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UK leads Europe on new wind power as global turbine market enjoys boom

Business Green

Britain added more onshore and offshore wind capacity than any other country in Europe last year at 2.8GW, latest industry figures show. Climate neutrality and the Green Deal require Europe to install over twice as much new wind energy each year as it managed in 2019," said WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson.

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

Business Green

Major milestone reached for pioneering green grid project. 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.

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Europe’s grid is receiving record levels of investment. But is it enough?

Smart Energy International

Reflecting on a week of record finance results from German and Dutch utilities, Smart Energy’s Power Playbook column sees Yusuf Latief discuss grid investment plans and whether they are indicative of grid planning finally going right. billion, highlighting the role of the grid in minimising economic loss.

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Keeping the lights on: Ensuring flexibility and stability in the European grid

Envirotec Magazine

According to Bloomberg, January 2021 saw the latest in a series of near misses for the European power grid, a sudden drop in frequency and narrowly avoided widespread power failure. It is possible to see a future where almost all of Europe’s electricity comes from climate-friendly energy sources. Software for stability.

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Novel wind turbine control techs open for commercialisation

Smart Energy International

The technologies, which can be integrated into existing wind turbine control systems, are aimed to address the two major issues identified with the rapid growth of wind farms globally – namely power system frequency control and forced oscillations, which can cause widespread disruption over entire power grids.

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BayWa r.e. completes unique PV, wind and battery storage system in Germany

Smart Energy International

These PV systems with a total capacity of 690kWp are now connected to the power grid without their own inverters, but via an existing 2MW wind turbine. Technically sophisticated, it represents a plant combination of wind and solar energy including battery storage , which is said to be unique in Europe in this form.

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Largest PV investments in Poland and Ukraine

Renewable Energy World

For Europe, 2020 represented a historic year for renewable energy sources. Plans for the coming years show that the energy ambitions of Eastern Europe are still untapped. This is where the Green New Deal guidelines meet old and inefficient power plants. (Sponsored Content). By Electrum. And this is only the beginning.