Tag: wind power

Policies Driving Industrial Decarbonization in Sweden and Portugal

Policies Driving Industrial Decarbonization in Sweden and Portugal

December 11, 2023 |

Sweden’s electricity and heating sector is predominantly fossil-free, given the country’s early adoption of carbon-neutral resources. As a result, the focus for decarbonization now rests on the industry and transport sectors. Portugal has made significant progress in its net zero ambitions, driven by government funding in green hydrogen initiatives and decarbonization of the industrial sector. The government sees industrial clusters as an opportunity to scale up renewable gas and has allocated capital to support the development of these projects.

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Renewables Remain Critically Underfunded in Africa: Zero Carbon Analytics

Renewables Remain Critically Underfunded in Africa: Zero Carbon Analytics

December 11, 2023 |

Though Africa only accounts a tiny percentage of global CO2 emissions, renewables deployment has grown substantially over the last decade, doubling between 2012 and 2022, from 28.45 GW to 58.78 GW, with an average year-on-year growth rate of 7.6%. South Africa has seen the highest growth in generation capacity, followed by Egypt. As of 2021, around 25% of installed capacity on the continent was renewables-based. Despite this growth, Africa still only accounts for less than 3% of total global renewables capacity.

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Renewable Energy Tracker: Report

Renewable Energy Tracker: Report

December 1, 2023 | ,

The Renewable Energy Tracker is a multidimensional analysis driven by principles of equity, fairness and transparency that assesses the performance of 60 countries representing 85 per cent of total population and accounting for about 90 per cent of total greenhouse gas emissions, energy use and GDP.

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ASEAN Energy Statistics Leaflet

ASEAN Energy Statistics Leaflet

November 24, 2023 | ,

2023 ASEAN Energy Statistics Leaflet (AESL) provides comprehensive visualised snapshots of the energy landscape in ASEAN. These include primary energy supply, final energy consumption, electricity, renewable energy, energy-gender, and other energy-related indicators. Data sources of AEDS are the official submission from ASEAN Member States, complemented with reports from government agencies and international organisations.

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Renewable energy sector takes centre stage in India

Renewable energy sector takes centre stage in India

November 19, 2023 |

Renewable energy sources have been increasingly adopted for buil­ding a sustainable future in India’s energy landscape. This transformation took time to develop; it is the product of coordinated efforts by the government, business and scholars, besides regional and global co­operation. The country has taken significant strides in renewable energy development, especially over the past few years. India currently has 132 GW of installed renewable energy capa­city, which is about 31 per cent of the co­untry’s total power ca­pacity as of October 2023.

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Offshore Wind Energy: Patent Insight Report

Offshore Wind Energy: Patent Insight Report

November 17, 2023 | ,

Patent filing statistics provide insightful indicators for measuring and examining innovation, commercialisation and knowledge transfer trends across international markets. They also provide meaningful information on changes in technology trends and make it easier to identify new players or consolidation efforts. All in all, this report aims to shed light on how key technological challenges are being addressed via innovation.

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ASEAN’s Solar & Wind Momentum: Report

ASEAN’s Solar & Wind Momentum: Report

November 17, 2023 | ,

This report tracks solar and wind generation in ASEAN between 2015 and 2022, and analyses the additional capacity needed by 2030 to align with the International Energy Agency (IEA)’s 2050 Net Zero Emission (NZE) scenario. The report focuses on Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam, considering these countries as key players in the region’s total electricity generation, in order to formulate feasible recommendations.

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Novel California Law to Boost Offshore Wind Projects

Novel California Law to Boost Offshore Wind Projects

November 5, 2023 |

The new law authorizes the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) to buy “clean” energy from these capital-intensive and hard-to-build offshore wind and other projects and to sell the power to utilities and eligible electric customers. Central procurement is considered important by some for the development of California offshore wind, which is facing profitability challenges from inflation, rising financing costs, and supply chain disruptions. Offshore wind developers have not started new projects since the December 2022 lease auction.

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US Advances Offshore Wind: DOE and BOEM release action plan for Atlantic region

US Advances Offshore Wind: DOE and BOEM release action plan for Atlantic region

October 29, 2023 |

The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Grid Deployment and Wind Energy Technologies Offices (GDO and WETO) and the US Department of Interior (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) jointly released ‘An Action Plan for Offshore Wind Transmission Development in the U.S. Atlantic Region’. It comprises a set of bold actions to catalyse OSW energy and strengthen the domestic supply chain.

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State of Play for Wind Power in Europe

State of Play for Wind Power in Europe

October 29, 2023 |

Based on the European Commission’s Impact Assessment drafted ahead of the launch of the Fit-for-55 Package, to achieve 40% renewable energy by 2030 it was estimated that the EU would need 453 GW of wind energy capacity (374 GW onshore and 79 GW offshore wind). According to the Commission’s assessments made after the publication of the REPowerEU plan, increasing the renewable energy target to 45% by 2030 would mean a revised ambition of 510 GW of total wind energy (an additional 57 GW).

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Renewable Energy Investments in West Africa: Brief

Renewable Energy Investments in West Africa: Brief

October 27, 2023 | ,

West Africa has abundant renewable energy resources – including solar, wind and hydropower – that could be leveraged for economic development. Improving cross-border energy trade and interconnections could help increase access to reliable and affordable power for people and businesses in the region. The development of renewable energy projects in West Africa could also attract foreign investment, create jobs and support the growth of local industries.

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Status of wind power development in Africa

Status of wind power development in Africa

October 22, 2023 |

At the end of 2020 IRENA estimated that 6.5 GW of wind was installed in Africa with the main markets being South Africa, Morocco and Egypt, and secondary markets being Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tunisia. The identified capacity in this study is 9 GW considering plants that are installed and under construction and scheduled to be commissioned in 2023. Apart from the aforementioned countries, new capacity is being built in Senegal, Réunion, Nigeria, Tanzania and Djibouti.

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India announces strategy for offshore wind development

India announces strategy for offshore wind development

October 22, 2023 |

On August 17, 2023, the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) released a revised strategy for the development of offshore wind energy projects in India. The policy provides a framework for offshore wind power development up to a seaward distance of 200 nautical miles from the country’s exclusive economic zone. Based on a multi-criteria ap­p­roach that involved the assessment of various parameters such as wind resource and bathymetry, the consortium identified eight zones each off the coasts of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu as potential offshore wind energy zones.

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US Offshore Wind Market Report 2023

US Offshore Wind Market Report 2023

October 13, 2023 | ,

It has upto-date quantitative information about the offshore wind energy market, technology, and cost trends in the United States and worldwide. This report includes detailed information on the domestic offshore wind energy industry, providing context to help navigate technical and market barriers and opportunities.

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Offshore wind advancements in the US and Canada

Offshore wind advancements in the US and Canada

October 8, 2023 |

Last year saw significant strides in North American offshore wind with advancements and incentives introduced at federal and state level in the US, along with Canada announcing its first offshore wind target and auction. Autumn 2022 saw the Canadian Province of Nova Scotia set a target to auction off 5 GW of offshore wind energy by 2030. The US is on the verge of rapid expansion for offshore wind.

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U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Development: Update

U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Development: Update

September 15, 2023 | ,

Congress has debated whether—and, if so, how and to what extent—to promote the development of U.S. offshore wind energy. Some stakeholders seek to further expedite federal offshore wind leasing to assist coastal states in meeting renewable power commitments, facilitate a transition away from fossil fuel energy, and promote employment in the offshore wind sector. Others have expressed concerns that offshore wind leasing may be proceeding too quickly, especially given potential conflicts with other ocean uses.

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US Offshore Wind Market Report 2023

US Offshore Wind Market Report 2023

September 8, 2023 | ,

The U.S. offshore wind pipeline has an estimated capacity of 52,687 MW, a growth of 15% from May 31, 2022. The 40,083 MW reported in 2022 was revised upward to 45,772 MW due to an increase in the capacity density metric from 3 MW/square kilometer (km2) to 4 MW/km2. U.S. offshore wind energy target was set in March 2021 for 30 GW by 2030 with pathway to 110 GW by 2050.

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Clean Energy Powers North Carolina: Report

Clean Energy Powers North Carolina: Report

August 31, 2023 | ,

North Carolina is making significant strides in the clean energy sector, with wind and solar providing nearly 10% of the state’s electricity. The state’s clean energy capacity, currently at 6,433 MW, is set to grow significantly by 2030 and is powered in part by over $15 billion in investments. And the sector – which currently employs nearly 10,000 North Carolinians – is poised for further expansion.

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Sembcorp explores offshore wind power import from Vietnam

Sembcorp explores offshore wind power import from Vietnam

August 29, 2023 |

Sembcorp Industries Ltd has announced that it is exploring investing through a wholly-owned subsidiary in the development of offshore wind projects in Vietnam with the goal of exporting electricity to Singapore. As per the Singapore-based energy and urban development company, Sembcorp Utilities Pte Ltd and Petrovietnam Technical Services Corporation, a part of the Vietnam Oil and Gas Group.

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