by Stephen Mills | Jan 18, 2022 | Blogs
It has been an exciting and inspiring week in Scottish offshore wind. We offer our hearty congratulations to our clients and others that have been successful in securing sites through the ScotWind process. If you’re a Scotwind winner you will now be firmly focussed on...
by Stephen Mills | Jan 6, 2022 | Blogs
We don’t make a big thing of such events, and it’s sort of hard to get together to celebrate these days, but it has been good to take some time to reflect on the 15 Years of thinking in new ways and solving tough problems since establishing BVG Associates. 80% of our...
by Stephen Mills | Nov 20, 2020 | Blogs
We too often hear that electricity from wind is zero carbon. Compared with traditional coal, it almost seems that way. In terms of CO2/MWh of energy produced, wind typically produces 5-10kgCO2/MWh. This compares to coal’s 7-900kg CO2/MWh. But 5-10kg still is not zero....
by Stephen Mills | Nov 18, 2020 | Blogs
In the last decade, the wind industry has been focussing on cost reduction. This focus has resulted in wind energy now being cost competitive with all other forms of new energy generation. We have been supporting the cost reduction agenda for the whole of this period....
by Stephen Mills | Oct 14, 2020 | Blogs
I recently took part in a panel discussion on offshore wind’s role in decarbonising Poland’s energy mix. The panel was organised by Scottish Development International together with British Embassy Warsaw and the UK’s Department for International Trade (DIT). It was...
by Stephen Mills | Aug 4, 2020 | Blogs
As the world slowly begins to emerge from the COVID-19 lockdowns, it’s a good time to reflect on the good work and dedication shown by essential services. Health workers have rightly had the public’s focus, but let’s not forget those that made sure the lights stayed...
