The last 10 months of offshore wind development has seen prices plummet, with ever lower bids and the world’s first subsidy-free offshore wind farms, but policymakers do not yet appear to be taking note of this new offshore wind reality.
Vattenfall and BMW have inked a new grid storage agreement. The contract calls for the purchase of new lithium-ion batteries to store electricity generated by the company’s wind turbine facilities. Vattenfall is one of the largest utility companies in Europe, with operations in Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland, and the United Kingdom. It is wholly owned by the Swedish government.
Swedish power company Vattenfall has announced that it is seeking approval to move forward and expand the Clashindarroch Wind Farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, by 16 wind turbines.
PEOTUS Donald Trump just can’t quit Aberdeen golf course, not while Scotland forges ahead with offshore wind energy research center right next door.
Swedish power company Vattenfall has announced plans to investigate the possibility of expanding the 300 MW Thanet Offshore Wind Farm.
A multi-million pound investment from Danish offshore wind power giant DONG Energy has supported Korean wind turbine manufacturer CS Wind in building a new offshore tower manufacturing facility in Campbeltown, Scotland, continuing the UK’s increasing offshore wind energy manufacturing dominance.
Britain’s offshore wind industry has been significantly bolstered by several recent projects which are serving to make Britain home-base for the manufacturing and development of offshore wind farms around the world.
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 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.
Originally published on Planetsave. According to World Nuclear News, the Swedish utility Vattenfall is suing Germany at the Washington-based International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes concerning the closure of the Brunsbüttel and Krümmel nuclear power plants. As announced by Vattenfall on October 10: “The hearing on Vattenfall’s claim against the … [continued]
