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UK to relax onshore wind restrictions
The British Government has pledged to relax restrictions on the construction of new onshore wind farms in England. According to BBC News, a rule requiring
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UK launches floating offshore wind research programme
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Net Zero Technology Centre will research a number of technical hurdles to floating offshore wind expansion, and
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#173 Europe’s First Energy Island
Denmark is embarking on the largest construction project in its history with the assembly of the first energy island in the North Sea. The 120,000sq.m
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Planned offshore wind doubles in 2021
More than 200 GW of new offshore wind projects were announced in 2021, growing total capacity (including projects in development) by 89%. The numbers were
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#157 Interconnectors: The Green Link to Ireland
Standing on the cliffs of Ireland’s west coast you can feel the reason that Ireland generates more than 35% of its electricity from wind power.
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Most Powerful Turbine Begins Generating Electricity
A turbine anchored off the northern coast of Scotland has begun to generate electricity. However, this particular turbine, The Orbital O2 made by Orbital Marine
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Turbine maintenance robot developed
A UK-based startup has designed a robot that is able to repair and inspect blades on an offshore wind turbine. BladeBUG, which is west London-based
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Offshore Wind: Foundations for the Future
Author: Bernadette Ballantyne Partner: Fugro The offshore wind industry is pushing to meet an enormous 40GW target over the next decade to build new wind
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Offshore Wind: Becoming a World Leader
It was the year 2000. The Y2K bug, which was predicted to create a software meltdown and bring global economies to a standstill, led to nothing more than a few minor temporary IT issues. JK Rowling’s fourth Harry Potter book “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” became the fastest selling novel of all time; a 24 year old Tiger Woods becomes the youngest ever golfer to win four grand slams; and American and Russian astronauts became the first ever inhabitants of the International Space Station.
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#45 Offshore Wind, Part 2 : Foundations for the Future
How new technology is supporting the UK’s offshore wind industry to bring down costs and accelerate construction. From new methods for drilling into the seabed,
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#44 Offshore Wind, Part 1: Becoming a World Leader
Over the past two decades the UK has become the world’s leading offshore wind energy producer. Not only is it responsible for 40% of all