Wind turbines have long been celebrated as a clean and renewable source of energy, but an environmental challenge looms large as the industry grapples with the disposal of giant turbine blades. Nearly 100 massive turbine blades from Scotland’s first wind farm, Hagshaw Hill, are currently being placed into storage as the renewable energy sector faces a pressing dilemma: how to recycle these complex structures effectively.
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Germany – To provide medium-sized industrial businesses in Germany with access to green electricity produced by offshore wind farms, RWE and Commerzbank intend to establish a “Green Mittelstand Fund”.
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Belgium – WindEurope reports that a number of governments are considering using ‘negative bidding’ in their wind energy auctions to force companies to pay them for the right to develop a new wind farm.
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Sweden – Vattenfall will next week open its largest ever land-based wind farm, the Blakliden Fäbodberget in Sweden, with 84 turbines.
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The Netherlands – Ørsted and TotalEnergies have collaborated to submit joint bids for the two Dutch offshore wind tenders Hollandse Kust (west).
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The Netherlands – bp has submitted bids for two offshore wind leases in the Netherlands, with a combined generating capacity of 1.4GW.
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The Netherlands – Shell and Eneco are competing in the tenders for the offshore wind farms Hollandse Kust (west) sites VI and VII through their joint ventures Ecowende and SchakelWind.
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United Kingdom/India – The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult in the United Kingdom and the National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) in India, each country’s leading wind energy research and development center, have agreed a five-year collaboration program.
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The Netherlands – SSE Renewables plans to invest millions of dollars in Den Helder and the surrounding area in the coming years. The offshore wind farm builder and developer wants Den Helder to be the hub from which it will conduct business in the Netherlands.
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