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Crown Estate Invests Heavily in Offshore Wind Supply Chain

OilPrice

King Charles III’s property firm is to invest up to £400m of fresh capital into the UK’s offshore wind supply chain, it has been announced. The Crown Estate has earmarked £350m for investment into the construction of a new port and supply chain infrastructure it said would support “accelerated delivery of UK offshore wind projects.”

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Optimizing Supply Chain Processes to Ensure a Reliable Electric Power System

POWER Magazine

The power industry supply chain is facing unprecedented strain as utilities race to upgrade aging infrastructure against a backdrop of lengthening lead times and increasing project complexity.

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Solar and Steel Offer Resilience Against Breakage, Tariffs, Supply Chain Woes

POWER Magazine

Years of rapid growthdriven by exponentially falling costs and rising demandare running up against global supply chain instability, geopolitical tensions, and structural vulnerabilities in the latest module designs.

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UK Raises Ceiling on Wind Power Strike Prices Ahead of Major Auction

OilPrice

The increase, announced on July 23rd, underscores the challenges faced by clean energy developers contending with inflation, rising interest rates, and strained supply chains. New Administrative Strike Prices Under the revised terms for the 2025 round of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction scheme — the UK's primary…

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Disaster Looms As French Uranium Mine in Niger Faces Bankruptcy

OilPrice

French nuclear fuel giant Orano’s uranium mining subsidiary in northern Niger is on the verge of bankruptcy, raising alarms over future nuclear fuel supply chains amid deepening tensions with the ruling junta, Reuters reported on Wednesday.

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UK Launches Onshore Wind Strategy to Boost Clean Power Output

OilPrice

That includes driving ambitious reforms to planning, grid connections, and routes to market, while building the supply chains and skilled workforce the UK needs. In the newly minted Onshore Wind Taskforce Strategy, the UK has set out more than 40 steps government and industry will take to help deliver the goal.

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How to rewire supply chain for a fragmented world: Lessons from leaders

McKinsey

McKinsey senior partner Neelesh Mundra explains some of the ways supply chain leaders are innovating and flourishing amid today’s complexities. AI, automation, and a nerve center?