Tag: offshore wind

The South Korean Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Energy unveiled its offshore wind power project, which will account for 12GW of the total capacity of 48.7GW proposed in the "Renewable Energy 3020 Implementation Plan." To achieve the "Renewable Energy 3020 Implementation Plan" goal, the industrialization of this alternative power is important. 

With the announcement of three new offshore wind farms by 2030, Denmark has set an ambitious direction for domestic renewable energy sector. Specifically offshore wind has moved in a positive direction over the last five years, and the energy from offshore wind has been significantly cheaper, Danish Shipping noted.

The Danish Ministry of Energy, Utilities and Climate, through the Energy Technology Development and Demonstration Programme has allocated 3.8m EUR to a consortium, to present suction bucket technology with focus on industrialising suction bucket technology. The overall target is to limit the cost of foundation construction and installation by 40%.

The Aberdeen Bay wind farm, or EOWDC, is Scotland's largest wind farm that will produce electricity to about 80,000 British households every year. The eleven wind turbines, two 8.8 MW and nine 8.4 MW, have the largest turbine capacity in commercial operation in the world. One single rotor lap can provide a British household with electricity for a full day.

In its 'Energy Trends' report for Q1 2018, the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy said the country has made 15% progress in the target set under the 2009 EU Renewable Directive. Provisional calculations show that 10.2% of final energy consumption in 2017 came from renewable sources; up from 9.2% in 2016.

Equinor has installed the world’s first battery for offshore wind 'Batwind' at the first floating offshore wind farm Hywind Scotland. With Batwind in operation, it will be possible for the first time to store energy produced from an offshore wind farm. Electricity produced at Hywind Scotland will be transported via cables to an onshore substation where the batteries are placed and connected to the grid.

The New York State Public Service Commission accepted the environmental review of policy options to implement a New York State offshore wind program. This decision was made under Governor Andrew M. Cuomo’s goal of providing at least 2.4 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030.

The Scottish Government has allocated up to £2 million of funding to promote innovation in the offshore wind sector and reduce development costs. Under this funding, grants have been given to Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator, Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and Energy Skills Partnership.

RenewableUK, the trade and professional body for the wind, wave and tidal energy industries, released the "Your Career In Offshore Wind". The guide describes how the industry has grew in the last two decades, and presents the ways that an offshore wind farm is built, identifying all its parts, from turbine components to cabling and onshore electricity substations.

India's Ministry of New and Renewable Energy unveiled medium and long-term targets for the country's offshore wind energy of 5GW by 2022 and 30 GW by 2030, respectively, as part of overall efforts to boost national renewable energy sector. MNRE had notified National Offshore Wind Policy in October 2015.