The Norwegian government has announced that it will investigate the possibilities for building floating offshore wind farms in the country's coastal waters. This could lead to projects with a capacity of up to 3.5 gigawatts.

Although wind energy has grown strongly in Norway in recent years, it has so far played only a subordinate role in the country's national energy mix: more than 90 percent of Norway's electricity so far comes from hydropower, while wind energy accounts for just under 2 percent, as Oilprice reports.

Nevertheless, the ...

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) lends €18m to finance the 32.4 MW Kitka wind farm in the eastern part of Kosovo

Kosovo still relies heavily on coal, but tries to diversify its energy mix. The country in southeastern Europe will benefit from cleaner, more reliable energy from the first large-scale wind farm which is supported by the EBRD. The Bank has now announced to support the wind farm at Kitka in the east of Kosovo with an €18 ...

Oriel Windfarm has commenced investigative works on the future offshore windfarm site off the coast of Dundalk following the granting of a license by the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government.

The Oriel offshore wind farm is in the development stage and is located approximately 22km off the coast of Dundalk. It represents a significant investment in the decarbonisation of the Irish electricity system and represents a significant investment from both

Global Marine Group (GMG), a provider of cable installation and maintenance services to the offshore renewablesindustry, has taken delivery of their new pre-lay plough asset, the PLP240.

GMG has worked together with offshore technology company Osbit and its first confirmed client for the new plough,  Vattenfall, to design the tool to meet genuine market demand. The plough is optimised to help deliver reductions in the cost of offshore wind installation and to minimise project risk ...

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