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#363 Uncrewed Vessels and Unprecedented Data
In its seventh Allocation Round the UK executed the largest offshore wind auction in European history, putting pen to paper on 8.4GW of new capacity,
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The foundations of the energy transition
As the world rushes to meet looming deadlines for the transition to renewable energy, we will see fundamental changes in offshore construction. In this series
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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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UK blows past wind energy milestone
British wind power generated more than 20GW for first time last week. The rate needed to be achieved for a benchmark 30-minute period, which took
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Danish duo to double nation’s offshore wind
Energy company Ørsted and investment company Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners have signed an agreement to develop a number of offshore wind projects totalling 5.2GW. The investment
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World’s largest offshore wind project continues to grow
A new phase of the Dogger Bank Wind Farm project is being considered by the developers. This ‘Phase D’ would bring the farm’s generating capacity
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Europe’s energy mission: a new island in the North Sea
Partner: Fugro The impact of greenhouse gases on our planet is a problem too large to ignore. Denmark alone has committed to a 70% reduction
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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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#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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#139 Offshore Wind: Scotland’s World Leader
At 4.1GW Berwick Bank is planning to become the largest offshore windfarm in the world. This is enough generating capacity to power Scotland’s homes twice
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#77 Floating Turbines: Offshore Wind’s Game Changer
Until a few years ago the offshore wind industry was constrained by the seabed characteristics of countries seeking to harness the generating capacity of the