News about the renewables scene
Dez. 27
In applying the regulation EU countries will each offer their own definition of what an ‘artificial structure’ is, which could include buildings, industrial and brownfield sites, and transport infrastructure such as carports or carparks, or along motorways and railways.
Dez. 19
This auction was a success. But there is simply not enough capacity up for grabs. Developers put a lot of resources into their bid to make sure their projects score well. Even those who do not win
Dez. 15
Clearer rules and guidelines would encourage investors. The Government also needs to support the expansion of the grid – and lower the disproportionately high fees developers need to pay to connect their wind farms.
Dez. 07
Under the new tax rules, the operators of small solar power plants will not pay income and trade tax on the income from the feed-in of solar power
Nov. 23
Permitting is the main bottleneck for the expansion of renewables. 80 GW of wind energy capacity are currently stuck in permitting procedures across Europe
Nov. 17
Wind energy is highly scalable and cost-competitive. And the industry is ready to deliver these volumes.
Nov. 11
De danske solceller og vindmøller har i årets første 10 måneder produceret samme mængde sol- og vindenergi som i hele 2021
Nov. 03
The rapid deployment of wind energy has never been more urgent – for energy security, for the climate, and for affordable energy prices
Okt. 25
Europe needs to invest more in R&I for the wind industry
Okt. 24
The rules and procedures for awarding permits are too complex. It’s taking far too long to get a permit. Not enough permits are being given
Okt. 03
Combined wind and solar parks are a good thing. Wind and solar are complementary in their output profiles. Put them together and you get a power plant with a high overall capacity factor
Sep. 08
Renewables are the cheapest and fastest way to reduce Europe’s dependence on fossil fuel imports
Sep. 02
For the development of offshore wind this also requires massive investments in offshore grid infrastructure, port facilitates and vessels
Aug. 24
Vejle, Næstved og Thisted Kommuner producerede mest solenergi i 2021
Aug. 18
After months of negotiation, the Inflation Reduction Act is now law, and the United States is on a path to becoming the world’s unequivocal leader in clean energy
Aug. 09
France gets around 20% of its electricity from renewable sources – 8% from wind energy, but it needs more to meet its climate goals while reinforcing energy security.
Juli 18
Investments in wind energy keep rising. Last year Europe invested €41bn in new wind farms. This translated into the highest capacity of new wind farms ever financed in one year – 25 GW
Juni 22
The availability and affordability of renewables and renewable hydrogen for industries such as steel ready to decarbonise at large scale must become the EU’s top priority for reaching climate neutrality and accelerating independence from Russian fossil fuel supplies
Juni 10
The first and most crucial step is the siting and design of wind farms. Appropriate siting and design greatly reduces the extent and severity of impacts. Before construction all projects are assessed by a rigorously independent planning and approval process
Mai 27
The Commission says faster renewables-based decarbonisation is key for both climate neutrality and energy security. They propose to raise the EU’s 2030 renewable energy target to 45% as part of the “Fit for 55” package
Mai 25
By 2030 the share of wind and solar energy in power production capacities should double from the current level of 33% to 67%
Mai 19
SolarPower Europe’s flagship Global Market Outlook for Solar Power finds that, for the 9th consecutive year, global solar power has broken its annual installation record with 168 GW of new solar PV capacity in 2021. In 2022, global solar is expected to continue the decade-long record-breaking streak, installing more than 200 GW of solar for the first time.
Mai 10
Thanks in part to the permitting problems, Europe’s wind supply chain is under huge strain at the moment. Because there aren’t enough permitting projects the market is only half the size it should be.
Apr. 08
The Easter Package is an outstanding package of measures that will drive the expansion of wind energy, both onshore and offshore. Big auction volumes. A clear long-term auction schedule. And crucially, major steps to simplify the permitting of wind farms
März 21
After almost two years of undersubscribed auctions it was the second consecutive auction that was oversubscribed. And that’s not the only good news for onshore wind in Germany. The permitting numbers are up. And the new Government wants to scale up the build-out of new onshore wind.
März 11
Statusrapporten dokumenterer, at Danmark har kurs mod underskud af grøn strøm frem til 2030, som Wind Denmark længe har advaret om. Vi deler hovedparten af Klimarådets anbefalinger, herunder at der bør opstilles klare VE-mål
März 10
Wind energy is home grown and cheaper than imported fossil fuels. Every wind farm contributes to making Europe less reliant on fossil fuel imports.
März 08
30 GW of solar among which 1,5 million solar roofs will be installed by the end of 2022. The solar industry stands ready to increase these figures, given the urgency
Feb. 18
SolarPower Europe’s Sustainability Best Practice Benchmark outlines how ground-mounted solar has huge potential in not just maintaining but improving soil quality and biodiversity
Feb. 08
Italy has published the results of its latest renewables auction. 3,300 MW was on offer, including non-awarded capacity from previous undersubscribed auctions. But only 975 MW of utility-scale projects were awarded, of which 392 MW were onshore wind
Feb. 03
En årlig udbygning på 10 GW landvind og reservation af 2 pct. af det tyske landareal skal blandt andet være med til at sikre, at Tyskland når sine klimamål for 2030. Den nye økonomi- og klimaminister, Robert Habeck, præsenterede på et pressemøde for nylig sine ambitiøse energi- og klimaplaner for, hvordan Tyskland skal nå sine 2030-klimamål.
Feb. 01
Even more encouragingly, the new German Government is planning great things for wind
they want to build up to 10 GW a year of new onshore between now and 2030 (Europe as a whole installed 12 GW onshore wind in 2020) – and to set aside 2% of Germany’s land area for wind energy;
Jan. 28
EcofinConcept GmbH, which focuses on renewable energies, has accompanied a strategic investor in the takeover of a wind farm operating company as part of a share deal. The previous Danish owner of the wind turbines would like to change his investment focus and not deal with continued operation or repowering of this wind farm himself.
Jan. 26
EcofinConcept GmbH, der fokuserer på vedvarende energi, har støttet en strategisk investor i overtagelsen af en vindmølleparksdriftsvirksomhed som led i en firmasalg. Den tidligere danske ejer af vindmøllerne vil gerne ændre sit investeringsfokus og ikke beskæftige sig med fortsat drift eller repowering
Jan. 12
The new EU ‘state aid’ rules support projects for environmental protection, including climate protection and green energy generation. Now in line with the European Green Deal, the CEEAG prevents aid to fossil fuels, further restricts aid to natural gas, and otherwise integrates the Do No Significant Harm principle.
Jan. 11
The new Guidelines allow National Governments to hold technology specific auctions and endorse revenue stabilisation mechanisms notably 2-sided CfDs. These are pre-conditions for the accelerated deployment of wind energy towards climate neutrality
Dez. 17
The new Government wants to have 80% renewable electricity by 2030 compared to the earlier target of 65%. This is in line with the EU’s proposed new 40% renewable energy target for 2030.
Dez. 17
A 45% renewable energy target, up from the current 40% proposed by the European Commission, is the most cost-efficient way to reach the EU’s 2030 55% greenhouse gas emissions reduction target, and would put the continent on track to deliver on the 1.5° Paris Agreement scenario.
Dez. 03
tronger policies and raised climate goals leading into COP26 are driving renewables to new records, but faster deployment across all key sectors is needed to reach net zero
Nov. 30
Renewables are now 38% of all the electricity consumed in the EU, and that’s set to keep rising rapidly. But electricity is only one quarter of the energy we consume in Europe today.
Nov. 23
In the wake of COP26, and to ensure the EU stands up to its 1.5 °C commitment, SolarPower Europe calls on the EU to increase its renewable energy target to 45% by 2030.
Nov. 19
The Spanish Government published the results of its 3.3GW technology-neutral renewable energy auction. Onshore wind won a total of 2.258MW at an average of €30.18. This is amongst the cheapest strike prices in Europe ever and only slightly above the price in January’s auction in Spain.
Nov. 12
In many countries across Europe the first wind farms are now reaching the end of their operational life. As of 2020, 10 GW of wind farms were already over 20 years old
Okt. 27
The European Commission toolbox names PPAs as an important instrument to protect European businesses from volatile market developments. PPAs are typically signed over long periods, guaranteeing corporate consumers a fixed electricity price and hedging against market risks.
Okt. 26
Med klimaaftalen tilbage i 2020 var politikernes intention, at Danmark skulle være selvforsynende med vedvarende energi fra vind og sol, og ligeledes nettoeksportør af grøn strøm, hvorved Danmark kunne bidrage til, at det øvrige Europa også får tilstrækkeligt med grøn energi til at nå i mål med klimaambitionerne,
Okt. 01
On 1 July 2001, a group of wind energy supporters from around the world met in Copenhagen in order to prepare the 1st World Wind Energy Conference which was scheduled to take place one year later in Berlin.
Sep. 23
Over the summer, SolarPower Europe published its flagship publication, our Global Market Outlook for Solar Power. The report provides market intelligence for the global solar sector for 2020 and forecasts capacity for 2021-2025.
Sep. 21
On 26 September Germany will elect a new Parliament. The election will mark the end of the 16-year reign of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). Regardless of the outcome of the election, WindEurope, the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) and VDMA Power Systems call on the new Federal Government to acknowledge the central role of wind energy as the backbone of the German energy system and to remove the existing obstacles to wind energy expansion.
Aug. 26
The European Commission is revising its 2014 State aid guidelines for environment and energy. These guidelines define what national Government can and cannot do to support climate and energy projects, notably in wind energy.
Aug. 25
The Austrian National Parliament has voted in favour of the country’s new Renewable Expansion Law (EAG). The law sets a 100% renewable electricity consumption goal by 2030 for Austria – up from 75% right now.
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