WindEurope Conference, Renewables Surpass Coal in US

Allen discusses the WindEurope 2025 conference in Copenhagen, EDP
Renewables' equipment sale in Colombia, RWE's rescue exercise in
Germany, and the milestone of U.S. renewable energy surpassing
coal. We also highlight Oklahoma's wind energy growth and the UK’s
Rampion Two offshore wind farm expansion. Sign up now for Uptime
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www.intelstor.com. Speaker: Well, this week the Premier Annual Wind
Energy Conference and Exhibition Wind Europe 2025 kicks off from
April 8th to 10th at the Bella Center in Copenhagen. With over
15,000 attendees and more than 550 exhibitors at the event. This
year's conference is going to be huge. It's going to have over 350
speakers covering wind Energy's role in the future of energy
systems sectors. Coupling through electrification and power to X
technologies for decarbonization. Now students receive free entry
and can participate in a dedicated program exploring careers in the
industry. Rosemary Barnes and I will be attending wind Europe this
week, so if you'd like to be on the podcast, please meet with us on
the show floor. Over in Columbia, EDP renewables is selling
equipment earmarked for its alpha and beta wind farms as part of
its exit from Columbia. The Portuguese company is auctioning 90
complete Vestas V 1 62, 5 0.6 megawatt units through its Spanish
portal. The auction includes nacelles, hubs, powertrains, 450 tower
sections and 270 blades. And all the turbines have been maintained
by Vestas and audited by an independent certified company. If
you're interested in these 90 turbines, reach out to EDP renewables
for more details. RWE recently conducted a six hour rescue exercise
at its North Sea Ost Offshore wind farm in Germany, simulating
various emergency scenarios. The company temporarily suspended
operations to practice rescuing injured technicians under real
conditions, uh, scenarios included evacuating and injured worker
from inside a turbine and rescuing a technician [00:02:00] from a
service vessel. The exercise was planned in collaboration with the
German Association for Maritime Emergency Management and involved a
rescue helicopter and paramedics. A new report from Global Energy
Think tank. Ember shows renewable energy from wind and solar
generated more electricity in the US than coal last year, a first
since coal peaked in 2007. Coal generation has fallen to a historic
lows of 15% of total usage while wind and solar produced 17% of the
nation's electricity. In the middle of the United States, Oklahoma
now generates about 41% of, of its electricity from wind and solar
outpacing coals since 2016. Now this transition continues despite
state legislators considering bills that would restrict the
location of new renewable energy projects. Over in the uk the
Rampion two offshore wind farm off England's Sussex coast has
received government consent to add up to 90 new wind turbines. The
expansion project will nearly double the [00:03:00] size of the
existing 116 turbine facility. Developers say the enlarged wind
farm could power over 1 million homes and reduce carbon emissions
by about 1.8 million tons annually. Construction is planned to
begin in 2027 with completion expected by 2030.