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Europe sets course for cooperation on cross-border offshore wind energy grids

Posted on March 27, 2024 by Now.Solar

Today the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) published EU Offshore Network Development Plans (ONDPs). The ONDPs are the first comprehensive cross-border review of existing offshore grid capacity and future offshore grid requirements at sea basin level. … Continue reading →

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SolarPower Europe publishes guidelines for recycling of photovoltaics (PV) solar panels

Posted on March 5, 2024 by Now.Solar

Last year the European Union added photovoltac solar power plants and residential photovoltaic systems with a record-breaking total capacity again, 55 GW, bringing the level to 263 gigawatts. With the staggering expansion in the sector, responsible management of solar panels … Continue reading →

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Europe’s photovoltaic (PV) solar panel manufacturers ask EU for support

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Now.Solar

Europe’s photovopltaic solar panel manufacturing industry has urged the European Union to step in with emergency measures to avoid local firms shutting down under price pressure from Chinese imports.Multiple European solar manufacturers have announced plans to close factories in recent … Continue reading →

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California, the EU Commission, Panama and Brazil join the Global Offshore Wind Alliance launched by Denmark, GWEC and IRENA

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Now.Solar

The Global Offshore Wind Alliance (GOWA) has welcomed Brazil, California, the EU Commission and Panama into its membership at a ceremony at COP28 in Dubai. The expansion adds 65 GW of declared target capacity to the Alliance, and positions it … Continue reading →

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Solar power has seen a remarkable increase in capacity worldwide

Posted on February 23, 2024 by Now.Solar

In 2010 it took an average of a month to install one gigawatt of solar capacity. By 2015, this pace quickened to a week, and in 2023, it is expected to exceed one gigawatt per day. In the last decade, … Continue reading →

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EIB delivers its bit of the Wind Power Package with counter-guarantees for wind energy manufacturing

Posted on February 13, 2024 by Now.Solar

The European Investment Bank (EIB) Board of Directors today announced a €5bn counter-guarantee scheme for wind energy manufacturing. This is the EIB’s key action in the EU Wind Power Package. The counter-guarantees will improve access to finance for wind turbine … Continue reading →

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Statkraft to acquire major Loch Ness pumped storage hydro project

Posted on February 3, 2024 by Now.Solar

Statkraft, Europe’s largest renewable power generator, has agreed to acquire the Red John Pumped Storage Hydro Scheme, from Intelligent Land Investments Group (ILI).   The 450MW scheme, first conceived in 2015, was granted consent by Scottish Government ministers in June 2021. … Continue reading →

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EU Governments commit to take urgent actions outlined in the Wind Power Package

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Now.Solar

In October the European Commission published the Wind Power Package: 15 immediate actions to strengthen the competitiveness of Europe’s wind value chain. The European Commission and European Investment Bank are delivering on their bits of the package already. But the … Continue reading →

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All wind turbines at Iberdrola’s Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm in France have been installed

Posted on February 1, 2024 by Now.Solar

Iberdrola has announced that turbine installation at the Saint-Brieuc wind farm in France has been completed.  Norwegian company Fred Olsen’s Brave Tern jack-up vessel installed the last 8 MW wind turbine at position SB49 on 17 December 2023. The ship has made 18 … Continue reading →

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EU Commission, Member States and Wind Industry sign the Wind Charter

Posted on January 26, 2024 by Now.Solar

December 19th in Brussels, the EU Commission, EU Member States, and the Wind Industry sign the Wind Charter. The Charter follows the EU`s Wind Power Action Plan that was published by the EU Commission in October. The Plan is a … Continue reading →

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