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GE to produce zero waste wind turbine blades by 2030, company says

Renewable Energy World

The plan will be carried out by LM Wind Power, a GE Renewable Energy subsidiary, which will aim to deliver no excess manufacturing materials and packaging to landfills and incineration without energy recovery. Nearly a third of LM Wind Power's carbon footprint comes from waste disposal.

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WoodMac: Energy Sector Faces ‘Darwinian Challenge’ to Tame Climate Change

GreenTechMedia

Yet just as efforts toward that goal are finally scaling up — via the EU’s amplified climate targets, China’s new carbon-neutral target for 2060, and other examples — the coronavirus pandemic has introduced a massive dose of uncertainty. “We need more policy support than is available today.

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Europe’s offshore network development plans set out

Smart Energy International

Offshore renewables are proposed to become the third most important energy resource in the European power system, providing 18% of the dispatched energy by 2040 and 2050 – sufficient to supply up to 55 million households in 2040. Moreover, the size of this task and the speed required is huge.

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Ørsted announces commitment to recycling wind turbine blades

Renewable Energy World

The commitment, made on the company’s Capital Markets Day, is part of Ørsted’s strategy to expand its sustainability position and work toward achieving a carbon-neutral footprint by 2040. “We That includes moving towards more circular models where we reuse resources and save energy, thereby reducing carbon emissions.

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'Wind is abundant, exclusive and freely available': How sails could help the shipping industry navigate a low carbon future

Business Green

Last week, the UK government announced it will count emissions from international shipping and aviation in its carbon accounting from 2033, caving to long-running pressure from campaigners and climate experts. Such a vessel would help ship owners and users understand how wind power could be harnessed by a modern ship, the group said.

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The Panther Creek III wind farm in Texas to get a boost through repowering

Renewable Energy World

accounts for more than one third of the the company’s renewables capacity playing a key role in RWE’s strategy to grow its renewables business and to become carbon neutral by 2040. RWE said the U.S.

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Ørsted launches 50GW goal to become 'world's leading green energy major by 2030'

Business Green

Setting out its new strategic ambition yesterday to become one of the world's new batch of renewable energy supermajors over the coming decade, Ørsted said it would raise its ambition to install 50GW of renewable power capacity by 2030, up from its previous target of 30GW.

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