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DONG Energy Boosts Earnings Expectations as it Finalises Fossil Fuel Sell-Off and Eyes Renewables Opportunity
Danish wind giant DONG Energy has improved its earnings expectations for the year following a surge in profits in the three months to June 2017. In its first financial results since reaching an agreement to sell its oil and gas…
LEGO Builds Bolder Climate Targets
The LEGO Group today announced new 2020 targets to further reduce its manufacturing and supply chain greenhouse gas emissions as part of an extended partnership with environmental campaign group WWF. The Danish toy giant said it is aiming to further…
Scottish Offshore Wind Farms Given Second Life Following Court Ruling
A legal ruling in Scotland has given second life to as much as 2.3 gigawatts worth of offshore wind farms that had previously been halted due to concerns over their impact on migratory seabirds. Back in July a judge in…
Nation’s Largest Offshore Wind Project Gets Approved
The Public Service Commission (PSC) granted Skipjack Offshore Energy and U.S. Wind offshore wind renewable energy credits Thursday enabling them to move forward with their proposals to build 368 megawatts of offshore wind, located off the coast of Ocean City…
Massive 600MW Dutch Offshore Wind Farm Starts Generating Power
One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms has been officially opened, delivering 600MW of clean power capacity to Dutch grid. The Gemini wind park, which is located 85km off the coast of the Netherlands, was unveiled yesterday after it…
Wind Power Surges to Eight Per Cent of US Generating Capacity in 2016
Wind power accounted for eight per cent of total US electricity generating capacity in 2016, according to the latest figures from the federal government’s Energy Information Administration (EIA). The agency revealed yesterday that wind turbines have contributed more than a…
Denmark to Build Offshore Wind Turbine Higher than Eiffel Tower
Manufacturers led by Siemens AG are working to almost double the capacity of the current range of turbines, which already have wing spans that surpass those of the largest jumbo jets. The expectation those machines will be on the market…