The cumulative effects of offshore wind on the marine environment alongside other human activities is the focus of a new initiative in the UK. The Ecological Consequences of Offshore Wind (ECOWind) research programme aims to help deliver policy-ready solutions that aim to enable offshore wind and thriving marine ecosystems to coexist and to promote environmental […]
A new study on the future of offshore wind has illustrated the scale of potential of the UK seas for future deployment and is helping to understand and address how we best manage the various demands on our marine environment. The Future Offshore Wind Scenarios (FOWS) project is intended to support the future development of […]
The Crown Estate has completed its work on the Plan-Level Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4. In 2021, The Crown Estate announced that it had selected six proposed new offshore wind projects in the waters around England and Wales through Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4. The Crown Estate has now completed […]
Work has begun to install the first length of cable for what will be the world’s largest wind farm, firing the starting pistol on offshore construction. Energy Voice has reported that tier one supplier NKT is leading the work to fit the Dogger Bank A nearshore, HVDC export cable off the coast of Yorkshire. It […]
Reuters have reported that the successful ScotWind partners, ScottishPower and Shell, are set to invest a total of £75 million to help the supply chain and businesses support the growth of the offshore wind industry in Scotland. ScottishPower and Shell were awarded the seabed rights to develop two new floating wind projects through Crown Estate […]
A vast windfarm off the Norfolk coast has been approved by ministers for a second time after a local man convinced a high court judge to overturn the first decision a year ago. Vattenfall’s 1.8-gigawatt Norfolk Vanguard project had been granted consent by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). The high court verdict […]
A lot has been happening recently in the sphere of electric charging for shipping. Firstly, Maersk launches the world’s first offshore electric vessel-charging station venture. Maersk Supply Service, a subsidiary of Danish shipping giant Maersk, is launching Stillstrom – an offshore vessel-charging venture to support the decarbonization of the maritime industry by eliminating idle emissions. […]
Crown Estate Scotland announced the outcome of its application process for ScotWind Leasing, the first Scottish offshore wind leasing round in over a decade and the first ever since the management of offshore wind rights were devolved to Scotland. Highlights include: 17 projects have been selected out of a total of 74 applications, and have now been […]