Major Danish offshore wind power provider Orsted, driven by worries over its underestimation of the range and complexity of the wake and blockage effects in 2019, revised down the weighted ROI forecasts of certain bidding offshore wind farms while simultaneously pointing out that the underestimation is a risk on a global scale for the wind power generation industry. ...  more

The US has always been a major country in carbon emission, and Trump had even emphasized on the revival of the coal industry, though both the coal industry and coal-fired power generation are expeditiously exiting from the stage despite the significant support from the former US president under the inevitable trend of technical advancement and market economy. ...  more

Texas, US, is not only a strategic location of petroleum and natural gas, but also the development core of wind power, and the latest data indicates that the wind power generation had surpassed that of coal firing for the first time in 2020. ...  more

Orsted announced on Dec 29th that the 605MW Greater Changhua South East Offshore Wind Farm will be incorporating with new investment, for which the joint venture formed with the global institutional investor CDPQ (Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec) and Cathay PE of Taiwan will obtain 50% of shares for the particular wind farm, with a total investment of NTD$75 billion. ...  more

The deployment of conventional three-bladed horizontal-axis wind turbines (HAWT) on land and sea continues to expand worldwide thanks to technological advances and support from governments. However, the development of vertical-axis wind turbines (VAWT) is quietly gaining momentum as well. Recently, ODIN Energy, a firm based in South Korea, has introduced a design for VAWT that may finally allow for the development of wind farms in densely populated urban areas. ...  more

The BOE had originally scheduled to officially launch the "zonal development" bidding process in the second quarter of 2021 to give priority to those who have already passed the EIA. However, due to concerns about the lack of preparation by local supply chain manufacturers, the launch has been postponed to 2022 in August. Many manufacturers have made suggestions in this regard. ...  more

Renewable energy has become a prominent power source in Europe. According to the analysis of UK power industry analysis company EnAppSys, the power generation of clean energy has surpassed that of nuclear energy and fossil fuel for 6 consecutive quarters, though the research team also discovered that solar energy, which experienced a surging power generation in the second quarter, had sustained a decline in power generation during the third quarter. ...  more

We would often think about the large “fans” that measure in more than 100m in height when we mention wind turbines, though Chinese scientists have recently subverted our imagination and developed a small portable wind turbine that is able to provide electricity for low cost and small detectors as well as LED, as long as there is wind while one walks when carrying it. ...  more

Formosa 3, a 2-gigawatt offshore wind project located off the coast of Taiwan’s Changhua County, will soon begin Phase 3 or the Zonal Development Stage of its development process. ...  more

Swancor Renewable Energy announced on September 22 that it intends to develop a 4.4GW offshore wind project off the coast of Taiwan’s Miaoli County. This project, which is named Formosa 4, represents the latest and most ambitious undertaking by the Taiwan-based firm. Once completed, Formosa 4 will supply enough electricity to meet the demand of 4.5 million households. Swancor told local media that it already submitted its proposal to the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) in the week of the announcement. ...  more