Roughly 30 legislators, representing all regions of the world, are meeting today in Abu Dhabi at the Legislators Forum 2016 to discuss the deployment of renewable energy, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) announced. The Forum, being held on the eve of the IRENA’s sixth Assembly, will fac
Twenty Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have signed the “Northern Seas as the Power House of North-Western Europe” Manifesto which sees offshore wind energy as a way to make the Northern Seas the “power house” of Europe. MEPs believe that the progressive, large-scale, deployment of offshore
The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has had a report drawn up that maps the regulations and industry standards applicable to maritime operations in the offshore wind sector of Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands. The report, which DNV GL has made for the Danish Maritime Authorit
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (Fraunhofer IWES) expects to receive a EUR 10 million financial investment from German federal authorities to further develop a new method of rotor blade testing, as well as improve its test infrastructure in Bremerhaven. At present,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan (CPP) will increase investment in cost-effective clean energy resources, such as renewables and energy efficiency, according to a modelling analysis of the plan carried out by energy and environmental advisers at M.J. Bradley & Associates
The State of New York will engage community members, environmental advocates, and government partners at all levels to create the New York Offshore Wind Master Plan that will serve as a blueprint for the future of offshore wind in New York, the state’s Governor Andrew Cuomo said in his State of the
WindEnergy Hamburg, a bi-annual trade fair for wind energy, and the annual conference of the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) will continue to be held in parallel beyond the year 2016, that is in the even-numbered years, up to and including 2020. EWEA thus specifies a fixed venue for its annu
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and Japan Wind Development (JWD) are planning to establish a JPY 50 billion (USD 423 million) fund to finance large-scale wind power generation projects, DBJ said in a statement. The fund, provisionally named Japan Wind Development Co., Ltd., is a 50:50 joint vent
Taiwanese state-owned utility Taiwan Power Co. (Taipower) plans to install 1,800 megawatts of offshore wind power capacity in the next 15 years, according to local media. Taipower has identified Fangyuan, Changhua County, as the hub where works on the first offshore wind farm are planned to start in
Scottish Renewables is calling for a new target of generating the equivalent of 50% of Scotland’s total electricity, heat and transport demand from renewables by 2030, as part of its manifesto launched today ahead of Scottish Parliament election scheduled for May 2016. The document sets out steps Sc
RenewableUK has selected Hugh McNeal as the trade association’s next Chief Executive, the post which he will take up in April 2016. McNeal is currently Director of Change at the Department of Energy and Climate Change. His other roles have included Chief Executive of the Office for Renewable Energy
New York’s Governor Andrew Cuomo is expected to promote the state’s offshore wind power potential in his State of the State address on Wednesday, seeing that without its ”tremendous offshore wind power resource,” New York most likely will not meet the 50% renewables goal set for 2030, according to K
Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator from Vermont and one of the national presidential candidates, has introduced a bill that would permanently extend the Investment Tax Credit (ITC) for advanced clean energy property and expand the 30% credit to offshore wind facilities. The American Clean Energy Investmen
New Jersey’s Senate yesterday approved a bill that clears the path for Fishermen’s Energy to build the proposed 25MW wind farm off Atlantic City. The state Senate voted 28-9 in favour of the Wind Energy Projects S2711. The bill, which was passed by the Assembly by a 48-21 vote on December 17, permit
