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Opinion: Europe needs hybrid interconnectors for offshore wind

Opinion: Hybrid interconnectors for offshore wind projects could help support Europe's transition to renewable energy, but more could be done to support these...

FILE PHOTO: A recording light of a TV camera is flashing red as Siemens Energy CEO Christian Bruch addresses the annual results news conference in Munich, Germany, November 15, 2023.  REUTERS/Leo Simon/File Photo
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Siemens Energy raises outlook, flags CEO change at troubled wind unit

Siemens Energy will replace CEO of troubled wind turbine division after little more than two years in the job, the company said Wednesday

FILE - Solar panels work near the small town of Milagro, Navarra Province, northern Spain, Feb. 24, 2023. Billions of people are using different kinds of energy each day and 2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources, according to a report published Wednesday, May 8, 2024, by Ember, a think tank based in London. (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos, File)
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More and faster: Electricity from clean sources reaches 30% of global total

2023 was a record-breaking year for renewable energy sources, according to a report published Wednesday, May 8

The logo of Ecopetrol is pictured at its headquarters in Bogota, Colombia July 11, 2023. REUTERS/Luisa Gonzalez
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Colombia’s Ecopetrol exploring participation in offshore wind auction

Colombian energy company Ecopetrol is analyzing its potential direct participation in the country's first-ever offshore wind auction

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Alberta wind farm axed over new government rules on development

TransAlta wind farm project cancelled after new restrictions imposed on 'pristine viewscapes' despite plans to redesign Alberta's electricity market.

Land-based wind turbines spin in Atlantic City. N.J., on Nov. 3, 2023. On Tuesday, April 30, 2024, New Jersey utility regulators opened a fourth round of solicitations for new offshore wind farm proposals to join the three that already have preliminary approval. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry)
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Three groups are suing New Jersey to block an offshore wind farm

New Jersey wind power plans under threat after environmental approval questioned by lawsuit.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the turbines at Orsted's offshore wind farm near Nysted, Denmark, September 4, 2023. REUTERS/Tom Little/File Photo
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Wind farm developer Ørsted confident after Q1 profit rises

Danish offshore specialists Ørsted Q1 profits boosted by higher earnings and ramping up efforts in Taiwan and New York.

The wind energy sector is plagued by numerous problems, such as soaring interest rates, rising material costs and supply chain disruptions. (AFP)
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Wind energy giant Vestas swings to loss in first quarter

'Continued geopolitical volatility' blame for Vestas first quarter results showing €75m loss.

A Breakthrough Institute report suggests concerns about the impacts of mining for materials needed for clean technologies are overblown. Photo by omid roshan on Unsplash
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Breakthrough Institute report: What is the true mining footprint of clean energy?

Breakthrough Institute: A rational comparison of the metal and mining footprints of clean electricity technologies — contrasted with the material requirements of fossil...

FILE PHOTO: Australia's Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen walks, on the day of negotiations of a COP28 draft deal, during the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, December 12, 2023. REUTERS/Amr Alfiky
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Australia grants feasibility licences for offshore wind farms

Pursuing green energy, six Australian wind farm projects given the go-ahead for waters off the country's southern coast.

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