The world’s largest wind turbines currently installed, Vestas’ 8 MW behemoths, have begun generating power at the 258 MW Burbo Bank Extension offshore wind farm, developed by DONG Energy.
Swedish energy company Vattenfall has shortlisted offshore wind projects for a €3 million scientific research programme to investigate the environmental impacts of offshore wind to be conducted at the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre.
The UK Government on Wednesday announced plans to commit funding to support less developed renewable energy technologies such as offshore wind and marine energy in tandem with proposals to phase out coal-fired electricity generation.
The levelized cost of renewable electricity in the United Kingdom has continued to fall, and recent figures published by the UK Government show that they are lower than ever.
Swedish power company Vattenfall has announced it has won the rights to build the largest wind farm in the Nordics, the Danish Kriegers Flak, a 600 MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
MAKE Consulting has downgraded installation figures in its 10-year outlook for China after the country submitted its Thirteenth Five-Year Plan to the State Council for final approval, which included reduced national targets for wind power.
A new report from Britain’s wind energy trade body has highlighted the massive economic and industrial opportunity offered by the country’s offshore wind energy expertise, and the potential it has to export this expertise to developing offshore wind markets around the world.
The Maldives is one of the nations most threatened by sea level rise, but while it has committed to clean technology, they know it won’t save them.
The offshore wind industry has seen its global levelised costs of electricity plummet 22% due to competitive bidding, reaching a benchmark estimate of $126/MWh during the second half of this year, according to new figures from Bloomberg New Energy Finance.
The offshore wind industry could grow from just 13 GW in 2015 to 100 GW by 2030 with the right innovations in technology and continued cost reductions, according to a new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency.
