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Vestas receives 50 MW order for UK offshore wind energy project

Vestas will supply 15 V112-3.3 MW offshore wind turbines for the Kentish Flats Extension off the coast of the UK. Kentish Flats, owned by Vattenfall, was installed by Vestas in 2005. It currently consists of 30 V90-3.0 MW wind turbines, which Vestas services. Vestas will supply 15 V112-3.3 MW offshore turbines for the Kentish Flats … Continue reading Vestas receives 50 MW order for UK offshore wind energy project

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Maersk Training turns the unemployed into offshore wind energy technicians at BostonEnergy

Local unemployed people are benefiting from new Careers in the Offshore Wind industry following their successful completion of a newly developed qualification offered by Maersk Training in Newcastle, designed to help them take advantage of job opportunities in the thriving UK offshore wind energy sector. Following the success of a pilot Diploma course earlier this … Continue reading Maersk Training turns the unemployed into offshore wind energy technicians at BostonEnergy

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DONG Energy acquires UK offshore wind development project Race Bank

DONG Energy has acquired a 100% ownership interest in the UK offshore wind development project Race Bank, from Centrica. The project has a total consented capacity of up to 580 megawatt and is located in the Greater Wash area approximately 27 km off the east coast of England. The purchase price (enterprise value) for the … Continue reading DONG Energy acquires UK offshore wind development project Race Bank

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ScottishPower Renewables abandons

Following detailed technical and environmental site studies, ScottishPower Renewables (SPR) has confirmed that they will not be taking forward their lease option to develop the Argyll Array Offshore Windfarm in the near future. The company has stated that the project may be viable to reconsider as offshore wind technology develops in the longer term, but … Continue reading ScottishPower Renewables abandons

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Centrica signs agreement to sell Race Bank wind farm project to DONG Energy

Centrica plc has reached an agreement to sell its Race Bank offshore wind farm project to DONG Energy Power (UK) Limited for £50 million. With Centrica having taken the project through the planning and Front End Engineering Design phase, DONG Energy will now take forward the project’s development. Race Bank is situated 27km off the … Continue reading Centrica signs agreement to sell Race Bank wind farm project to DONG Energy

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Vergnet: New partnership to develop UK wind energy projects

Vergnet, manufacturer of medium scale wind turbines, has announced it has joined forces with Wind Turbines as it develops the growing medium wind energy sector. The partnership between Vergnet, which is headquartered in France, and Wind Turbines based in Manchester, was formalised this week with both companies working on a range of GB wind energy … Continue reading Vergnet: New partnership to develop UK wind energy projects

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UK to change subsidies to boost offshore wind power

  The British government plans to reduce support for onshore wind energy and solar energy while giving more backing to offshore wind power, deputy finance minister Danny Alexander said on Wednesday. The government in June announced details of a scheme aimed at making renewable energy more attractive and less risky for investors by guaranteeing a … Continue reading UK to change subsidies to boost offshore wind power

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New UK Wind Energy Record – Highest Amount of Green Electricity Ever Generated By Wind Power- More Than 6 Gigawatts

National Grid has confirmed that a record-breaking amount of clean electricity was generated by wind power in the UK today – achieving more than 6 gigawatts (over 6,000 megawatts) for the first time. From 2.30 till 3pm, wind power produced an average of 6,004 megawatts (MW), which accounted for 13.5% of the UK’s total electricity … Continue reading New UK Wind Energy Record – Highest Amount of Green Electricity Ever Generated By Wind Power- More Than 6 Gigawatts

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RWE axes

The project’s developer, RWE Innogy, said that it had made the decision because it was ‘not the right time’ for the wind farm to go ahead. Technical challenges within the Bristol Channel Zone are significant, including substantially deeper waters and adverse seabed conditions. Costs to overcome such technical challenges are prohibitive in current market conditions. … Continue reading RWE axes

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Lease agreement secures landmark floating wind farm for UK

The UK’s first floating wind farm is set to be located off the Scottish coast following the announcement that The Crown Estate has granted an agreement for lease to Statoil for the next phase of its Hywind project. The project comprises five, 6 MW floating turbines operating in waters exceeding 100 m in depth at … Continue reading Lease agreement secures landmark floating wind farm for UK

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Dudgeon Offshore Wind farm to base O&M activities from Great Yarmouth

Dudgeon Offshore Wind Ltd has decided to go further with Great Yarmouth as the preferred harbour location for the operation and maintenance activities for the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm. Operations and maintenance of the wind farm will be performed by technicians taken to site either by smaller vessels on a daily basis or using a … Continue reading Dudgeon Offshore Wind farm to base O&M activities from Great Yarmouth

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Record year of expansion for UK’s wind energy sector

The offshore wind industry has enjoyed a record breaking year in terms of new deployment, according to RenewableUK’s latest annual report. The “Wind Energy in the UK” study, which assesses the state of the wind industry from July 2012 to June 2013, reveals a step change in the offshore wind sector. Installed capacity stood at … Continue reading Record year of expansion for UK’s wind energy sector

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