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Onshore Wind Sector Deal will speed up Scotland’s net-zero ambitions
Landmark deal will support Scotland’s ambition of 20GW of onshore wind by 2030 Planning time for onshore wind farms set to be halved to 12 months A new deal between the onshore wind industry and [...]
New London office
We are delighted to have opened a new office in in the heart of London, marking a significant milestone in our global strategy. As a leading player in strategic wind energy advice, this new office [...]
Effective frameworks and collaboration key to Australian offshore wind
Riviera Media's Effective frameworks and collaboration key to Australian offshore wind, contains an analysis by Neil Douglas of the prospects for offshore wind in Australia. Neil reflects that the prospects for offshore wind energy in [...]
First utility-scale airborne wind system launched by Kitemill
Energy Monitor's story about Kitemill launching the first utility-scale airborne wind system, mentions our white paper on airborne wind potential. The paper was written by Mike Blanch. You can read the article in full here: [...]
July 2023 Newsletter
Our July 2023 newsletter is now available. The newsletter contains updates on the wind industry globally and our latest work in globalising offshore wind. It has several stories about floating offshore wind, including the launch [...]
‘Myths around floating wind power don’t help anyone – it’s time to debunk them’
In Recharge's Myths around floating wind power don't help anyone – it's time to debunk them, BVG Associates's Andy Strowbridge debunks some of the folklore surrounding floating offshore wind. The myths he identifies are: Myth [...]
Views
After AR5, where next for the UK CfD?
The failure of offshore wind in AR5 should prompt a much needed evolution of the CfD system. The UK Government is very fond of trumpeting the achievements of the CfD mechanism. In many respects, this [...]
With effective frameworks and industry collaboration Australian offshore wind won’t be stumped.
While the English and Australian women’s and men’s cricket teams battle it out in the historic Ashes series, as a stereotypically cricket-ignorant Scot I am more interested in watching Australia compete in the global offshore [...]
Busting some myths of floating offshore wind.
Floating offshore wind (FLOW) has long been hailed as the pivotal technology for the globalisation of offshore wind. It will unlock vast new areas of sea with high wind speeds, enabling offshore wind to reach [...]
Offshore RESS auction in Ireland
With somewhat fortuitous timing, the Offshore RESS auction in Ireland results announcements occurred when I was in a kick-off call for some Irish work we had just won. The first 10 mins of that call [...]
Maximising circularity in the wind industry
We were proud to be part of the launch of the Coalition for Wind Industry Circularity (CWIC). CWIC was created by SSE Renewables, the University of Strathclyde (UoS), the National Manufacturing Institute Scotland and Renewable [...]
A common language for asset management strategy
A crucial part of strategy advice is finding a common language with your client. The words and assumptions that frame business challenges are the cornerstone of a trusted relationship between consultant and client. For collaborations [...]