Credit to Author: Jennifer Sensiba| Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2023 19:05:40 +0000
There are some serious advantages to offshore wind. Offshore winds are much more powerful than those on land, and they reach their peak during the afternoon when people use a significant amount of electricity. This makes offshore turbines especially attractive to coastal power companies because these turbines can be placed close to the load centers, […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2023 13:35:42 +0000
Woke or not, Kentucky is behind a new green steel factory that supports President Joe Biden’s goal for offshore wind development in the US.
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:35:44 +0000
Italy nails down “chasing pack” status with new two-headed floating offshore wind projects totaling 7,100 megawatts.
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Sun, 15 Jan 2023 18:15:26 +0000
This year is setting up to be an important one for offshore wind in the United States. Here are five key developments to keep an eye on in 2023. More Turbines In The Water I’ll definitely be watching for more foundations, towers, and turbines in US waters. There’s a strong possibility that this year we’ll […]
Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2023 01:00:14 +0000
Proposed regulations will streamline and improve processes for offshore wind initiatives
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2023 19:51:46 +0000
In the republic of Ireland, they are planning to install 7 GW of offshore wind by 2030. The first step, the issuing of Maritime Area Consents (MACs), occurred in December 2022. “Seven new projects, amounting to 2.5GW, will enter the Irish planning system and are expected to take part in ORESS 1, the first round […]
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 07 Jan 2023 19:46:23 +0000
“Rumors of the death of the wind industry are vastly over-exaggerated,” Rethink Energy reports, and it predicts rapid growth for the sector over the next few years. Vestas, Siemens Gamesa, and GE are not doing well on the stock market and have had to re-evaluate their workforce requirements. “The question though is how long will […]
Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2022 23:35:28 +0000
As the Biden administration gets ready to push offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico, fossil fuel companies wonder what’s in it for them.
Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Thu, 22 Dec 2022 04:09:16 +0000
A cursory look at National Electricity Market data shows that Australia is well endowed with solar power. What we lack is large amounts of wind power to displace gas and coal in the evenings. Wind is shown in green, gas in red — very appropriate colours. With a change in the federal government (from the conservative […]
Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2022 18:30:14 +0000
Six EU states join up to harvest green hydrogen from the Baltic Sea and transport it to industrial clusters in the Baltic region and beyond.