Europe still takes too long to permit wind power plants

Europe is still not building enough wind farms. Slow and cumbersome permitting remains a key hurdle. National Governments were meant to transpose the good new EU permitting rules (from the Renewable Energy Directive) by July 2024. Most of them have still not done so. Or if they have, the implementation has not happened correctly. The … Continue reading Europe still takes too long to permit wind power plants →

The Spanish Wind Energy Association urges the Government to transpose the community regulations during 2025

evwind.es - 18/Feb 17:35

“Spain must implement the “higher public interest” in wind energy projects and transpose it into Spanish regulations during 2025 so that the...

EDP Renewables inaugurates two wind power plants in Greece

evwind.es - 15/Feb 12:54

EDP Renewables declared its two new wind farms in Central Greece and Thessaly open, adding almost 70 MW. Greece expanded its wind power capacity by...

Global Cost of Renewables to Continue Falling in 2025 as China Extends Manufacturing Lead: BloombergNEF

evwind.es - 13/Feb 00:28

The cost of clean power technologies such as wind, solar and battery technologies are expected to fall further by 2-11% in 2025, breaking last...

Japan’s installed wind power hit 5.8 GW in 2024

evwind.es - 18/Feb 17:52

Japan has installed 703.3 MW of new wind turbines in 2024, bringing the total wind power capacity in operation to 5,840.4 MW, the Japan Wind Power...

Mingyang Smart Energy to build 425 MW wind and photovoltaic plants in Sindh

evwind.es - 20/Feb 11:12

The Chinese company Mingyang Smart Energy Group Co., Ltd. and the Energy Department of Sindh signed the strategic cooperation agreement to enhance...

Türkiye’s total installed wind capacity surpasses 13,000 MW

evwind.es - 17/Feb 00:42

Türkiye’s total installed wind capacity has surpassed 13,000 megawatts (MW) as of Feb. 13, according to a report on Saturday citing official...

Kosovo receives four applications for wind power auction

evwind.es - 12:50

German, Kosovar, French and Turkish companies submitted documentation to qualify for the first wind power auction in Kosovo*. The plan is for the...

Ørsted starts offshore construction of 920 MW offshore wind farms in Taiwan

evwind.es - 18/Feb 18:12

Ørsted now commences the offshore construction for the Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan. The landmark project will deliver 920...

The Xunta is launching the repowering of the 25 oldest wind farms in Galicia, which will allow the removal of 800 wind turbines

evwind.es - 18/Feb 17:42

The regional minister for Economy and Industry, María Jesús Lorenzana, today visited one of the five wind farms currently in Galicia that have...

EIB, Santander sign €500M deal to boost wind energy manufacturing

evwind.es - 11/Feb 13:53

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Santander have signed a 500 million euro counter-guarantee agreement aimed at strengthening Europe’s wind...

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