Offshore wind could power the world
5 years, 2 months ago

Offshore wind could power the world

CNN  

London CNN Business — Offshore wind turbines could generate enough electricity to power every home and business on Earth, according to a report published on Friday. Offshore wind production on anywhere near the scale forecast by the IEA would eliminate the need to source electricity from dirty fuels including coal, slash CO2 emissions and help governments meet the goals laid out in the 2015 Paris climate agreement. According to the IEA, Chinese government policies designed to meet sustainable energy goals will help the country overtake the United Kingdom as having the largest offshore wind fleet by 2025. The United States has good offshore potential near big cities along the northeast coast, and floating foundations would unlock new areas for wind farms off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington.

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Germany's wind power push blamed for SOARING energy bills - and Britain's 'obsession' could mean the same happens here, experts warn
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Germany's wind power push blamed for SOARING energy bills - and Britain's 'obsession' could mean the same happens here, experts warn

Daily Mail  

Germany's green power push has been blamed for its soaring energy bills - as the country's national grid struggles to cope with the demands of ever-expanding wind farms, experts have warned. Worryingly, as Labour plans to quadruple offshore wind power by 2030, experts warn that the UK's grid could face similar issues. Experts warn that Germany's wind power obsession could …

UK wind power hits a record high as it provides 70% of Britain’s electricity, promising data reveals
4 weeks ago

UK wind power hits a record high as it provides 70% of Britain’s electricity, promising data reveals

Daily Mail  

Tapping renewable energy sources like wind and solar will be key to limiting carbon emissions and avoiding a climate crisis. Britain's wind turbines have set a new maximum wind record, reaching 22,243 megawatts for the first time on Sunday evening – providing 54 per cent of the country's electricity supply. Dotted around the UK, wind turbines harness energy from the …

Renewable power set to overtake fossil fuels in the UK this year for the first time
1 month ago

Renewable power set to overtake fossil fuels in the UK this year for the first time

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Renewable electricity production will surpass …

Global offshore wind industry poised to miss big targets as obstacles mount
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Global offshore wind industry poised to miss big targets as obstacles mount

The Hindu  

After a year of cancelled projects, broken turbines, and abandoned lease sales, the global offshore wind industry no longer has much chance to hit the lofty targets set by governments in the U.S., Europe and elsewhere, marking a setback for efforts to fight climate change. "We're pretty far away from these targets," Soren Lassen, head of offshore wind research at …

China is racing towards a future powered by wind and solar
1 month, 4 weeks ago

China is racing towards a future powered by wind and solar

CNN  

CNN — High above the sand dunes of China’s Kubuqi desert, nearly 200,000 solar panels have been carefully placed in rows to create the outline of a galloping steed. As President-elect Donald Trump is likely to roll back on the US’ role as a global climate leader, experts say China will have to lead the charge. And as the world’s …

China ranks first globally in offshore wind power connected to national grid
1 month, 4 weeks ago

China ranks first globally in offshore wind power connected to national grid

China Daily  

A wind farm generates power for grids in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. NANNING -- China had built and connected 39.1 million kilowatts of offshore wind power to its national grid by the third quarter of 2024, ranking first globally, according to a conference on offshore wind power industrial chain cooperation. China has formed relatively complete technological and industrial chains of offshore …

China ranks first globally in offshore wind power connected to national grid
1 month, 4 weeks ago

China ranks first globally in offshore wind power connected to national grid

China Daily  

A wind farm generates power for grids in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. NANNING -- China had built and connected 39.1 million kilowatts of offshore wind power to its national grid by the third quarter of 2024, ranking first globally, according to a conference on offshore wind power industrial chain cooperation. China has formed relatively complete technological and industrial chains of offshore …

Clean energy to meet nearly half of world’s electricity demand by 2030
3 months ago

Clean energy to meet nearly half of world’s electricity demand by 2030

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Nearly half of the world’s …

Why Miliband must transform Britain to hit his ‘undeliverable’ green power target
4 months, 1 week ago

Why Miliband must transform Britain to hit his ‘undeliverable’ green power target

The Telegraph  

Just as the Government is racing to decarbonise the grid, the demands on it are expected to balloon as the country switches to electric vehicles and heat pumps to hit net zero by 2050. Labour knows it, and made a manifesto pledge to double onshore wind, triple solar power and quadruple offshore wind production in the next six years. I …

Nation sees big strides in clean energy
5 months ago

Nation sees big strides in clean energy

China Daily  

A wind farm generates power for grids in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. Ma Jun, director of the Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, said that China managed to make such significant progress thanks to a series of forward-looking policies for renewable energy development, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization. Targeting much smaller areas, the area-specific environmental management mechanism …

Nation sees big strides in clean energy
5 months ago

Nation sees big strides in clean energy

China Daily  

A wind farm generates power for grids in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. Ma Jun, director of the Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, said that China managed to make such significant progress thanks to a series of forward-looking policies for renewable energy development, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization. Targeting much smaller areas, the area-specific environmental management mechanism …

Nation sees big strides in clean energy
5 months ago

Nation sees big strides in clean energy

China Daily  

A wind farm generates power for grids in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. Ma Jun, director of the Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, said that China managed to make such significant progress thanks to a series of forward-looking policies for renewable energy development, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization. Targeting much smaller areas, the area-specific environmental management mechanism …

Nation sees big strides in clean energy
5 months ago

Nation sees big strides in clean energy

China Daily  

A wind farm generates power for grids in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. Ma Jun, director of the Beijing-based Institute of Public and Environmental Affairs, said that China managed to make such significant progress thanks to a series of forward-looking policies for renewable energy development, guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Ecological Civilization. Targeting much smaller areas, the area-specific environmental management mechanism …

US, India, Russia, Japan are building out wind power much too slowly for climate change, report says
5 months, 1 week ago

US, India, Russia, Japan are building out wind power much too slowly for climate change, report says

Associated Press  

The world is falling well short of a promise made at global climate talks last year to triple the amount of wind power, according to a report by an energy think tank released Thursday. “Governments are lacking ambition on wind, and especially onshore wind,” said Katye Altieri, electricity analyst at Ember. “When many of these big commitments were made,” he …

Massive offshore wind platforms help expand renewable power industry
6 months, 1 week ago

Massive offshore wind platforms help expand renewable power industry

China Daily  

OceanX floating offshore wind power platform. Construction of the world's largest single-platform floating wind turbine was officially completed in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, on Wednesday, promoting the development of the country's offshore wind power industry. OceanX is also the world's first dual wind turbine floating offshore wind power platform, with a pioneering V-shaped tower structure and a total installed capacity of …

Offshore wind power industry booms in Dongying
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Offshore wind power industry booms in Dongying

China Daily  

An aerial image of the Dongying Offshore Wind Power Industrial Park. Located in Dongying, East China's Shandong province, the Dongying Offshore Wind Power Industrial Park, with a total planned investment of 48 billion yuan, stands as a testament to Shandong's commitment to clean energy. A surge of domestic offshore wind power companies has gravitated towards the Dongying Offshore Wind Power …

Offshore wind power industry booms in Dongying
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Offshore wind power industry booms in Dongying

China Daily  

An aerial image of the Dongying Offshore Wind Power Industrial Park. Located in Dongying, East China's Shandong province, the Dongying Offshore Wind Power Industrial Park, with a total planned investment of 48 billion yuan, stands as a testament to Shandong's commitment to clean energy. A surge of domestic offshore wind power companies has gravitated towards the Dongying Offshore Wind Power …

Offshore wind power industry booms in Dongying
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Offshore wind power industry booms in Dongying

China Daily  

An aerial image of the Dongying Offshore Wind Power Industrial Park. Located in Dongying, East China's Shandong province, the Dongying Offshore Wind Power Industrial Park, with a total planned investment of 48 billion yuan, stands as a testament to Shandong's commitment to clean energy. A surge of domestic offshore wind power companies has gravitated towards the Dongying Offshore Wind Power …

2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says
8 months, 4 weeks ago

2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says

Associated Press  

The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the industry’s trade association. But the authors warned that the wind industry must increase its annual growth to at least 320 gigawatts by 2030 …

2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says
8 months, 4 weeks ago

2023 was a record year for wind installations as world ramps up clean energy, report says

New Indian Express  

The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record, according to a new report by the industry’s trade association. But the authors warned that the wind industry must increase its annual growth to at least 320 gigawatts by 2030 …

Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says
1 year ago

Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says

Associated Press  

BENGALURU, India — The world’s renewable energy grew at its fastest rate in the past 25 years in 2023, the International Energy Agency reported Thursday in its first assessment since nations agreed in December on ambitious new targets to slow dangerous climate change. The Paris-based agency said rapid growth of solar in China was the main driver as the world …

Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says
1 year ago

Renewables grew rapidly in 2023, but must grow faster still to meet climate change target, IEA says

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world's renewable energy grew …

Offshore wind power much more expensive than thought, amounts to €3.6 billion per year
1 year, 2 months ago

Offshore wind power much more expensive than thought, amounts to €3.6 billion per year

NL Times  

The cost of building and operating wind farms is much higher than expected, outgoing Climate and Energy Minister Rob Jetten told the Tweede Kamer. Originally expected to cost 2 billion euros per year, these costs have now risen to 3.6 billion euros per year. Interest costs are expected to "remain structurally higher," Jetten said. However, as the costs mentioned are …

World’s largest wind farm starts production off Yorkshire coast
1 year, 3 months ago

World’s largest wind farm starts production off Yorkshire coast

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The world’s largest offshore wind …

World’s largest wind turbine breaks record for power generated in a single day
1 year, 4 months ago

World’s largest wind turbine breaks record for power generated in a single day

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A wind turbine in China has set a new world record for the …

Nation on track to beat green energy goals
1 year, 6 months ago

Nation on track to beat green energy goals

China Daily  

A view of the wind turbines installed on Nanpeng Island, Guangdong province. Report: Pace of installation on solar, wind sectors may help China hit target early China may beat its 2030 target for solar and wind energy development five years ahead of schedule, a report from an independent nonprofit organization in the United States has found, as China celebrates its …

Britain’s offshore wind industry is running out of puff
1 year, 6 months ago

Britain’s offshore wind industry is running out of puff

The Telegraph  

The offshore wind industry has long been the poster child of Britain’s push into green energy. Championed by politicians as a controversy-free alternative to onshore wind and solar farms, the Government wants offshore wind capacity to surge from 13 gigawatts today to 50 gigawatts by 2030. “Offshore wind provides a secure and resilient source of energy,” Grant Shapps, the Energy …

Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in US waters
2 years, 1 month ago

Sale jumpstarts floating, offshore wind power in US waters

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Ore. — Tuesday marks the first-ever U.S. auction of leases to develop commercial-scale floating wind farms, in the deep waters off the West Coast. Europe has some floating offshore wind — a project in the North Sea has been operating since 2017 — but the potential for the technology is huge in areas of strong wind off America’s coasts, …

Biden plans floating platforms to expand offshore wind power
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden plans floating platforms to expand offshore wind power

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Thursday announced plans to develop floating platforms in the deep ocean for wind towers that could power millions of homes and vastly expand offshore wind in the United States. “Today we’re launching efforts to seize a new opportunity — floating offshore wind — which will let us build in deep water areas where turbines …

‘Staggering’ boom in offshore wind as projected capacity doubles in one year
2 years, 6 months ago

‘Staggering’ boom in offshore wind as projected capacity doubles in one year

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The boom in offshore wind projects over the past 12 months has been "nothing short …

US: Ukraine war ‘screams’ need to reject Russian energy
2 years, 8 months ago

US: Ukraine war ‘screams’ need to reject Russian energy

Associated Press  

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday that Russia’s war on Ukraine “screams” that the world needs to stop importing oil and gas from Russia and instead move toward other forms of energy. At an international forum on offshore wind energy in Atlantic City, Granholm said the U.S. as well as its energy industries “are on …

US: Ukraine war 'screams' need to reject Russian energy
2 years, 8 months ago

US: Ukraine war 'screams' need to reject Russian energy

ABP News  

Atlantic City, Apr 27 : US Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said Wednesday that Russia's war on Ukraine “screams” that the world needs to stop importing oil and gas from Russia and instead move toward other forms of energy. At an international forum on offshore wind energy in Atlantic City, Granholm said the U.S. as well as its energy industries “are …

How the UK strangled its onshore wind energy industry at birth
2 years, 8 months ago

How the UK strangled its onshore wind energy industry at birth

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The destruction of the UK’s land-based wind energy industry by the Tory government exemplifies why …

We’re about to see a boom in wind power at sea and on land
2 years, 9 months ago

We’re about to see a boom in wind power at sea and on land

The Independent  

An army of gentle giants is assembling on horizons around Britain. Plummeting costs, demand for clean energy from consumers, and vast areas of seabed being made available by the Crown Estate are together fuelling an incredible roll out of clean, green energy provision which will see the UK become the world’s number one producer of electricity from wind, surpassing China …

UK offshore wind capacity ‘to rise eightfold and overtake US and China’
2 years, 9 months ago

UK offshore wind capacity ‘to rise eightfold and overtake US and China’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A huge surge in proposed offshore wind projects around the UK’s coastline will deliver eight …

Government pledges £265m more each year to support renewable energy
3 years, 4 months ago

Government pledges £265m more each year to support renewable energy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Government will invest £265 …

UK sixth in world for wind and solar electricity generation
3 years, 6 months ago

UK sixth in world for wind and solar electricity generation

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Wind and solar power accounted for 29 percent of Britain’s electricity production last year, putting …

California and US agree to allow big offshore wind farms
3 years, 7 months ago

California and US agree to allow big offshore wind farms

Associated Press  

LOS ANGELES — California and the U.S. government announced an agreement Tuesday to open up areas off the state’s central and northern coasts to the first commercial wind energy farms on the Pacific Coast. “We must remain vigilant in our efforts to ensure offshore wind is a net positive for California by also implementing robust environmental protections,” Kristen Hislop said …

Biden administration unveils offshore wind plan for California
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden administration unveils offshore wind plan for California

LA Times  

The federal government plans to open more than 250,000 acres off the California coast to wind development, the Biden administration announced Tuesday, as part of a major effort to ramp up the nation’s renewable energy and cut its climate-warming emissions. The Department of Defense had also pushed back on expanding offshore wind power into California, warning in the past that …

Biden administration announces plan to expand wind power
3 years, 9 months ago

Biden administration announces plan to expand wind power

Al Jazeera  

The White House said the plan would create more than 44,000 jobs and employ nearly 33,000 in offshore wind activity. The White House has announced plans to expand offshore wind energy in the coming decade by opening new areas to development, speeding environmental permitting, and boosting public financing for projects. The plan would create jobs for more than 44,000 workers …

‘Huge potential’ as UK’s first floating windfarm sets power output record
3 years, 9 months ago

‘Huge potential’ as UK’s first floating windfarm sets power output record

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. In the UK, windfarms have an average capacity factor of around 40 per cent, and this figure is influenced …

Windfarms hit new record high for power generation in UK
4 years ago

Windfarms hit new record high for power generation in UK

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The UK’s windfarms have generated a new record for the amount of power they pumped …

Boris Johnson’s plan to expand wind power welcomed, but 'funding doesn't match rhetoric'
4 years, 3 months ago

Boris Johnson’s plan to expand wind power welcomed, but 'funding doesn't match rhetoric'

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Mr Johnson said: “I can today announce that the UK government has decided to become the world leader in …

Wind power or hot air: can Boris build 260 turbines a year?
4 years, 3 months ago

Wind power or hot air: can Boris build 260 turbines a year?

The Telegraph  

The dramatic gains so far have been driven by 15-year guaranteed electricity price contracts, ultimately heaped on to energy bills, luring in industrial giants such as SSE and Equinor, and driving down the cost. Making the leap from the current 10GW of offshore wind power to 40GW by 2030 will cost about £50bn in capital investment and require wind turbines …

All 30 million British homes could be powered by offshore wind in 2030
4 years, 3 months ago

All 30 million British homes could be powered by offshore wind in 2030

CNN  

London CNN Business — Britain just gave a huge vote of confidence in the ability of offshore wind power to lead the world’s pivot away from fossil fuels. In a speech Tuesday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged that the United Kingdom would generate enough electricity from offshore wind to power every UK home within a decade. A rush to finance …

Climate crisis: Offshore wind power ‘so cheap it could return money to consumers’
4 years, 5 months ago

Climate crisis: Offshore wind power ‘so cheap it could return money to consumers’

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to research by a team at Imperial College London, households could benefit when the latest round of offshore …

Climate crisis: Renewable energy overtakes fossil fuels for first three months of the year
4 years, 7 months ago

Climate crisis: Renewable energy overtakes fossil fuels for first three months of the year

The Independent  

Renewable energy generated more than 40 per cent of Britain’s power during the first three months of the year – contributing more to the energy mix than fossil fuels during this period for the first time, analysis has revealed. Record levels of wind power during the blustery conditions helped push down electricity generation from fossil fuels by 25 per cent …

The world’s largest offshore wind farm is nearly complete
5 years, 3 months ago

The world’s largest offshore wind farm is nearly complete

CNN  

London CNN Business — The world’s largest offshore wind farm is taking shape off the east coast of Britain, a landmark project that demonstrates one way to combat climate change at scale. Located 120 kilometers off England’s Yorkshire coast, Hornsea One will produce enough energy to supply 1 million UK homes with clean electricity when it is completed in 2020. …

Offshore wind energy price plunges 30 per cent to a new record low
5 years, 3 months ago

Offshore wind energy price plunges 30 per cent to a new record low

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A new wave of offshore …

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