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U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland announced in October that the Biden Administration would be opening up the U.S. coastline to large-scale, offshore wind...

© Supplied by JMC Communications Scotland Orsted, Falck Renewables and BlueFloat Energy are eying opportunities in the seas off Scotland. The latest renewable energy consortium to announce its intention to bid for a slice of Scottish offshore wind farm action is made up of companies from Denmark, Italy and Spain. The three firms aim to unlock the potential of floating wind technology through the upcoming ScotWind leasing round. Denmark’s Orsted, Italy’s Falck Renewables and Spain’s BlueF...

Scaling Renewables: the converging world of Oil & Gas and the Clean Energy Supermajors As part of the increasing focus on climate change, several regions and countries have announced targets and pledges to reach net-zero emissions by mid-century and limit warming to 1.5°C. According to the Climate Action Tracker, countries responsible for around 63% of emissions are now considering or have adopted net zero targets. These pledges point to a major boost for renewable power investment. The IEA’...

Last year, 15 new offshore wind farms generated their first electricity and there are now 162 offshore wind farms up and running worldwide. Soon, 26 more that are under construction will join the global fleet.