World News30.01.2025
World’s first ‘wall-of-turbines’ gets funding boost for offshore deployment

QAZAQ GREEN. The world’s first-ever ‘wall-of-turbines’ took a major step towards becoming a reality after Norwegian technology incubator Enova granted the concept 1.2 billion kroner (US$107 million) funding to build the first demonstrator site. Wind Catching Systems (WCS), the company that proposed the concept, is expected to project by 2029, a press release said.
As the world looks for greener ways to power its economy, solar and wind power plants are being installed at an unprecedented scale. For countries with larger coastlines, offshore wind projects are preferred since they do not occupy land, freeing it up for other purposes. Read more https://interestingengineering.com/energy/windcatcher-wall-of-turbines-norway-funding
Just transition: leaving no one behind in the energy transformation
CAREC and Central Asian universities sign new memoranda on green skills development
100,000 jobs and a skills gap: how Central Asia is preparing for the renewables boom
No transition without transmission: How Central Asia is building its energy future
ADB to invest $5.5bn across 15 projects in Kazakhstan
17 agreements worth over $2.3 billion signed at the opening of RES 2026 EXPO in Astana
World Bank to invest $1bn in Central Asia's energy integration
Kazakhstan and China to launch a 500 MW wind farm in Karaganda region
Kazakhstan and Tajikistan move toward clean power deal over Rogun HPP
Regional Ecological Summit 2026 opens in Astana
Solar pumps and drip irrigation help Kyrgyz farmers cut costs amid rising energy prices
Hormuz closure failed to trigger coal comeback as solar and wind filled the gap
Astana set to launch RES 2026 EXPO and ink key international deals
Central Asian countries to discuss energy transition at RES 2026 in Astana
Moldova surpassed 1 GW of installed renewable energy capacity
China begins building US$1 billion hydropower station in Cambodia
Thousands protest in Germany urging faster green shift
Scientists from Russia and Uzbekistan improved the stability of green energy systems by 24%
Kazakh startup ranks in GCIP global top 3 in Vienna
Kazakhstan poultry farm produces 15 million kWh of energy from waste