There's a huge potential for floating offshore wind turbines - but only if costs can be reduced drastically. A solvable task, as the wind industry knows.

The idea is simple: the more floating offshore wind turbines are being built, the cheaper they become. That's why the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has now formed a task force to drive this development forward.

Floating turbines can increase the output of the entire offshore wind industry tenfold, according to GWEC. This is done by opening the market to new locations were fixed-bottom turbines can't be installed, e.g. because of excessive water depth.

At the end of last year, only 65.7 MW of floating turbines were ...

The Government needs to take steps to maximise the economic benefits of renewable energy in the coming years.

 RenewableUK analysis shows that since lock-down was imposed on 23rd ...

The BNEF report maps least-cost transition options for four key power markets in Central and Eastern Europe.

Today, Bloomberg Philanthropies and BloombergNEF (BNEF) released ...

The Electrical Safety Standards Harmonization report highlights offshore wind industry’s best practices for electric safety for turbine systems, subsea cables, and substations.

The ...

Without a major acceleration in clean energy innovation, countries and companies around the world will be unable to fulfil their pledges to bring their carbon emissions down to net-zero in ...

With the latest order of 166 MW for two projects, Vestas reinforces its market leadership in Poland by surpassing 1 GW of order intake from auctions.

Turbine manufacturer Vestas has received a 166 MW order for two wind farms awarded at the Polish wind-solar-energy auction in December 2019. With this order, Vestas surpasses the 1 GW milestone of onshore wind energy projects in Poland since the country introduced its auction scheme in 2018. The order reinforces Vestas’ leadership in the country’s wind energy sector, where it has installed more than ...

Danish Ørsted and Taiwan-based TSMC have signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA). TSMC will buy all the power produced by Ørsted’s 920MW Greater Changhua 2b & 4 offshore wind farms, making it the largest-ever contract of its kind within renewable energy.

The 20-year fixed-price contract period starts once Greater Changhua 2b & 4 reaches commercial operations in 2025/2026, subject to grid availability and Ørsted’s final investment decision. Greater Changhua 2b & 4 will be Ørsted’s third ...

There's no question that the construction of offshore wind farms is associated with noise and pollution for the local wildlife. But could a completed wind farm also have positive effects by creating new diversity in its area? US researchers draw an unusual comparison.

The US have so far been reluctant to build offshore wind farms, even though large parts of the east coast are already determined to be potential construction sites. The question of jeopadizing local flora and fauna is a major bone of contention, as fishermen see their livelihoods threatened by the ...

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Nexans announced the signing of an agreement to sell Nexans Metallurgie Deutschland GmbH (NMD), a Nexans company specialized in oxygen free copper ...

New Strong Partners for 3D Metrology in Spain and Portugal: API and NM3D IBÉRICA

 

Both companies specialize in innovative laser-based instruments for ...

eologix sensor technology gmbh will equip all the wind turbines by Enercon with their eologix:safe system.

The various Enercon wind turbines in different performance classes are to be ...

Automated Precision Europe GmbH (API) has further improved their distribution channels by entering a new partnership in Italy for its Radian Laser Tracker system products and accessories. In addition to their long-time partner Microservice S.r.l., API...