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Comment: Offshore wind needs to increase by 265% to meet govt targets

Envirotec Magazine

To mark Global Wind Day 2023 on June 15, ABB – which describes itself as the largest supplier of electrical components to the wind industry around the world – discusses the measures needed to achieve the UK’s goals in relation to offshore wind power. This load factor = 0.402.

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Leading the Charge: Countries that Dominate Wind Energy Production

The Environmental Blog

The global shift towards renewable energy sources has gained significant momentum in recent years, with wind energy playing a pivotal role in this transition. As the world grapples with the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and combat climate change, many countries have embraced wind power as a clean and sustainable solution.

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Octopus Renewables to add 690MW of capacity with flurry of European wind power deals

Business Green

Clean energy investor has added onshore wind projects across the UK, Sweden, France, and Finland to its portfolio. All signed in the past three months, the deals are expected to boost Octopus Renewables' total wind power capacity by up to 90 per cent over the coming decade, it said. We need to generate more cheap, clean power.".

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Global Energy Trends From The 2023 Statistical Review Of World Energy

R-Squared Energy

Primary Global Energy Consumption 2022 ROBERT RAPIER Global energy demand grew by 1.1% in 2022 to a new record, but slower than the 5.5% Renewable energy continued to grow strongly, with solar and wind reaching a 7.5% Renewable power (excluding hydro) grew 14% in 2022, slightly below the previous year’s growth rate of 16%.

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Reports: Government to ramp up wind power and energy efficiency efforts in response to Ukraine crisis

Business Green

At present, the UK has a target for 40GW of offshore wind power by 2030, which would mark a significant uptick from around 11GW in 2020. The target sits alongside a separate goal for 1GW of floating wind power capacity, a more nascent technology that allows turbines to capture stronger wind speeds further out at sea.

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With renewables growing, nations at COP28 vow to triple rate of expansion

Energy Transition

The adoption of renewables, especially wind and solar, continues grow — though certainly not fast enough. In 2022, solar and wind power accounted for an impressive 12% of electricity generated worldwide. Going forward, the IEA’s Net Zero Scenario (NZS) calls.

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Industry urges governments to 'quadruple wind power roll out to keep 1.5C alive'

Business Green

The global wind industry has shown impressive resilience through the COVID-19 pandemic, but growth rates still need to quadruple by 2030 if the sector is to play a full role in keeping the Paris Agreement's 1.5C per cent less than the year-over-year wind energy growth rate in 2020. temperature goal "alive".