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BVGA appoints Julian Brown as Non-executive Chair
Independent strategic renewable energy consultants BVGA announce the appointment of former RenewableUK Chair. BVG Associates (BVGA) is delighted to announce the appointment of Julian Brown as Non-executive Chair. Julian was one of the co-founders of [...]
Offshore Wind Industry Offers Potential For New Jobs And Billions Of Investment In North Carolina
Offshore Wind Industry Offers Potential For New Jobs And Billions Of Investment In North Carolina New report projects a $100+ billion U.S. Market opportunity, recommends next steps to attract manufacturing supply chain to the state [...]
Danish group CIP promotes new wind energy project in Vietnam
The ScanAsia story Danish group CIP promotes new wind energy project in Vietnam mentions our work for Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP)and its partners from Asiapetro and Novasia on the economic impacts of the La Gan [...]
BVGA named as a leading Management Consultant by the Financial Times/Statista
We're delighted to be named as a leading management consultant in the Financial Times/Statista latest rankings. BVGA are named as a leading management consultant in the energy, utilities & environment sector. We're particularly proud as [...]
Unsustainable returns: Orsted and industry groups slam Crown Estate over offshore wind Round 4
Recharge 's Unsustainable returns: Orsted and industry groups slam Crown Estate over offshore wind Round 4 is a summary of the immediate industry reaction to the results on the Crown Estate's round four auction results [...]
Study ‘to help Scots businesses win global offshore work’
Renew's Study ‘to help Scots businesses win global offshore work’ covers our commissioning by the Scottish Office Wind Energy Council (SOWEC) to help Scottish companies win business in the global offshore wind market. We'll be [...]
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Not when but how for hydrogen by Lee Wilkinson
The year 2020 has been a big year for renewable hydrogen. Many European governments have announced multi-GW targets for hydrogen production by 2030 and Asia-Pacific countries have started to implement their national hydrogen strategies. Japan [...]
New Zealand’s hydrogen islands opportunity by Lee Wilkinson
The Orkney Islands off the Scotland’s northern coast are often referred to as the “Hydrogen Islands”. This small collection of islands has led the way in developing a green hydrogen industry. But another set of [...]
UK’s Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 4 by Mike Blanch
UK Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng seems to have embraced the renewables future. The Contracts for Difference (CfD) for Low Carbon Electricity Generation for Allocation Round 4 (AR4) announced today provides support for up to 12GW [...]
Wind energy finding it’s not so easy being deeply green by Bruce Valpy
We too often hear that electricity from wind is zero carbon. Compared with traditional coal, it almost seems that way. In terms of CO2/MWh of energy produced, wind typically produces 5-10kgCO2/MWh. This compares to coal’s [...]
An LCOE for carbon intensity by Bruce Valpy
In the last decade, the wind industry has been focussing on cost reduction. This focus has resulted in wind energy now being cost competitive with all other forms of new energy generation. We have been [...]
No free ride for offshore wind in a Biden administration
The election of Joe Biden in the US has caused a wave of optimism in the burgeoning offshore wind sector. There are good reasons for this optimism too, including Biden’s ambition for electricity to be [...]