Special reports

On 14 July 2021, the European Commission adopted a package of proposals to make the European Green Deal a reality.

Alice Barrs, Head of UK Policy and Public Affairs, and Mary Thorogood, Director of Public Affairs at Vestas, have been newly elected to the Board of Directors.

The organisations have signed an MoU with the aim of sharing knowledge and strengthening collaborations on renewable marine energy developments.

The companies are developing a conceptual engineering and economic feasibility study for a system for green hydrogen production from offshore wind power.

The technologies to achieve the Paris Agreement ambitions already exist, but systemic innovation is needed to integrate these into new market structures and regulations, business models and energy system operations.

The company has fully energised its 571 MW Cóndor portfolio, the first phase of the 1.35 GW Andes Renovables wind and solar power generation platform located in Chile.

To support companies and flight departments looking to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, Avfuel has collaborated with Million Air Burbank to provide its customers with Neste MY Sustainable Aviation FuelTM.

The company’s new turbine rotors have proven that they can survive for two decades in the field, following rigorous tests at a leading European marine energy centre.

GIG portfolio company, Blueleaf Energy, has announced the appointment of Raghuram Natarajan as Chief Executive Officer.

SolarPower Europe, WindEurope, ANEV, ANIE Rinnovabili, Elettricità Futura and Italia Solare have called on the Italian Government to adopt an ambitious Simplification Decree to speed up the deployment of renewables in the country.

Octopus Energy Group has received approval by the FCA for its acquisition of Octopus Renewables, making it one of the largest operators and investors in solar and wind energy in Europe.

This allows DNV to offer type certification of wind turbines and component certification of gearboxes, rotor blades and generators for products destined for Chinese wind power projects.

The warehouse will be located at the Danish Port of Esbjerg and serve wind farms in the UK, Scandinavia and Northern Europe when ready in 2022.

The Outlook outlines a pathway to help the world limit global warming to 1.5°C by 2050.

The US$380 million project will enhance the performance of the National Electric Grids of Uzbekistan by improving the transmission network’s capacity to integrate renewable energy produced by the private sector.