While the Biden administration has set a target of 30 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity installed by the end of the decade, BloombergNEF’s projection is that the country will likely install around half that, with 16.4 gigawatts of capacity expected by 2030. Technological transformation While ec...
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...
Scientists say there is no evidence that offshore wind projects kill whales. Other offshore wind farms around the world have had minimal impact on marine mammals, although they are not directly analogous to the Pacific Ocean’s deep floating platforms. R...
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...
Floating offshore wind energy is based onfloating platformsfor wind turbines. The choice of one type or another will depend on sea and seabed conditions, the winds in the area, the size of the wind turbine, the depth of the harbours, the manufacturing facilities or the availability and price...
The current largest is in the Irish Sea and larger than the island of Manhattan, New York. Offshore wind turbines can be anchored to the bottom of the body of water as “fixed-bottom” turbines or on floating platforms. The electricity generated flows through buried, underwater cables back ...
I am not a morning person, but as I stand on theboulder(巨大的砾石) in the early dawn, my mind is sharp and alert. I am more than awake, concentrating on the vast endlessness below. There is a noticeable lack of early birdsong here; no hiss of offshore wind fanning the waves. The...
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...
said during the call that the equipment used in these surveys is not as intrusive to marine animals compared to the equipment used in oil and gas construction. Whereas offshore oil and gas development uses seismic air guns, the equipment being used for offshore wind development surveys em...
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...