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ESA APPROVES SUPPORT SCHEME FOR UTSIRA NORD
Wind Catching Systems demonstrating their concept consisting of many small turbines at WindEu...
EUROPE’S WIND INDUSTRY PROPOSES NEW OFFSHORE WIND DEAL FOR EUROPE
Today Europe’s wind industry proposed a new deal to speed up and de-risk the build-out of h...
HOW 5 EU COUNTRIES ARE FAST-TRACKING ONSHORE WIND TO BOOST ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
Germany, Poland and the Baltic States have suffered big economic damage from rising fossil fu...
OEUK RESPONDS TO UK-JAPAN OFFSHORE WIND MEMORANDUM OF COOPERATION
Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) have responded to the announcement that the UK has signed a memorandu...
BUILDING MORE WIND IS KEY TO DELIVER THE EU CLEAN INDUSTRIAL DEAL
Europe built 16.4 GW of wind energy, 13 GW in the EU, according to WindEurope’s 2024 St...
SOWEC APPOINTS CLAIRE MACK AS CO-CHAIR
The Minister for Climate Action, Dr Alasdair Allan, MSP, has appointed a new Scottish Offshore Wi...
GUH AND SCOTTISH ENTERPRISE COMBINE FORCES IN FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) and Scottish Enterprise (SE) have today signed a Memorandum of Un...
RENEWABLEUK CYMRU WELCOMES GOVERNMENT'S CLEAN INDUSTRY BONUS
Commenting on today’s launch of the UK Government’s Clean Industry Bonus, targeted at...
GUH TASKFORCE TO TACKLE SUBSEA CABLE RELIABILITY AND PERFORMANCE
Global Underwater Hub (GUH) has today published a white paper on its approach to tackling a cruci...
GLOBAL OPERATIONAL OFFSHORE WIND CAPACITY GROWS BY 15% IN 12 MONTHS
RenewableUK’s latest Offshore Wind EnergyPulse Insights report shows that the global capaci...
ORE CATAPULT OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN PROGRAMME OPENS
Innovative businesses based across Scotland’s island and coastal communities will have the ...
EUROPE GETS 20% OF ITS ELECTRICITY FROM WIND
Wind energy was 20% of all the electricity consumed in Europe. But Europe is not building eno...
RENEWABLES PROVIDED CLOSE TO HALF OF IRELANDS ELECTRICITY IN DECEMBER
Electricity from renewable sources provided for close to half of total demand in December, ac...
UK WIND GENERATED MORE ELECTRICITY THAN GAS IN 2024
Statistics published today by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) show that wind outpe...
US ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY LEASING IN GUAM
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goals to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offsho...
THE CROWN ESTATE FUNDING SET TO BOOST UK OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR
Thirteen organisations across England, Wales and Scotland are set to share nearly £5m in fu...
NO OFFSHORE BIDS IN DENMARK - DISAPPOINTING BUT NOT SURPRISING
Denmark’s latest 3 GW offshore wind auction round ended without any bids. That’s a hu...
DANISH NORTH SEA OFFSHORE WIND TENDER FAILS TO ATTRACT BIDS
The deadline for bidding on the first 3 GW of Denmark’s 6 GW offshore wind tendering proced...
NORWEGIANS AND KOREANS INK OFFSHORE WIND COOPERATION AGREEMENT
Korean Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA) and Norwegian Offshore Wind signed an MOU in ...
UK AND WELSH GOVERNMENTS UNITE TO ACCELERATE CLEAN POWER MISSION
At Future Energy Wales, Wales' premier renewable energy conference, UK and Welsh Governme...
WALES POISED FOR A £47 BILLION INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITY FROM RENEWABLES BY 2035
New analysis revealed today at Wales' largest renewable energy conference shows Wales has...
IRELAND ANNOUNCES SECOND OFFSHORE WIND AUCTION FOR 2025
In a major statement of commitment to Irish offshore wind energy Minister for the Environment...
NEW REPORT SETS OUT A ROUTE TO TRANSFORM ENVIRONMENTAL CONSENTING IN UK OFFSH...
A report published this week by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult lays out a new appro...
INDUSTRY WELCOMES NEW AUCTION FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN IRELAND
The Irish wind energy industry has welcomed the announcement that the Government has approved the...
BOEM AND DOD TO BOLSTER COLLABORATION ON OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to expand offshore wind opportuniti...
BOEM HOLDS FIRST OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE IN THE GULF OF MAINE
The Biden-Harris administration has completed its sixth offshore wind lease sale by offering area...
NORTH SEAS COUNTRIES SET OUT VISION ON WIND SUPPLY CHAIN AND GRID BUILD-OUT
The Energy Ministers of the 9 North Seas countries held their annual meeting today in Odense, Den...
NO RECORDED COLLISIONS BETWEEN FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND TURBINE AND BIRDS
For more than two years, the floating offshore wind turbine TetraSpar at METCentre off the coast ...
GREEN LIGHT FOR GARN FACH WINDFARM IN MID WALES
Welsh Ministers have approved the long-awaited consent on the Garn Fach Wind Farm project near Ne...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES REFORMS FOR FUTURE CLEAN ENERGY AUCTIONS
Commenting on the announcement on Friday by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, whic...
GERMANY ACTS TO ENSURE LEVEL PLAYING FIELD AND DATA SECURITY IN WIND ENERGY
The German Economy and Energy Ministry issued a five-point Action Plan today to address current c...
BOEM POSTPONES OREGON OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY AUCTION
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is delaying the offshore wind energy auction planned...
GWEC APPOINTS REBECCA WILLIAMS AS DEPUTY CEO
Rebecca Williams has been appointed Deputy CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). ...
U.S. ADMINISTRATION ANNOUNCES FIRST OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE IN THE GULF OF M...
Lease areas have potential to power over 4.5 million homes The Department of the Int...
CROWN ESTATE OUTLINES NEW VISION FOR UK SEABED
An ambitious vision for how the UK’s seabed can continue to support the accelerated deliver...
BOEM FINALIZES EA OF GULF OF MAINE OFFSHORE WIND COMMERCIAL LEASING
Area could produce 15 GW of clean, renewable energy, enough to supply power to more than five mil...
ABERDEEN SCIENCE CENTRE TO DELIVER WIND WORKSHOPS
Funding from Thistle Wind Partners will benefit Stonehaven pupils and communities School...
UK ONSHORE WIND PROJECT PIPELINE GROWS BY OVER 4 GIGAWATTS IN LAST 12 MONTHS
UK onshore wind project pipeline grows by over 4 gigawatts in last 12 months – twice as muc...
UK AWARDS 5.3 GW OF NEW OFFSHORE WIND AND 990 MW OF NEW ONSHORE WIND
The UK has announced the results of its latest auction for new wind farms (AR6). 6.3 GW of new...
NREL ADVANCES METHOD FOR RECYCLABLE WIND TURBINE BLADES
An NREL scientist holds small cubes of the PECAN resin. Photo by Werner Slocum, NREL ...
CENTRAL ATLANTIC OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE YIELDS NEARLY $93 MILLION
Leased areas have the potential to power over 2.2 million homes with clean energy, continuing Adm...
AREG TO HIGHLIGHT OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR INNOVATION AND GROWTH
Date: Wednesday, 11 September Time: 10am-4pm Location: Aberdeen’s Sandman...
WIND INDUSTRY IN NEW ZEALAND CAN FLOURISH THROUGH UK COLLABORATION
Graham Stewart presenting at the event in New Plymouth A new report published today illust...
CELTIC SEA LEASING ROUND GETS UNDERWAY
The Crown Estate has embarked on the latest phase in its Offshore Wind Leasing Round 5, which...
BOEM FINALIZES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF WIND LEASES OFFSHORE OREGON
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today announced the availability of its final Enviro...
EIB ACTIVATES FIRST TRANCHE OF COUNTER-GUARANTEE FACILITY
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced it will provide a €500mn counter-guarantee ...
RENEWABLEUK CYMRU WELCOMES BUDGET UPLIFT FOR RENEWABLES
Commenting on the increased budget of £1.5bn for the UK Government’s green energy auc...
BOEM ANNOUNCES NEXT STEPS FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN GULF OF MEXICO
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced today that the agency received an unso...
UK GOVERMENT LAUNCHES ONSHORE WIND INDUSTRY TASKFORCE
Doubling onshore wind deployment by 2030 to help Britain become a clean energy superpower is one ...
ONSHORE WIND INDUSTRY TASKFORCE CAN REDUCE BILLS AND BOOST ENERGY SECURITY
Welcoming the announcement today by the Energy Secretary Ed Miliband of a joint industry and gove...
WIND ENERGY INSIGHTS: Q&A WITH REBECCA WILLIAMS
Rebecca Williams is Chief Strategy Officer for Offshore Wind at the Global Wind Energy Counci...
GREEN ENERGY INDUSTRY: 10 QUICK WINS FOR THE GOVERNMENT
During its first 100 days in power, the new UK Government has a golden opportunity to take advant...
DOZENS OF WIND FARMS AT RISK FROM OUTDATED PLANNING DECISIONS
The Irish wind energy industry has warned there is a growing risk that dozens of Ireland’s ...
IVAR SLENGESOL FROM TGS ELECTED NEW CHAIR OF NORWEGIAN OFFSHORE WIND
Ivar Slengesol is VP of New Energy Solutions Eastern Hemisphere in TGS. He will take the helm as ...
BOEM ISSUES FINAL SALE NOTICE FOR OFFSHORE WIND IN THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC
In another step by the Biden-Harris administration to support the growing momentum across America...
NEGATIVE BIDDING CONTINUES TO BURDEN OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
Germany and the Netherlands have recently issued the results of their latest offshore wind auctio...
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND NEAR U.S. TERRITORIES
Calls for research ideas that would help ensure offshore energy activities are conducted in an en...
INDUSTRY WELCOMES LABOUR’S PLEDGE TO END ONSHORE WIND BAN IN ENGLAND
Commenting on today’s announcement at RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind conferen...
GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND CAPACITY INCREASES BY MORE THAN A FIFTH OVER LAST YEAR
A new report published today by RenewableUK shows that global offshore wind operational capacity ...
NETHERLANDS ANNOUNCES NEXT PERMIT PROCEDURE FOR OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
The next permit procedure for offshore wind farms is announced. The Netherlands Enterprise Agency...
RENEWABLEUK CYMRU DEMANDS NEXT GOVERNMENT SUPERCHARGE WALES' GREEN ENERGY
As the UK General Election heats up, Britain's energy policy is taking centre stage. Renewabl...
RENEWABLEUK HIGHLIGHTS PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR CROSS-PARTY CONSENSUS ON RENEWABLES
As the General Election campaign intensifies with energy policy emerging as a key issue, Renewabl...
LEADING TECHNOLOGY CENTRES CREATE NETWORK TO DRIVE INNOVATION IN FLOATING OFF...
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC) have today...
BOEM FINALIZES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF GULF OF MAINE OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH L...
Proposed lease activities found to have no significant impacts The Bureau of Ocean Energy Mana...
KIDS LEARN TO HARNESS THE POWER OF WIND AT OUTDOOR WEEK 2024
Staff members at the Bureau of Ocean Energy’s Alaska OCS Region had the opportunity to work...
BOEM RELEASES FINAL EIS FOR WIND PROJECTS OFFSHORE NEW JERSEY
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore ...
ANNOUNCEMENT OF GIGAWATT SCALE FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND STUDY
In a significant advancement for the offshore renewable energy sector, Apollo and DOF, in col...
£86M INVESTMENT TO ACCELERATE UK DEVELOPMENT OF SUPER TURBINES
Development of the world’s most advanced wind turbine blade and drive train testing assets ...
OEUK REPORT REVEALS SMART SUPPORT FOR OFFSHORE WIND COULD BE A GAME CHANGER
A new Wind Insight report published by Offshore Energies UK sets out the key opportunities and ch...
SCOTTISH RENEWABLES CELEBRATES 'FATHER OF WIND POWER' JAMES BLYTH
Scottish Renewables has recognised the achievements of James Blyth, ‘the father of wind pow...
BOEM COMPLETES BEACON WIND'S ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has completed its environmental review of Beacon Win...
ROMANIA MOVES TOWARDS ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
The Romanian Parliament adopts the country’s first Offshore Wind Energy Law This bil...
19 NE OF SCOTLAND BUSINESSES SELECTED FOR OFFSHORE RENEWABLES SUPPLY CHAIN PR...
Nineteen businesses in the North East of Scotland have been selected for the successful Fit 4 Off...
RECORD YEAR FOR WIND ENERGY BUT POLICY-DRIVEN ACTION REQUIRED
The global wind industry installed a record 117GW of new capacity in 2023, making it the best...
OFFSHORE WIND INDUSTRY UNVEILS INDUSTRIAL GROWTH PLAN
Offshore wind industry unveils Industrial Growth Plan to create jobs, triple supply chain manufac...
BALTIC SEA COUNTRIES PLEDGE CLOSER COLLABORATION
The Energy Ministers of 8 Baltic Sea countries - Lithuania, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, L...
AREG AND ABERDEEN CITY COUNCIL PARTNER TO PROPEL OFFSHORE WIND RENEWABLES
AREG has launched its latest innovative project, the Enhancing Offshore Wind Renewables through D...
ORE CATAPULT AND VATTENFALL EXTEND COLLABORATION AT ABERDEEN OFFSHORE WIND FARM
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Vattenfall have signed a three-year extension on...
GWEC APPOINTS ADAM BRUCE AS FIRST SENIOR FELLOW
Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) has announced Adam Bruce’s appointment as its first ever ...
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION APPROVES EIGHTH OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
Interior Department has now approved more than 10 gigawatts of offshore wind under President Bide...
LABOUR’S PLANS FOR FLOATING WIND OFFER MASSIVE MANUFACTURING OPPORTUNITIES IN UK
Commenting on Labour’s plans to invest in floating wind, RenewableUK's Executive Direct...
BOEM ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED VINEYARD PROJECT
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore ...
REBOUND IN WIND ENERGY FINANCING IN 2023
Investments in wind energy in Europe more than doubled in 2023 compared to 2022, driven by record...
GOVERNMENT AND WIND INDUSTRY SIGN SPANISH WIND CHARTER
At WindEurope’s Annual Event 2024 in Bilbao, Spain’s Minister for the Ecological Tran...
ORE CATAPULT LAUNCH OFFSHORE WIND ACCELERATOR PROGRAMME
Ten UK companies poised to take the offshore wind industry by storm have joined the national Laun...
UK REACHES MAJOR NEW CLEAN ENERGY MILESTONE: 15 GIGAWATTS OF ONSHORE WWIND
RenewableUK is celebrating a new clean energy milestone, as 15 gigawatts (GW) of onshore wind...
WINDEUROPE AND AZERBAIJAN JOIN FORCES TO ACCELERATE WIND ENERGY
On 1 March WindEurope and the Azerbaijan Renewable Energy Agency signed a Memorandum of Understan...
CHAIN FOR CELTIC SEA FLOATING WIND FARMS COULD POWER 5,000 NEW JOBS
Up to 5,300 new jobs and up to £1.4 billion could be generated for the UK economy by galvan...
UPTAKE IN PERMITTING AND INVESTMENTS BRINGS 2030 WIND TARGET WITHIN REACH
WindEurope’s annual statistics and seven-year outlook published today show the EU wind ...
BOEM FINALIZES WIND ENERGY AREAS IN OREGON
Areas hold 2.4 gigawatts of clean renewable energy potential In support of the Biden-Harris ad...
INDUSTRY ALIGNS WITH GOVERNMENT ON ONSHORE WIND BENEFITS FOR LOCAL COMMUNITIES
Commenting on the publication today of the Government’s response to its consultation &ldquo...
STARK WARNING OVER RENEWABLE TARGETS TO NEXT FIRST MINISTER OF WALES
A new Welsh poll conducted by Censuswide and commissioned by RenewableUK Cymru, shows that less t...
GUH AIMING TO ESTABLISH UK AS CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE FOR FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND...
GUH Aiming to Establish UK as Global Centre of Excellence For Floating Offshore Wind Mooring a...
RENEWABLEUK APPOINTS NEW COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR
RenewableUK has appointed Liz Conboy as its new Commercial Director to lead the trade association...
WIND ENERGY PERMITTING IS IMPROVING BUT GOVERNMENTS STILL HAVE WORK TO DO
Permitting remains a bottlenecks to the expansion wind energy in Europe. However, things are ...
NET ZERO INDUSTRY ACT THREATENS TO BE A BACKWARD STEP FOR EUROPE’S WIND INDUSTRY
Wind is 19% of the electricity consumed in Europe. Nearly all of Europe’s wind turbines are...
OWGP AWARDS £2.4M TO ELEVEN UK BUSINESSES
OWGP awards £2.4m to eleven UK businesses and launches next funding round OWGP launche...
EUROPE INSTALLS RECORD-BREAKING 4.2 GW OF OFFSHORE WIND IN 2023
Europe’s offshore wind industry brought online a record 4.2 GW of new capacity in 2023 and ...
EUROPE SETS COURSE FOR COOPERATION ON CROSS-BORDER OFFSHORE GRIDS
Today the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E) published E...
RECORD INVESTMENTS IN NEW OFFSHORE WIND IN EUROPE
Things are looking up again for offshore wind in Europe. 2023 saw a record 4.2 GW of new offshore...
EU GOVERNMENTS TO TAKE URGENT ACTIONS OUTLINED IN THE WIND POWER PACKAGE
In October the European Commission published the Wind Power Package: 15 immediate actions to stre...
GETTING AUCTION DESIGN RIGHT WILL MAKE OR BREAK THE NET ZERO INDUSTRY ACT
This week the EU Member States agreed on their position for the upcoming negotiations with the Eu...
INDUSTRY PLOTS COURSE FOR NEW INDUSTRIAL VISION FOR OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR
RenewableUK, the Offshore Wind Industry Council, The Crown Estate & Crown Estate Scotland hav...
REPOWERING WIND FARMS: A MAJOR OPPORTUNITY FOR EUROPE
WindEurope’s annual “End of Life Issues and Strategies” event (EoLIS 2023) show...
NORTH SEAS ENERGY MINISTERS ENDORSE WIND POWER PACKAGE
In the presence of His Majesty King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands the 10 Energy Ministers o...
OWIC WELCOMES GOVERNMENT’S COMMITMENT NEW OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
Commenting on the Government's announcement of the parameters for the next annual CfD auction...
NEXT CLEAN POWER AUCTION COULD ATTRACT RECORD INVESTMENT IN OFFSHORE WIND
Commenting on the publication by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero of the key param...
NPD ANNOUNCES FIRST OFFSHORE WIND DATA SETS AVAILABLE IN DISKOS
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has collected and prepared the first data sets for offs...
WELSH STUDENTS GAIN HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE OF FUTURE CLEAN ENERGY CAREERS
Welsh secondary school students are being offered a fantastic opportunity to learn how the renewa...
BOEM DESIGNATES FOUR WIND ENERGY AREAS IN GULF OF MEXICO
Areas could support wind projects with potential to power three million homes As part of the B...
BOEM UNVEILS 40-GW DRAFT WIND ENERGY AREA IN THE GULF OF MAINE
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has identified a draft wind energy area (WEA) in the...
WIND POWER PACKAGE: GAME-CHANGER FOR EUROPE’S ENERGY SECURITY
In her State of the Union speech in September 2023 EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen h...
AREG WEBINAR: AN INTRODUCTION TO MUIR MHÒR OFFSHORE WIND FARM
As part of AREG’s Meet the Developer series of events, it will host a webinar on Wednes...
WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO UNLOCK U.S. FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY?
By Carol Laurie Study Evaluates Port and Supply Chain Needs To Deploy Floating Wind Farms on W...
GLOBAL FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT PIPELINE GROWS BY ONE-THIRD OVER 12 MONTHS
A new report published today by RenewableUK shows that the total pipeline of floating offshore wi...
NEW PROGRAMME TO REDUCE RISK AND COST OF FLOATING WIND
The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW C...
CROWN ESTATE MOVES TO INCREASE COMPETITION IN THE CELTIC SEA
Following market feedback from developers, The Crown Estate has adapted their spatial design and ...
OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN HAS £92 BILLION POTENTIAL FOR UK ECONOMY BY 2040
Growing the UK’s supply chain for offshore wind represents a £92 billion opportunity ...
SUBSEA CABLE FAILURES COULD DERAIL OFFSHORE WIND AMBITIONS
Global Underwater Hub leads the charge to improve the performance and reliability of subsea cable...
NO ENERGY TRANSITION WITHOUT EXPANDED ELECTRICITY GRID
Europe needs to invest more in its electricity grids. It needs to accelerate the build-out of tra...
GOVERNMENT MUST USE BUDGET 2024 TO ACCELERATE IRELAND’S ENERGY REVOLUTION
In a detailed Budget 2024 submission Wind Energy Ireland has called on the Irish Government t...
FIRST EVER OFFSHORE WIND LEASE SALE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO ANNOUNCED
The Department of the Interior announced today it will hold the first-ever offshore wind energy l...
EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT VOTE SENDS STRONG POSITIVE SIGNAL FOR RENEWABLES INVESTMENTS
Today the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) formally ag...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYSIS FOR WIND PROJECT OFFSHORE RHODE ISLAND
In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore ...
IRELAND'S GOVERNMENT LAUNCHES MARITIME AREA REGULATORY AUTHORITY
The Government has officially launched the Maritime Area Regulatory Authority (MARA), marking a s...
GERMAN OFFSHORE AUCTIONS AWARD 7 GW OF NEW WIND
Today Germany announced the results of its biggest offshore wind auction to date. 7 GW of new cap...
INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES CAN ACCELERATE DEVELOPMENT OF OFFSHORE WIND
A new report from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult details how the latest advance...
PLANS FOR NEW DIGITAL TESTING ENVIRONMENT COULD REVOLUTIONISE OFFSHORE WIND D...
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has outlined plans to develop a virtual environm...
RENEWABLEUK SIGNS CO-OPERATION AGREEMENT WITH UKRAINIAN WIND ENERGY ASSOCIATION
RenewableUK has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Ukrainian Wind Energy Association a...
NZIA: ACT NOW OR EUROPE’S WIND TURBINES WILL BE MADE IN CHINA
The EU wants to massively expand renewables and strengthen Europe’s clean energy supply cha...
UK OFFSHORE WIND PIPELINE NEARS 100GW AS GLOBAL PIPELINE TOPS 1.23TW
RenewableUK’s latest EnergyPulse market intelligence data report shows that the UK’s ...
INTOG: EXCLUSIVITY AGREEMENTS SIGNED FOR FIVE OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed that all innovation INTOG projects now have agreements in...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF OFFSHORE WIND LEASING IN THE GULF OF M...
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of permitting 30 gigawatts of offshore wi...
OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR ALLOCATES £4 MILLION TO UK COMPANIES
Fifteen UK businesses have secured a share of £2 million Innovation Grant funding from the ...
EIGHT UK BUSINESSES AWARDED £2M FROM THE OFFSHORE WIND GROWTH PARTNERSHIP
Eight UK businesses have been successful in securing a share of a £2 million Development Gr...
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND LEASING PROCESS IN THE GULF OF MAINE
Seeks Public Input on Possible Wind Energy Development offshore Massachusetts, New Hampshire and ...
NEW STUDY SUGGESTS RENEWABLE ENERGY IS BIGGEST ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY IN SCOTLAND
Almost 90% of Scotland’s renewable energy supply chain believe renewable energy is the ...
NPD IDENTIFY 20 AREAS SUITABLE FOR OFFSHORE WIND
A broadly composed group in the Directorate has identified 20 areas on the Norwegian shelf that c...
EU LEADERS TO AGREE RAPID BUILD-OUT OF OFFSHORE WIND IN THE NORTH SEAS
Nine Heads of State & Government and the President of the EU Commission meet today in Ostend ...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES NIC’S PROPOSALS TO REFORM PLANNING SYSTEM FOR ONSHORE WIND
Commenting on today’s report by the National Infrastructure Commission, “Delivering n...
REVISED EU RENEWABLES DIRECTIVE SET TO SPEED UP WIND PERMITTING
After 18 months of political negotiations the European Parliament, the Council of the EU and ...
EUROPE INVESTED €17BN IN NEW WIND IN 2022, THE LOWEST SINCE 2009
Europe invested just €17bn in new wind farms in 2022. That’s down from €41bn in 2...
13 PROJECTS SELECTED TO SUPPORT GREEN INNOVATION AND HELP DECARBONISE NORTH SEA
Crown Estate Scotland has announced the results of the world’s first leasing round desi...
EUROPE NEEDS STRONGER WIND SUPPLY CHAIN AND CLEAR INVESTMENT SIGNALS
The European Commission is preparing a Net Zero Industry Act and changes to Europe’s Electr...
EU GOALS FOR NEW WIND IS FALLING BEHIND TARGET
The EU built only 16 GW new wind in 2022: must restore investor confidence and ramp up supply...
PAUSE TO DANISH OFFSHORE WIND SCHEME IS ABSURD
The Danish Government has put on hold Denmark’s "open door" offshore wind develop...
NEW STATISTICS SHOW ONLY TWO SMALL ONSHORE WIND TURBINES INSTALLED IN ENGLAND...
New research published today by RenewableUK shows that more than ten times as much UK offshore wi...
ENERGY TRADE ASSOCIATIONS WARN CHANCELLOR OF SEVERE RISK TO GREEN GROWTH
Five energy trade associations representing over 750 companies have written a joint letter to the...
INVESTMENTS IN WIND ENERGY ARE DOWN
Investments in wind energy in Europe fell in 2022. Orders for new wind turbines were down 47% on ...
RENEWABLEUK SETS OUT KEY STEPS THE CHANCELLOR CAN TAKE TO GROW THE GREEN ECONOMY
Responding to the Chancellor’s commitment to grow the UK’s green economy in his keyno...
THE CROWN ESTATE SEALS LANDMARK AGREEMENTS FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY
In a major milestone for the UK’s energy security and net zero commitments, The Crown Estat...
NET ZERO REVIEW CHARTS CLEAR COURSE FOR RAPID ACCELERATION OF RENEWABLES
Responding to the publication of “Mission Zero – Independent Review of Net Zero&rdquo...
INTOG OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ATTRACTS INTEREST
Crown Estate Scotland has confirmed that a total of 19 applications have been made for its In...
EU WIND INSTALLATIONS UP BY A THIRD DESPITE CHALLENGING YEAR FOR SUPPLY CHAIN
The EU installed 15 gigawatts (GW) of new wind farms in 2022. That’s one third more than 20...
WIND GENERATES 21 GIGAWATTS OF ELECTRICITY – FIRST NEW RECORD OF 2023
RenewableUK is highlighting another wind energy generation record, set yesterday evening (Tuesday...
NEW WIND ENERGY GENERATION RECORD SET FOR THE THIRD TIME IN A YEAR
RenewableUK is highlighting a new wind energy generation record set on Friday 30th December and c...
THE UK RE-ENGAGES WITH THE NORTH SEAS ENERGY COOPERATION
The United Kingdom (UK) is re-engaging with the North Seas Energy Cooperation (NSEC). At a signin...
PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY REACHES NEW RECORD HIGH
The Government’s latest survey of public attitudes towards renewables and tackling climate ...
INTOG OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ATTRACTS INTEREST
Crown Estate Scotland has today confirmed that a total of 19 applications have been made for ...
CALIFORNIA OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY AUCTION WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The Department of the Interior today announced results from the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management...
CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND DELIVERS £60M FOR PUBLIC SPENDING
Crown Estate Scotland’s latest annual report confirms that a record level of reve...
NEW STRATEGY FOR THE CELTIC SEA REGION TO TAP INTO OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
The Celtic Sea Cluster has launched its new Regional Strategy, outlining how Wales and South West...
LABOUR LEADER SUPPORTS NEW ONSHORE WIND AND RENEWABLES TO CUT ENERGY BILLS
The Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has met RenewableUK’s Chief Executive and Deputy Chief E...
THREE SCOTWIND CLEARING PROJECT AGREEMENTS CONFIRMED
Crown Estate Scotland has today confirmed that all three successful ScotWind Clearing applic...
FULL SPEAKER PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED FOR AREG ENERGY FUTURES EVENT 2022
bp confirmed as principal sponsor The future of offshore renewables, Scotland’s hydr...
EQUINOR AND ORE CATAPULT ANNOUNCE STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP
Equinor and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have announced a collaboration agree...
EUROPE TAKES EMERGENCY MEASURES TO REMOVE PERMITTING BOTTLENECKS FOR RENEWABLES
Europe takes emergency measures to remove permitting bottlenecks for renewables The European Com...
OFFSHORE WIND EVIDENCE & KNOWLEDGE HUB ENTERS DISCOVERY PHASE
The Offshore Wind Evidence & Knowledge Hub (OWEKH), an initiative funded by The Crown Estate&...
WIND POWER SETS ANOTHER GENERATION RECORD - REACHING OVER 20 GIGAWATTS FOR FI...
RenewableUK is highlighting the second wind energy generation record to be set within the space o...
NEW WIND TURBINE ORDERS STALLING; EUROPEAN RENEWABLES TARGETS AT RISK
Wind turbine orders in Q3 2022 fell by 36% compared with Q3 2021. Europe urgently needs to solve ...
TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATOR READY TO LAUNCH NEW COMPANIES INTO OFFSHORE WIND SUCCESS
Technology accelerator ready to launch new companies into offshore wind success - ORE An i...
MORE THAN 27,000 JOBS SUPPORTED BY SCOTLAND’S RENEWABLE ENERGY SECTOR
Burn of Whilk (Image source: Alan Hendry) Scotland’s renewable energy industry and i...
EVENT: FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND 2022
Date: 12 - 13 October 2022 Location: P&J Live, Aberdeen Organised by: RenewableUK &...
MONTROSE ZEROFOUR ENTERPRISE HUB ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF KEY CONTRACTORS
Crown Estate Scotland’s ZeroFour innovation hub at Montrose has taken a major step towards ...
THREE SHETLAND SCOTWIND PROJECTS ANNOUNCED
Three projects will be offered seabed agreements for offshore wind projects following Crown E...
BALTIC SEA COUNTRIES SIGN DECLARATION FOR MORE COOPERATION IN OFFSHORE WIND
On 30 August 2022 the Heads of Governments and Energy Ministers of the 8 countries around the Bal...
OFFSHOREWIND4KIDS BRINGS LEARNING TO LIFE
More than 70 pupils from across Aberdeen experienced the strength of Aberdeen’s beachfr...
MORE SCOTTISH FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS BOOST UK’S ENERGY SECURITY
Welcoming today’s announcement by Crown Estate Scotland that three more floating offshore w...
BIDEN-HARRIS ADMINISTRATION CONTINUES OFFSHORE WIND MOMENTUM
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore win...
INTOG LEASING FOR OFFSHORE WIND OPENS FOR APPLICATIONS
Crown Estate Scotland – the body which manages seabed leasing for offshore renewables &...
OVER £1M SECURED BY LAUNCH ACADEMY COMPANIES IN OFFSHORE WIND BOOST
Ten of the UK’s brightest technology innovator companies have secured more than £1 mi...
THE OFFSHORE WIND GROWTH PARTNERSHIP AWARDS £3.5M TO NINE UK WINNERS
Nine UK businesses have been successful in securing a share of a £3.5 million Development G...
IRELAND’S WIND ENERGY INDUSTRY WELCOMES INCREASED OFFSHORE AMBITION
Ireland’s wind energy industry has welcomed the announcement by Government of an increa...
SUBSEA CAPABILITY CRUCIAL TO UK CAPITALISING ON FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
by NEIL GORDON CEO, GLOBAL UNDERWATER HUB There’s been much hand-wringing over the ...
CIRCULAR ECONOMY REVOLUTION AROUND OFFSHORE WIND COULD CREATE 20,000 EXTRA JOBS
As offshore wind helps propel Scotland towards net zero, a new report highlights how a circular e...
10 GW OF NEW WIND FARMS A YEAR: GERMAN PARLIAMENT ADOPTS NEW ONSHORE WIND LAW
The German Parliament has adopted a new Onshore Wind Law (WindLandG) which aims to expand onshore...
EU ENERGY MINISTERS ENDORSE FASTER PERMITTING OF RENEWABLES
The EU Energy Ministers have agreed their position on changes to the Renewable Energy Directive a...
ELECTRIFICATION COMPETITION STUDIES UNDERLINE IMPORTANCE OF CROSS-INDUSTRY CO...
North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has published the full project reports of the three Electri...
CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND PROVIDES FEEDBACK ON PROPOSED INTOG LEASING PROCESS
Crown Estate Scotland has today published more information on its Innovation and Targeted Oil and...
OPITO LAUNCHES VITAL LIFTING OPERATIONS STANDARD FOR THE WIND INDUSTRY
OPITO, the global safety and skills organisation for the energy industry, has announced a new lif...
OWGP ANNOUNCES £2M IN GRANT FUNDING FOR OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECTS
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has released its latest Development Grant funding cal...
NDC AND ORE CATAPULT FORM FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP
The National Decommissioning Centre (NDC) has teamed up with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) ...
EXPERTS FORECAST THE WIND PLANT OF THE FUTURE TO BE TALLER AND MORE ECONOMICAL
Anticipating key features of wind plants a decade or more ahead of their installation can inform ...
NET ZERO OR NOT ZERO? A WINDFALL TAX RISKS REDUCING THE UK’S ENERGY SECURITY
Billions of pounds of investments aimed at building the UK’s net zero energy infrastructure...
NORTH SEA OFFSHORE WIND TO HELP REPOWER THE EU
Today European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen participated in an Offshore Wind Summit ...
FAST PERMITTING OF RENEWABLES AT THE HEART OF EUROPE'S ENERGY SECURITY PLAN
The European Commission has presented a new package of measures to help the EU wean itself off Ru...
EUROPE INVESTED €41BN IN NEW WIND FARMS IN 2021
WindEurope has published its annual Finance and Investment Trends report. It shows investor confi...
THE US IS ABOUT TO BUILD LOTS OF OFFSHORE WIND – WHAT CAN IT LEARN FROM EUROPE?
WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson moderated the US-EU Energy Council High-Level Business Forum on Offs...
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY LEASING ON ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC COASTS
The Department of the Interior today announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) ...
OPITO AND NOWI TO SUPPORT SKILLS AND SAFETY IN THE US OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR
OPITO, the leading global safety and skills organisation for the energy industry, and the Nat...
NEW STUDY ILLUSTRATES SCALE OF POTENTIAL FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF UK OFFSHORE WIND
A new study on the future of offshore wind has illustrated the scale of potential of the UK s...
ORE CATAPULT AND NIWE ANNOUNCE UK-INDIA OFFSHORE WIND COLLABORATION
The UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and India’s National Institute of W...
UK ENERGY STRATEGY FURTHER INCREASES OFFSHORE TARGETS, LEAVES DOOR OPEN FOR O...
Last week the United Kingdom presented its new Energy Strategy. It is heavily influenced by the R...
17 SCOTWIND PROJECT AGREEMENTS CONFIRMED
Crown Estate Scotland have today confirmed that all 17 successful ScotWind applicants now hav...
RENEWABLE UK COMMENTS ON PRIME MINISTER’S ENERGY SECURITY STRATEGY
New renewable energy ambitions in the Prime Minister’s Energy Security Strategy will cut bi...
NEW PLAN SHOWS RENEWABLES CAN DISPLACE GAS POWER WITHIN 5 YEARS
RenewableUK is proposing a wide-ranging plan to the Government outlining key steps which would en...
RENEWABLEUK CALLS FOR ONSHORE WIND PLANNING REFORMS
RenewableUK is calling for the UK and devolved Governments to boost our onshore wind capacity as ...
FOUR TOP UNIVERSITIES JOIN ORE CATAPULT’S WELSH CENTRE OF EXCELLENCE
Four of the top universities in Wales have now formally joined the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE...
OFFSHORE WIND PIPELINE SURGES TO 86 GIGAWATTS, BOOSTING UK’S ENERGY INDEPENDENCE
New research published today by RenewableUK shows the UK’s total pipeline of offshore wind ...
US WINDPOWER HUB VIRGINIA BEACH JOINS EEEGR
The City of Virginia Beach, an emerging major hub for the fast-growing US offshore wind sector, h...
MESSY PERMITTING LEADS TO YET ANOTHER UNDERSUBSCRIBED WIND AUCTION IN ITALY
Italy has published the results of its latest renewables auction. 3300 MW was on offer, including...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES £60M INNOVATION FUNDING FOR FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND
RenewableUK is welcoming new funding announced today for innovation to support the development of...
CROWN ESTATE SCOTLAND ANNOUNCES SCOTWIND LEASING WINNERS
Crown Estate Scotland has today announced the outcome of its application process for Sc...
INVESTMENT IN NEW UK OFFSHORE WIND FACTORIES REACHES NEW ANNUAL RECORD OF OVE...
Latest major offshore wind manufacturing announcement in Scotland takes investment in new UK offs...
WIND ENERGY DIGITALISATION DRIVES COSTS DOWN AND YIELDS UP
Digitalisation is playing an increasingly big role in wind energy but the industry has yet to...
SECOND OFFSHORE WIND LAUNCH ACADEMY TO SUPPORT TECHNOLOGY TRAILBLAZERS
UK innovators can now apply for ORE Catapult's industry-backed national technology accelerato...
THE CROWN ESTATE DEVELOPS PROPOSALS FOR FLOATING WIND IN CELTIC SEA
The Crown Estate has published further detail on its plans for floating wind leasing in the Celti...
NEW REPORT SHOWCASES UK’S OFFSHORE WIND SUCCESS AS COP26 DISCUSSES ENERGY TRA...
A new report by the Offshore Wind Industry Council - published on the day that COP26 focusses on ...
EUROPEAN WIND INDUSTRY REINFORCES SUSTAINABILITY COMMITMENTS
On 4-5 November the European wind industry meets in Brussels for WindEurope’s End-of-Life I...
OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND 4 PROGRAMME UPDATE
Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 continues to progress and, in line with the process, the six propos...
UK’S TOTAL PIPELINE OF ONSHORE WIND PROJECTS RISES TO 33 GIGAWATTS
A year ago, the total pipeline stood at 30GW. Our latest Onshore Wind Project Intelligence report...
SECRETARY HAALAND OUTLINES AMBITIOUS OFFSHORE WIND LEASING STRATEGY
BOEM to potentially hold up to seven new offshore lease sales by 2025 Secretary of the Interio...
GOVERNMENT URGED TO SET NEW TARGET TO DOUBLE UK ONSHORE WIND CAPACITY BY 2030
RenewableUK has published an Onshore Wind Industry Prospectus offering a new partnership with...
DECISIVE MOMENT FOR OFFSHORE WIND ENERGY IN IRELAND
Noel Cunniffe is CEO of Wind Energy Ireland The Maritime Area Planning Bill is the single ...
CELTIC SEA CLUSTER LAUNCHED TO SPEARHEAD FLOATING WIND DEPLOYMENT
A new Celtic Cluster will accelerate offshore wind creating more than 29,000 UK jobs and deliveri...
GLOBAL OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT PIPELINE EXCEEDS 400 GIGAWATTS
New research by RenewableUK’s Project Intelligence team shows that the total pipeline of of...
RECORD YEAR OF OVER £900 MILLION INVESTMENT IN UK OFFSHORE WIND MANUFACTURING
Analysis published today by RenewableUK shows that major investment announcements totalling over ...
SPANISH MEASURES ON ELECTRICITY UNDERMINE EU GREEN DEAL
The Spanish Government has introduced a new charge on wind farms and other non-polluting power pl...
GLOBAL FLOATING WIND PIPELINE REACHES 54 GIGAWATTS - WITH UK LEADING THE WORLD
Research by RenewableUK into the total size of the pipeline of floating offshore wind projects wo...
CROSS-SECTOR APPROACH COULD SEE UK BECOME GLOBAL LEADER IN WIND TURBINE RECYC...
The wind sector offers a huge opportunity for the UK to become a global leader in wind turbin...
£3M FUNDING FOR INNOVATIVE UK SUPPLY CHAIN PROJECTS TO ACCELERATE OFFSHORE WI...
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched a brand new grant funding programme that...
THE UK IS WORKING TO BRING OFFSHORE WIND HOME
Article source: Energy Institute For all its success in playing host to offshore wind farm...
NEW LEASING PROCESS TO DECARBONISE OIL & GAS AND BOOST INNOVATION
Crown Estate Scotland will launch a new leasing process for offshore wind farms to help decarboni...
WINDEUROPE LAUNCHES EDUCATIONAL HUB TO TACKLE SKILLS GAP
Wind energy now employs 1.2 million people globally. But the transition from fossil fuels to rene...
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT ANNOUNCES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED WIND ENERGY FA...
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offsho...
MARKET REPORT SHOWS RECORD U.S. CLEAN ENERGY INSTALLATIONS IN 2021
KeyFacts Energy: Renewable Energy news l KeyFacts Energy Directory:&...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
KeyFacts Energy Industry Directory: BOEM l KeyFacts Energy: Ren...
OFFSHORE WIND CREATING MASSIVE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR COASTAL COMMUNITIES
RenewableUK is welcoming today’s announcement by Siemen Gamesa Renewable Energy that it wil...
REPORT SHOWS RECORD U.S. RENEWABLES GROWTH AND INVESTMENT
U.S. installed 26 gigawatts of new clean power in 2020; 170 GW of capacity enough to power 50 ...
CHANCELLOR VISITS ORE CATAPULT’S LEVENMOUTH DEMO TURBINE
The Chancellor, Rishi Sunak MP, has visited ORE Catapult's 7MW Levenmouth demonstration offsh...
BOEM TO CONDUCT ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED WIND ENERGY PROJECT OFFSHORE...
As part of the Biden-Harris administration’s commitment to creating nearly 80,000 jobs thro...
SCOTWIND SECURES MAJOR INTEREST IN SCOTLAND’S OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
The process to secure seabed for Scotland’s next generation of offshore wind farms has attr...
THE EU COMMISSION WANTS 30 GW A YEAR OF NEW WIND UP TO 2030
The European Commission has tabled the Fit-for-55 package, a series of legislative proposals to d...
UK EAST COAST OFFSHORE ORGANISATIONS AGREE TO MERGE
Team Humber Marine Alliance and Grimsby Renewables Partnership have decided to move forward with ...
MEET THE ROBOT A-TEAM THAT WILL BE VITAL TO THE FUTURE OF OFFSHORE WIND AND N...
BladeBUG's blade crawler climbs a blade at ORE Catapult's offshore Levenmouth Demonst...
WINDEUROPE LAUNCHES “WINDFLIX”, AN ON-DEMAND WIND ENERGY VIDEO PLATFORM
After the success of last year’s WindTV, WindEurope is launching "WindFlix", a ne...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES MAJOR OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN ANNOUNCEMENTS
Welcoming today’s announcements by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strat...
OFFSHORE WIND ROBOTICS CHALLENGE AWARDS TWO MORE UK INNOVATORS
A further two UK companies have been awarded a major opportunity to develop and demonstrate their...
THE TENDER FOR HESSELØ OFW HAS BEEN PUT ON HOLD
The tender for Hesselø OFW has been put on hold until the results of the preliminary s...
WIND INDUSTRY CALLS FOR EUROPE-WIDE BAN ON LANDFILLING TURBINE BLADES
Today WindEurope called for a Europe-wide landfill ban on decommissioned wind turbine blades by 2...
BOEM AND USACE COLLABORATE TO MEET OFFSHORE WIND GOALS
In order to increase renewable energy production in offshore waters and help the Administration m...
£1.7M AWARDED TO NORTH OF TYNE OFFSHORE WIND INNOVATORS
Five companies operating in the North of Tyne region have been selected to showcase their innovat...
UPSCALING EUROPE’S PORT INFRASTRUCTURE CRITICAL FOR OFFSHORE WIND DEVELOPMENT
Ports are key to offshore wind development. To deliver the offshore wind expansion set out in...
OWGP LAUNCHES £4.2M SUPPORT PACKAGE FOR UK OFFSHORE WIND SUPPLY CHAIN
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has launched its latest and largest tranche of grant ...
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER INDUSTRY STARTS 2021 WITH BIG FIRST QUARTER
The Clean Power Quarterly Market Report, released this week by the American Clean Power Associati...
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER STATEMENT ON VINEYARD WIND RECORD OF DECISION
The American Clean Power Association (ACP) issued the following statement today after the U.S. Bu...
RENEWABLEUK COMMENTS ON DETAILS OF NEXT AUCTION FOR CONTRACTS TO GENERATE CLE...
Commenting on today’s announcement by the Department for Business, Industry and Industrial ...
NEW WIND ENERGY RECORD SET ON BLUSTERY BANK HOLIDAY
RenewableUK is welcoming today’s figures from National Grid which show that British wind fa...
BOEM BEGINS REVOLUTION WIND REVIEW
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced a Notice of Intent (NOI) to prepare an...
MONEY POURING INTO WIND, BUT ARE THERE ENOUGH PROJECTS OUT THERE?
Europe invested €43bn in new wind farms in 2020, the second highest annual amount on record....
BOEM ADVANCES OFFSHORE WIND IN MAJOR U.S. EAST COAST ENERGY MARKET
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) today identified nearly 800,000 acres as Wind Energy...
ORE CATAPULT WELCOMES CELTIC SEA FLOATING WIND LEASING OPPORTUNITY
ORE Catapult has welcomed this week’s announcement from The Crown Estate that they are laun...
NEXT SCOTTISH OFFSHORE WIND LEASING ROUND CREATES HUGE OPPORTUNITIES FOR JOB ...
RenewableUK is welcoming the announcement by Crown Estate Scotland of more details about the firs...
NEW REPORT SHOWS TEXAS HAS HUGE OFFSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
Offshore wind could provide Texas with 166% of its electricity needs, according to a new report r...
INNOVATIONS IN FLOATING WIND TECHNOLOGIES KEY TO FUTHER COST REDUCTIONS
Floating offshore wind is maturing and has performed significant cost reductions over the past ye...
BOEM COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW FOR OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
The Department of the Interior has announced that the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) ha...
RENEWABLEUK ANNOUNCES JV TO HIGHLIGHT OPPORTUNITIES IN UK AND NORTH AMERICAN ...
RenewableUK is teaming up with the US organisation the Business Network for Offshore Wind to host...
CHANCELLOR’S PLAN IS GAMECHANGER FOR UK OFFSHORE WIND MANUFACTURING
Commenting on the Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s Budget announcement today, RenewableUK’s C...
FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR PROMISES GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUBSEA INDUSTRY
Subsea UK webinar highlights multi-billion pound potential Subsea companies can find out how t...
DELAYING SCOTTISH OFFSHORE WIND PROJECTS IS BAD FOR INVESTOR CONFIDENCE
Commenting on the delay announced by Crown Estate Scotland to the ScotWind Leasing process, Renew...
EUROPE INVESTS A RECORD €26BN IN OFFSHORE WIND
Despite COVID constraints, Europe confirmed a record amount of €26.3bn of investments in new...
BOEM TO RESUME ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEW OF VINEYARD WIND’S PROPOSED PROJECT
In support of the Biden administration’s goal to address climate change and promote offshor...
ONSHORE WIND ENERGY SCORES LOWEST EVER PRICE UNDER NEW SPANISH AUCTION DESIGN
Spain auctioned a total of 3 GW of renewable energy capacity in its January 2021 tender. The ...
RENEWABLEUK WELCOMES ANNOUNCEMENT OF ENGLISH FLOATING OFFSHORE WIND PROJECT
Commenting on EDF Renewables’ announcement today that phase two of its Blyth Offshore Demon...
OFFSHORE WIND IN EUROPE: KEY TRENDS AND STATISTICS
Date: Thursday, 11 February Time: 11:00-12:00 CET Looking for an update on the offshore wind ...
IWEA REBRANDS AS WIND ENERGY IRELAND
This week the Irish Wind Energy Association rebrands as Wind Energy Ireland. The new name ...
APPLICATION WINDOW OPENS FOR SCOTWIND LEASING
From today (15 January 2021) developers will be able to apply for seabed rights to build Scot...
REVISED OGA STRATEGY FEATURES A RANGE OF NEW NET ZERO OBLIGATIONS FOR THE UK ...
A revised Strategy from the Oil & Gas Authority featuring a range of new net zero obligations...
EUROPEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE MUST PRIORITISE RENEWABLES
WindEurope criticises the TEN-E revision presented today by the European Commission. The Commissi...
ORE CATAPULT AND THE WORKBOAT ASSOCIATION TO CONSIDER KEY AREAS FOR TECHNOLOG...
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and the Workboat Association (WA) have been sele...
ACCELERATING WIND POWER GROWTH IN INDIA AND DRIVING A GREEN RECOVERY WITH GWE...
By: Francis Jayasurya, India Director, GWEC As the third largest carbon emitter in th...
NEW JV PROGRAMME LAUNCHED TO OPTIMISE THE INTEGRATION OF OFFSHORE WIND
A new joint industry programme launched today by the Carbon Trust aims to maximise the contributi...
GWEC TO LAUNCH GWEC INDIA TO HELP DEVELOP VAST WIND POWER POTENTIAL
The Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) will establish GWEC India and designate Sumant Sinha, Ch...
THE CROWN ESTATE UPDATES TIMINGS FOR FINAL TENDER STAGE OF OFFSHORE WIND LEAS...
The Crown Estate is nearing the completion of the second of its three tender stages for Offshore ...
ORE CATAPULT TO ADVANCE NEXT GENERATION BLADE MANUFACTURE
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has outlined its ambition to boost the wind turbine ...
IRENA AND GWEC ENHANCE COOPERATION TO SCALE UP RENEWABLES GLOBALLY
Today, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC...
INDUSTRY READY TO DELIVER ON EU’S PLAN FOR 25-FOLD INCREASE IN OFFSHORE WIND
WindEurope welcomes the Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy presented by the European Commission t...
UK GOVERNMENTS TO DELIVER THE EXPANSION OF ONSHORE WIND NEEDED FOR THE GREEN ...
Europe wants to be climate neutral by 2050. And onshore wind will play a central role in that. Ac...
UK PRIME MINISTER SETS UK ON COURSE FOR NET ZERO WITH TEN POINT PLAN FOR RAPI...
Welcoming Boris Johnson’s Ten Point Plan for a green economic recovery, RenewableUK's D...
NREL ADVANCED MANUFACTURING RESEARCH MOVES WIND TURBINE BLADES TOWARD RECYCLA...
A new material for wind blades that can be recycled could transform the wind industry, rendering ...
COALITION OF NGOS, WIND INDUSTRY AND TSOS PLEDGE SUSTAINABLE OFFSHORE ENERGY ...
A Coalition of 18 NGOs, wind industry and transmission system operators has joined forces today t...
TRIPLING RENEWABLES INVESTMENT TO REACH CLIMATE GOAL
Global renewable energy investment increased between 2013 and 2018, reaching its peak at USD 351 ...
FIRST ROBOTIC ‘BLADE WALK’ ON A WIND TURBINE OPENS DOOR TO SIGNIFICANT COST C...
BladeBUG on ORE Catapult's Levenmouth Demonstration Turbine and is courtesy of BladeBUG a...
UK’S TOTAL ONSHORE WIND PROJECT PIPELINE REACHES UP TO 30 GIGAWATTS BY 2030
New research by RenewableUK shows that the total capacity of onshore wind could grow to 30GW &nda...
OWGP LAUNCHES £1.5M DEVELOPMENT GRANT FUNDING CALL
This latest opportunity provides funding for projects to help companies to improve their comp...
CHINA’S WIND INDUSTRY IS AT A TURNING POINT
By Wanliang Liang, China Director, Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) Despite initial setba...
OFFSHORE RENEWABLES SET FOR SUBSTANTIAL GROWTH
Offshore renewables, including offshore wind, wave, tidal, ocean thermal, and floating solar PV, ...
EACH NEW WIND TURBINE INSTALLED IN EUROPE GENERATES €10M OF ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
Wind energy is 300,000 jobs in Europe and contributes €37bn to EU GDP every year according t...
NEW PLANS TO MAKE UK WORLD-LEADER IN GREEN ENERGY
The Prime Minister has set out new plans to Build Back Greener by making the UK the world leader ...
EIGHT GOVERNMENTS PLEDGE TO KICKSTART OFFSHORE WIND IN THE BALTIC SEA
At an Offshore Wind Conference, hosted by the Polish Wind Energy Association (PSEW), high-level r...
DANISH ENERGY AGENCY LAUNCHES TENDERING PROCESS FOR THOR OFFSHORE WIND FARM
Danish Energy Agency is launches tendering process for Thor Offshore Wind Farm. The Danish...
OPTIMIZING THE GRID CHARACTERISTICS OF WIND TURBINES
In the first phase of the planned expansion, the Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy Systems IWE...
OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR CALLS FOR ACTION TO SECURE GREEN HYDROGEN ECONOMIC BOOM
Development of an indigenous green hydrogen industry could generate £320bn for the UK econo...
CLARITY AND VISIBILITY ON AUCTIONS KEY TO UNLOCK TURKEY’S ONSHORE WIND POTENTIAL
On 27 August WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson joined a panel with IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol ...
WOMEN IN WIND: GENDER DIVERSITY MUST BE A PRIORITY IN THE WIND SECTOR FOR A J...
The Women in Wind Global Leadership Program, a joint initiative of the Global Wind E...
STUDY FINDS THE OFFSHORE WIND SECTOR CAN SUPPORT 6,000 TO NEARLY 9,000 JOBS I...
A research study commissioned by the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (North East LEP) int...
RESILIENT WIND INDUSTRY DELIVERS 17% OF EUROPE'S ELECTRICITY, PROVES SMART BE...
The new WindEurope publication “The impact of COVID-19 on Europe’s wind sector”...
BSH ASSIGNS GEOPHYSICAL PRE-SITE SURVEY IN THE GERMAN NORTH SEA TO FRAUNHOFER...
The tender process for the surveying of offshore windfarm areas within the German Exclusive Econo...