TWIND is organizing the second of a series of webinars on Offshore Wind. Fri, May 14, 2021 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM BST (GMT+1) Within the scope of the Stakeholder Engagement activities of TWIND and in collaboration with the GRRIP project, this webinar will cover the Horizon Europe call 5, Work Programme 2021-2022, Section 8, […]
The Portuguese new National Ocean Strategy 2030 has just been approved at the Ministers Council. Designed around 10 strategic objectives for 2030, this is the instrument that will set the course for the Portuguese public policy of the Sea in the next decade. Information about the 2030 Agenda can be found here.
X1 Wind is preparing to deploy its ground-breaking PivotBuoy® floating wind technology in the Canary Islands after successfully completing the assembly and load-out of a fully-functional prototype. The prototype has been developed through the €4million PivotBuoy Project awarded by the European Commission H2020 Program. It will be installed at the PLOCAN test site with full […]
In 2020 despite the COVID 19 pandemic there was over €80bn of financing activity in the wind energy sector in Europe, including €43bn for the construction of new wind farms. The remaining €37bn included refinancing transactions, mergers and acquisitions at project and corporate level and additional fundraising in capital markets. Read the WindEurope news here.
In the context of the EU Atlantic Action Plan, on the next April 14, the workshop “Blue Skills of the Future and Ocean Literacy” will discuss relevant topics about the future of blue careers and citizens´ awareness of the importance of the ocean. Based in Portugal, blue economy and ocean literacy players will debate education […]
Check out ORE Catapult’s Sustainable Decommissioning – Wind Turbine Blade Recycling report stating that Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Recycling could create an extra 20000 jobs! Read full news here.
In the context of the preparation of the European Offshore renewable energy strategy, the European Commission is organising a stakeholder webinar on July 9th to exchange views on key issues and ways forward to support the step up and long-term sustainable development of this sector. A draft agenda of the event and practical details are now available. Registrations are open and will […]
TWIND presents the first version of the Supply Chain Matrix for Offshore Wind in Portugal! We´ll start working now on the next update. Thank you all for participating! We are organizing a Stakeholder Webinar before the end of the year to keep you updated. Go to page: NEWS/EVENTS
OREAC – Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition announced its vision for 1,400 GW of offshore wind by 2050 to drive decarbonisation and green recovery from the COVID-19 crisis. Later this year, OREAC will launch its report outlining the actions needed to support industry and policymakers in achieving its vision. The report will also include a […]
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