An Offshore Wind Industrial Strategy published Aug. 1 by the British government aims to help attract investment in the sector, particularly in the local supply chain. The strategy calls for requiring wind farm developers seeking state support to show how they will help to develop a local supply...
LONDON, March 7 (Xinhua) -- A third of Britain's electricity will be produced by offshore wind power by 2030, according to a release issued on Thursday by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. Britain will invest 250 million pounds (327.5 million U.S. dollars) to d...
Businesses with offshore wind facilities in UK territorial waters must review the immigration status of their workforce now ahead of an anticipated change to the rules from July.The offshore wind workers’ concession (2-page / 82.3KB PDF), which exempts foreign nationals engaged in the ...
Alastair Dutton, who played a key role in establishing the UK’s offshore wind industry during stints at the Crown Estate and in the department for business, energy and industrial strategy (BEIS), will chair the taskforce. Meanwhile, Henrik Stiesdal, creator of the first large-scale offshore...
The technology behind offshore wind power is sophisticated and involves advanced engineering to ensure the turbines can withstand harsh marine environments. According to recent energy trend figures from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), the share of electricity generated...
The Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS) said these power plants will be producing enough power for more than seven million households and at record low prices. For offshore wind, the price is now around 30% below that it the second CfD auction held in 2017. ...
Offshore wind power contributes to the decarbonization of the power system; however, its green development faces many challenges, including environmental impact concerns, scale limitations, and grid parity to go carbon neutral. This study applies life cycle assessment (LCA) to evaluate the potential ...
Offshore wind power Wholesale electricity prices Time series analysis Electricity price modelling 1. Introduction Advancing climate change intensifies the urgency to decarbonise the electricity generation and to increase the share of renewable energy sources. In Northern Europe, one of the most important...
The European Commission published a new EU strategy on offshore renewable energy under the European Green Deal. The strategy aims to install 60 GW of offshore wind projects and at least 1 GW of ocean energy by 2030. In addition, the policy aims to reach 300 GW offshore wind turbine capaci...
Offshore wind—now widely recognized as a proven and reliable source of renewable energy—is expected to see accelerated growth globally, but this is not without its challenges.