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Photo of person in yellow high-viz jacket and hard hat standing on walkway leading to large industrial platform, with lots of pipework and equipment, standing in the sea

13/8/2025 Comment / Hafiz Salim

Shining a Spotlight on Energy People: Hafiz Salim AMEI, Senior HV Equipment Engineer, Ørsted

The electrical engineer has crossed the Pacific Ocean and North America and is now working on one of the US’ first-ever offshore wind projects. He reflects on the support he has received along the way from the Energy Institute.

Wind

Head and shoulders photo of Elbia Gannoum, standing in front of closed office door and by a window

5/3/2025 Comment / Elbia Gannoum

Towards an offshore wind sea use concession auction in Brazil

What’s next? After a law made offshore wind legal in Brazil, government and industry are taking the first steps towards first power. Ahead of International Women's Day on 8 March 2025, Executive President of ABEEólica – Brazilian Wind Energy Association and New Technologies – Elbia Gannoum, also a member of the Brazilian government’s high-level advisory board (Conselhão) under President Lula, explains the current situation.

Coal

Two huge coal extracting machines working alongside one another on top of open coal mine

26/7/2023 News

Australian coal exports remain constrained despite lifting of Chinese restrictions

Australia is expected to reap mixed benefits from the lifting earlier this year of China’s unofficial ban on imports of Australian coal. Meanwhile, the country is reportedly leading the global market for battery energy storage systems, and has declared a new area as suitable for future offshore wind development.

Wind

Two engineers working on top of offshore wind turbine

11/12/2024 News

Global wind workforce requires major expansion to meet 2028 targets

More than 500,000 new wind technicians are needed by 2028 if the industry is to meet global wind energy ambitions, according to a new report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and the Global Wind Organisation (GWO). Meanwhile, Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult remains upbeat about the UK offshore wind supply chain, following a new survey.

Decommissioning

Aerial view of Pioneering Spirit removing Shell’s Brent Alpha topsides

30/11/2022 News

New UK oil and gas decommissioning cost efficiency target

A new cost efficiency target for redundant oil and gas infrastructure has been set by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) that it claims will not only benefit the UK Treasury but will also free up money to be invested in energy security and the transition to net zero.

Wind

Aerial view of Onshore and offshore wind turbines in Toyama Bay, Japan

17/9/2025 News

Mitsubishi exit widens Japan’s offshore wind gap but the global market shows no signs of abating

Mitsubishi Corporation is to withdraw from three wind projects offshore Japan, in a move that is expected to have a significant impact on the country’s near-term 2030 targets. However, global wind capacity is growing so quickly it is set to double by 2032, according to the latest sector outlook from Wood Mackenzie.

Energy policy

Offshore wind turbine during construction

12/3/2025 News

No new oil and gas licences, but more wind and hydrogen: UK government unveils new North Sea vision

The UK government is consulting on plans to make the North Sea ‘a world-leader in offshore industries, such as hydrogen, carbon capture and wind’. It is also looking to provide the oil and gas sector with ‘long-term certainty on the fiscal landscape’ by ending the Energy Profits Levy and developing a new regime to boost investment in jobs and growth.

Wind

View of Viking wind farm on Shetland at sunset

19/6/2024 News

First power from UK’s Viking wind farm, and other new initiatives

The first power has been produced at the Viking onshore wind farm on Shetland, as the North Sea archipelago gears up to be fully connected to Great Britain’s electricity transmission grid for the first time. Further south, Ørsted has unveiled plans to build a BESS co-located with the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm’s onshore converter station, among other news.

Offshore wind

Four offshore wind turbines in calm sea silhouetted against sunset sky

29/5/2024 News

Two significant wind farms inaugurated, as new plans chart course for further global developments

A new project in Taiwan is set to increase the country’s offshore wind capacity by 25%; in the UK, eyes are looking to the future with a major R&D cash injection to upscale offshore wind. In the Middle East, Saudi Arabia claims to have set a new record low price for onshore wind power after signing a power supply deal with a Japanese-led consortium. These developments and more are covered in this round-up of wind power news.

Wind

Close up of onshore wind turbine against blue sky background

8/3/2023 News

European wind experiencing a crisis of confidence

The European Union (EU) built 16 GW of new wind capacity in 2022, but it isn’t enough to meet the region’s 2030 goals, according to WindEurope, which says there is a clear need to restore investor confidence and ramp up the sector’s supply chain.

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