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Huge global demand for new wind technicians by 2027

Envirotec Magazine

Driven by technology innovation and the fast-growing offshore wind market, the Outlook predicts a 17% rise in the number of wind technicians required for C&I and O&M over the five-year forecast period. That growth would require an extra 84,600 technicians to support the expansion of wind power.

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Shetland wind power set to reach UK mainland via new HVDC link

Business Green

A major renewable energy infrastructure project is to bring wind power from Shetland to the UK mainland via Europe's first multi-terminal high-voltage direct-current (HVDC) interconnection, the firms behind the development announced yesterday. Major milestone reached for pioneering green grid project.

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£3.4 billion ‘electricity superhighway’ will speed up energy projects delivery, says OFGEM

Envirotec Magazine

Two converter stations, one at each end of the cable, are planned to help feed the electricity transported by the cable into the grid and from there onto consumers. Most of the cable (around 436km) will be under the North Sea with the remaining 70km buried underground onshore.

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Development of Trains Powered by Human Waste

GreenTech Gazette

Production Capacity: Scaling up biomethane production to meet the fuel demands of a widespread rail network might require additional resources and planning. Integration: Combining biomethane with other renewable energy sources like solar or wind power could create a more robust clean energy system for powering trains.

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UK’s National Grid proposes £58bn network upgrade plan

Smart Energy International

National Grid forecasts a 64% growth in power demand to 2035, the UK’s target for net zero. The network upgrade plan would see new infrastructure delivered to connect both onshore and offshore wind power where needed alongside solutions that can optimise the location of strategic, flexible demand connections in the future.

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New York?s Energy Transition (and Challenges) in 5 Charts

GreenTechMedia

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. Larger-scale transmission projects aimed at carrying Canadian hydropower and wind power downstate, such as the $2.2 Source: NYISO.

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EIB finances grid upgrades across Germany

Smart Energy International

The investments will be used to upgrade the grid to connect more decentralised producers and users of solar and wind power, among them consumers who want to connect solar panels, heat pumps and wall boxes to benefit from the digital transformation. The financing forms part of a larger, €4.3 billion ($4.6