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Analysis: Colombia’s offshore wind power plans spark hope and caution

A Greener Life

An offshore wind farm in Europe. Colombia’s Caribbean coast has great potential for offshore wind power projects but is also home to protected areas of ecological importance. Among these is the Windpeshi wind project , owned by Enel Colombia and located in the department of La Guajira in the country’s far north.

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Abandoned coal mines could store wind energy

New Scientist

Surplus wind power can be used to heat up water in flooded mines – a test of the idea is being planned in Scotland in 2024

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The global wind industry is not out of trouble yet

A Greener Life

By Anders Lorenzen If you ask the world’s key players in the global wind power industry, 2023 was a year to forget. While the industry sentiment is that 2024 will be a more positive year, the impacts of 2023 are starting to be felt.

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Still Running Against the Wind … or With It

Acoel

Posted on January 5, 2024 by Sam Gutter Ten miles by water from our home on Cape Cod in Falmouth, Massachusetts, you would think that the future of offshore wind is now. With my zoom on full extension, I took this photo of a wind turbine (some assembly required!) Will that be enough to help the ailing industry?

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India prepares to ramp up clean energy capacity

A Greener Life

Hungry for energy Due to rapid growth, the country is hungry for new energy capacity and will issue tenders to install 15 GW of renewable energy in both of the first two quarters of this fiscal year which ends in March 2024. Wind power is set to play a key part in the target of 50 GW of new green energy tenders each year at 10 GW.

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Renewables are now an unstoppable juggernaut

Edouard Stenger

Renewables are indeed on an exponential, as “By 2024, renewable energy capacity is expected to be twice that of the total cumulative installed capacity in 2019. ” A recent study by Ember Climate shows that King Coal is already on its way out as it is being replaced by solar and wind.

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Viewpoint: The climate backsliding of the British press

A Greener Life

This has been the biggest difference, with the cost of net zero a recurring theme – despite the fact that well-insulated homes will save households money, and onshore wind power is the cheapest form of electricity. Will this change in 2024? Then there are the rising energy prices.