30 Jan 2024
Europe’s offshore wind industry brought online a record 4200MW of offshore wind capacity in 2023. The amount was up 40% on the 1.7GW installed in 2022, according to figures published by WindEurope. The Netherlands, France and the UK installed the most new capacity. Offshore wind investments in Europe also reached a new record. A total […]
16 Jan 2024
Vattenfall has signed an agreement with RWE to divest the Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone. The Norfolk Zone consists of three fully consented wind farms – Norfolk Boreas, Norfolk Vanguard West and Norfolk Vanguard East – and is located off the east coast of England. It is one of the largest offshore wind developments in the world, […]
02 Jan 2024
Plymouth Marine Laboratory have launched a survey to capture responses from those in industry. Scientists currently have a poor understanding of the full socio-economic implications and conflicting pressures on marine space of the rapid expansion of offshore wind capacity. Project Lead Dr Claire Szostek said: “The survey will be open throughout December and the first week of […]
19 Dec 2023
With offshore wind scaling up rapidly in the UK ocean, demand for sea-space is increasing. At the same time, there is more evidence than ever before that the ocean is near an ecological tipping point, with marine species in sharp decline. Wildlife and Countryside Link’s Marine Strategy Group is working on policy proposals to reconcile […]
12 Dec 2023
The Crown Estate has set out further details of a new leasing round for commercial-scale floating wind projects in the Celtic Sea off the coast of South Wales and South West England. The projects have the potential to deliver enough clean, renewable energy for more than four million homes. The new wind farms will have […]
05 Dec 2023
RWE has signed an agreement with the UAE’s clean energy developer, known as Masdar, to develop a 3 gigawatt (GW) wind project off the east coast of England, capable of powering around 3 million homes. The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, said the agreement included a commitment from the two companies to invest up to 11 […]
28 Nov 2023
Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture and Storage Colocation Forum commissions vital research to support the UK’s first testing & demonstration of the viability of colocation projects. The Offshore Wind and Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Colocation Forum (“the Forum”), set up to provide strategic coordination of colocation research and activity on the nation’s seabed, has […]
21 Nov 2023
The UK government has increased the maximum price for offshore wind projects in its flagship renewables scheme. Following an extensive review of the latest evidence, including the impact of global events on supply chains, the government has raised the maximum price offshore wind and other renewables projects can receive in the next Contracts for Difference […]
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