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Giant 14MW mega-turbines heading for the North Sea
Giant 14MW mega-turbines heading for the North Sea

GE Renewable Energy confirms latest order from Dogger Bank wind farm will see upgraded 14MW Haliade-X turbines deployed for the first time

  • Wind
  • 18 December 2020
Catching the wave: Government launches £160m ports push as offshore wind outlook brightens
Catching the wave: Government launches £160m ports push as offshore wind outlook brightens

Ministers seeking bids for £160m port fund as flurry of new reports predicts surge in offshore wind development

  • Wind
  • 02 December 2020
Crown Estate delays next round of offshore wind leases
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

  • Wind
  • 15 October 2020
On a wind-filled future: something's missing…
On a wind-filled future: something's missing…

Labour's Alan Whitehead welcomes the Prime Minister's new found love of offshore wind, but warns that without a more co-ordinated approach to connecting new wind farms to the grid the government's clean energy vision could quickly run aground

  • Wind
  • 15 October 2020
Report: UK must invest in 'net zero North Sea'
Report: UK must invest in 'net zero North Sea'

Oil and Gas Technology Centre sets out new vision for establishing North Sea basin as a globally significant clean tech hub

  • Infrastructure
  • 16 September 2020
BP and Equinor team up for multi-billion dollar US offshore wind push
BP and Equinor team up for multi-billion dollar US offshore wind push

BP makes first major move in support of new net zero emissions strategy, with $1.1bn move to secure stakes in wave of US offshore wind projects

  • Wind
  • 10 September 2020
Equinor advances major offshore wind extension off Norfolk coast
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

  • Energy
  • 25 August 2020
Could renewable energy unlock North East's green recovery?
Could renewable energy unlock North East's green recovery?

Simon Brett at the Port of Tyne argues the region is well placed to play a leading role in the UK's green recovery

  • Wind
  • 06 August 2020
Could wind power the green recovery?
Could wind power the green recovery?

As the industry predicts it can deliver 234GW of offshore wind capacity by 2030, the burgeoning wind energy sector it poised to play a critical role in the global economic recovery, creating around a million jobs in the process

  • Energy
  • 05 August 2020
Towering achievement: Ribbon cut on 25MW floating wind farm in Atlantic
Towering achievement: Ribbon cut on 25MW floating wind farm in Atlantic

WindFloat Atlantic project off the coast of Portugal is the world's first semi-submersible floating wind farm, according to its developers

  • Marine
  • 27 July 2020
'Bigger for the better': Siemens Gamesa unveils plans for 'world's largest wind turbine'
'Bigger for the better': Siemens Gamesa unveils plans for 'world's largest wind turbine'

Massive 108 metre long blades are set to deliver up to 15MW of capacity, delivering enough power for 18,000 homes from a single turbine

  • Wind
  • 20 May 2020
Delivering offshore wind on the road to net zero
Delivering offshore wind on the road to net zero

The Crown Estate's Huub den Rooijen explains why it’s vital to ensure growth in offshore wind capacity is achieved in a responsible and coordinated way

  • Wind
  • 16 March 2020
Ministry of Defence offers £2m to help solve offshore wind radar disruption risk
Ministry of Defence offers £2m to help solve offshore wind radar disruption risk

MoD claims £2m innovation competition could bolster UK's air defences while also spurring renewable energy growth

  • Wind
  • 05 March 2020
UK leads Europe on new wind power as global turbine market enjoys boom
UK leads Europe on new wind power as global turbine market enjoys boom

Britain added more onshore and offshore wind capacity than any other country in Europe last year at 2.8GW, latest industry figures show

  • Wind
  • 19 February 2020
Could a Celtic Sea floating wind industry help drive the UK to its 'challenging' 40GW goal?
Could a Celtic Sea floating wind industry help drive the UK to its 'challenging' 40GW goal?

Two new reports this week have highlighted both the challenges and opportunities presented by the UK's offshore wind boom

  • Wind
  • 07 February 2020
Ørsted pledges to decarbonise supply chain by 2040
Ørsted pledges to decarbonise supply chain by 2040

Many of the technologies needed to decarbonise the renewable energy supply chain already exist, but are not yet cost competitive, CEO argues

  • Supply chain
  • 05 February 2020
'I have the best apprenticeship there is'
'I have the best apprenticeship there is'

To mark National Apprenticeship Week Ørsted wind turbine technician David Davidson reveals why he has the best apprenticeship going, and what it is really like at the top of an offshore wind turbine

  • Skills
  • 04 February 2020
Ørsted reports bumper profits thanks to blustery December
Ørsted reports bumper profits thanks to blustery December

Danish wind giant says earnings ‘exceeded expectations’ in 2019 and is on track to be carbon neutral by 2025

  • Wind
  • 30 January 2020
Global Briefing: Denmark unveils plan for offshore wind artificial island
Global Briefing: Denmark unveils plan for offshore wind artificial island

All the green business news from around the world this week

  • Management
  • 13 December 2019
UK wind power enjoys record-busting weekend
UK wind power enjoys record-busting weekend

On Sunday afternoon wind power provided 38 per cent of the UK's electricity

  • Wind
  • 09 December 2019
Ideas to cut carbon impact of offshore wind maintenance scoop Carbon Trust award
Ideas to cut carbon impact of offshore wind maintenance scoop Carbon Trust award

From hybrid ships to hydrogen-powered boats, Carbon Trust awards £300,000 to firms experimenting with low-carbon maintenance crafts

  • Wind
  • 03 December 2019
Report: UK wind and marine energy exports worth £525m a year
Report: UK wind and marine energy exports worth £525m a year

UK is the 'go-to destination' around the world for expertise on designing, building, and further developing wind, wave, and tidal energy projects, RenewableUK claims

  • Wind
  • 18 November 2019
Just Transition: Scottish government urged to beef up local content for renewables projects
Just Transition: Scottish government urged to beef up local content for renewables projects

New Economics Foundation report argues more should be done to ensure local communities enjoy economic benefits from new renewables projects

  • Wind
  • 04 November 2019
Floating wind: Are deep Scottish waters the next frontier for clean power?
Floating wind: Are deep Scottish waters the next frontier for clean power?

Several developers are eyeing floating offshore wind farms around Scotland, amid estimates the sector could be worth £33.6bn to the UK by 2050

  • Wind
  • 31 October 2019
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