Wind Power
Irish wind output for October exceeds 50%
Wind Energy Ireland has released its October Wind Energy report, revealing that wind energy will provide 47% of Ireland's electricity in October 2022. According to the most recent figures, wind energy has supplied 33% of Ireland's electricity demand this year through...
Scottish Renewable Energy Production Surges
In the first half of 2022, Scotland produced a total of 18,568 gigawatt hours of renewable electricity, an increase of 29% from the corresponding time in 2021. According to data from the Scottish Government, 7358 GWh of renewable electricity were produced overall in...
Global Offshore Wind Alliance Launches
A new multi-stakeholder alliance has been set up with the aim of driving installed global offshore wind capacity up 670%, from 57GW in 2021 to 380GW in 2030. On 19 September, representatives from the Danish, US and other governments, the International Renewable Energy...
VATTENFALL AWARDS SCOTTISH FIRM OFFSHORE O&M CONTRACT
Aberdeen-headquartered PD&MS Group has secured a three-year O&M contract with Vattenfall to support its European offshore wind portfolio for an undisclosed sum. The contract, which also has options to extend for a further two-year period, will see the...
Masdar Signs JV to Develop 2GW of Renewable Energy Projects
Joint Development Agreement with TANESCO will initially target 600MW of solar PV and onshore wind projects Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-based, global renewable energy company, has announced that it has signed an agreement with Tanzania Electric Supply Company (TANESCO) for...
Africa: New Plan to Accelerate Clean Energy Access for Millions Globally
Amid the global energy crisis and worsening climate emergency, the United Nations and partners on Wednesday launched two new initiatives to accelerate action towards achieving clean, affordable energy for all, and the ambitious goal of net-zero carbon emissions. The...
Niger gears up for nation’s first-ever wind farm, eventually one of Africa’s largest
Savannah Energy PLC and the Ministry of Petroleum, Energy and Renewable Energies of the Republic of Niger have signed an agreement for the construction and operation of the country’s first wind farm, which is expected to be one of the largest wind farms in Africa. The...
Ghana to leverage on revenues from oil and gas to develop cleaner energy – NAPO
Energy Minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh says Ghana will leverage on revenues from her indigenous oil and gas resources to develop the renewable or cleaner energy the world advocates. This according to Dr. Prempeh will ensure that the country is not confronted with...
It’s time for Ghana to go green – Energy strategist
The Lead Technical Consultant to the Chamber of Petroleum Consumers Ghana (COPEC), Dr Yusif Sulemana, has suggested that this is the best time for Ghana to invest in green energy. According to him, especially at a time when the price of oil is hovering around $60 per...
Global corporate clean energy purchasing up 18% in 2020
Corporations purchased a record of 23.7 GW of clean energy in 2020, up from 20.1GW in 2019 and 13.6GW in 2018, according to new research published by BloombergNEF (BNEF). The increase came despite a year devastated by the Covid-19 pandemic, a global recession and...
