Here Comes All Your California Offshore Wind Jobs — #CleanTechnica Interview
Green New Deal or not, the big bucks are heading over to California where the offshore wind industry could create thousands of new green jobs.
Offshore Wind Energy
Ørsted, Total, & Elicio Partner To Bid For 600 Megawatt French Offshore Wind Farm
Three big-name European energy companies — Ørsted, Total, and Elicio — announced on Monday plans to partner to bid for the Dunkirk offshore wind farm project for a power capacity of up to 600 megawatts (MW).
Japanese Offshore Wind To Hit 4 Gigawatts In 2028
Japan’s nascent offshore wind industry is expected to increase dramatically over the next ten years, according to energy analysts Wood Mackenzie, who predict that by 2028 the island country will boast upwards of 4 gigawatts (GW) of offshore capacity, a 62-fold increase on 2018 figures.
India Plans First Ever 1 Gigawatt Offshore Wind Tender For Gujarat
The Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI) plans to hold the first ever offshore wind energy auction in the country for a 1 gigawatt project in the western state of Gujarat.
Vineyard Wind Proposes 1,200 Megawatt “Liberty Wind” Offshore Project For New York
US offshore wind development company Vineyard Wind announced a new 1,200 megawatt (MW) offshore wind project proposal on Thursday called “Liberty Wind” in response to the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority’s (NYSERDA) solicitation of offshore wind project proposals.
Shell Acquires sonnen!
Shell is diving off the deep end into energy storage with the acquisition of 100% of Germany energy storage and solution provider sonnen.
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Hornsea One Generates First Power
The first turbine at the world’s largest offshore wind farm has been installed and is now supplying electricity to the UK electricity grid, according to Danish energy giant Ørsted, co-developer of the 1.2 gigawatt (GW) Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm.
Shell, innogy, & Stiesdal Offshore Technologies To Partner On Floating Offshore Wind
German energy company innogy is set to partner with British-Dutch oil and gas major Shell in bringing to fruition a new floating wind demonstration project designed by Stiesdal Offshore Technologies which boasts a modular layout that could offer competitive advantages to other floating wind designs.
UK Onshore Wind Jobs Plummeted 37% In 2017
Onshore wind employment figures plummeted by 37% between 2016 and 2017 in the United Kingdom as the government locked onshore wind projects out from competing in the energy market.
Iberdrola Selects MHI Vestas As Preferred Supplier For 476 Megawatt Baltic Eagle Offshore Wind Farm
Offshore wind manufacturing giant MHI Vestas has been selected as preferred supplier by Spanish electric utility Iberdrola to supply its 9.5 megawatt (MW) wind turbines for the 476 MW Baltic Eagle project set to be built in German waters of the Baltic Sea.
