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Europe's solar industry wants emergency aid to help sell local modules combined with long-term support for factory expansions to reduce the region's dependence on China.
Industry Insight
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Funding round helps kickstart British hydrogen strategy
Mar 20, 2024
The British government has announced the first round of funding for clean hydrogen projects and begun calls for the second, setting in motion a strategy which industry says is commendable but must move faster.
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UK hydrogen projects find footing with state backing
Mar 20, 2024
New clean hydrogen projects in Britain are finding a foothold and expect to scale up over the next few decades thanks, in part, to government support.
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New York auction highlights jump in US offshore wind prices
Mar 13, 2024
New York used higher power prices, inflation indexes and transmission cost sharing to re-establish offshore wind growth and other East Coast states could soon follow suit.
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Germany's wind builders push for transport reform to curb delays
Mar 13, 2024
Complex and finicky permitting rules are delaying the transport of large wind farm components and could jeopardise national renewable energy targets, industry experts said.
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US solar wafer build stutters as Chinese surplus bites
Mar 6, 2024
A select group of suppliers are building American solar wafer factories but Chinese imports are set to dominate unless the U.S. takes action to narrow the competitive gap.
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EU grid action sets course to faster offshore wind growth
Feb 28, 2024
Europe is fast tracking the development of international offshore transmission hubs that will create a clearer wind deployment outlook, if funding can be found.
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Portugal's leap into floating wind clouded by snap election
Feb 28, 2024
Portugal’s government must establish offshore wind pricing and regulation that mitigates risks to hit its target of allocating 3.5 GW of floating wind this year.
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Rush for data centers creates US solar hotspots
Feb 21, 2024
Development is surging in areas with competitive land, grid connections and fibreoptics as data center operators chase clean power goals.
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New electrolyzer tech key for clean hydrogen growth
Feb 21, 2024
Advances in electrolyzer technology will help create a clean hydrogen industry that can produce at scale and competitively from a largely intermittent power source.
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Electrolyzer developers scramble for place in new hydrogen economy
Feb 21, 2024
Developers big and small are racing to streamline and improve on established technology to win an early foothold in the nascent hydrogen economy.
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US efforts to restore offshore wind pipeline spur factory investments
Feb 14, 2024
Much-needed investments in U.S. offshore wind factories are on the rise on the back of action by East Coast states and expectations of rate cuts.
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Offshore wind price hike set to revive UK decarbonisation goal
Feb 14, 2024
A higher UK price cap is expected to spur competitive bidding in next month’s crucial offshore wind auction and some corporate customers are pivoting to offshore wind contracts in a further boost for the sector.
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US solar dominates new build as developers widen search
Feb 7, 2024
Solar growth is spreading into new U.S. markets as developers tackle grid challenges and new demand pockets open up in central states.
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Germany sees jump in wind installations as new laws hike activity
Jan 31, 2024
Government action has led to rising wind installation and permit rates and other EU nations should follow suit to achieve renewable energy targets, industry participants said.
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New York secures bids from offshore wind builders burnt by cost hikes
Jan 31, 2024
New York's accelerated auction mechanism attracted revamped bids from advanced offshore wind projects which should help minimise cost increases for ratepayers.