Floating Wind Farms Off California Will Require New Tethering Technology
Deep water offshore wind turbines are coming to the coast of California. Figuring out how to secure the platforms to the ocean floor will be an engineering challenge.
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India To Build First Offshore Wind Farm
The Indian Government has announced that it has signed an agreement to build the country’s first offshore wind power project off the coast of Gujarat. The 100 MW project will act as a demonstration for possible further expansion of offshore wind capacity in India. The Memorandum of Understanding to set up … [continued]
Trump 0 — Scotland 1: Offshore Wind Farm To Be Built
Originally published on 1Sun4All. My first comment is to the courageous people of Scotland, Congratulations! It is my belief that the people of Scotland should be able to build a wind farm in Scottish waters, if they choose to. You have won a major victory. Donald Trump does not speak for all … [continued]
Europe Offshore Wind Sector Grows, But For How Long?
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) has revealed that a total of 277 offshore wind turbines were connected to the grid in the first 181 days of the year, totalling 1,045 MW, bringing the total offshore capacity in Europe up to 6,040 MW over 58 wind farms in ten countries. … [continued]
D-Day Legacy Threatened By Wind Turbines Off Normandy Coast?
Is the D-Day Legacy In Peril From 75 Wind Turbines Off the Normandy Coast? A proposed 450 MW offshore wind farm in the waters off the D-day landing beaches at Courseulles-sur-Mer off the Normandy Coast has sparked an understandably emotional response from many veterans of World War II. The debate is intensified by the fact that the … [continued]
Interior Department Approves Up To 4GW Of New Renewable Energy Projects
So far this week, the Interior Department has approved three major renewable energy projects and announced it will hold the first-ever auction for offshore wind leases – for a total of up to 4GW new clean energy capacity.
Commissioning Of Final Turbine Completes World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm
The 175th and final wind turbine was installed at the London Array offshore wind farm in December of 2012, but was finally commissioned this week, which not only finalises the end of major construction activities but also confirms the London Array’s position as world’s largest offshore wind farm. The installation … [continued]
Siemens To Provide 80 Wind Turbines For Giant German Offshore Wind Power Plant
Siemens has been awarded a contract to provide 80 wind turbines to the Butendiek offshore wind power plant off Germany’s North Sea coast. The order was made by wpd group, and when the power plant comes on line under a plan for 2015, it’s total generating capacity will be 288 megawatts … [continued]
First Turbine Installed At Teesside Offshore Wind Farm
EDF Energy Renewables confirmed that it installed the first 2.3MW wind turbine at its 62MW wind farm. Some people may wonder why wind farms are installed offshore, as offshore wind electricity is more expensive than onshore wind power. One reason to continue to pursue offshore wind is that technologies usually … [continued]
South Korea to Build World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm, Domestic Wind Power Industry
South Korea announced it will build the world’s largest offshore wind farm, a multi-billion dollar, 2.5 GW wind farm that will go up in three phases off the country’s southwest coast. A consortium of eight South Korean companies led by Korea Electric Power will carry out the project as the country’s industrial companies increasingly look at wind and renewable power as economic growth engines.
