RWE Innogy can today confirm the successful sale of a 49.9% share in its Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm (Rhyl Flats) and a 41% share in its Little Cheyne Court onshore wind farm. The UK Green Investment Bank (GIB) and Greencoat UK Wind PLC (Greencoat UK Wind), a renewable energy fund listed on the London … Continue reading RWE Innogy sells minority stakes of Rhyl Flats offshore wind farm and Little Cheyne Court onshore wind farm
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Plans for a giant wind farm off the coast near Brighton have taken an important step forward this week with confirmation developer E.ON has resubmitted its initial planning application for the project. The energy giant, which was granted the rights to the Hastings Round 3 offshore wind development zone back in 2010, withdrew its first … Continue reading E.ON
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Wind power could be part of the UK government
An interesting story was posted on the Guardian yesterday, saying that the UK government needs a “plan B” on nuclear power because of the danger that new reactors will not be built in time to avoid energy shortages. Many of the UK’s ageing reactors will be decommissioned and there is no clear strategy for their … Continue reading Wind power could be part of the UK government
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Dong Energy Targets 40% Cut in Wind Energy Costs to Compete With Gas-Fed Power
Dong Energy A/S, the world’s biggest offshore wind power developer, plans to cut the cost of generation by almost 40 percent to compete with gas-fired power plants. Dong may reduce costs at new U.K. offshore wind farm projects to less than 100 euros ($130) a megawatt-hour by 2020 from 160 euros. That compares with estimates … Continue reading Dong Energy Targets 40% Cut in Wind Energy Costs to Compete With Gas-Fed Power
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Downsized East Lothian wind farm approved
The wind farm is the 79th energy project the Scottish Government has considered since May 2007. Of these 56 have been for renewable energy projects including 32 onshore wind farms, of which ministers have refused planning permission for six. Another 46 applications are being considered, 44 of which involve renewable energy projects. Energy Minister Fergus … Continue reading Downsized East Lothian wind farm approved
Continue readingWind Energy Update: United Kingdom Powerhouse for Offshore Wind
The United Kingdom (UK) has set high targets for the development of offshore wind farms. Sceptics have claimed that such targets are unobtainable, but with the current investments being made and deals being signed within the UK, the future looks to be brighter than previously thought. The UK has committed to bring 15 percent of … Continue reading Wind Energy Update: United Kingdom Powerhouse for Offshore Wind
Continue readingE.ON awards offshore wind farm contract to TAG Energy
E.ON and TAG Energy Solutions has today announced that TAG has been awarded a contract to manufacture 16 monopiles and transition pieces for E.ON’s Humber Gateway offshore wind farm. The contract will see the Teesside based manufacturing firm become the first UK manufacturer to secure a substantial monopile and transition piece project for a wind … Continue reading E.ON awards offshore wind farm contract to TAG Energy
Continue readingNexans delivers medium-voltage submarine cables for Westermost Rough wind farm
Westermost Rough Ltd, London, and Nexans recently signed an agreement for the delivery and assembly of medium-voltage submarine cables for the Westermost Rough wind farm, which is to be built eight kilometres off the Holderness coast in Yorkshire. The order encompasses around 53 kilometres of submarine cables. These will be used for connecting the individual … Continue reading Nexans delivers medium-voltage submarine cables for Westermost Rough wind farm
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Expansion at Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats offshore wind farm given green light
Up to 17 new wind turbines will be added to Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats offshore wind farm, which already hosts 30 wind turbines. Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats offshore wind farm currently comprises of 30 Vestas wind turbines, installed in 2005 and delivering a capacity of 90MW. An offshore wind farm off the Kent coast has been given … Continue reading Expansion at Vattenfall’s Kentish Flats offshore wind farm given green light
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Innovative foundations installed at potential site of large offshore wind farm
One of the world’s largest offshore wind farms came a step closer to reality in recent weeks as suction-installed foundations for the project left their Irish shipyard to begin their journey to the site of the Dogger Bank wind farm, 125 kilometres off the UK’s east coast. The structures, known as bucket foundations, can reduce … Continue reading Innovative foundations installed at potential site of large offshore wind farm
Continue readingGuernsey looks to UK and France for wind energy partner
Guernsey has approached the UK and France with proposals for a partnership to create a large wind farm. Commerce and Employment Minister Kevin Stewart said the States were working out the costs of building a sizable wind farm off the island’s north coast. He said the island needed the backing of its neighbours as it … Continue reading Guernsey looks to UK and France for wind energy partner
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UK: Media campaign against wind energy funded by anonymous conservatives
Conservatives used a pair of secretive trusts to fund a media campaign against windfarms and solar projects, and to block state agencies from planning for future sea-level rise, the Guardian has learned. The trusts, Donors Trust and Donors Capital Fund, served as the bankers of the conservative movement over the past decade. Promising anonymity to … Continue reading UK: Media campaign against wind energy funded by anonymous conservatives
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Iberdrola receives planning consent for 288 MW kilgallioch wind farm in Scotland
Kilgallioch will see a total investment of over €465 million to become the company’s second largest onshore wind energy project in the UK and one of Europe’s largest wind power plant. United Kingdom is a key market for the renewable business of IBERDROLA where it operates more than 1,200 MW onshore wind capacity and is … Continue reading Iberdrola receives planning consent for 288 MW kilgallioch wind farm in Scotland
Continue readingCanada Pension Fund Poised for Stake in UK Wind Farm
A Canadian pension fund is poised to make a 500 million pound ($790 million) swoop for a stake in the London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the Sunday Times Reports, without citing sources. The U.K. paper says it is understood that pension fund Caisse de Depot et Placement du Quebec is close to … Continue reading Canada Pension Fund Poised for Stake in UK Wind Farm
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UK surge in wind energy
More than 1,200 new wind turbines will be dotted throughout Britain’s countryside over the next year. There are 763 onshore wind turbines due to be erected this year, adding to the 4,366 currently in operation. A further 7,843 wind turbines have been approved but are yet to be built, taking the total slated for construction … Continue reading UK surge in wind energy
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Local consultation announced on Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
The creation of hundreds of jobs and production of huge amounts of home grown renewable energy is one step closer today as RWE npower renewables makes a series of announcements about the Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm. The company, one of the UK’s leading renewable energy developers, is announcing a consultation on the wind farm’s … Continue reading Local consultation announced on Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm
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SSE announces sale of wind farm capacity
SSE has agreed to sell four wind farms with a total generation capacity of 79.5MW to a new fund managed by Greencoat Capital, for a total cash consideration of £140m. SSE will invest up to £43m of the consideration into shares in the new fund. In the event that the fund is over subscribed, SSE’s … Continue reading SSE announces sale of wind farm capacity
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More new wind energy generation records: Texas, Spain, UK
More wind generation records have fallen in recent days, reflecting growing use around the world of this clean, reliable energy source. This week, top billing goes to the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), which operates the utility system serving most of the Lone Star State and saw a record January 29, when at … Continue reading More new wind energy generation records: Texas, Spain, UK
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DONG Energy to build Westermost Rough offshore wind farm
DONG Energy has decided to build the offshore wind farm Westermost Rough in the North Sea on the British east coast. The construction will represent a total investment of approximately EUR 1 billion including the construction of the transmission assets. When the wind farm goes into operation, the transmission assets will be sold to an … Continue reading DONG Energy to build Westermost Rough offshore wind farm
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Arise Windpower to start its first major wind energy project in Scotland
Arise Windpower AB, a Scandinavian renewable-energy developer, plans to build a wind farm in western Scotland as the country targets an 80 percent cut in power-industry emissions by 2030. Arise will install as many as 35 wind turbines at the wind energy project, its first in Scotland, the Halmstad, Sweden-based company said today in a … Continue reading Arise Windpower to start its first major wind energy project in Scotland
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