New research suggests VAWTs could surpass current ofshore giants. Eize de Vries talks to an aerodynamics expert who disagrees.
Recently published research by Oxford Brookes University suggests that…
Europe installed 14.7 GW (10.5 GW in the EU-27) of new wind capacity in 2020. The 6% decrease compared to 2019 was due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the onshore wind sector.
80% of the…
We all know about the huge expansion of offshore wind envisaged in Europe. And that's great.But the EU wants onshore wind to grow even more.
They want offshore to grow from 23 GW today to up to 450…
Over the last few months we all have discovered that many business meetings can be held remotely. But there is one exception: The only true must-attend event of the year – WindEnergy Hamburg 2020!
Wind power prices continued to fall as Greece in its latest onshore auction awarded contracts for more than 472MW of projects with combined average levelised cost of energy of €55.67/MWh ($65.37/MWh…
With today’s presentation of the EU Energy System Integration Strategy and the EU Hydrogen Strategy, the EU sets course for a greener future by promoting direct electrification across the whole…
Ministers of the North Seas countries have called for an EU framework to tackle barriers to the deployment of multinational “hybrid” offshore wind energy projects.
Energy Ministers from Belgium,…
Think you know about wind energy? Pop culture? General knowledge? Do you and your teammates have what it takes to compete against the wind community? 2020 marks the 13th year of Global Wind Day, our…
25 May 2020, Brussels – Today eight industry leading companies, SolarPower Europe and WindEurope have launched “Choose Renewable Hydrogen”, a joint initiative highlighting the crucial role of…
Europe saw €19bn of new wind farm investments confirmed in 2019, according to WindEurope’s annual “Financing and Investment Trends” published on 7 April. A further €33bn were invested in the…
With the EU Climate Law, the European Commission proposes to enshrine in legislation the goal of achieving climate neutrality by 2050.
The European Commission kick-started this process in November…
Responding to publication of the European Commission’s ‘European Industrial Strategy’ on 10 March 2020, which aims to boost the competitiveness of European industry as it embarks on the twin green…
Britain added more onshore and offshore wind capacity than any other country in Europe last year at 2.8GW, latest industry figures show
The UK continued to lead Europe in new wind power last year,…