND
On 30 August 2022 the Heads of Governments and Energy Ministers of the 8 countries around the Bal...
OFFSHOREWIND4KIDS BRINGS LEARNING TO LIFE
More than 70 pupils from across Aberdeen experienced the strength of Aberdeen’s beachfr...
MORE SCOTTISH FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS BOOST UK’S ENERGY SECURITY
Welcoming today’s announcement by Crown Estate Scotland that three more floating offshore w...
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES OFFSHORE WIND MOMENTUM
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore win...
INTOG LEASING FOR OFFSHORE WIND OPENS FOR APPLICATIONS
Crown Estate Scotland – the body which manages seabed leasing for offshore renewables &...
OVER £1M SECURED BY LAUNCH ACADEMY COMPANIES IN OFFSHORE WIND BOOST
Ten of the UK’s brightest technology innovator companies have secured more than £1 mi...
THE OFFSHORE WIND GROWTH PARTNERSHIP AWARDS £3.5M TO NINE UK WINNERS
Nine UK businesses have been successful in securing a share of a £3.5 million Development G...
IRELAND’S WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY WELCOMES INCREASED OFFSHORE AMBITION
Ireland’s wind energy industry has welcomed the announcement by Government of an increa...
ANNE KAVANAGH AND CLARE SHINE APPOINTED TO THE CROWN ESTATE BOARD
Anne Kavanagh and Clare Shine have been appointed to the Board of The Crown Estate with effect fr...
SUBSEA CAPABILITY CRUCIAL TO UK CAPITALISING ON FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
by NEIL GORDON CEO, GLOBAL UNDERWATER HUB There’s been much hand-wringing over the ...
CIRCULAR ECONOMY REVOLUTION AROUND OFFSHORE WIND COULD CREATE 20,000 EXTRA JOBS
As offshore wind helps propel Scotland towards net zero, a new report highlights how a circular e...
10 GW OF NEW WIND FARMS A YEAR: GERMAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS NEW ONSHORE WIND LAW
The German Parliament has adopted a new Onshore Wind Law (WindLandG) which aims to expand onshore...
NEW REPORTS TO REVEAL UK’S FULL RENEWABLE POTENTIAL
A set of reports due to be published in the coming months will show how companies in the UK&rsquo...
BOEM APPOINTS NEW LEADERSHIP FOR OFFICE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY PROGRAMS
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced Karen J. Baker as the new Chief for ...
EU ENERGY MINISTERS ENDORSE FASTER PERMITTING OF RENEWABLES
The EU Energy Ministers have agreed their position on changes to the Renewable Energy Directive a...
ELECTRIFICATION COMPETITION STUDIES UNDERLINE IMPORTANCE OF CROSS-INDUSTRY CO...
North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has published the full project reports of the three Electri...
CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND PROVIDES FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED INTOG LEASING PROCESS
Crown Estate Scotland has today published more information on its Innovation and Targeted Oil and...
OPITO LAUNCHES VITAL LIFTING OPERATIONS STANDARD FOR THE WIND INDUSTRY
OPITO, the global safety and skills organisation for the energy industry, has announced a new lif...
OWGP ANNOUNCES £2M IN GRANT FUNDING FOR OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECTS
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has released its latest Development Grant funding cal...
NDC AND ORE CATAPULT FORM FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP
The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) has teamed up with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) ...
EXPERTS FORECAST THE WIND PLANT OF THE FUTURE TO BE TALLER AND MORE ECONOMICAL
Anticipating key features of wind plants a decade or more ahead of their installation can inform ...
NET ZERO OR NOT ZERO? A WINDFALL TAX RISKS REDUCING THE UK’S ENERGY SECURITY
Billions of pounds of investments aimed at building the UK’s net zero energy infrastructure...
NORTH SEA OFFSHORE WIND TO HELP REPOWER THE EU
Today European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participated in an Offshore Wind Summit ...
FAST PERMITTING OF RENEWABLES AT THE HEART OF EUROPE'S ENERGY SECURITY PLAN
The European Commission has presented a new package of measures to help the EU wean itself off Ru...
RENEWABLEUK COMMENTS ON NEW BILLS ANNOUNCED IN QUEEN’S SPEECH
RenewableUK is responding the new Bills announced in the Queen’s Speech today, highlighting...
EUROPE INVESTED €41BN IN NEW WIND FARMS IN 2021
WindEurope has published its annual Finance and Investment Trends report. It shows investor confi...
EIGHT RISING STARS HONOURED AT THE YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GREEN ENERGY AWARDS
Eight up-and-coming green energy stars have been honoured at the recent Young Professionals G...
THE US IS ABOUT TO BUILD LOTS OF OFFSHORE WIND – WHAT CAN IT LEARN FROM EUROPE?
WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson moderated the US-EU Energy Council High-Level Business Forum on Offs...
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY LEASING ON ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTS
The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) ...
OPITO AND NOWI TO SUPPORT SKILLS AND SAFETY IN THE US OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR
OPITO, the leading global safety and skills organisation for the energy industry, and the Nat...
NEW STUDY ILLUSTRATES SCALE OF POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF UK OFFSHORE WIND
A new study on the future of offshore wind has illustrated the scale of potential of the UK s...
ORE CATAPULT AND NIWE ANNOUNCE UK-INDIA OFFSHORE WIND COLLABORATION
The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and India’s National Institute of W...
UK ENERGY STRATEGY FURTHER INCREASES OFFSHORE TARGETS, LEAVES DOOR OPEN FOR O...
Last week the United Kingdom presented its new Energy Strategy. It is heavily influenced by the R...
17 SCOTWIND PROJECT AGREEMENTS CONFIRMED
Crown Estate Scotland have today confirmed that all 17 successful ScotWind applicants now hav...
RENEWABLE UK COMMENTS ON PRIME MINISTER’S ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGY
New renewable energy ambitions in the Prime Minister’s Energy Security Strategy will cut bi...
THE EVIDENCE IS CLEAR: THE TIME FOR ACTION IS NOW
In 2010-2019 average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human...
NEW PLAN SHOWS RENEWABLES CAN DISPLACE GAS POWER WITHIN 5 YEARS
RenewableUK is proposing a wide-ranging plan to the Government outlining key steps which would en...
OFFSHORE RENEWABLES PROGRAMME INVESTS OVER £2M IN REGIONAL INNOVATION
A further four companies operating in the North of Tyne region have been selected to develop thei...
RENEWABLEUK CALLS FOR ONSHORE WIND PLANNING REFORMS
RenewableUK is calling for the UK and devolved Governments to boost our onshore wind capacity as ...
ORE CATAPULT APPOINTS ENVIRONMENTAL AND TECHNOLOGY FINANCE LEADER TO BOARD
The Board of the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, the UK’s leading research and in...
FOUR TOP UNIVERSITIES JOIN ORE CATAPULT’S WELSH CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Four of the top universities in Wales have now formally joined the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE...
OFFSHORE WIND PIPELINE SURGES TO 86 GIGAWATTS, BOOSTING UK’S ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
New research published today by RenewableUK shows the UK’s total pipeline of offshore wind ...
US WINDPOWER HUB VIRGINIA BEACH JOINS EEEGR
The City of Virginia Beach, an emerging major hub for the fast-growing US offshore wind sector, h...
ROOFTOP SOLAR POWER IN UGANDA: CHANGING LIVES, ONE FAMILY AT A TIME
Bridget Kabugho’s eyes light up when she talks about her new business venture. As she p...
PHASE 3 OF UK ENERGY INTEGRATION PROJECT NOW AVAILABLE
The Energy Integration Project brought together the OGA, BEIS, Ofgem, The Crown Estate ...
MESSY PERMITTING LEADS TO YET ANOTHER UNDERSUBSCRIBED WIND AUCTION IN ITALY
Italy has published the results of its latest renewables auction. 3300 MW was on offer, including...
INDIA AND IRENA STRENGTHEN TIES AS COUNTRY PLANS MAJOR RENEWABLES AND HYDROGE...
India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has signed a strategic partnership agreeme...
SUBSEAINTEL GLOBAL SUMMARISED PROJECT REPORT
This market intelligence summary from Global Underwater Hub examines renewable projects in Europe...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES £60M INNOVATION FUNDING FOR FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
RenewableUK is welcoming new funding announced today for innovation to support the development of...
CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND ANNOUNCES SCOTWIND LEASING WINNERS
Crown Estate Scotland has today announced the outcome of its application process for Sc...
UKRI WELCOMES FRANCES WOOD AS INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR
Professor Christopher Smith, UKRI International Champion, is pleased to announce the appointment ...
RENEWABLEUK UNVEILS ENERGYPULSE – THE MARKET LEADER IN UK DATA ON RENEWABLE E...
RenewableUK has unveiled a unique new service for its member companies entitled EnergyPulse. It o...
INVESTMENT IN NEW UK OFFSHORE WIND FACTORIES REACHES NEW ANNUAL RECORD OF OVE...
Latest major offshore wind manufacturing announcement in Scotland takes investment in new UK offs...
WIND ENERGY DIGITALISATION DRIVES COSTS DOWN AND YIELDS UP
Digitalisation is playing an increasingly big role in wind energy but the industry has yet to...
NEW REPORT SHOWS SIXFOLD INCREASE IN GLOBAL DEMAND FOR OFFSHORE WIND CABLES
A new report published today by RenewableUK shows the market for offshore wind farm cables is set...
SECOND OFFSHORE WIND LAUNCH ACADEMY TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY TRAILBLAZERS
UK innovators can now apply for ORE Catapult's industry-backed national technology accelerato...
THE CROWN ESTATE DEVELOPS PROPOSALS FOR FLOATING WIND IN CELTIC SEA
The Crown Estate has published further detail on its plans for floating wind leasing in the Celti...
RENEWABLEUK ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
RenewableUK has appointed three new energy experts to the association’s Board of Directors....
UNLOCK THE ELEPHANT AND A CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE AWAITS
Dr. Will Pettitt, Executive Director, Geothermal Rising As the international community gat...
NEW REPORT SHOWCASES UK’S OFFSHORE WIND SUCCESS AS COP26 DISCUSSES ENERGY TRA...
A new report by the Offshore Wind Industry Council - published on the day that COP26 focusses on ...
EUROPEAN WIND INDUSTRY REINFORCES SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS
On 4-5 November the European wind industry meets in Brussels for WindEurope’s End-of-Life I...
LEADING PLAYERS CALL FOR IMMEDIATE ACTIONS AT COP26 TO ACCELERATE RENEWABLE E...
Leading Players Call for Immediate Actions at COP26 to Accelerate Renewable Energy Jobs More tha...
RENEWABLEUK’S DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT JOINS EEEGR BOARD
RenewableUK today announced that their Director of Business Development, Vicky Mant, has been ele...
OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND 4 PROGRAMME UPDATE
Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 continues to progress and, in line with the process, the six propos...
RENEWABLEUK COMMENT ON CHANCELLOR’S BUDGET SPEECH
Responding to the Chancellor’s Spending Review announcements, which include up to £23...
TURNING THE TIDE FOR RENEWABLES IN ALASKA
NREL Tidal Research Reveals Opportunities for Rebuilding Alaska’s Economy with Renewable En...
UK’S TOTAL PIPELINE OF ONSHORE WIND PROJECTS RISES TO 33 GIGAWATTS
A year ago, the total pipeline stood at 30GW. Our latest Onshore Wind Project Intelligence report...
SECRETARY HAALAND OUTLINES AMBITIOUS OFFSHORE WIND LEASING STRATEGY
BOEM to potentially hold up to seven new offshore lease sales by 2025 Secretary of the Interio...
GOVERNMENT URGED TO SET NEW TARGET TO DOUBLE UK ONSHORE WIND CAPACITY BY 2030
RenewableUK has published an Onshore Wind Industry Prospectus offering a new partnership with...
THE EU NEEDS TO TAKE AMBITIOUS ACTION TO REACH ITS RENEWABLE HYDROGEN TARGETS
On 29 September the first ever Renewable Hydrogen Summit took place online. As well as ...
DECISIVE MOMENT FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY IN IRELAND
Noel Cunniffe is CEO of Wind Energy Ireland The Maritime Area Planning Bill is the single ...
CELTIC SEA CLUSTER LAUNCHED TO SPEARHEAD FLOATING WIND DEPLOYMENT
A new Celtic Cluster will accelerate offshore wind creating more than 29,000 UK jobs and deliveri...
GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT PIPELINE EXCEEDS 400 GIGAWATTS
New research by RenewableUK’s Project Intelligence team shows that the total pipeline of of...
RECORD YEAR OF OVER £900 MILLION INVESTMENT IN UK OFFSHORE WIND MANUFACTURING
Analysis published today by RenewableUK shows that major investment announcements totalling over ...
SPANISH MEASURES ON ELECTRICITY UNDERMINE EU GREEN DEAL
The Spanish Government has introduced a new charge on wind farms and other non-polluting power pl...
AIIB AND IRENA TEAM-UP TO ACCELERATE ASIA’S ENERGY TRANSITION
The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the International Renewable Energy Agency...
PRESIDENT BIDEN MAKES HISTORIC VISIT TO NREL'S FLATIRONS CAMPUS
Energy Secretary Granholm, Colorado Governor Polis Join the President on Tour Highlighting Cuttin...
GLOBAL FLOATING WIND PIPELINE REACHES 54 GIGAWATTS - WITH UK LEADING THE WORLD
Research by RenewableUK into the total size of the pipeline of floating offshore wind projects wo...
RENEWABLES INDUSTRY WELCOMES INCREASE IN AMBITION FOR CLEAN POWER AUCTION
RenewableUK welcomes the Government’s announcement on the parameters for the 4th allocation...
CROSS-SECTOR APPROACH COULD SEE UK BECOME GLOBAL LEADER IN WIND TURBINE RECYC...
The wind sector offers a huge opportunity for the UK to become a global leader in wind turbin...
£3M FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE UK SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECTS TO ACCELERATE OFFSHORE WI...
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a brand new grant funding programme that...
THE UK IS WORKING TO BRING OFFSHORE WIND HOME
Article source: Energy Institute For all its success in playing host to offshore wind farm...
NEW LEASING PROCESS TO DECARBONISE OIL & GAS AND BOOST INNOVATION
Crown Estate Scotland will launch a new leasing process for offshore wind farms to help decarboni...
WINDEUROPE LAUNCHES EDUCATIONAL HUB TO TACKLE SKILLS GAP
Wind energy now employs 1.2 million people globally. But the transition from fossil fuels to rene...
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED WIND ENERGY FA...
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offsho...
MARKET REPORT SHOWS RECORD U.S. CLEAN ENERGY INSTALLATIONS IN 2021
KeyFacts Energy: Renewable Energy news l KeyFacts Energy Directory:&...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
KeyFacts Energy Industry Directory: BOEM l KeyFacts Energy: Ren...
GOVERNMENT’S HYDROGEN STRATEGY CONSULTATION MUST DEVELOP GREEN HYDROGEN AS A ...
Commenting on the Government’s Hydrogen Strategy published today, RenewableUK’s CEO D...
ACCELERATING ENERGY TRANSITIONS COULD CREATE 122 MILLION JOBS BY 2050, SAYS I...
Accelerating energy transitions on a path to climate safety can grow the global economy by 2....
OFFSHORE WIND CREATING MASSIVE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES
RenewableUK is welcoming today’s announcement by Siemen Gamesa Renewable Energy that it wil...
REPORT SHOWS RECORD U.S. RENEWABLES GROWTH AND INVESTMENT
U.S. installed 26 gigawatts of new clean power in 2020; 170 GW of capacity enough to power 50 ...
CHANCELLOR VISITS ORE CATAPULT’S LEVENMOUTH DEMO TURBINE
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak MP, has visited ORE Catapult's 7MW Levenmouth demonstration offsh...
BOEM TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED WIND ENERGY PROJECT OFFSHORE...
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to creating nearly 80,000 jobs thro...
RENEWABLES DOMINATE ELECTRICITY GENERATION FOR FIRST YEAR EVER - OUTSTRIPPING...
The UK Government’s annual energy bible has confirmed that renewable energy sources generat...
EMERSON ACQUISITION OF 7AC PROPELS NREL HVAC TECHNOLOGY TO MARKET
Living the dream, for many researchers, might include seeing their inventions move from the lab b...
RENEWABLEUK CEO URGES GOVERNMENT TO BE MORE AMBITIOUS IN UPCOMING CLEAN POWER...
RenewableUK’s new Chief Executive Dan McGrail is calling for Ministers to demonstrate great...
SCOTWIND SECURES MAJOR INTEREST IN SCOTLAND’S OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
The process to secure seabed for Scotland’s next generation of offshore wind farms has attr...
THE EU COMMISSION WANTS 30 GW A YEAR OF NEW WIND UP TO 2030
The European Commission has tabled the Fit-for-55 package, a series of legislative proposals to d...
MEET THE ROBOT A-TEAM THAT WILL BE VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF OFFSHORE WIND AND N...
BladeBUG's blade crawler climbs a blade at ORE Catapult's offshore Levenmouth Demonst...
WINDEUROPE LAUNCHES “WINDFLIX”, AN ON-DEMAND WIND ENERGY VIDEO PLATFORM
After the success of last year’s WindTV, WindEurope is launching "WindFlix", a ne...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcoming today’s announcements by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strat...
OFFSHORE WIND ROBOTICS CHALLENGE AWARDS TWO MORE UK INNOVATORS
A further two UK companies have been awarded a major opportunity to develop and demonstrate their...
THE TENDER FOR HESSELØ OFW HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD
The tender for Hesselø OFW has been put on hold until the results of the preliminary s...
TOGO INAUGURATES 50MW SOLAR PLANT FINANCED UNDER IRENA-ADFD FACILITY
One of the largest solar plants in West Africa to deliver clean energy to nearly 160,000 Togolese...
AREG WEBINAR – EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY SPECIAL
Date: Thursday 24th June Time: 13.00 – 14.00 BST Join AREG for their European Space...
WIND INDUSTRY CALLS FOR EUROPE-WIDE BAN ON LANDFILLING TURBINE BLADES
Today WindEurope called for a Europe-wide landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades by 2...
BOEM AND USACE COLLABORATE TO MEET OFFSHORE WIND GOALS
In order to increase renewable energy production in offshore waters and help the Administration m...
PARTNERSHIPS AMPLIFY VELOCITY OF OFFSHORE WIND INNOVATION
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the White House have made offshore wind a centerpiece of ...
WIND-BASED ELECTRIFICATION WILL DRIVE EUROPE TO NET ZERO
Electrification is the most cost-effective way to decarbonise Europe’s economy according to...
RENEWABLEUK SIGNS MOU WITH EEEGR TO BOOST GROWTH OF CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR
RenewableUK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR...
£1.7M AWARDED TO NORTH OF TYNE OFFSHORE WIND INNOVATORS
Five companies operating in the North of Tyne region have been selected to showcase their innovat...
HOW SCOTTISH WHISKY IS FUELLING THE ENERGY TRANSITION
Following the announcement of the state-of-the-art Green Hydrogen Hub in the Cromarty Firth a...
RENEWABLEUK LAUNCHES JUST TRANSITION TRACKER TO HIGHLIGHT BEST PRACTICE
RenewableUK has published a new document outlining how it will work with its member companies to ...
TONY QUINN APPOINTED AS NEW CHAIR OF ENERGI COAST
Energi Coast, North East England’s Offshore Wind Supply Chain Cluster, has named the Offsho...
UPSCALING EUROPE’S PORT INFRASTRUCTURE CRITICAL FOR OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
Ports are key to offshore wind development. To deliver the offshore wind expansion set out in...
GREEN INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT JEOPARDISED BY GB REGULATIONS WHICH FAVOUR EU...
New research published today shows that Britain’s energy regulators are putting billions of...
OWGP LAUNCHES £4.2M SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR UK OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched its latest and largest tranche of grant ...
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER INDUSTRY STARTS 2021 WITH BIG FIRST QUARTER
The Clean Power Quarterly Market Report, released this week by the American Clean Power Associati...
IRENA MEMBERS TO EXPAND CROSS-BORDER INTERCONNECTIONS AS SHARES OF RENEWABLES...
According to IRENA’s World Energy Transitions Outlook, to achieve climate goals, global ele...
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER STATEMENT ON VINEYARD WIND RECORD OF DECISION
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Bu...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES COMMITMENT TO GREEN JOB CREATION IN QUEEN’S SPEECH
Commenting on today’s Queen’s Speech, RenewableUK’s Head of Public Affairs Nath...
RENEWABLEUK COMMENTS ON DETAILS OF NEXT AUCTION FOR CONTRACTS TO GENERATE CLE...
Commenting on today’s announcement by the Department for Business, Industry and Industrial ...
NEW WIND ENERGY RECORD SET ON BLUSTERY BANK HOLIDAY
RenewableUK is welcoming today’s figures from National Grid which show that British wind fa...
GAZPROM NEFT JOINS THE RUSSIA RENEWABLE ENERGY ASSOCIATION
Gazprom Neft has joined the Russia Renewable Energy Association (RREDA). The RREDA brings tog...
BOEM BEGINS REVOLUTION WIND REVIEW
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an...
NORTH EAST OF SCOTLAND BUSINESSES PREPARE TO 'GET FIT FOR OFFSHORE RENEWABLES'
Sixteen businesses based in North East Scotland are ready to reap the rewards from the Offshore R...
US DOE LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL CLEAN ENERGY INITIATIVES TO TACKLE CLIMATE CRISIS
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), along with other governments, this week announced six new in...
AREG WEBINAR: SCOTLAND'S WAVE ENERGY FRONTIER
Date: Thursday 29th April Time: 14.00 – 15.00 BST Renewable energy accounted for ...
EASTERN AND SOUTHERN AFRICA'S RENEWABLES POTENTIAL OFFERS ROUTE TO SUSTAINABL...
Eastern and Southern Africa are vast, geographically diverse regions with rapidly growing pop...
SCOTLAND REAPS BENEFITS OF MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN ANNOUNCEMENT
Commenting on the announcement by EDF Renewables and ESB that a major manufacturing contract for ...
MONEY POURING INTO WIND, BUT ARE THERE ENOUGH PROJECTS OUT THERE?
Europe invested €43bn in new wind farms in 2020, the second highest annual amount on record....
ESB ANNOUNCES GREEN ATLANTIC AT MONEYPOINT
ESB’s Moneypoint site in County Clare to be transformed into a green energy hub, where ...
WORLD ADDS RECORD NEW RENEWABLE ENERGY CAPACITY IN 2020
Global renewable energy capacity additions in 2020 beat earlier estimates and all previous re...
NEW ENERGY TRANSITION AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGER POST AT SCOTTISH RENEWABLES
Scottish Renewables has created a new role to strengthen the renewable energy industry’s vo...
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND IN MAJOR U.S. EAST COAST ENERGY MARKET
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today identified nearly 800,000 acres as Wind Energy...
ORE CATAPULT WELCOMES CELTIC SEA FLOATING WIND LEASING OPPORTUNITY
ORE Catapult has welcomed this week’s announcement from The Crown Estate that they are laun...
NEXT SCOTTISH OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND CREATES HUGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB ...
RenewableUK is welcoming the announcement by Crown Estate Scotland of more details about the firs...
NEW REPORT SHOWS TEXAS HAS HUGE OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
Offshore wind could provide Texas with 166% of its electricity needs, according to a new report r...
EDP RENEWABLES, SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC AND VESTAS JOIN RES4AFRICA
RES4Africa Foundation welcomes the three new members EDP Renewables, Schneider Electric and V...
SOLAR ENERGY UK WELCOMES NEW BOARD LEADERSHIP TEAM
Matt Black appointed chair of industry trade body Christelle Barnes and Gareth Williams take...
ABERDEEN: NEXT GENERATION HYDROGEN
By Councillor Philip Bell, a director of Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) and Aberdeen ...
INNOVATIONS IN FLOATING WIND TECHNOLOGIES KEY TO FUTHER COST REDUCTIONS
Floating offshore wind is maturing and has performed significant cost reductions over the past ye...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
The Department of the Interior has announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) ha...
RENEWABLEUK ANNOUNCES JV TO HIGHLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES IN UK AND NORTH AMERICAN ...
RenewableUK is teaming up with the US organisation the Business Network for Offshore Wind to host...
CHANCELLOR’S PLAN IS GAMECHANGER FOR UK OFFSHORE WIND MANUFACTURING
Commenting on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement today, RenewableUK’s C...
FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR PROMISES GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUBSEA INDUSTRY
Subsea UK webinar highlights multi-billion pound potential Subsea companies can find out how t...
WIND IS NOT GROWING FAST ENOUGH FOR EU ECONOMY TO GO CLIMATE-NEUTRAL
Europe installed 14.7 GW of new wind energy in 2020. 80% of this was onshore wind. Europe now...
PACIFIC ISLAND COUNTRIES UNITE AROUND ENHANCED RENEWABLES AMBITIONS
In a year of critical action on climate mitigation and adaptation, Pacific Island governments hav...
OGA: WEST OF SHETLAND RENEWABLE POWER WORKSHOP
In March OGA are holding a workshop on offshore renewable power in the West of Shetland area....
£3 MILLION FUNDING AWARDED TO NORTHUMBERLAND ROBOTICS TEST SITE
Funding has been awarded to support the creation of a new test site for emerging robotics technol...
WIND IS NOT GROWING FAST ENOUGH FOR EU ECONOMY TO GO CLIMATE-NEUTRAL
Europe installed 14.7 GW of new wind energy in 2020. 80% of this was onshore wind. Europe now has...
IRENA REPORT IDENTIFIES POLICY MEASURES TO ADVANCE JORDAN’S TRANSITION TO REN...
A new report published today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has identified ...
BOEM ISSUES LEASE FOR FIRST WAVE ENERGY RESEARCH PROJECT OFFSHORE THE U.S. WE...
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management have issued a lease for the first wave energy research proj...
DELAYING SCOTTISH OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS IS BAD FOR INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
Commenting on the delay announced by Crown Estate Scotland to the ScotWind Leasing process, Renew...
EMEC TO EXPLORE FRANCO-SCOTTISH WIND/HYDROGEN COLLABORATION
Following a competitive tender, The Scottish Government has awarded the European Marine Energ...
GWEC ENLISTS RENEWABLEUK’S HEAD OF POLICY TO LEAD COP26 WORK
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) announced today that Rebecca Williams, Head of Policy and R...
EUROPE INVESTS A RECORD €26BN IN OFFSHORE WIND
Despite COVID constraints, Europe confirmed a record amount of €26.3bn of investments in new...
BOEM TO RESUME ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF VINEYARD WIND’S PROPOSED PROJECT
In support of the Biden administration’s goal to address climate change and promote offshor...
RENEWABLEUK ANNOUNCES NEW CEO FOR NEXT PHASE OF ENERGY TRANSITION
RenewableUK has announced that the organisation’s next Chief Executive will be Dan McGrail,...
IRENA AND IHA FORGE PARTNERSHIP TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABLE HYDROPOWER
In recognition of their shared objectives to increase the uptake of renewable energy, the Interna...
ARE YOU READY TO WIN WORK IN THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR?
Fit 4 Offshore Renewables (F4OR) is a unique service to help the UK supply chain get ready to bid...
ONSHORE WIND ENERGY SCORES LOWEST EVER PRICE UNDER NEW SPANISH AUCTION DESIGN
Spain auctioned a total of 3 GW of renewable energy capacity in its January 2021 tender. The ...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF ENGLISH FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
Commenting on EDF Renewables’ announcement today that phase two of its Blyth Offshore Demon...
OFFSHORE WIND IN EUROPE: KEY TRENDS AND STATISTICS
Date: Thursday, 11 February Time: 11:00-12:00 CET Looking for an update on the offshore wind ...
IWEA REBRANDS AS WIND ENERGY IRELAND
This week the Irish Wind Energy Association rebrands as Wind Energy Ireland. The new name ...
BOEM OFFERS FIRST RENEWABLE ENERGY RESEARCH LEASE IN OFFSHORE WATERS ALONG TH...
On January 19, 2021, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) offered the first marine renewa...
APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS FOR SCOTWIND LEASING
From today (15 January 2021) developers will be able to apply for seabed rights to build Scot...
REVISED OGA STRATEGY FEATURES A RANGE OF NEW NET ZERO OBLIGATIONS FOR THE UK ...
A revised Strategy from the Oil & Gas Authority featuring a range of new net zero obligations...
EUROPEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE MUST PRIORITISE RENEWABLES
WindEurope criticises the TEN-E revision presented today by the European Commission. The Commissi...
ORE CATAPULT AND THE WORKBOAT ASSOCIATION TO CONSIDER KEY AREAS FOR TECHNOLOG...
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Workboat Association (WA) have been sele...
IRENA AND AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK PARTNER TO SCALE UP RENEWABLES INVESTMENTS...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), and the African Development Bank (AfDB), have ...
ACCELERATING WIND POWER GROWTH IN INDIA AND DRIVING A GREEN RECOVERY WITH GWE...
By: Francis Jayasurya, India Director, GWEC As the third largest carbon emitter in th...
ETIP OCEAN REPORT CALLS FOR STREAMLINED, SCIENCE-BASED CONSENTING PROCESSES F...
Deploying ocean energy at scale requires simpler, faster consenting processes that are informed b...
NEW JV PROGRAMME LAUNCHED TO OPTIMISE THE INTEGRATION OF OFFSHORE WIND
A new joint industry programme launched today by the Carbon Trust aims to maximise the contributi...
WINDEUROPE ELECTS ANDREAS NAUEN, SIEMENS GAMESA CHIEF, AS NEW CHAIRMAN
WindEurope’s Board of Directors has elected Andreas Nauen, CEO of Siemens Gamesa Renewable ...
GWEC TO LAUNCH GWEC INDIA TO HELP DEVELOP VAST WIND POWER POTENTIAL
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) will establish GWEC India and designate Sumant Sinha, Ch...
URGENT CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENT CRITICAL TO CREATE 100,000 NORTH SEA JOBS BY 2050
The UK offshore energy sector will miss the opportunity to be a global leader in clean energy if ...
AREG WEBINAR - CLIMATE POLICY SPECIAL
Date: Wednesday 2nd December Time: 14.00 – 14.45 GMT Scotland's Energy Minister Pau...
IRENA AND PACIFIC COMMUNITY ANNOUNCE JOINT EFFORTS TO BOOST RECOVERY
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Pacific Community (SPC) will work toget...
CHANCELLOR UNVEILS FUNDING FOR GOVERNMENT TO WORK CLOSER WITH OFFSHORE WIND I...
RenewableUK is welcoming today’s announcement by the Chancellor Rishi Sunak in his Spending...
RENEWABLE HYDROGEN COALITION WILL POSITION EUROPE AS WORLD-LEADER ON RENEWABL...
The new coalition will support and accelerate the uptake of renewable hydrogen solutions in Europ...
THE CROWN ESTATE UPDATES TIMINGS FOR FINAL TENDER STAGE OF OFFSHORE WIND LEAS...
The Crown Estate is nearing the completion of the second of its three tender stages for Offshore ...
ORE CATAPULT TO ADVANCE NEXT GENERATION BLADE MANUFACTURE
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has outlined its ambition to boost the wind turbine ...
IRENA AND GWEC ENHANCE COOPERATION TO SCALE UP RENEWABLES GLOBALLY
Today, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC...
INDUSTRY READY TO DELIVER ON EU’S PLAN FOR 25-FOLD INCREASE IN OFFSHORE WIND
WindEurope welcomes the Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy presented by the European Commission t...
OGUK RESPONSE: PRIME MINISTER’S 10-POINT PLAN FOR GREEN INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION
Commenting on the 10-point green industrial revolution announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson,...
UK GOVERNMENTS TO DELIVER THE EXPANSION OF ONSHORE WIND NEEDED FOR THE GREEN ...
Europe wants to be climate neutral by 2050. And onshore wind will play a central role in that. Ac...
UK PRIME MINISTER SETS UK ON COURSE FOR NET ZERO WITH TEN POINT PLAN FOR RAPI...
Welcoming Boris Johnson’s Ten Point Plan for a green economic recovery, RenewableUK's D...
NREL ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESEARCH MOVES WIND TURBINE BLADES TOWARD RECYCLA...
A new material for wind blades that can be recycled could transform the wind industry, rendering ...
GEOTHERMAL DEVELOPMENT IN EASTERN AFRICA
The East African Rift System (EARS) is one of the largest rifts in the world. Characterised by a ...
COALITION OF NGOS, WIND INDUSTRY AND TSOS PLEDGE SUSTAINABLE OFFSHORE ENERGY ...
A Coalition of 18 NGOs, wind industry and transmission system operators has joined forces today t...
OFFICIAL POLL SHOWS MASSIVE PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR BUILDING BACK BETTER WITH RENE...
New statistics unveiled today by the Government show the vast majority of people support the rapi...
TRIPLING RENEWABLES INVESTMENT TO REACH CLIMATE GOAL
Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at USD 351 ...
ACORE CONGRATULATES PRESIDENT-ELECT BIDEN, LOOKS FORWARD TO HIS IMMEDIATELY R...
Statement from Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the American Council on Renewable Energy (A...
FIRST ROBOTIC ‘BLADE WALK’ ON A WIND TURBINE OPENS DOOR TO SIGNIFICANT COST C...
BladeBUG on ORE Catapult's Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine and is courtesy of BladeBUG a...
ENI JOINS OCEAN ENERGY EUROPE
Eni joins, as lead partner, Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) and the Board of Directors of the organisat...
UK’S TOTAL ONSHORE WIND PROJECT PIPELINE REACHES UP TO 30 GIGAWATTS BY 2030
New research by RenewableUK shows that the total capacity of onshore wind could grow to 30GW &nda...
OWGP LAUNCHES £1.5M DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDING CALL
This latest opportunity provides funding for projects to help companies to improve their comp...
RENEWABLEUK'S MEMBER VALUES CHARTER COMMITS TO JOB CREATION AND ACHIEVING NET...
RenewableUK has published a Member Values Charter, developed by our Shadow Board, setting out our...
OGCI REPORTS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS ON AGGREGATE UPSTREAM METHANE AND CARBON IN...
OGCI achieves collective average upstream methane intensity target of 0.25% and aims for its a...
DRIVE FOR RENEWABLES SEES AREG MEMBERSHIP GROW
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) has grown its membership over the past 12 months, with sig...
CHINA’S WIND INDUSTRY IS AT A TURNING POINT
By Wanliang Liang, China Director, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Despite initial setba...
OFFSHORE RENEWABLES SET FOR SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH
Offshore renewables, including offshore wind, wave, tidal, ocean thermal, and floating solar PV, ...
EACH NEW WIND TURBINE INSTALLED IN EUROPE GENERATES €10M OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Wind energy is 300,000 jobs in Europe and contributes €37bn to EU GDP every year according t...
ORE CATAPULT AND ORCA HUB JOIN FORCES
Two of the UK’s leading research organisations in the development of robotics for use in of...
THE CROWN ESTATE DELAYS FINAL TENDER STAGE OF OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND 4
The Crown Estate is nearing the completion of the second of its three tender stages for Offshore ...
US CLEAN ENERGY SECTOR ENTERS FINAL MONTHS OF 2020 DOWN 478,000 JOBS
The clean energy industry expected to add over 175,000 jobs this year, but enters the final month...
NEW PLANS TO MAKE UK WORLD-LEADER IN GREEN ENERGY
The Prime Minister has set out new plans to Build Back Greener by making the UK the world leader ...
RENEWABLES COULD COVER MORE THAN ONE-THIRD OF ENERGY DEMAND IN CESEC WITHIN 1...
Within ten years, the economies of Central and South Eastern Europe* could cover 34% of their ris...
CDF AND IRENA COLLABORATE TO BOOST LOW-CARBON INVESTMENTS IN THE CARIBBEAN
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with t...
EIGHT GOVERNMENTS PLEDGE TO KICKSTART OFFSHORE WIND IN THE BALTIC SEA
At an Offshore Wind Conference, hosted by the Polish Wind Energy Association (PSEW), high-level r...
UNTAPPED POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR BLENDING HYDROPOWER, FLOATING PV
Hybrid systems of floating solar panels and hydropower plants may hold the technical potential to...
RENEWABLE ENERGY JOBS CONTINUE GROWTH TO 11.5 MILLION WORLDWIDE
Renewable energy continues to bring socioeconomic benefits by creating numerous jobs worldwide, a...
OPITO MARKS STRATEGIC SHIFT WITH LAUNCH OF NEW PRODUCT SUITE FOR THE RENEWABL...
OPITO, the global skills organisation for the energy industry, has made its first move into the r...
DANISH ENERGY AGENCY LAUNCHES TENDERING PROCESS FOR THOR OFFSHORE WIND FARM
Danish Energy Agency is launches tendering process for Thor Offshore Wind Farm. The Danish...
RENEWABLEUK BEGINS SEARCH FOR SUCCESSOR TO CEO HUGH MCNEAL
RenewableUK’s CEO Hugh McNeal and Board have agreed to begin the process of recruiting the ...
GOVERNMENT URGED TO SET COST REDUCTION TARGET FOR RENEWABLE HYDROGEN TO PROVI...
A report published today by RenewableUK urges the Government to help energy consumers by supporti...
GERMANY AND SCOTLAND DEEPEN THEIR COOPERATION ON OFFSHORE WIND AND "GREEN" HY...
The Wind Energy Cluster WAB e.V. today signed a three-year cooperation agreement with its Scottis...
OPTIMIZING THE GRID CHARACTERISTICS OF WIND TURBINES
In the first phase of the planned expansion, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWE...
TRADE ASSOCIATIONS UNITE TO BOOST UK GREEN ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND REACH NET ZE...
Renewable UK, techUK and the Solar Trade Association are announcing a new partnership to promote ...
ASIA PACIFIC TO BECOME LARGEST OFFSHORE WIND MARKET BY 2030
Asia is set to become a leader in offshore wind, with its share in the global offshore wind ma...
CORPORATE PROCUREMENT AS A NEW GROWTH DRIVER FOR WIND ENERGY IN ASIA
Joyce Lee, Policy and Operations Director, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) The shift of ...
OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR CALLS FOR ACTION TO SECURE GREEN HYDROGEN ECONOMIC BOOM
Development of an indigenous green hydrogen industry could generate £320bn for the UK econo...
CLARITY AND VISIBILITY ON AUCTIONS KEY TO UNLOCK TURKEY’S ONSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
On 27 August WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson joined a panel with IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol ...
WOMEN IN WIND: GENDER DIVERSITY MUST BE A PRIORITY IN THE WIND SECTOR FOR A J...
The Women in Wind Global Leadership Program, a joint initiative of the Global Wind E...
STUDY FINDS THE OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR CAN SUPPORT 6,000 TO NEARLY 9,000 JOBS I...
A research study commissioned by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP) int...
GWEC: OFFSHORE WIND WILL SURGE TO OVER 234 GW BY 2030, LED BY ASIA-PACIFIC
With 6.1 GW of new capacity added, 2019 was the best year in history for the global ...
RENEWABLE AUCTION DELIVERS CLEANER, CHEAPER, POWER FOR IRELAND
Nineteen new wind farms won contracts under the new Renewable Electricity Support Scheme accordin...
RESILIENT WIND INDUSTRY DELIVERS 17% OF EUROPE'S ELECTRICITY, PROVES SMART BE...
The new WindEurope publication “The impact of COVID-19 on Europe’s wind sector”...
RENEWABLES IN ASIA: IT’S A TOUGH RACE AGAINST FOSSIL FUELS
The COVID-19 pandemic has been an unprecedented shock to the global economy. It has also stif...
NATIONAL GRID’S FUTURE ENERGY SCENARIOS HIGHLIGHT CASE FOR INVESTMENT IN RENE...
Commenting on the publication today of National Grid’s Future Energy Scenarios, RenewableUK...
AREG BITE SIZE WEBINAR – MORAG MCCORKINDALE (AREG) AND DEIRDRE MICHIE (OGUK)
To mark the recent signing of a reciprocal membership agreement between AREG and OGUK, Morag McCo...
OWGP ANNOUNCES £2M SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR UK OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) is launching a new £2m package of funding and b...
COMPANIES SECURE £1.4 MILLION TO DEVELOP QUICK CONNECTION SYSTEMS FOR WAVE EN...
Projects led by Apollo, Blackfish Engineering Design, Nova Innovation and Quoceant secure fund...
NREL NAMES DANIEL BECKLEY TO LEAD FACILITIES AND OPERATIONS
The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) r...
INDUSTRY BODIES AGREE PARTNERSHIP TO SUPPORT LOW CARBON FUTURE
Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) and OGUK have signed a reciprocal membership agreement to ...
NREL RESEARCH POINTS TO STRATEGIES FOR RECYCLING OF SOLAR PANELS
Researchers at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have conducted the first global as...
OLADE AND IRENA PUT RENEWABLES AT HEART OF ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN LATIN AMERICA...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Latin American Energy Organization ...
MINISTERS OF WORLD’S BIGGEST ENERGY CONSUMERS PARTICIPATE IN THE IEA CLEAN EN...
Ministers from dozens of countries accounting for over 80% of the world economy today took part i...
EMEC SUPPORTS KIOST TIDAL TEST SITE IN KOREA
The Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST) has contracted the European Marine En...
OLADE AND IRENA PUT RENEWABLES AT HEART OF POST-PANDEMIC ECONOMIC RECOVERY IN...
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Latin American Energy Organization (OLA...
4 IN 5 UK ENERGY PROFESSIONALS URGE RESILIENT GREEN RECOVERY
Energy Barometer 2020 survey finds 4 in 5 want stimulus channelled into green industries and j...
GWEC LAUNCHES TASK FORCE TO DRIVE GLOBAL GROWTH OF FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has launched a Floating Offshore Wind Task Force with ke...
A RENEWABLES-BASED EU HYDROGEN STRATEGY CAN ENSURE SUCCESS OF GREEN RECOVERY
Ahead of the EU Energy System Integration Strategy and the EU Hydrogen Strategy, organisations hi...
RENEWABLES CAN DELIVER 12,000 NEW JOBS AND £20BN INVESTMENT IN GREEN ECONOMIC...
Statistics from RenewableUK show that if the Government takes steps to maximise the economic bene...
ADGM INKS PARTNERSHIP WITH IRENA TO PROMOTE SUSTAINABLE FINANCE
Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), the award-winning international financial centre, and the Interna...
HUGE BOOST AS NORFOLK VANGUARD OFFSHORE WIND FARM GETS GREEN LIGHT
Responding to the announcements by the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Str...
REGIONAL AND COUNTRY ENGAGEMENT BOOSTS RENEWABLES IN AFRICA
Since 2000, Africa has achieved rapid economic growth and improving social conditions. Endowed wi...
SCDI PUBLISH GREEN RECOVERY PLAN
The Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) has published its plan for a Green Recov...
MONTROSE TO BENEFIT FROM MAJOR NEW INVESTMENT BY CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND
Crown Estate Scotland has announced the purchase of a commercial development site near Montro...
IRELAND FORMS HISTORIC NEW GOVERNMENT - PROMISING A "REVOLUTION" IN RENEWABLES
After long and difficult political discussions, Ireland has succeeded in forming a new government...
AMERICAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION STATEMENT ON GREEN ACT
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) today issued the following statement applauding the r...
FIVE THINGS STOPPING INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS DEPLOYING GREATER CAPITAL INTO R...
The Energy Council works with a select group of top tier investment managers and partners who off...
AUTONOMOUS MOTHERSHIPS AND ROBOT REPAIR TEAMS COMING TO OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
One year on from the launch of MIMRee (Multi-Platform Inspection, Maintenance and Repair in Extre...
EIGHT HONOURED AT FIRST EVER YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GREEN ENERGY AWARDS WEEK
Eight up-and-coming green energy stars have been honoured throughout the first ever Young Profess...
INDUSTRY GIANTS BACK ORE CATAPULT’S FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Ten of the world’s leading offshore energy organisations have joined the Offshore Renewable...
NEW OFFSHORE WIND OPERATIONAL REPORT DEMONSTRATES STRENGTH AND MATURITY OF TH...
Less than 20 years on from the first offshore turbines being installed in British waters at Blyth...
“GREEN HYDROGEN FOR BREMERHAVEN” PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY
Image source: Fraunhofer IWES The storage of wind energy in the form of hydrogen, the...
MARINE ENERGY ALLIANCE WELCOMES 23 NEW SMES
The Interreg North West Europe Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) project has reached another important...
NEW SCOTTISH OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND WILL BOOST UK-WIDE GREEN ECONOMIC RE...
RenewableUK is welcoming this week’s announcement by Crown Estate Scotland of the first rou...
1,400 GW OF OFFSHORE WIND IS POSSIBLE BY 2050
OREAC: 1,400 GW of offshore wind is possible by 2050, and will be key for green recovery. T...
UNLOCK CORPORATE SOURCING OF RENEWABLES TO DELIVER A CLEANER, STRONGER EU, SA...
The EU has the opportunity to lead the world in a green economic recovery after COVID-19, says a ...
GREEN LIGHT FOR MULTI-BILLION POUND INVESTMENT IN SCOTLAND’S NET ZERO ECONOMY
Crown Estate Scotland, manager of Scotland’s seabed, has today (10 June 2020) ann...
STAYING ON COURSE: RENEWABLE ENERGY IN THE TIME OF COVID-19
Statement by Francesco La Camera, IRENA Director-General In a short few weeks, much ...
OVER $10 MILLION AWARDED FOR PROJECTS ADVANCING OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH & DEVE...
The National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium has announced the selection of twe...
RENEWABLEUK ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBERS
RenewableUK has announced the results of its latest Board election. Two new members are joining t...
BSH ASSIGNS GEOPHYSICAL PRE-SITE SURVEY IN THE GERMAN NORTH SEA TO FRAUNHOFER...
The tender process for the surveying of offshore windfarm areas within the German Exclusive Econo...
U.S. RENEWABLE AND CLEAN ENERGY INDUSTRIES SET SIGHTS ON MARKET MAJORITY
Within a decade, more than half of the electricity generated in the U.S. will come from clean, re...
RENEWABLES CONTINUE TO BEAT FOSSIL FUELS COSTS
Newly installed renewable power capacity increasingly costs less than the cheapest power generati...
EU RECOVERY STRATEGY TO BOOST RENEWABLE ENERGIES AND GREEN TECHNOLOGIES
This week the European Commission tabled its long-awaited “Recovery Strategy”. It&rsq...
CROSS-SECTOR INDUSTRY PLATFORM OUTLINES BEST STRATEGIES FOR THE RECYCLING OF ...
WindEurope, the European Chemical Industry Council (Cefic) and the European Composites Industry A...
DANISH ENERGY AGENCY AND VIETNAMESE AUTHORITIES DISCUSS STEPS FOR OFFSHORE WI...
The Danish Energy Agency and the Vietnamese Electricity and Renewable Energy Authority are prepar...
OFFSHORE WIND JOB CREATION AND MULTI-MILLION POUND INVESTMENT IN PORT OF TYNE
Welcoming this week’s announcement by Equinor and SSE Renewables that they have chosen ...
SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED FOR YOUNG PROFESSIONALS GREEN ENERGY AWARDS
Almost 30 finalists of the 2020 Young Professionals Green Energy Awards are announced today. T...
BOMBORA AND ORE CATAPULT TO DEVELOP CO-LOCATED FLOATING WAVE AND WIND TECHNOLOGY
Wave energy developer Bombora has joined forces with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult...
NEW HYDROGEN FUND COULD FUEL NEW INDUSTRY IN AUSTRALIA
APPEA has welcomed the Australian Government’s establishment of an Advancing Hydrogen Fund ...
IRENA'S COALITION FOR ACTION CALLS FOR GREEN RECOVERY BASED ON RENEWABLES
As COVID-19 rapidly devastates communities and livelihoods, effective response measures are urgen...
SOLVING PERMITTING ISSUES IS KEY TO ITALY’S POST COVID-19 GREEN RECOVERY
WindEurope recently attended an online Parliamentary Workshop organised by the European Forum...
DUBAI ACHIEVES WORLD-RECORD, LOWEST EVER PV TARIFF FOR 900 MW SOLAR PROJECT
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and consortium led by the Saudi Arabian company ACWA...
ENERGY COUNCIL DISCUSSION CONFIRMS KEY POSITION FOR ENERGY SECTOR IN ECONOMIC...
EU ministers responsible for energy policy, together with EU Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson...
US WIND INDUSTRY DELIVERS STRONG FIRST QUARTER
Despite uncertainty surrounding COVID-19, the U.S. wind industry experienced a strong start to th...
UK OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND 4 - INVITATIONS TO TENDER ARE OPEN
Unlocking new areas of seabed for the generation of low-carbon energy for millions more homes by ...
RENEWABLES ACCOUNT FOR ALMOST 3/4 OF 2019 NEW CAPACITY
According to data recently released by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), new ren...
NEW CHAIRPERSON AND BOARD CHANGES FOR IRISH WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION
The Irish Wind Energy Association (IWEA) announces changes to the composition of its Board, inclu...
WIND ENERGY NOW ACCOUNTS FOR A THIRD OF IRELAND’S ELECTRICITY
Ireland’s wind energy industry broke new records last year and a third of the country&rsquo...
WIND INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES THIRD STRONGEST YEAR ON RECORD WITH 9,143 MW OF WIN...
Wind Farm Construction and Advanced Development Pipeline Up 24% Year-over-Year, representing p...
EUROPE INSTALLS A RECORD 3.6 GW OF OFFSHORE WIND IN 2019
Europe installed 3.6 GW of new offshore wind capacity in 2019, according to statistics released t...
CDP AND IRENA SIGN AN AGREEMENT ON RENEWABLE ENERGY IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has signed an agreement with Cassa Depositi e P...
WIND ENERGY READY TO HELP DELIVER EUROPE’S GREEN DEAL INVESTMENT PLAN
The European Commission unveiled today its Sustainable Europe Investment Plan, the financial pill...
TOWARDS CARBON NEUTRALITY WITH GEOTHERMAL DISTRICT HEATING IN SCHWERIN, GERMANY
In an article shared by the European Commission in the context of regional and urban development,...
OFFSHORE ENERGY INTEGRATION IN THE UK A STEP CLOSER
Innovative partnering between oil and gas, renewables, hydrogen and carbon capture can accelerate...
RENEWABLE ENERGY AMBITION IN NDCS MUST DOUBLE BY 2030
Countries are being urged to significantly raise renewable energy ambition and adopt targets to t...
BOOSTING R&D FOR WIND ENERGY IS KEY TO EUROPE'S GREEN DEAL
Targeted Research & Innovation is needed to accelerate the large-scale deployment of cost-com...
THE EU'S BIG GOALS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ARE ACHIEVABLE
The EU Commission’s big goals for offshore wind – between 230 and 450 GW by 2050 &nda...
GREEN ENERGY MANIFESTO SETS OUT KEY ASKS OF NEXT UK GOVERNMENT
The next UK government must commit to a package of measures to support Scotland’s renewable...
UK SUBSEA COMPANIES TO SHOWCASE EXPERTISE AT LEADING RENEWABLES EVENT
Subsea UK has partnered with government and renewable industry organisations to give UK companies...
URGENT ACTION NEEDED TO STOP UK FALLING SHORT OF RENEWABLES GOAL FOR NET ZERO
RenewableUK is today warning that the UK is significantly off track to meet the level of onshore ...
OFFSHORE WIND TO BECOME A $1 TRILLION INDUSTRY
Offshore wind power will expand impressively over the next two decades, boosting efforts to d...
ASIA POISED TO BECOME DOMINANT MARKET FOR WIND ENERGY
Asia could grow its share of installed capacity for onshore wind from 230 Gigawatt (GW) in 2018 t...
GLOBAL MARKET FOR OFFSHORE WIND CABLES OFFERS MULTI-MILLION POUND OPPORTUNITY...
Subsea power cables stretching over 16,300km in length – nearly the distance between London...
OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND 4 OFFICIALLY OPENS
The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 – the UK’...
JAPAN AND SCOTLAND INVEST £21 MILLION INTO RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOR UNDER...
A joint initiative between Japan and Scotland, formed two years ago, will see almost £21mil...
THE CROWN ESTATE LAUNCHES THE UK’S FIRST MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND IN...
The Crown Estate has today launched Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4, opening up the potential f...
SENATOR BOOZMAN VISITS LM WIND POWER PRODUCTION PLANT IN RECOGNITION OF AMERI...
U.S. Senator John Boozman (R-AR), member of the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works,...
NPD COMPLETES SUCCESSFUL DATA ACQUISITION EXPEDITION ON THE MOHNS RIDGE IN TH...
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has just completed a successful data acquisition expedi...
2.8 GW OF OFFSHORE WIND EXTENSION PROJECTS TO PROGRESS IN UK
The Crown Estate has completed the plan level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for the 2017 ...
RECORD US WIND FARM DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITY IN 2019 SECOND QUARTER
Key findings of the US wind industry second quarter 2019 report: Record wind capacity u...
EUROPE INSTALLS 4.9 GW OF NEW WIND ENERGY CAPACITY IN FIRST HALF OF 2019
Europe added 4.9 GW of new wind energy capacity in the first half of 2019, according to figures r...
RENEWABLE ENERGY CAN PROVIDE 80 PERCENT OF U.S. ELECTRICITY BY 2050
A comprehensive study by the Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (N...
THE CROWN ESTATE REFINES ROUND 4 LEASING DESIGN IN RESPONSE TO LATEST MARKET ...
On 29th April, the Crown Estate presented a market update on its plans for new offshore wind leas...
EUROPE INVESTED €27BN IN NEW WIND FARMS IN 2018
Europe invested €27bn in new wind farms in 2018, which will finance a record amount of f...
OIL AND GAS AUTHORITY ADVANCING COLLABORATION WITH RENEWABLES
Over the past year, the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has started significant work on how we can su...
OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR DEAL BRINGS ENERGY MINISTER TO LOWESTOFT AND GREAT YARMOUTH
In conjunction with the release of the Offshore Wind Sector Deal this week, Norfolk and Suffolk h...
ACE NY WELCOMES BILL TO SUPPORT EXISTING RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS
Assemblymember Michael Cusick, D-Staten Island, Chair of the Energy Committee, has announced he i...