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☆ One country dominated clean energy growth this year, and it isn't the US, UK, or Germany. It's China, by a landslide.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-27 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

In the United States, California continues to have the most solar energy, followed by Texas, Florida, North Carolina, and Arizona. China was one of the few growing markets this year for wind, the Global Wind Energy Council said. Faster permitting and other improvements in key markets such as Germany and India also helped add more wind energy. The top three markets this year are still China, the United States, and Germany for wind energy produced on land, and China, the United Kingdom, and Germany for offshore. The analysts are predicting that the global industry will rebound next year and make nearly 12% more wind energy available worldwide.

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We are growing but nowhere near fast enough," said Ben Blackwell, CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council. In June, Siemens Gamesa said quality problems at its two most recent onshore wind turbines would cost 1.6 billion euros ($1.7 billion) to fix. "The ratio between risk and reward is out of line in the offshore wind market in many jurisdictions. You can see this from investors not showing up," the Global Wind Energy Council's Blackwell told Reuters. "The situation in U.S. offshore wind is severe," Orsted CEO Mads Nipper said last month.

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The Global Wind Energy Council said earlier this year that a record 680 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy capacity is expected to be installed by 2027. But the expected revenues of those planning to build wind turbines have not risen in tandem. Many governments index the prices paid for wind energy, usually through auctions, which are often too low, analysts at Wood Mackenzie said. COMPONENTSAmong the issues which arise from operating wind turbines, wear and tear on turbine blades over time can lead to erosion. Its shares fell more than 6% on Friday, while shares in Siemens Energy, the second biggest wind turbine maker, sank 37%.

Persons: Wood Mackenzie, WindEurope, Nina Chestney, Christoph Steitz, Barbara Lewis Organizations: Siemens Energy, LONDON, Siemens, World Energy, Wind Energy Council, International Energy Agency, Thomson Locations: China, Ukraine, Frankfurt

[1/2] Hywind Tampen floating wind farm structures are being assembled at the Wergeland Base in Gulen, Norway, June 7, 2022. But by 2035, the LCOE for floating wind is expected to fall to about 60 euros/MWh. It plans to set a specific target for floating wind this year. Britain aims to have 5 GW of floating wind installed by 2030 but a report by the UK Floating Wind Offshore Wind Taskforce, said 34 GW could be installed by 2040 if ports were upgraded. "South Korea will be commercial the quickest," said Cole at Corio Generation, which has 1.5 GW of floating wind under development there.

☆ Germany and Denmark plan to invest $9 billion in an island of wind parks to replace Russian gas
▼ + stars: | 2022-08-30 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Germany and Denmark have struck a deal to boost offshore wind power capacity in the Baltic Sea. The wind parks are expected to generate three gigawatts — enough for up to 4.5 million households. The deal also includes a 292-mile subsea cable that links Bornholm's wind parks to the German grid in a bid to reduce the region's reliance on Russian gas and oil. The infrastructure to connect the wind parks will cost $3 billion, while $6 billion would be needed to bolster the wind parks, Bloomberg reported, citing the Danish government. China holds the largest share in the world's offshore wind market, having raised its offshore wind capacity to 27.7 gigawatts in 2021, per the GWEC.

☆ Industria eoliană ar putea crea 3,3 milioane de locuri de muncă în 5 ani
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-01 | by ( ) ziuadeazi.md time to read: +2 min

Statele puternic dezvoltate promovează o politică consecventă privind reducerea poluanților. Astfel, dezvoltarea industriei eoliene ar putea crea 3,3 milioane de locuri de muncă în următorii cinci ani, potrivit unei analize realizate de Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). Estimarea include locuri de muncă directe în parcurile eolienele onshore (pe uscat) şi offshore (în largul coastelor maritime), precum şi locuri de muncă pe întregul lanţ valoric al sectorului. Locurile de muncă vor cuprinde domenii precum instalarea, producţia, planificarea şi dezvoltarea proiectelor, operarea şi întreținerea şi dezafectarea. Aceasta ar asigura concretizarea unei prognoze a industriei de a instala o capacitate onshore şi offshore suplimentară de 470 gigawatti, între 2021 şi 2025, potrivit GWEC.

Persons: Biden Organizations: Global Wind Energy Council, Uniunea Europeană Locations: Bruxelles, SUA, investiţii

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