Tag: offshore wind farm

France Commits to Big Offshore Wind Volumes

Last year France raised its offshore wind target for 2050 to 45 GW, with an intermediate target of 18 GW by 2035. On 2 May the Government published a new offshore auction...

Siemens Energy to Deliver Transformers to Scotland’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm

Siemens Energy has been selected by MHI Vestas Offshore Wind (MHI Vestas) to deliver 114 low-loss 66kV distribution transformers for the Seagreen Offshore Wind Farm in Scotland. With an installed capacity of...

Offshore Windfarms ‘Can Provide More Electricity Than the World Needs’

Erecting wind turbines on the world’s best offshore sites could provide more than enough clean energy to meet global electricity demand, according to a report.A detailed study of the world’s coastlines has...

UK’s First Offshore Wind Farm Retires

The first ever offshore wind farm built in the UK is to be decommissioned starting next month.Developer E.ON says the Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, which has two 2MW turbines, has generated enough...

UK Wind Capacity Smashes 20GW Milestone

The UK’s wind power capacity has passed the 20GW milestone. The clean energy technology now generates enough electricity across the country to power more than 14 million homes and cut carbon emissions by...

Neart Na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm To Have £827 Million Impact On Scottish GDP

A new analysis has found that the 450 megawatt Neart Na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm will contribute an estimated £827 million to Scotland’s national GDP. The Neart Na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm has...

German 252 Megawatt Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm Moves Forward

The new 252 megawatt Deutsche Bucht Offshore Wind Farm set to be developed in the German North Sea has hit two major milestones, with developer Northland Power reaching financial close, and MHI...

Massachusetts Considering Plan To Classify Wood Pellets As Renewable Energy

In order to more easily “achieve” its renewable energy goals (formally, at least), the state of Massachusetts may implement a plan that would see the burning of wood pellets classified as renewable...

Giant Neart na Gaoithe Offshore Wind Farm Back on Track after RSPB Appeal Rejected

A £2bn offshore wind farm planned for the Scottish coast took a major step forward today, after courts rejected a request from the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) to...

LEGO Smashes 100% Renewable Energy Goal

The LEGO group announced it reached its goal of balancing 100 percent of its energy use with renewable sources. The beloved toymaker's ambitious feat was achieved three years early thanks to its 25...

Building Blocks: Lego and DONG Energy to Cut Ribbon on UK’s Largest Wind Turbines

The first commercial offshore wind farm to make use of the next generation of giant 8MW turbines will be officially inaugurated later today at a ceremony to mark the official opening of...

Polenergia Gains Approval for Second 600MW Baltic Offshore Wind Project

Polish energy firm Polenergia has this week been given the green light by the Gdańsk regional environmental protection authority to develop a second 600MW offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea. The legally-binding...

It’s Official: Block Island Now Powered by Nation’s First Offshore Wind Farm

Block Island, the smallest town in the country's smallest state, is now powered by Rhode Island's Deepwater Wind, the nation's first offshore wind farm. Block Island Power Company officially silenced its diesel generating...

EnBW Hohe See 500 MW Offshore Wind Farm To Proceed With Siemens & Enbridge

The 497 megawatt EnBW Hohe See offshore wind farm off the coast of Germany is set to proceed following Canadian energy infrastructure company Enbridge’s decision to invest in the project, and German...

Statoil Eyes Wind Growth

Norwegian oil major Statoil plans to invest up to 20% of capital expenditure in other areas, such as offshore wind, by 2030. Chief executive Eldar Saetre said in a presentation of the company’s...

Teesside Collective Unveils Proposal for Industrial CCS Network Designed to Undercut Offshore Wind Power

Ambitious plans to turn the Tees Valley into a globally significant carbon capture and storage (CCS) hub will today take a major step forward with the publication of new proposals on how...

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