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There is a need for a strong offshore wind supply chain: Ocean Winds’ Daniel Finch

Jan 11, 2021 | Interviews

Ocean Winds began operations with fixed projects in France with 500 MW capacity each in the locations of Treport and Noirmoutier. The company also has operations in the US where it partnered with Shell in developing the Mayflower project, off the east coast. It had also developed a new technology for floating wind which was used to execute an upcoming project off California. Further, Ocean Winds has collaborated with Ignitis for projects in Lithuania and also proposed wind projects in Poland and the Mediterranean.

Huge potential in the Baltic sea for offshore wind power: Estonia’s Timo Tatar

Dec 30, 2020 | Interviews

The Baltic sea is surrounded by countries with ambitious carbon neutrality targets and climate action goals. Estonia is not far behind, with a target of 70 per cent carbon dioxide reduction by the year 2030. The country also targets to achieve climate neutrality by 2050. To achieve climate neutrality and renewable energy targets, we have to focus on offshore development in addition to onshore projects.

Offshore wind will account for 1/4th of our renewable capacity by 2040: Poland’s Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński

Dec 9, 2020 | Interviews

If we look at the initiatives so far in the country, there are 10 different wind farm projects of which seven already have grid connectivity. This would amount to 11 GW of renewable capacity. We are currently working on the Offshore Wind Act and we aim to have the act adopted as soon as possible and brought in to force by 2021.

No country can come near 100% renewables without hydropower: International Hydropower Association’s Roger Gill

Nov 19, 2020 | Interviews

The world has about 160 GW of pumped storage installed capacity at the moment – storing at least 9,000 GWh of electricity. Indeed over 94 per cent of the world’s entire energy storage is pumped hydro. We need to double this capacity: that’s another 160 GW. But if the market structures are ill defined, investors won’t fund these projects.

The overall offshore wind picture in the US looks very positive: BOEM’s James F. Bennett

Oct 26, 2020 | Interviews

Offshore wind is slowly gaining traction in the US especially on the east coast where state policies and favourable conditions are driving the industry. The drastic drop in offshore wind technology costs combined with its potential to address some pressing concerns for the country’s power sector, is expected to create interest in other parts of the country as well.

US renewable energy sector is an important growth market for us: Masdar’s Yousif Al Ali

Oct 12, 2020 | Interviews

Geographically, the US renewable energy sector is an important growth market for us. This market allows us to deploy capital at scale and develop large capacities with shorter lead times. It has proved to be a very compelling market for us.

The benefits of investing in Africa largely outweigh the risks: AfDB’s Dr Daniel Schroth

Oct 1, 2020 | Interviews

To illustrate the transition from conventional power to renewable power generation in Africa: in the time period from 2008 to 2012, the share of renewables in power generation investments was at about 15 per cent, which increased to over 80 per cent for the period between 2013 to 2019.

Energy storage will be a game changer: Canadian Solar’s Dr Shawn Qu

Sep 21, 2020 | Interviews

A game changer for solar energy, I think, is the incorporation of storage into solar PV projects. We are actively building our technological capabilities in the solar plus energy storage space, to gear up for these new growth opportunities.

The next three years will determine the course of the next 30 years: IEA’s Fatih Birol

Sep 16, 2020 | Interviews

Fatih Birol, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), spoke to REGlobal about the changing energy market dynamics considering growth in renewable installations and recent oil shock, challenges brought upon by Covid-19 crisis, role of hydrogen and future energy outlook.

Offshore wind is expected to grow faster than onshore in Europe: EU’s Joachim Balke

Aug 24, 2020 | Interviews

Offshore energy is slated to play an instrumental role in building a power system largely based on renewables to reach the 2030 and 2050 energy and climate objectives. This net-zero objective is ambitious and will require an array of policy changes in sectors beyond energy as well. Offshore wind has the potential to contribute to a sustainable and inclusive post-Covid-19 recovery.

Any disruption to the solar industry will be temporary: REC Group’s Steve O’Neil

Aug 17, 2020 | Interviews

Current projections suggest that by 2030-35, generation costs for utility solar will reduce even further to 1 to 2 USD cents per kWh in sunny locations. This means that building new solar power plants will not only be cheaper than operating already-built coal plants, but cheaper than fossil fuel plants in general. The uptake of solar power will certainly accelerate the phasing out of coal and other fossil fuels.

We should make an effort now to design the market of the future: Enel’s Antonio Cammisecra

Aug 10, 2020 | Interviews

The Enel Group’s goal is to fully decarbonize its generation mix by 2050. Towards this aim, the Group is working towards a full coal phase-out by 2030. Furthermore, on the road to full decarbonization, Enel committed to a 70% reduction in its direct greenhouse gas emissions per kWh by 2030, from a 2017 base-year.

The crisis will not take away our momentum: Nextracker’s Dan Shugar

Jul 14, 2020 | Interviews

We are not experiencing too much from the crisis in terms of slow down on deal signing, product deployment and overall construction. In the long run, the COVID-19 pandemic just presents an opportunity to adopt smart, green policies that favor solar investments, clean energy and green job creation.

Covid-19 is worsening the bottlenecks: GWEC CEO Ben Backwell

Jun 3, 2020 | Interviews

While governments have been taking measures to ensure that wind power project operations go on unhindered, the disruption caused in the wake of the Covid19 pandemic is expected to stay for a long time yet. REGlobal spoke to Ben Backwell, chief executive officer, Global Wind Energy Council, on the impact of Covid-19 on the global wind power industry and the future outlook.

Banks still see solar as AAA investment: ISA’S Director General Upendra Tripathy

Jun 1, 2020 | Interviews

Even though this pandemic will undoubtedly influence the market, and the 100 per cent clean energy goals of many countries in the immediate future, demand for solar is still up. Investors and banks still see solar power as a AAA investment.

Category: Interviews

There is a need for a strong offshore wind supply chain: Ocean Winds’ Daniel Finch

Huge potential in the Baltic sea for offshore wind power: Estonia’s Timo Tatar

Offshore wind will account for 1/4th of our renewable capacity by 2040: Poland’s Adam Guibourgé-Czetwertyński

No country can come near 100% renewables without hydropower: International Hydropower Association’s Roger Gill

The overall offshore wind picture in the US looks very positive: BOEM’s James F. Bennett

US renewable energy sector is an important growth market for us: Masdar’s Yousif Al Ali

The benefits of investing in Africa largely outweigh the risks: AfDB’s Dr Daniel Schroth

Energy storage will be a game changer: Canadian Solar’s Dr Shawn Qu

The next three years will determine the course of the next 30 years: IEA’s Fatih Birol

Offshore wind is expected to grow faster than onshore in Europe: EU’s Joachim Balke

Any disruption to the solar industry will be temporary: REC Group’s Steve O’Neil

We should make an effort now to design the market of the future: Enel’s Antonio Cammisecra

The crisis will not take away our momentum: Nextracker’s Dan Shugar

Covid-19 is worsening the bottlenecks: GWEC CEO Ben Backwell

Banks still see solar as AAA investment: ISA’S Director General Upendra Tripathy

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