The ZEBRA (Zero wastE Blade ReseArch) consortium has produced the first prototype of its 100 per cent recyclable wind turbine blade. Within the project, LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy Business, has designed and built the world’s largest thermoplastic blade at its Ponferrada plant in Spain. Thi
Denmark has launched a DKK 1.25 billion (EUR 161 million) subsidy scheme to support the Power-to-X projects towards the goal of reaching between 4 and 6 GW of electrolysis capacity by 2030. The Danish government launched the strategy for the development of the Power-to-X-technology and capacity in D
Swedish wind farm developer OX2 has applied for a Natura 2000 permit for an offshore wind farm in the Swedish Baltic Sea Exclusive Economic Zone between the islands of Gotland and Öland. The name of the wind farm is Aurora and it will be located 20 kilometers south of Gotland and 30 kilometers east
EDF Renewables has launched a new green hydrogen project in Teesside, UK, which will be powered by offshore wind and solar energy. The Tees Green Hydrogen production centre will be based in the vicinity of the former Redcar steelworks. The project will use green electricity from EDF’s nearby operati
The developers of the 2 GW West of Orkney wind farm offshore Scotland have shared more information on the project through the recently published documents. In January, the Offshore Wind Power Limited (OWPL) consortium comprising Macquarie’s Green Investment Group, TotalEnergies, and Scottish offshor
The Danish Environmental Protection Agency has initiated a new environmental assessment of the onshore infrastructure of Vattenfall’s Vesterhav Nord and Syd offshore wind farms after the existing permits were rejected by the Environment and Food Appeals Board last year. This is the first step on the
Crown Estate Scotland has revealed the proposed details of its Innovation and Targeted Oil and Gas (INTOG) offshore wind leasing process. Developers will apply for the rights to build small-scale innovative offshore wind projects of less than 100 MW, as well as larger projects connected to oil and g
German energy company Uniper and compatriot steel manufacturer, Salzgitter AG, have concluded a cooperation agreement with the aim of Uniper supplying the SALCOS project in Salzgitter with green hydrogen at competitive conditions for the production of climate-compatible steel. The cooperation is foc
Iberdrola and DP Energy have appointed Royal HaskoningDHV together with Mott MacDonald to lead the production of an Environmental Impact Assessment Report (EIAR) for the Inis Ealga Marine Energy Park project offshore Ireland. The 1GW Inis Ealga Marine Energy Park is located off the South Coast of Ir
The Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have set out recommendations on how to deploy offshore wind more quickly in a report adopted on Wednesday, 16 February. As reported, the EU Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy sets out the goals of reaching at least 60 GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030
Lithuania’s Ministry of Energy is seeking input from the industry and the interested parties on the elements relevant to the draft Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the country’s first offshore wind project. Lithuania plans to start the auctioning procedure for a 700 MW offshore wind project
The Swedish government has launched a search for new sea areas suitable for the development of offshore wind farms to support the country’s newly established plan of generating up to 120 terawatt-hours of electricity annually from this renewable source. The government has now decided on Sweden’s fir
French President Emmanuel Macron has announced that France will have around 40 GW of offshore wind capacity in operation by 2050. This capacity corresponds to around 50 offshore wind farms, President Macron said in a speech at GE’s steam turbine factory for nuclear power plants in Belfort. The offsh
Atlantique Offshore Energy has launched the commercialization of what the French company calls a solution to support the decarbonization of electrical offshore substations. Atlantique Offshore Energy, Chantiers de l’Atlantique Business Unit dedicated to Marine Energy, has developed an integrated hyd
