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A new era for the wind industry: Vestas has found a way to recycle wind turbine blades
A new era for the wind industry: Vestas has found a way to recycle wind turbine blades

About 52,000 tons of blades are expected to be decommissioned by 2030

The first floating wind power plant will be built in the Black Sea
The first floating wind power plant will be built in the Black Sea

The Black Sea has a floating marine energy potential of 166 GW

2023 should be a turning point for the green energy industry of Ukraine – UWEA
2023 should be a turning point for the green energy industry of Ukraine – UWEA

In 2022, the level of underpayments for "green" energy was about 50%

Denmark will create a new type of energy system thanks to energy islands
Denmark will create a new type of energy system thanks to energy islands

On the islands, alternating current will turn into direct current, which will allow it to be transmitted over much longer distances.

The UK to lift the ban on the construction of land-based wind farms
The UK to lift the ban on the construction of land-based wind farms

The government is ready to compromise on the ban

78% of Ukrainians have a positive attitude towards green energy – research
78% of Ukrainians have a positive attitude towards green energy – research

Most people agree with the positive impact of small distributed generation on themselves, their community and the state

Eco-activists opposed the transfer of a wind farm from Donetsk region in Transcarpathia
Eco-activists opposed the transfer of a wind farm from Donetsk region in Transcarpathia

Despite relatively low indicators of negative impact on the environment, standards are constantly being raised in the wind energy industry

Wind-generating trees that can catch any wind are invented in France
Wind-generating trees that can catch any wind are invented in France

The technology will avoid emissions of 864 kg of coal per year

Ukraine will extend the start-up period for some RES facilities
Ukraine will extend the start-up period for some RES facilities

Draft Law No. 8191 does not apply to solar power plants

Part of a wind farm was dismantled in order to extract more coal in Germany
Part of a wind farm was dismantled in order to extract more coal in Germany

The dismantling of the turbine became a symbol of the government's abandonment of its climate promises

DTEK to build green power plants in Ukraine and Europe
DTEK to build green power plants in Ukraine and Europe

DTEK plans to make a whole ecosystem of RES stations with energy storage systems

The Danish wind giant is liquidating its subsidiary in russia
The Danish wind giant is liquidating its subsidiary in russia

In March 2022, Vestas suspended participation in russian projects