The development of offshore wind power in Spain is an opportunity for strategic development for our economy, creating new jobs and synergies with other industrial activities in our country.In Spain we have the value chain and infrastructure to address the development of offshore wind power on our coasts. Spain is an international benchmark in floating … Continue reading 2023 is the year of offshore wind power takeoff in Spain
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Accelerating Energy Transition Solutions at COP27
At the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, IRENA’s Director-General Francesco La Camera addresses world leaders, industry CEOs, global partners, and allies. As the world increasingly recognises renewable energy as a multiplier solution that addresses climate challenges, fosters socioeconomic growth and enhances energy security amid a global energy crisis, Francesco La Camera emphasised … Continue reading Accelerating Energy Transition Solutions at COP27
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Could the Energy Transition Benefit Africa’s Economies?
As the world’s youngest continent, Africa is expected to be home to nearly 2.5 billion people by 2050. Eighty percent of them will live in Sub-Saharan Africa, where less than half of all people have access to electricity today, and as little as 16% have access to clean cooking fuels and technologies. Africa is also … Continue reading Could the Energy Transition Benefit Africa’s Economies?
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Developing economies can seize economic opportunities from wind power in the current crisis
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) highlights to COP27 policymakers the shared barriers holding back renewable energy in developing economies: clear policy, transmission and permitting. Download the Report The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has today released a Summary for Policymakers at COP27 on the socioeconomic and environmental opportunities attached to wind energy in developing economies. … Continue reading Developing economies can seize economic opportunities from wind power in the current crisis
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Powering the Future with Floating Offshore Wind Energy: What to Know About BOEM’s Upcoming California Lease Sale
At the American Clean Power’s (ACP) Offshore WINDPOWER Conference last month, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Amanda Lefton announced the first ever offshore wind energy lease sale for the West Coast. Scheduled for December 6, the upcoming auction will be the first sale to support commercial-scale floating offshore wind energy development in the … Continue reading Powering the Future with Floating Offshore Wind Energy: What to Know About BOEM’s Upcoming California Lease Sale
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ACP Statement on Central Atlantic Draft Wind Energy Areas
The American Clean Power Association issued the following statement from Josh Kaplowitz, Vice President for Offshore Wind, after the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today released the draft Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) for the Central Atlantic region: “ACP applauds the Biden administration’s designation of draft wind energy areas (WEAs) in the Central Atlantic … Continue reading ACP Statement on Central Atlantic Draft Wind Energy Areas
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Government market interventions hit renewables investments
Uncoordinated and ill-judged market interventions and new taxes on electricity producers are hurting renewables investments in Europe, at the time when we need them most. Governments across Europe need to support families and businesses deal with high energy prices. They agreed on a single, technology-neutral EU revenue cap of €180/MWh for inframarginal producers of electricity … Continue reading Government market interventions hit renewables investments
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WindEurope panel at COP27: permitting, permitting, permitting
WindEurope organised a panel discussion on behalf of the EU Commission at EU Energy Day at COP27 in Egypt this week. The topic was “how to deliver the EU goal that wind is 43% of Europe’s electricity by 2030”. The panel mainly focused on how to fix permitting but also discussed the scalability of wind … Continue reading WindEurope panel at COP27: permitting, permitting, permitting
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The 1st Offshore Wind Congress brings together the main experts in offshore wind power to advance its development in Spain
From November 22 to 23, Bilbao becomes the capital of Spanish offshore wind power, where AEE celebrates the I Offshore Wind Congress. The Wind Business Association has the support of the Basque Energy Cluster as co-organizer and the Basque Energy Entity (EVE) as institutional partner. For two days, more than 350 attendees will analyze the … Continue reading The 1st Offshore Wind Congress brings together the main experts in offshore wind power to advance its development in Spain
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ACEC launches to rapidly drive corporate clean energy procurement in Asia
Asia Clean Energy Coalition (ACEC) which aims to rapidly drive corporate clean energy procurement in Asia. Founded by Climate Group, the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the World Resources Institute (WRI), ACEC will bring expertise, credibility and a unified voice among business to accelerate the overall demand and supply of clean energy across the … Continue reading ACEC launches to rapidly drive corporate clean energy procurement in Asia
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Clean Power Slows During Third Quarter, But the Future is Bright for Growth with Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
While the Inflation Reduction Act is set to catalyze clean energy growth, the industry continues to deal with policy and regulatory challenges hindering development and deployment of clean power. These challenges and more were apparent in ACP’s latest Clean Power Quarterly Market Report for the third quarter. ACP’s new market report shows that from July … Continue reading Clean Power Slows During Third Quarter, But the Future is Bright for Growth with Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act
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Nine new countries sign up for Global Offshore Wind Alliance at COP27 in Sharm-El-Sheikh
Global alliance will play major role in transforming targets into action, closing the renewable energy implementation gap while tackling economic, energy security and climate challenges. COP27 has seen nine new countries including Belgium, Colombia, Germany, Ireland, Japan, the Netherlands, Norway, the UK, the US join the Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA), pledging to a rapid … Continue reading Nine new countries sign up for Global Offshore Wind Alliance at COP27 in Sharm-El-Sheikh
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Europe takes emergency action to remove permitting bottlenecks for wind power
The European Commission is set to table an Emergency Regulation to simplify and accelerate the permitting of renewables projects. The Regulation would enact key measures initially set out in REPowerEU, Europe’s energy response to the war in Ukraine. The measures would bring clarity on binding permitting deadlines, make it easier to repower wind farms, and … Continue reading Europe takes emergency action to remove permitting bottlenecks for wind power
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Continuing to Rise, When They Need to Be Falling Steeply
Interview with an Expert: IRENA Consultant Kelly Rigg COP27 has started amid growing global challenges. The Ukraine conflict, combined with the COVID-19’s long-term repercussions, has made it clear that the energy transition needs to be accelerated to address both the energy and climate crisis. As tens of thousands of delegates converged on Sharm el-Sheikh, IRENA … Continue reading Greenhouse Gas Emissions Are Continuing to Rise, When They Need to Be Falling Steeply
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New Report Warns World of Huge Untapped Renewable Energy Potential
Renewables are the backbone of the energy transition and a viable climate solution. Yet out of the 183 parties to the Paris Agreement with renewable energy components in their Nationally Determined Commitments (NDCs), only 143 have quantified targets with the vast majority focusing on the power sector. Only 12 countries had committed to a percentage … Continue reading New Report Warns World of Huge Untapped Renewable Energy Potential
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COP 27. Wind power as technology and AEE in Sharm el Sheikh
The Climate Summit COP 27 has just been inaugurated. More than 190 delegations, 40,000 attendees, will address the crisis caused by climate change until November 18 in the city of Sharm el Sheikh. The Wind Energy Business Association (AEE) will be present to value the contribution of wind power as a leading technology to combat … Continue reading COP 27. Wind power as technology and AEE in Sharm el Sheikh
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Industry offers robust recommendations in six areas to ensure the clean energy incentives
Industry offers robust recommendations in six areas to ensure the clean energy incentives in the IRA make clean energy investments a reality; clear and workable guidance from Treasury essential to provide sufficient market certainty for developers. The American Clean Power Association (ACP) released the following statement today from JC Sandberg, Interim CEO and Chief Advocacy … Continue reading Industry offers robust recommendations in six areas to ensure the clean energy incentives
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Low wind turbine orders call for step change in Europe’s energy security strategy
Wind turbine orders in Q3 2022 fell by 36% compared with Q3 2021. Europe urgently needs to solve permitting and strengthen its wind energy supply chain. Inflationary cost pressures, slow permitting and uncertainty around the EU’s emergency electricity market interventions are stalling orders for new wind turbines. WindEurope tracked orders for new wind turbines with … Continue reading Low wind turbine orders call for step change in Europe’s energy security strategy
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World Energy Outlook 2022 shows the global energy crisis can be a historic turning point towards a cleaner and more secure future
The global energy crisis triggered by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is causing profound and long-lasting changes that have the potential to hasten the transition to a more sustainable and secure energy system, according to the latest edition of the IEA’s World Energy Outlook. Today’s energy crisis is delivering a shock of unprecedented breadth and complexity. … Continue reading World Energy Outlook 2022 shows the global energy crisis can be a historic turning point towards a cleaner and more secure future
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We face an abyss of irreversible climate consequences, says IRENA DG
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) kicked off its twenty-fourth Council meeting today in Abu Dhabi. The biannual two-day meeting, chaired this year by Uruguay, gathers more than 400 delegates from 108 countries to discuss the world’s energy transition ahead of the annual UN Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sham el-Sheikh, Egypt. “We are staring … Continue reading We face an abyss of irreversible climate consequences, says IRENA DG
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