Sustainable Turbine Blades On The Horizon?
Thursday, 25 January 2024
by Peder Thomsen
Addressing the recycling challenge associated with wind turbine blades, particularly in a cost-effective manner, has long been a concern for operators of renewable wind projects. While the decommissioning responsibilities typically fall on project owners, the focus has largely been on industrialized decommissioning, neglecting the crucial aspect of constructing high-performance blades from more sustainable materials. The
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Denmark’s Answer to the “Not-In-My-Backyard” Challenge
Thursday, 21 December 2023
by Peder Thomsen
Denmark, long admired for its strides in renewable energy, has presented its new agreement to transform the country into a net energy exporter whilst trying to overcome the universal ‘Not-in-my-backyard’ attitude keeping many developers worldwide from breaking new ground. The deal, which comes in the wake of the newly amended European Renewable Energy Directive, rewards
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Upcoming offshore wind auctions in 2024
Tuesday, 12 December 2023
by Aegir Insights
2023 has been a busy offshore wind auction year worldwideMore than 10 lease auctions and five support and offtake auctions have taken place this year, but 2024 is currently setting itself up to become the busiest year in the offshore wind history ever according to Aegir Insights. New offshore wind auctions have been announced in
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How much green hydrogen will Europe’s industry need in 2050?
Friday, 15 September 2023
by Christoph Peters
The transition to a climate-neutral industry in Europe is essential to combat the climate crisis. At the center of this industrial transformation is the production of steel, cement and chemicals. A new study by Fraunhofer ISI for the EU Commission has examined the impacts of the industry transition on the European energy system in different
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Offshore Renewable Plants: the simplified authorization according to art. 72 of draft law-decree PNRR in 10 points
Saturday, 11 February 2023
by Tiziana Manenti
A new authorisation process accelerates the realisation of reforms introduced by the Italian National Recovery and Resilience Plan with respect to renewable offshore plants. Translation powered by Google Translate: Original article in Italian is below Among the various provisions contained in the draft decree-law on the PNRR being analyzed by the Government to accelerate the
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The Future Price of Electricity in Europe
Wednesday, 07 September 2022
by sakudarte
Due to the shrinking of the fossil fuel markets, the wholesale price of electricity rose significantly in many countries in the first half of 2022, especially in Europe. As a result of gas prices rising to over five times the value of the reference period, power prices in many European markets reached three to four
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The Case for New Electric Interconnectors
Wednesday, 31 August 2022
by sakudarte
In October 2014, the European Council endorsed the European Commission’s proposal to extend the electric interconnectors target from 10% to 15% by 2030, considering cost factors and potential commercial exchanges. Electric Interconnectors: Facilitating Renewable Energy Exchange Across Europe Our energy production and consumption increasingly rely on interconnectors. Renewable sources like offshore wind and solar replace
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Liquid Air Energy Storage Explained by a Developer
Wednesday, 03 August 2022
by Leon Haupt
Read along to see the 5 questions we asked Phelas, an innovative company focusing on a particular energy storage technology to foster the energy transition: liquid air energy storage. What problem does phelas solve? Phelas was founded to turn a very simple vision into reality. We want 100% renewable power to be a no-brainer everywhere
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New Rules on Authorization Procedures for Renewable Energy Plants
Friday, 29 July 2022
by Tommaso Tomaiuolo
The following article explains the introduction of new frameworks in regard to renewable energy installations in Italy according to the official decree. On July 14, the Senate renewed its confidence in the Government by definitively approving, in the text dismissed by the Chamber, the bill for the conversion, with modifications, of the Decree-Law no. 50 of
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Zinc-ion battery storage – Q&A with Enerpoly
Friday, 22 July 2022
by Sahitya Yarlagadda
Here follow 6 questions Green Dealflow asked Enerpoly, an innovative company trying to put zinc-ion batteries on the table of energy storage technologies to foster the energy transition and diversify the need for critical minerals required for lithium-ion batteries. 1. What is the Enerpoly innovative perspective on zinc-ion energy storage? Enerpoly develops and manufactures zinc-ion
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