Europe

Yesterday, the European Commission unveiled a host of policies that it said countries should use to cope with the energy crisis that is gripping Europe.

Europe’s summer of sporting distraction continues.

In an exclusive interview with A Word About Wind, Quinta discusses how many market players are “losing focus” when it comes to project performance, what steps can be taken to improve performance

In an exclusive interview at our Financing Wind Europe virtual event, Stiesdal A/S’s Henrik Stiesdal and Vincent Fromont, president and general manager of floating offshore wind at Shell-Eolfi, shared insights on the emerging floating wind industry.

Floating offshore wind (FOW) will have a crucial role to play in the global transition to a greener economy.

In an exclusive interview with A Word About Wind, Nigel Slater, managing director, development - Europe at Toronto-headquartered Northland Power, says the acquisition of the company’s first land-based renewables project in Europe, as well as the upcoming German power auctions, are among the main priorities this year.

On Thursday, the trade body published research on total wind installations in Europe in 2020.

Are nations in Europe on track to meet wind targets in their National Energy & Climate Plans? And how can politicians unlock more investor support?

German manufacturer Nordex this week announced it is set to sell a 2.7GW pipeline of European development projects to German utility RWE.

In the face of federal inaction on climate change, US state governments, cities, utilities and private companies are setting “net zero” emission targets by 2050.

“This is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning.”

Wind is set to play a key role as Europe seeks to go carbon neutral by 2050 – and six utilities are better-placed than most to take advantage.