The UK's rollout ofoffshore windhas been one of the few sustained successes the government could turn to in recent years. Supported by theContracts for Difference (CfD) scheme—the shining star of the government's low-carbon policy suite—the price of offshore wind has consistently fallen fur...
The government has secured contracts to build Europe's largest wind farm, which would see 9.6 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power delivered across 131 projects in its flagship auction for green energy schemes.Tuesday 3 September 2024 14:24, UK Climate Crisis ...
Whilst fixed bottom wind is now a mature industry, the scale of investment required means the UK must invest £12 billion ($12.87 billion) per year by 2030. The UK is in a global race for energy investment, and the Government aims to have 50GW of operational offshore win...
The UK's offshore wind capacity is around 15GW, with plans to reach 55GW by 2030. But can the UK compete in a very established industry? Tuesday 3 September 2024 07:07, UK This is a modal window. Video Unavailable Technical details : ...
The research proposes a number of policy instruments, developed to accelerate the roll out of offshore wind in the UK, be applied to China to speed up their offshore programme and help ensure government targets are met in a cost effective way. The research was undertaken working closely with...
“These surveys will enable bp and EnBW to build the most efficient offshore wind farms we can. Wind farms that will play a critical role in helping deliver the UK government’s aim of producing up to 50GW of offshore wind power by 2030 – more than enough to power every home in the...
UK Offshore Wind Must Remain Affordable, Government WarnsLower energy costs dominated the 35th annual RenewableUK conference last week — hardly surprising, as the gathering took place just weeks after UK Prime Minister David Cameron threatened to cut green support, while Labor opposition leader Ed ...
UK offshore wind is well placed to deliver up to 6 GW of competitive bids under the government's third Contract for Difference round in May, Barnaby Wharton, head of policy at sector association RenewableUK, told S&P Global Platts December 19. Falling finance and equipment costs have combined...
Onshore wind projects have had less opposition in Scotland, where environmental and planning policy is controlled by the devolved government in Edinburgh. The UK government eased a de facto ban on onshore wind in England on Tuesday, after growing pressure from environmental campaigners and some rul...
talking about with fisheries and offshore wind is very linear–that it’s up to fisheries and offshore wind,” he said. “I think it should be a triangle approach. We should change the optics, and that third party needs to be the government. We need a holist...