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France to build 1.5 GW of floating offshore wind in the Mediterranean Sea

By : Sustainability ..., Aug 10, 2020

The French National Commission for Public Debate (CNDP) is preparing to launch the public consultation phase for the siting of future floating...

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Renewable Investments up 1% YoY in 2019, India Records 14% Less

By : Sustainability ..., Jan 17, 2020

Investments in renewable energy capacity worldwide was USD 282.2 billion last year, up 1 percent from 2018’s USD 280.2 billion, with the world’s biggest market (China) slipping back, but it’s second-largest (the US) hitting a new record. India, on the other hand, saw an...

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Siemens Energy CEO Sen: 'Scale to win in wind, jury out on gas'

By : Sustainability ..., Oct 23, 2019

The newly-spun off Siemens Energy aims to be the “go to institution for combating climate change” with the scale to lead on- and offshore wind markets, said its CEO-designate who added that “the jury’s out” on the role of large-scale gas in the new company. The pure-play...

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IEA: Almost 200GW of renewable energy capacity will be installed worldwide in 2019

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 24, 2019

After stagnating last year, renewable energy has hit back with a vengeance in 2019 with the International Energy Agency (IEA) expecting almost 200 GW of new clean energy generation capacity will have been added by year-end. The lion’s share of the new capacity will come from...

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First offshore wind ‘emerging markets’ land World Bank funds

By : Sustainability ..., Jul 17, 2019

Twelve countries are in line to be the first cohort of ‘emerging’ offshore wind markets to see backing under a $5m programme recently launched by the World Bank and International Finance...

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Global Renewable Energy Industry Employs 11 Million People

By : Sustainability ..., Jun 18, 2019

The International Renewable Energy Agency reported last week that 11 million people were employed in the renewable energy industry around the world in 2018, a 6% increase over 2017 and continued...

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GWEC and World Bank Group Target Emerging Offshore Wind Markets

By : Sustainability ..., Mar 8, 2019

The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the World Bank Group (WBG) have revealed plans to work together on efforts to develop offshore wind in emerging markets....

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India conducts first LiDAR-based wind profiling to set up offshore farms

By : Sustainability ..., Sep 4, 2018

India has successfully conducted a first-of-its-kind LiDAR-based offshore wind profile measurement at the Gulf of Khambhat in Gujarat, the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) said in a...

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Study points to huge offshore wind bonanza

By : sustainabilityo..., Oct 27, 2017

A study conducted by the Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation (Tangedco) has revealed that 500 MW of offshore wind power can be evacuated in Tamil Nadu by 2021-22 with minimal grid...

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