After two years of construction in Saint-Nazaire port, the floating wind turbine is now fully operational and will be towed and moored at the Centrale Nantes’ offshore test site. SEM-REV, which is located 20 km off the coast from Le … Read More
WindEurope CEO urges EU Member States to unleash the potential for floating offshore wind
WindEurope CEO Giles Dickson has urged EU Member States to seize the opportunity that floating offshore wind presents today. Dickson was speaking at FOWT 2018, the world’s largest event dedicated to floating offshore wind turbines. Read the complete article here. Source: https://windeurope.org/
US floating wind leaps forward with flagship Pacific deal
Partnership between northern California energy authority RCEA and developer consortium including PPI, EDPR and Aker Solutions aims to switch on 150MW project ‘by 2024’. Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.rechargenews.com/
World’s First Floating Wind Farm Exceeds Expectations
The world’s first floating wind farm only switched on three months ago but it’s already performing better than expected. The 30-megawatt Hywind Scotland, located about 15 miles off the Aberdeenshire coast, churned out 65 percent of its maximum theoretical capacity … Read More
European Parliament Sets 2030 Renewables Target to 35%
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted for a renewable energy target of 35% by 2030, rather than 27% earlier proposed by the European Commission. Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.offshorewind.biz
Norwegian Floating Wind Demo Sites Get Green Light
The Norwegian government plans to open one to two offshore areas for the development of floating wind power demonstration projects. Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.offshorewind.biz
Ideol Set to Inaugurate Fully Assembled Floatgen Turbine
Floatgen project partners are scheduled to inaugurate the 2MW floating wind turbine in October, after it was fully assembled at the Saint Nazaire port in France. Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.offshorewind.biz
Offshore Wind Breaks Record in Europe
Offshore wind turbines spinning off the European countries’ coasts generated 264 gigawatt hours (GWh) of electricity yesterday, 2 October, according to WindEurope’s Daily Wind data. Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.offshorewind.biz
Europe Could See 70GW of Offshore Wind in 2030
Europe has the potential of reaching a total of 70GW of installed offshore wind energy by 2030. Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.offshorewind.biz
