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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced an investment of more than $18 million to fund 27 research and development (R&D) projects aimed at advancing marine energy and offshore wind technologies.
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Shona Robison MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance, has announced in the draft Scottish Budget for 2025/26 that the Scottish Government will nearly triple its investment in offshore wind to £150 million next year. This increase underscores the government's commitment to investing up to £500 million over five years in the offshore wind sector.
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More and more wind turbines across Europe are approaching the end of their operational lifetime. Repowering – replacing older wind turbines with newer, more efficient models – is proving to be highly effective, often more than tripling the power output from the same site. However, the adoption of repowering is progressing slowly across the continent.
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The American Clean Power Association (ACP) has released its latest Clean Power Quarterly Market Report, noting an increase in clean energy deployment during the third quarter of 2024, with 10.2 GW of clean energy capacity coming online.
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The event brought together representatives from politics, industry, wind energy, and military associations to develop solutions for harmonising wind energy expansion with the German Armed Forces' security requirements.
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The world will need 532,000 new wind technicians by 2028 to meet the increasing demand for onshore and offshore wind, according to the Global Wind Workforce Outlook report. The report finds that 40% of those roles will need to be filled by new entrants, highlighting the need for a resilient supply chain of skilled personnel to build and maintain wind fleets.
- NREL issues notice of intent for small- and medium-sized wind turbine technology projects
- Cornwall Floating Offshore Wind Commission commences operations with Jan Ward CBE as Chair
- APAC wind energy supply chain report summary
- Next permit round for Dutch offshore wind farms set for September 2025
- France selects twelve candidates for 2.5GW offshore wind tender
- New climate bill passes the Massachusetts legislature
- Offshore and onshore wind face deployment risks under new US administration
- A new tool for renewable energy investors in Ukraine
- GE Vernova Foundation announces RENEW Skills Development Programme in Vietnam
- Poland increases its offshore wind target to 12GW by 2031
- BOEM invites public comment on mitigation measures for offshore wind lease areas in California
- UK unveils new strategy to boost offshore wind investment in the country
- New skills academy to support renewables sector in Angus, Scotland
- Vietnam offshore wind study proposes competitive investor selection model
- Sweden rejects offshore wind farms in the Baltic Sea due to defence concerns
- South Korea launches tender for 1.8GW of wind energy
- Romania to increase its wind energy share to 36%
- Global market for key clean energy technologies set to triple to more than US$2 trillion
- Translate offshore wind energy and biodiversity targets into concrete actions
- BOEM and DOD sign interagency collaboration agreement on offshore wind development
- BOEM launches acoustic monitoring program for offshore wind projects
- The global competitiveness of renewable LCOE is improving
- North Seas countries outline wind supply chain and grid development vision
- Research reveals 23.8 GW potential market for deep water offshore wind monopiles by 2035
- Oceantic Network releases its Quarterly Offshore Wind Market Report
- DOE and DOI fund projects to support US offshore wind energy and marine energy
- France unveils marine spatial plan aiming for 60 GW offshore wind by 2050
- German Federal Minister Robert Habeck meets with wind industry to strengthen domestic wind energy sector
- DNV launches Phase 2 of Floating Substation Joint Industry Project
- EIB and Intesa Sanpaolo launch €8 billion wind industry initiative
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