WindEurope expects Greece to add 300 MW of wind capacity in 2025, after installing 152 MW during the first half of the year. This is an improvement on the mere 108 MW added in 2024, but still far below previous years. For example, in 2023, the country added 544 MW of new wind farms. According […]
Dutch company Oceans of Energy has assembled its new floating photovoltaic plant in the Port of Amsterdam in just three days. The modular facility is about to be towed and integrated with the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm on the North Sea, creating a hybrid power plant. The Nymphaea Aurora floating solar power platform […]
Germany’s second offshore wind auction in 2025 failed to attract bids from developers, sending a clear signal that the country’s wind auction design, which relies on negative bidding, is not fit for purpose, WindEurope has warned. Instead of swimming against the tide, Germany should follow in the footsteps of other European countries and switch to […]
Europe needs to increase investment in ports and shipbuilding, which play a crucial role in offshore wind development, to achieve its goals in this energy segment, according to wind industry association WindEurope. The European Commission’s upcoming strategies for ports and the maritime industry are expected to create conditions for the necessary investment. The European Union […]
The fossil fuel age is crumbling, according to UN Secretary-General António Guterres. Renewables maintained their cost leadership in global power markets, the International Renewable Energy Agency said in an annual report. In 2024, onshore wind farms were the cheapest of all versus the lowest-cost fossil fuel alternatives, by 53% on average, while photovoltaic systems were […]
The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity suggested to the European Commission to prolong the transitional period of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) for electricity by one year, to January 1, 2027. It recommended an additional impact assessment, an analysis of possible exemptions for third countries as well as to exempt transmission […]
Norway’s Equinor is resuming construction on its Empire Wind project off the coast of New York after the federal authorities lifted a stop-work order issued in mid-April. The project’s first phase, the 810 MW Empire Wind 1, is expected to generate electricity equivalent to the needs of 500,000 homes in the US state. The construction […]
The Ministry of Energy of Romania launched a public call for expressions of interest for a study identifying areas in the Black Sea for concession agreements for offshore wind farms. It encouraged consortia of international and domestic firms and research institutions to apply. Romania is gradually developing the legal framework for the start of the […]
Wind energy played a crucial role in turning Greece into a net electricity exporter last year, for the first time since 2000. The country used to import a significant part of its electricity in previous years. Back in 2019, net imports amounted to 10 TWh or 18% of total consumption, according to Minister of Environment […]
Investors in offshore wind farms, especially European ones, are facing increasing losses – Ørsted decided to halt its Hornsea 4 project in the United Kingdom, while the United States stopped the construction of Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 facility. After the energy crisis and the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the resulting surge in inflation […]