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U.K. Aims to Increase Energy Security with Intensified Offshore Wind Goals
In a drive to increase energy self-sufficiency and security, the U.K. is increasing its offshore wind power goals, reports Alex Morales of Bloomberg. The...
Dogger Bank C Offshore Wind Farm Wins Award to Provide Reactive Power
Dogger Bank Wind Farm has secured a U.K. power first by becoming the first offshore wind farm project to win a tender from National...
U.K.’s Hornsea 2 Offshore Wind Farm Reaches First Power Milestone
When fully operational, Hornsea 2’s 165 8 MW Siemens Gamesa wind turbines will be capable of generating 1.32 GW of clean electricity – taking...
MingYang Smart Energy Signs Offshore Wind Development Agreement with U.K. Government
MingYang Smart Energy and the U.K. Department for International Trade (DIT) have entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the China-based company to...
Dow Brings in Eight New Renewable Power Agreements
Dow has signed eight new renewable power purchase agreements (RPA) spanning Europe and the Americas. The power supplied by the new agreements is expected...
Johnson Unveils Ambitious Plans for U.K. Offshore Wind
U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled new plans to drastically increase the U.K.’s offshore wind energy capacity - creating jobs, slashing carbon emissions...
GIG, RIDG Partner to Bid in ScotWind
Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG) and Scottish offshore wind developer Renewable Infrastructure Development Group (RIDG) have entered a partnership to compete in ScotWind, the...
2019: Second-Biggest Year of Installed Wind Energy
2019 was the second-biggest year for wind power, with installations of 60.4 GW of new capacity worldwide and year-over-year growth of 19%, according to...
Good Energy Renews Clean Power Agreement
Good Energy, a U.K.-based clean power company, has renewed a deal with Ørsted.
The agreement states that 12% of the output of Ørsted’s Westermost Rough...
Grant Funding Launched To Unlock U.K. Offshore Wind Potential
OrbisEnergy, an innovation and incubation center in Lowestoft, Suffolk, in the U.K., says it has launched the SCORE program, a grant funding opportunity totaling...
China Slowdown Blamed For Drop In Clean Energy Investment
According to Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) data team, global clean energy investment in the first quarter (Q1) of this year was $53.1 billion,...
Gamesa To Supply 17 Turbines For Five Developments In The U.K.
Gamesa has announced that it will install 17 turbines at five wind farms in the U.K. and maintain them for 10 years.
The company has...
Vattenfall Erects First Turbine At Pen y Cymoedd Project
Vattenfall announced that the first turbine at the largest onshore wind farm in Wales has been fully erected.
The 145-meter Siemens turbine is the first...
I Squared Capital To Acquire Viridian Group, 1 GW Of Wind Capacity
I Squared Capital has agreed to acquire Viridian Group from Arcapita, including 225 MW of onshore wind power in Ireland.
With over 480 employees, Viridian...
EDF RE Signs Five-Year Contract With Wind Towers Scotland
EDF Renewable Energy (EDF RE) has signed an agreement with Wind Towers Scotland to supply turbine towers for all of its onshore wind farm...
Vattenfall Moves Forward On Two Huge Offshore Wind Farms
Vattenfall has announced that it is in the planning process for two wind farms in the eastern North Sea, 47 km off the Norfolk...
RCG Launches Study To Assess Impact Of A ‘Brexit’ On Offshore Wind
The Renewables Consulting Group (RCG) has launched a multi-client study to analyze the possible implications on the U.K.’s future offshore renewables and environmental legislation...
DONG Energy To Reconfigure Hornsea Offshore Wind Development Zones
DONG Energy has concluded its zone appraisal process of the Hornsea offshore wind farm, resulting in project-specific agreements for a lease being agreed to...
ORE Catapult Reveals 7 MW Offshore Wind Turbine For Research
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has unveiled a 7 MW demonstration offshore wind turbine in Levenmouth, U.K., underlining the vital role that Scotland,...
Clean Energy Investment Rose In 2015 Despite Falling Fossil Fuel Prices
Growth in the clean energy sector beat expectations in 2015, according to Clean Energy Canada, delivering the best year yet with a record $367...