TAIWAN: Danish developer Ørsted and Canadian firm Northland Power have both secured further Taiwanese offshore wind capacity totalling 1.6GW for an average bid price of TWD 2,456/MWh ($80.94/MWh). Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
SWEDEN: The Land and Environment Court has approved developer Svevind’s 1.8GW third phase of a 4GW-plus cluster in the north of the country. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
UK: Construction work is about to start on the cable route for the 860MW Triton Knoll offshore wind farm. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
FRANCE: President Emmanuel Macron has renegotiated tariffs for six offshore wind farms awarded in 2012 and 2014 to €150/MWh, the French energy minister has confirmed. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
WORLDWIDE: Analysts at Make Consulting have upgraded their ten-year outlook in the second quarter, now forecasting average capacity additions of more than 67GW between 2018 and 2027. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
WORLDWIDE: Cost reductions in wind, solar and battery storage will enable the two technologies to provide half of the world’s electricity by 2050, according to a new report. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
AFRICA: Chris Antonopoulos, CEO of renewable energy developer and investor, Lekela Power, believes investors should play a more hands-on role in local communities around renewable energy projects. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
GERMANY: Accelerating the expansion of renewable energy sources could threaten their competitiveness, a new report has claimed. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
RUSSIA: The joint venture (JV) of Finnish developer Fortum and Russian technology giant Rusnano has won the right to build 823MW of wind capacity in the country’s latest tender, it has claimed. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
SPAIN: With a change of government in Spain in early June, the new left-leaning government has appointed Teresa Ribera Rodriguez as its energy and environment minister. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
DENMARK: Expanding its V164 platform has squeezed its earnings despite its revenue and profit increasing in the last financial year, the joint venture said. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
EUROPE: Vestas acted outside its comfort zone last month by not only agreeing to supply 84 turbines for two wind farms in Sweden, but by taking a 40% holding in them as well. The company’s president of northern and central Europe, Nils de Baar, explains why. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind…
UK: Human remains dating back to the 11th century were found during excavation works for E.on’s 400MW Rampion site off the south coast of England. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
GERMANY: Slow permitting and undersubscribed auctions is raising concerns in Europe’s largest wind market. Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed
UNITED STATES: There is no “credible justification” for the Trump administration’s plan to buy power from ailing coal and nuclear plants, according to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). Read Full Article Here For more great articles: Wind Power News & Analysis RSS Feed