Hywind Scotland, the first floating wind farm in the world, has started to deliver electricity to the Scottish grid. Today, 18th October 2017, the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, officially opens the wind farm. The 30MW wind farm, operated by Statoil in partnership with Masdar, is located 25 kilometers offshore Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland … Continue reading World’s first floating wind farm starts production
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The world’s first floating wind farm is being opened
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will officially open the Hywind project about 15 miles (25km) off the shore of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, which could provide power for 20,000 homes. The project has been developed by Norwegian state energy company Statoil – although Ms Sturgeon stressed Scottish firms had been involved in the work. Floating turbines have … Continue reading The world’s first floating wind farm is being opened
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Fish feeding frenzy at Block Island wind farm
A few weeks ago, we reported on recent findings that offshore wind turbines create new habitats for fish and other marine life by acting as artificial reefs. And these are big homes– a single wind turbine can support up to four metric tons of shellfish. Now we have photo evidence of the phenomenon. Last week, … Continue reading Fish feeding frenzy at Block Island wind farm
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Fugro boosts offshore wind energy projects in Taiwan
Global experience at over 100 offshore wind farms has led to involvement for Fugro in the emerging offshore wind farm market in Taiwan. Complementing its 30 years of experience offshore Taiwan, Fugro has completed geotechnical and geophysical surveys for feasibility studies, installation, commissioning and cost-effective operation of offshore wind farms in UK, European and North … Continue reading Fugro boosts offshore wind energy projects in Taiwan
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Wind energy: the resource that could power the world
The wind rips along the Humber estuary in Hull. It’s the kind that presses your coat to your back and pushes you on to your toes. “A bit too windy,” shouts Andy Sykes, before his words are swept away. He is the head of operational excellence at the Siemens factory, which supplies blades – the … Continue reading Wind energy: the resource that could power the world
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Baltics urged to expedite offshore wind energy
The European Forum for Renewable Energy Sources (EUFORES) has stepped up its lobbying of the Baltic States’ governments to expedite their development of offshore wind. EUFORES is a cross-party network of members of the European Parliament and the legislatures of individual EU member states. EUFORES’ president, Claude Turmes, who is also an MEP, signed a … Continue reading Baltics urged to expedite offshore wind energy
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WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson addresses the importance of Offshore Wind Ports
On 10 October, WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson addressed an audience composed of members of the Port Equipment Manufacturers Association (PEMA) in Tampere, Finland. Dickson gave a global overview of the current market data and the outlook for offshore wind, highlighting the unique role of offshore wind ports in cost reduction and efficiency in offshore wind … Continue reading WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson addresses the importance of Offshore Wind Ports
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Europe’s offshore wind expansion will depend on vessel availability
A major expansion of Europe’s offshore wind capacity is on the horizon and Poland wants to be a leading player. The country aims to build 28 GW of new offshore wind capacity by 2050. A new report now finds that the upcoming global shortage of specialised offshore wind vessels might pose a risk for project … Continue reading Europe’s offshore wind expansion will depend on vessel availability
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Kenya loses offshore wind farm to Tanzania
In East Africa, Kenyan authorities’ failure to approve the development of a 600MW offshore wind farm in the Indian Ocean waters bordering Ras Ngomeni in Malindi, has resulted in the developers considering moving the project to Tanzania. According to Kenya’s Business Daily, the Swedish firm VR Holding AB, which is the developer of the wind power … Continue reading Kenya loses offshore wind farm to Tanzania
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Offshore wind farms have powerful advantage over land-based turbines, study finds
Floating wind turbines at sea could create up to three times as much electricity as turbines on land, increasing the energy potential for a technology that has yet to be proven at scale, a new study suggests. The new study comes at a time of reckoning for terrestrial wind power. Before the current wind power … Continue reading Offshore wind farms have powerful advantage over land-based turbines, study finds
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Floating offshore wind turbine inaugurated in France
France’s first floating offshore turbine – and it’s first offshore wind turbine at all – was inauguarted in Saint-Nazaire, France, today. The 2MW Vestas turbine is primed for the École Centrale de Nantes and CNRS’s SEM-REV offshore test site, after which it will be installed off the coast of Croisic for an initial period … Continue reading Floating offshore wind turbine inaugurated in France
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How much of the ocean would need to be covered in wind turbines to power Earth
The whole planet can run on wind power if we really needed to. A new study postulates that a 3 million km square of open ocean area in the windy North Atlantic could produce enough energy to satisfy the needs of the entire human species during the winter months, while it could cover the electricity … Continue reading How much of the ocean would need to be covered in wind turbines to power Earth
Continue readingUK continues offshore wind energy ambition
The UK government announced this week a further subsidy auction for offshore wind and other renewable technologies in the spring of 2019. Minister for Energy and Industry, Richard Harrington, announced that renewable energy projects will be able to compete for contracts worth up to £557m. The news was swiftly followed with the publishing of … Continue reading UK continues offshore wind energy ambition
Continue readingInnogy becomes sole owner of British Triton Knoll offshore wind energy project
Innogy, Germany’s largest energy group, became the sole owner of a 2 billion pound ($2.64 billion) British offshore wind farm project after buying out Norway’s Statkraft, it said, adding the final ownership structure could still change. The purchase of a 50-percent stake in Triton Knoll for an undisclosed sum follows state-owned Statkraft’s strategic move to … Continue reading Innogy becomes sole owner of British Triton Knoll offshore wind energy project
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FORESEA targets offshore technologies for transition to renewables
The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Energy through Strategic European Action) programme has launched its 4th call for proposals at the Offshore Energy 2017 conference. The call aims to help developers of offshore technologies transition into the renewable energy space by developing new applications for their products. Successful applicants will receive support to test at one of … Continue reading FORESEA targets offshore technologies for transition to renewables
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USTDA supporting the development of an offshore wind farm in Jamaica
The U.S. Trade and Development Agency awarded a grant to the Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) supporting the development of an offshore wind farm in Jamaica. The feasibility study will evaluate the viability of installing the wind farm, which would represent one of the first offshore wind installations in Jamaica and the greater Caribbean region. … Continue reading USTDA supporting the development of an offshore wind farm in Jamaica
Continue readingNo impacts on tourism from Maryland offshore wind energy
Earlier this year, Maryland greenlit two offshore wind projects that would establish the state as a clear leader of this new ocean energy resource. Since then, some observers have expressed concern that the wind farms could impact tourism in Ocean City, where the turbines would be slightly visible from the shore. But a new study … Continue reading No impacts on tourism from Maryland offshore wind energy
Continue readingThere’s enough wind energy over the oceans to power human civilization
New research published on Monday finds there is so much wind energy potential over oceans that it could theoretically be used to generate “civilization scale power” — assuming, that is, that we are willing to cover enormous stretches of the sea with turbines, and can come up with ways to install and maintain them in often … Continue reading There’s enough wind energy over the oceans to power human civilization
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Wind energy produced double the amount of power required to meet Scotland’s electricity needs
Wind turbines produced double the amount of power required to meet Scotland’s electricity needs Monday, according to researchers. Environmental group WWF Scotland said Friday that analysis of data provided by WeatherEnergy showed the country’s wind turbines sent 86,467 megawatt hours of electricity to the National Grid on Monday. That day, total electricity consumption in Scotland … Continue reading Wind energy produced double the amount of power required to meet Scotland’s electricity needs
Continue readingBritain’s record on renewable energy supply
As one of the UK’s renewable energy chiefs has pointed out, electric cars won’t tackle climate change if they run off fossil fuels. Matthew Wright, managing director of Dong Energy UK, said that although plug-in cars could cut local air pollution, it would be a “pyrrhic victory” if they increased greenhouse gases from coal and … Continue reading Britain’s record on renewable energy supply
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