E3G has released a new report analysing how best to utilise renewable resources in the North Sea. It contends that there are significant benefits to be found in a more connected approach. “Developing an integrated and interconnected electricity grid in the North Seas and northwest Europe is key to unlocking the significant wind resources, zero … Read more
The UK has been both the European leader, and world leader in the amount of offshore wind it has installed in its waters. The UK currently has an offshore wind installed capacity of approximately 10GW, with ambitions to reach an installed capacity of 40GW by 2030 as set out by Boris Johnson in the recent … Read more
Offshore wind has smashed another target, and blown all other technologies out of the water in the recent UK auction. Four projects in the Dogger Bank (approximately 100km off the coast away from public scrutiny of “destroying” the view) won 5GW of capacity at a strike price between £39.65 to £41.61 per MWh from 2023 … Read more
Building more new offshore wind capacity and re powering onshore sites are advocated as part of a set of actions that civic and business leaders say Scotland must take in to address global warming. The wind recommendations are part of a ‘12-point action plan’ drawn up by the Climate Emergency Response Group (CERG) and presented … Read more
National Grid ESO published their interim report for the disturbance which occurred on August 9th 2019. The event caused the disconnection of approx. 5% of end consumers and resulted in long interruption in railway services. National Grid’s incident analysis identified that the initial event was a lightning strike into the overhead line between Eaton Socon … Read more
Scottish onshore wind farms produced enough electricity in the first six months of the year to power almost double the homes in the country, according to new figures. Output between January and June was 9.8 terawatt-hours, data from Weather Energy showed. The electricity was enough to power 4.5 million homes, nearly twice the number in … Read more
There were 1,931 fully operational offshore wind turbines at the end of December 2018 with a combined capacity of 7,905MW, according to a new report (Offshore Wind operational Report 2018) from the Crown Estate . The seventh annual ‘Offshore Wind Operational Report’ said a further 992 machines were under construction, representing another 5,762MW. A further … 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