22 May 2017
Two articles reflecting the growing ambition of the wind sector and the increasing development of offshore wind technologies which are bringing costs down. 1. North Sea artificial island for Offshore Wind hub The harnessing of energy has never been without projects of monolithic scale. From the Hoover Dam to the Three Gorges—the world’s largest power […]
02 May 2017
The Scotsman ‘A dry dock last used in 1994 will reopen after an agreement was signed today to use the site for the construction of the world’s largest floating wind farm. Kishorn dry dock, in the north-west of the Highlands, was last used during the construction of the Skye Bridge. It is one of the […]
10 Apr 2017
Tidal power: MeyGen Phase 1A approaches 400MWh of generation Global tidal power company Atlantis has confirmed that the MeyGen array continues to deliver clean, sustainable and predictable electricity to the National Grid. Meygen entered operation in November 2016 and was awarded full Ofgem accreditation as a 5 ROC project in February 2017, In the first three […]
03 Apr 2017
The world’s first offshore wind farm is retiring ‘DONG Energy has decided to retire “Vindeby”, the world’s first offshore wind farm, which 25 years ago marked the birth of the offshore wind industry. Today, offshore wind is a recognised and proven renewable energy technology, and the offshore wind turbines harvest the energy from the wind, […]
13 Mar 2017
EAEM News: Atlantis Energy has announced a partnership agreement with Natural Energy Wyre to develop the first eco tidal hydro energy plant in England on a barrage across on the Wyre estuary. Atlantis Energy, a division of marine renewables developer Atlantis Resources, has announced a partnership agreement with Natural Energy Wyre (NEW) to develop the first eco tidal hydro […]
22 Feb 2017
If you can ignore the project acronym this is a really interesting exercise to help inform the location of renewables. Using ecosystem services & participation to inform the spatial planning of offshore wind ‘The CORPORATES project builds community understanding of and dialogue about the range of ecosystem services provided by the Firth of Forth marine […]
22 Feb 2017
Innovative wind power company Dounreay Trì has awarded the construction contract for a novel floating wind farm approximately 9km off the northern coast of Scotland to Scottish energy service company, Global Energy Group, subject to approval by Marine Scotland and the Scottish Government. The Dounreay Trì floating wind demonstration project will comprise a single semi-submersible platform with two five-megawatt wind turbines, […]
29 Jan 2017
UK offshore wind power costs tumble 32 per cent in four years UK offshore wind power costs have plummeted by almost a third in four years, putting the technology on course to soon be level with the cost of conventional power generation, a report by the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE) has revealed. The […]
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