Focus on Wind
South Africa’s new energy plan needs a mix of nuclear, gas, renewables and coal – expert
Steven Mathetsa, University of the Witwatersrand South Africa’s economy has been hard hit by 15 years of loadshedding (rolling blackouts). The country’s coal-fired...
US East Coast states receive proposals for offshore wind projects
BOSTON — Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut received proposals Wednesday for offshore wind projects as the three East Coast states hope to boost...
Ofgem approves £3.4bn package for Scotland to England cable
A project to bring enough clean Scottish electricity to England to power around two million homes has been given the go-ahead from Ofgem...
Big turnout expected in New England offshore wind power auction
Several offshore wind developers are on track to bid in the combined Connecticut-Massachusetts-Rhode Island offshore wind solicitation on Wednesday, including units of European...
Biden administration OKs seventh large offshore wind project in U.S.
Sunrise Wind, a project planned by Danish wind energy developer Ørsted and the utility Eversource, is set to power 600,000 New York homes...
Britain can still meet its 2030 offshore wind target, energy minister says
By Susanna Twidale OXFORD (Reuters) – Britain can meet its target of offshore wind deployment by 2030 even after an auction last year...
Potential spikes in steel prices could endanger offshore wind projects
There is likely to be an explosion of demand for steel in the UK, and the potential price spikes that could follow could...
Here are the big hurdles in the push to increase global renewable energy
The world’s governments have agreed they want to triple renewable energy by 2030, a goal laid out at the U.N. climate summit in...
UK Labour leader confirms floating offshore wind will be GB Energy’s ‘priority’
Sir Keir Starmer has said he wants the UK to lead the world on floating offshore wind, which he confirmed will be the...
