The Guardian: Energy

NOVEMBER 25, 2023

But a global shortage of components and skills means efforts to meet climate targets will go down to the wire From next year, engineers will need to roll out more than 100km (62 miles) of electric cabling every day until 2040 if the government hopes to power the UK towards its climate goals, according to new data.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

These NdFeB magnets are critical components used in PMSGs (Permanent Magnet Synchronous Generator) in larger onshore and offshore wind turbines. ” Although wind power has been utilised through the ages, the first great wave of large-scale wind energy occurred in the 1990s.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The RecyclableBlade is now available for onshore wind power projects following first successful offshore project installation in Germany over the summer. The move forms part of the company's broader environmental strategy, which includes a target to create fully recyclable wind turbines by 2040 at the latest.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 29, 2020

A request for information (RFI) released this week is the opening step toward meeting CPS’ “ Flexible Path ” plan, which calls for an 80 percent non-carbon-emitting energy portfolio by 2040 and reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Renewable Energy World

JANUARY 5, 2022

Appalachian Power said it wants to acquire or contract for 294 MW of solar and 204 MW of wind power over the next three years as part of its plan to meet targets set in 2020 by the Virginia Clean Economy Act (VCEA).

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

percent in 2018, and hitting 100 percent zero-carbon emissions by 2040. That leaves a massive gap to be filled by clean energy, since more than half of the state’s carbon-free emissions today come from nuclear power, as shown in the chart below. Source: NYISO.

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GreenTechMedia

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

By 2040, total primary energy demand will be 25 percent lower compared to WoodMac's base case. The accelerating pace of electrification efforts means that power consumption is on track to rise 14 percent by 2040, by which time more than half (51 percent) of the world’s electricity will come from renewables.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Aside from the issues of limited geographical suitability for fixed wind turbine installation, floating wind farms can be less visible from the shore, carry fewer environmental impacts, and access stronger wind resources. Governments must shift their focus from the 2030-2040 time horizon to the here and now.

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Smart Energy International

JANUARY 24, 2024

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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Smart Energy International

OCTOBER 17, 2023

Smart grids are crucial but delays are costly – IEA Energy Transitions Podcast: Redefining resilience for a modern power system To achieve countries’ national energy and climate goals, the world’s electricity use needs to grow 20% faster in the next decade than it did in the previous one.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 20, 2020

Total this week bought an 80 percent share of the 96-megawatt Erebus floating wind project in the Celtic Sea from developer Simply Blue Energy. By 2040, the company aims to derive 15-20 percent of its revenue from its low-carbon business. Total has 3 gigawatts of renewalbes within its 7-gigawatt low carbon portfolio.

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GreenTechMedia

JULY 23, 2020

The company set an “aspiration” to reach net-zero carbon by 2050 and eliminate all coal power plants from its fleet by 2040. Alliant has retired about 1,000 megawatts of coal-fired power since 2005. Wisconsin-based utility Alliant Energy has joined the ranks of U.S.

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Smart Energy International

NOVEMBER 11, 2023

Norway will halt sales by 2025, France by 2040 and the UK by 2050. Additionally, global zero-carbon projects have turbocharged EV demand, states the researcher, driving the need for Li-Ion batteries in electric-powered vehicle power systems.

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GreenTechMedia

MAY 26, 2020

Alliant, which serves about 1 million customers in the Midwestern states of Wisconsin and Iowa, currently relies on renewables for about 20 percent of its generation capacity, largely wind power in Iowa, with twice as much coming from natural gas plants.

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Business Green

AUGUST 26, 2020

Wind power provided almost 60 per cent of the UK's electricity in the early hours of Saturday morning, providing a fresh milestone ahead of a busy week for the fast-expanding industry. According to data from grid operator National Grid ESO, the wind industry chalked up yet another record as offshore and onshore wind farms provided 59.1

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Envirotec Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Wind power on the Isle of Stornoway. Scottish Water has reported significant growth in the number of its sites across the country which have become self-sufficient through the use of hydro, wind, solar and waste conversion. The organisation is committed to becoming net zero by 2040, five years ahead of the national milestone.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 17, 2019

Offshore wind cost reductions, the development of floating wind and government funding are making what once seemed like a fanciful concept seem more realistic. “The relevant wind power capacities in question range from 70 to 150 gigawatts by the year 2040 and up to 180 gigawatts by 2045 in the North Sea," Fischer said.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 6, 2024

High Solar and Wind Potential A significant factor in the production of green hydrogen is the availability of renewable energy sources like solar and wind power. Egypt is favored with high solar irradiance and strong, consistent wind speeds, particularly in areas like the Gulf of Suez.

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Renewable Energy World

JULY 1, 2019

On July 1, Public Service of New Mexico filed a plan with regulators in the state for how it plans to get to a 100 percent emission-free power by 2040. The utility reviewed four scenarios, all of which involved the early retirement of the San Juan Coal Plant, to arrive at its recommended path forward.

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AGreenLiving

NOVEMBER 14, 2019

To meet the entire region’s needs with 100 percent renewable energy by 2040, endeavors are underway to cultivate and integrate clean energy sources like biomass, geothermal, hydropower, solar and wind. The end goal for 2040 is that the entire Land of the Rising Sun will be completely powered through renewable energy.

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GreenTechMedia

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Offshore wind industry representatives welcomed the DOD’s willingness to compromise but said a larger development zone would be needed to scale offshore wind power on the Central Coast. “The new map is a starting point for discussion," Adam Stern, executive director of Offshore Wind California, said in an email.

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GreenTechMedia

DECEMBER 16, 2020

It’s the biggest utility-contracted battery in the state thus far, though independent power producer LS Power is planning to build at least 300 MW/1,200 MWh of batteries at its Ravenswood power plant in Queens. At the same time, New York has also set a target of 9 gigawatts of offshore wind power by 2035.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 2, 2020

Futhermore, European solar markets didn’t really take off until 2008, so most of the PV equipment being used in Europe today won't enter the waste stream until around 2040, Thoring noted. Solving wind power's blade problem. The same cannot be said for fiberglass-based wind turbine blades, though.

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Business Green

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

But on Tuesday the country's climate ministry gave an update on its energy strategy to 2040, including plans to invest $40bn in building its 69GW of nuclear power capacity, with its first plant earmarked to be up and running in 2033, alongside 8-10GW of offshore wind, according to Reuters.

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Mr. Sustainability

AUGUST 26, 2020

Big time investments in Solar China has been by far the most active investor in solar and wind power, topping world charts for years. This should grow to 40 GW by 2040, capable of generating 10 million tons of hydrogen. Last year, China said it would cut renewable energy subsidies to $807 million this year.

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Renewable Energy World

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

This plan doubles wind and solar, advances my administration’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction roadmap and our bold goal of achieving 100% renewable energy by 2040.”. This proposal puts reliability and consumer savings as top priorities.

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Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 1, 2021

The creation of the joint ownership company involves the acquisition by SSE Renewables of an 80% stake in an offshore wind development platform from Pacifico Energy and is aligned with SSE Renewables’ expansion strategy. The targets are backed by a commitment to run regular offshore wind auctions for support.

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Business Green

APRIL 26, 2021

It is against this backdrop that the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMech) has urged the UK shipping industry to consider two simple solutions to catalyse much-needed decarbonisation gains: harnessing wind power and travelling at slower speeds.

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GreenTechMedia

APRIL 14, 2020

offshore wind market, but it will need to go through early market frontrunner Ørsted to get there. Meanwhile, a study last year by Energy + Environmental Economics (E3) found a case for 7-9 gigawatts of floating wind in California by 2040, potentially saving ratepayers $2 billion in the process.

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Green Market Oracle

JANUARY 17, 2020

A 50 MW Scottish deal will generate 168,000 MWh annually making it the largest corporate wind power purchase agreement in the UK. Amazon presently has 18 utility scale wind and solar projects that will generate a combined total of 1,600 MW and deliver more than 4.6 These projects are expected to go online next year.

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Business Green

AUGUST 5, 2020

Almost half of all the electricity generated in Britain between January and March 2020 originated from renewable sources and 30 per cent came from wind power. In particular, a surge in the use of wind power for electricity generation helped to set a new record for clean energy production, according to official government data.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 4, 2021

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 We want to help create a world that runs entirely on green energy, and we want to do it in a sustainable way.

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Renewable Energy World

MAY 19, 2021

“As global commitments to a net-zero future increase, it’s absolutely crucial to ensure the wind industry can scale sustainably, which includes Vestas fulfilling our ambition to produce zero-waste turbines by 2040.

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Renewable Energy World

JUNE 24, 2021

Already the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in Europe and globally , Amazon continues to advance its goal to power 100% of its activities with renewable energy by 2025 — five years ahead of its original target.

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Business Green

JUNE 3, 2021

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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Business Green

JANUARY 7, 2022

It is unlikely to secure too many plaudits from environmental campaigners, but the world's largest coal port has this week announced plans to switch to renewable power for running its own operations. Offshore wind power plays a central role in this, and is indispensable for supporting the decarbonisation of industry in particular," he said.

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Business Green

MAY 21, 2020

The proximity to offshore infrastructure for natural gas supply and carbon storage coupled with access to offshore wind power for electrolysis enables this project to offer a great decarbonisation package, we are very much looking forward to working with the other partners to develop this," he explained.

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