SuperNode believes the UK cannot meet its offshore renewables targets in an efficient and effective manner without long-term planning of grid development. Marcos Byrne, SuperNode Market and Policy Analyst said: “the UK is moving in the right direction in its thinking for the future of its offshore wind resource. A long-term Holistic Network Design will … Read more
SuperNode and MaREI have launched a collaborative project to facilitate up to 10x faster offshore renewable development globally. The SuperNode concept is focused on providing a single superconductor connection to offshore renewable energy sources. The technology aims to achieve efficient delivery of power back to shore by operating at medium voltage, direct current, and facilitating … Read more
France has selected the consortium of EDF Renouvelables, innogy and Enbridge to construct and develop the Dunkirk offshore wind project. The tariff proposed by the consortium ”was significantly lower than EUR 50/MWh”, said François de Rugy, during the launch of the 480MW Saint-Nazaire offshore wind project in Saint-Nazaire. The strike price for this tender was initially expected to be … Read more
Over the last four years, researchers from all over Europe have been working on creating a New European Wind Atlas. The results are being presented in Brussels today. A mix of 30 partners from academia and industry in eight different countries have been collaborating across Europe on creating the New European Wind Atlas (NEWA) for … Read more
The UK has launched the new joint government-industry Offshore Wind Sector Deal which will see offshore wind reach the connected capacity of 30GW and deliver one-third of the UK’s electricity by 2030. The deal also includes a GBP 250 million Offshore Wind Growth Partnership to develop the UK supply chain as global exports are set to increase fivefold to … Read more
Wind industry installed 51.3 GW of new capacity in 2018, a decrease of 3.6% compared to 2017 (53.2 GW) Total installed wind capacity reached 591 GW at the end of 2018, an increase of 9.6% compared to the end of 2017 Offshore wind capacity grew by a staggering 20 percent in 2018, to reach 23 … Read more
Congratulations to the EU Commission for publishing its updated 2050 roadmap! It is a “…strategic long-term vision for a prosperous, modern, competitive and climate-neutral economy by 2050″ Energy Demand? Coming down from ~14,000TWh to roughly 10,000TWh. Energy demand coming down is a good thing but only if we also act to decarbonise the supply of … Read more