- Details
- Category: Industry News
A new analysis concludes that Massachusetts can meet its projected 2050 peak electricity demand using only zero-emissions technologies, enabling the retirement of fossil fuel peaker plants while maintaining system reliability and managing costs. The state has committed to achieving net-zero emissions by 2050, which requires replacing existing peaker facilities with clean alternatives.
- Details
- Category: Industry News
The State of Oregon has published a public review draft of its Offshore Wind Energy Roadmap, prepared by the Department of Land Conservation and Development following the passage of House Bill 4080. The document does not recommend whether offshore wind should be developed. Instead, it outlines how potential projects could proceed while addressing the interests of coastal communities, federally recognised tribes in Oregon, fisheries and marine ecosystems, alongside the state’s clean energy and climate objectives.
- Details
- Category: Industry News
The Iowa House of Representatives is considering legislation that would require wind energy facilities across the state to install aircraft detection technology for turbine obstruction lights. The aim is to reduce light pollution while maintaining aviation safety. House File 2081, introduced by Representative Fisher, would require obstruction lights on wind energy conversion facilities to be controlled by aircraft detection lighting systems (ADLS).
- Details
- Category: Industry News
The UK and California have agreed to strengthen cooperation on clean energy investment. UK Energy Secretary Ed Miliband and California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a new Memorandum of Understanding aimed at supporting the transition to clean power and addressing climate and environmental challenges. The agreement establishes a framework to encourage innovation, scale up clean energy technologies and improve links between businesses and research institutions in both economies.
- Details
- Category: Industry News
Renewable energy expansion in Brandenburg showed mixed results in 2025, with wind energy maintaining strong momentum while solar deployment slowed significantly, according to a report from LEE Berlin Brandenburg (Landesverband Erneuerbare Energien Berlin Brandenburg). Wind power remains central to meeting the state’s 2030 targets, provided grid expansion and regulatory stability keep pace.
- Details
- Category: Industry News
The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) has formally concluded its fifth competitive offshore wind solicitation (ORECRFP24-1) without making any final awards, the authority’s official programme page has confirmed. This action effectively means the competitive procurement round, launched on 17 July 2024, ended without contracts for new offshore wind projects being executed.
- US administration to appeal offshore wind court rulings
- Global offshore wind installations reach 6,773 MW in 2025
- UK awards 6.2 GW of renewable energy capacity in Latest CfD auction
- UK government sets regulatory reforms for CfD Clean Industry Bonus in AR8
- Clean Energy States Alliance updates Offshore Wind Power Hub map as Sunrise Wind may resume construction
- Spain opens design phase for floating offshore wind auction
- Scottish Renewables appoints new directors to board
- Wind and solar dominate new power capacity additions in USA
- Wind Turbine System Safety Rules to be launched in March 2026
- BloombergNEF highlights continued growth in global energy transition investment
- Cancelling offshore wind projects could increase electricity costs on the US East Coast
- Germany postpones offshore wind auctions planned for 2026
- Scottish Government sets offshore wind target at 40 GW by 2040
- Victoria’s first offshore wind auction set to open in August
- German offshore wind industry urges urgent policy reform to safeguard expansion and investment
- EIA foresees 99% of net new generating capacity in 2026 coming from renewables & batteries
- Cross-border offshore wind planning in Denmark and Sweden could increase output and reduce system costs for Germany
- North Sea countries sign investment pact for offshore wind expansion in Europe
- Baltic Sea could deliver 50 GW of offshore wind by 2040
- North Sea countries plan joint offshore wind projects and security measures
- Global sentiment in the wind industry is rising again
- PJM electricity demand growth raises reliability and cost concerns
- Engelhart, Gridfuse and Enercon enable onshore wind farms to provide secondary control reserve in Germany
- Wind capacity additions outpace natural gas in USA as solar leads new power build
- NATO security spending can turn offshore wind into European security assets
- UK government review recommends lower offshore wind cost estimates
- Germany records second-highest onshore wind expansion and record permits in 2025
- Federal court rules Department of Energy grant terminations breached equal protection
- McKinsey analysis reviews progress of energy transition technologies toward 2030 targets
- DNV report points to rapid solar and wind expansion across the Middle East and North Africa
