BNetzA, the German Federal Network Agency, has gone on to launch its latest tender for onshore wind energy, with the aim of securing almost 4093 MW in each of the forthcoming four procurement rounds. It is well to be noted that the additional volume happen to come from the quantities not allocated in 2023. The president of the Federal Wind Energy Association, Bärbel Heidebroek, said that BNETZA has now gone on to offer clarity on the volumes of the upcoming four onshore wind energy tenders. This, thereby makes it clear that around 15,000 MW can be put out to tender in 2024. This should go on t ..read more

In a recent move, the German Offshore Wind Energy Foundation has gone on to remark that the government’s decision so as to help fund the expansion when it comes to offshore terminals happened to be indeed important so as to achieve expansion objectives for wind energy at sea. In a statement released late March 22, 2024, the foundation went on to say that it welcomed a government move so as to contribute to the costs when it comes to expanding the terminal at the port of Cuxhaven, situated at the North Sea coast. The government has gone on to agree to finance the 30-hectare, which is equivalent ..read more

It is worth noting that commenting on the Labour’s plans so as to invest in floating wind, Jane Cooper, RenewableUK’s Executive Director when it comes to Offshore Wind, said that the UK is a world leader when it comes to offshore wind, and one can as well travel to parts of Wales such as Mostyn, where people happen to be already employed within the roles maintaining North Hoyle, Gwynt-y-Mor and Rhyl Flats wind farms. However, the development when it comes to floating wind at scale goes on to offer opportunities to build a far greater number of offshore wind farms across deeper and windier wate ..read more

Norwegian Airborne Wind Energy developer Kitemill is preparing its technology for 24-hour continuous flights followed by multi-device demonstrations, marking a significant breakthrough for the industry. Kitemill CEO Thomas Hårklau said rapid advances will be made in 2024 after securing more than €2million in funding from Dutch investment entity Expanding Dreams. Together with smaller investors and a tax relief grant, the combined multi-million-euro package covers the majority of planned activity for the year. “We have a permit to set up five systems, plus equipment to set up two,” said Mr Hårk ..read more

Order Intake for the Construction of Wind Turbines in Turkey Heitkamp Industrial Solutions GmbH has been awarded the contract as main contractor of Asiyan Enerji, a company of the Rönesans Group, for the installation of wind turbines in three Turkish provinces. Heitkamp will be responsible for the technical and commercial management of these projects as EPC contractor. The turbines will be equipped with Nordex Group technology and are a further important step towards achieving Turkey’s renewable energy and sustainability targets. “Our focus is on high-quality project management in the industri ..read more

Wind happens to be 19% of the electricity that gets consumed in Europe. Almost all of Europe’s wind turbines happen to be made in Europe. It is well to be noted that Europe’s wind energy supply chain happens to be big, with more than 250 factories spread across almost every EU member state. The fact is that 300,000 people happen to be employed in wind in Europe as of date. It is worth noting that when we talk of renewables, especially Europe’s wind supply chain, it has been struggling. Apparently, costs went up in the last couple of years, but revenues did not rise as they should have. And the ..read more

As the demand for energy soars, the case when it comes to renewable sources like wind becomes stronger. More companies as well as countries happen to be lessening their reliance on traditional energy sources in order to achieve net zero goals. Consequently, yearly wind energy generation is all set to double between 2022 and 2027, thereby bringing overall worldwide wind capacity to over 1,500 GW. In order to achieve this, the size as well as number of wind farms, as well as the turbines within them, have to grow along with the workforce. A new report anticipates that more than 574,000 technicia ..read more

Wind energy happens to be a major source of electricity across Portugal, and the wind supply chain happens to be having a robust footprint there. Although offshore wind happens to be offering novel perspectives, the speedy permitting as well as repowering of onshore wind farms happen to be the keys for the country so as to keep reaping the fruits when it comes to wind energy. Wind energy was the biggest source in terms of renewable energy generation across Portugal last year, apparently ahead of hydropower. It went on to cover 29% of Portugal’s electricity demand. The country intends to genera ..read more

In 2023, the EU nations went on to build 17 gigawatts of fresh wind power farms, which is apparently the most for any year so far; however, it is still not enough in order to reach its renewable energy target, as per the industry data shown on January 12. The landmark went on to show how Europe’s energy shift is gaining momentum; however, it is no surprise to say that more of it is required. A minimum of 37 GW of new wind power has to be added every year so as to deliver the EU’s 2030 renewable energy target, which is Brussels’ own prediction. The EU built and connected to the grid 14 GW of on ..read more

The power producers of Europe went on to generate more electricity from wind and not coal for the very first time in the last quarter of 2023, thereby marking a major landmark for regional energy transition endeavours. Europe’s utilities apparently went on to generate a record 193 terawatt hours- TWh of electricity from wind sites within the October to December bracket in 2023, vis-à-vis 184 TWh from coal-fired power plants, the think tank Ember data shows. It is well to be noted that the wind generation in the final quarter of 2023 was almost 20% above than within the same quarter in 2022, an ..read more