offshore wind
Could wind power's economic benefits have been underestimated?
New socio-economic research from Oxford Brookes focused on an Aberdeen offshore wind farm suggests developer underestimated the value the project would have for local and Scotland-wide economies
Writing the next chapters in offshore wind innovation
Industry, environmental stakeholders and government must work together to tackle the challenges posed by overlapping demands for seabed space, writes The Crown Estate's Huub den Rooijen
Crown Estate delays next round of offshore wind leases
Just a week after Boris Johnson ramped up the UK's offshore wind ambitions, the manager of the seabed has pushed back the timetable for awarding the next round of leases
The strong winds of change
Consistent investment has and will continue to propel the wind power industry to astonishing new heights in post-pandemic, argues RenewableUK
'Our seas hold immense potential': PM pledges to power all UK homes with offshore wind by 2030
Boris Johnson trails first stage in '10-point plan' for a green industrial revolution, as government confirms new £160m wind turbine manufacturing investment
Seabed leases granted for 2.8GW of UK offshore wind farm extensions
Leases signed by The Crown Estate take the UK's total offshore wind operational, construction, and planning pipeline to over 40GW
RenewableUK CEO Hugh McNeal to step down next year
Outgoing CEO led the influential trade body during a period of significant growth for the UK renewable industry since taking the role in April 2016
'Well off track': Institute for Government warns UK's net zero efforts are slipping behind schedule
Major new report warns government urgently needs to set out credible strategy for decarbonising transport, buildings, agriculture, and industry
Equinor advances major offshore wind extension off Norfolk coast
The extension will double the capacity of two sites to 1400MW, enough to power 1.5m homes
Wales' maiden floating offshore wind project secures seabed rights
The Crown Estate grants leasing rights to 96MW Erebus floating wind demonstration project, a joint venture between Total and Simply Blue Energy
'Astonishing': Offshore wind could soon return money to UK billpayers, study finds
Offshore wind power is now so cheap that farms are set to pay money back to consumers from mid-2020s, Imperial College London study predicts
Winds of change: UK renewable power toasts record-breaking start to 2020
Latest data reveals renewable power sources provided almost half of the UK's electricity during first three months of 2020
The UK may need 100GW of offshore wind by 2050 - and the opportunities are huge
With wind, hydrogen and other technologies, it’s within the UK's grasp to build a future that runs entirely on green energy, argues Ørsted's Benj Sykes
Ørsted orders 'UK's first' battery-hybrid crew ships to serve Hornsea offshore wind farm
Crew transfer vessels will be able to operate in either battery electric mode, or with assistance from diesel fuel
SSE Renewables and Total team up to deliver Scotland's largest offshore wind farm
Total snaps up majority stake in £3bn Seagreen 1 project that is set to be completed in 2022/23 in Firth of Forth
'We're in a race against time': Industry dismay at latest UK offshore wind planning delays
Final decisions on Ørsted and Vattanfall wind energy projects off Norfolk coast have been pushed back until July
Iberdrola set to snap up French renewables developer Aalto Power in €100m deal
Deal beefs up Iberdrola's presence in French generation market, where Aalto Power is developing a 636MW onshore wind pipeline
Innogy to pilot offshore wind training hub in North Wales
German energy giant launches recruitment drive for technician trainees to help fill looming skills gap in burgeoning UK offshore wind sector
Nestlé UK bags 15-year wind power purchase agreement with Ørsted
Deal with Race Point offshore wind farm will cover 50 per cent of Nestlé UK’s power consumption
EAC warns against climate 'slipping down agenda' as it launches green technology inquiry
COP26 delay offers UK more time to wield diplomatic muscle to push for global ambition, says Environmental Audit Committee chair Philip Dunne
Iberdrola-led consortium to build 10MW floating wind demonstration project
FLAGSHIP consortium is banking on using a €25m grant from the European Commission to mount a turbine in Norway's North Sea that will help drive the LCOE of floating offshore wind to €40-60 per MWh by 2030.
'Extraordinary progress': UK emissions fell 3.6 per cent in 2019 amid clean power record
Provisional data shows greenhouse gas emissions have fallen more than 45 per cent since 1990, as low carbon power again reached record levels in 2019
Global wind power grows by more than 60GW in 2019
But Global Wind Energy Council forced to revise its forecasts for 2020 and beyond as coronavirus fallout continues
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