Wind power is energy, such as electricity, that is generated directly from the wind. It is considered a renewable energy source because there is always wind on the Earth and we aren't 1 the wind when we make energy from it. Wind power also does not cause pollution. ...
Today, wind power generation relies on wind turbines to catch energy from the wind. Wind turbines operate on both a small (single home) to large (wind farm) scale and can be built on land or offshore—such as in lakes or oceans. Alongside solar power, wind power is considered to have...
Offshore wind energy generation can be much larger than onshore wind power or land-based wind power, in both scale and number of turbines. Some offshore wind turbine blades can be as long as a football field, with the towers themselves one-and-a-half times the height of the Washington M...
The UK government has set an ambition for 50GW of offshore wind power generation by 2030, which is enough to power nearly every home in the country. By 2030 the North Sea alone could provide up to 120GW of offshore wind generation – enough to power over 120 million homes. That’s why...
Since last year, a series of technological breakthroughs have emerged in China, including the commercial maiden flight of the domestic large aircraft C919, the undocking of the first domestic large cruise ship, the completion of the lifting of the world's first 16-megawatt offshore wind turbine...
Offshore vessels primarily serve the offshore oil and gas sector and are also engaged in offshore construction projects like offshore wind farms. Different types of offshore vessels handle specific tasks such as transporting supplies to oil platforms, undertaking drilling etc. Crew members of off...
The US is auctioning off its first floating offshore wind power sites this week, which could unlock a vast new source of clean electricity along the West Coast. In addition, we’ll likely see more developments in the technology for floating offshore wind turbines. While most turbines deployed...
Renewables. Renewable-power capacity almost doubled between 2015 and 2020. Most energy production technologies that use renewable resources are already technologically mature. Solar photovoltaics andonshore and offshore wind turbineshave demonstrated the greatest growth and the most successful efforts to sca...
We’ll tell you all about hydropower, which is also sometimes known as hydroelectric power. Discover the main benefits and its role in the energy mix
Offshore wind farms are made up of a number of wind turbines. The wind farm is situated in an area with relatively shallow water that is not too far from the coastline and where the mean wind speed is favorable. A wind turbine consists of three main components: the tower, a nacelle or...