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The threat to the Scottish floating wind industry
In the Recharge article 'The threat to the Scottish floating wind industry' references our analysis that a fully developed Forthwind project could be worth over £160m ($223m) to the UK economy, with around 70% of the [...]
Our March newsletter
Our March newsletter is now available. This month's articles include a discussion on the potential for floating foundations and its importance for the globalisation of offshore wind.
Powering floating wind into the future
'Powering floating wind into the future' on the Recharge website quotes Bruce Valpy's view on the prospects for floating foundations, following the announcement that Aker Solutions have signed an 'alliance' deal with floating technology pioneer [...]
Vattenfall’s Dutch zero subsidy win could be a mixed blessing
Recharge's ' Vattenfall’s Dutch zero subsidy win could be a mixed blessing' article on the zero subsidy dutch auction results, quotes Giles Hundleby's view that while more zero subsidy outcomes are likely, they may be [...]
‘Norway can add industrial value to offshore wind’
In Jon Dugstad's article for Recharge, ‘Norway can add industrial value to offshore wind’, our work with Norwegian Energy Partners (NORWEP) helping to analyse the potential market for Norwegian companies is mentioned. Clare Davies is leading [...]
Our February newsletter
Our February newsletter is now available! This month we have stories about floating wind, the US market and much more!
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The 1-2-3 of unlocking better wind farm performance
When it comes to technology for achieving better wind farm performance, a quote from the Norwegian political scientist Christian Lous Lange provides some sage guidance: “Technology is a useful servant but a dangerous master”. I [...]
We’re on the brink of globalising offshore wind by Giles Hundleby
European offshore wind (especially in the North Sea) has been developing very well. Volumes continue to increase, new turbine and foundation technologies are being developed and deployed, and costs are coming down in a spectacular [...]
Opportunités pour la filière éolienne française par Kate Freeman
Nous sommes honorés d'avoir réalisé cette année une étude phare pour l'ADEME sur les trajectoires de coûts, évaluant les impacts de l’innovation et de l'apprentissage pour l'éolien terrestre et en mer (posé et flottant) en [...]
Opportunities for the French wind energy sector? by Kate Freeman
We are delighted to have recently delivered a flagship study for ADEME on cost trajectories, assessing the impacts of innovation and learning for onshore and offshore wind turbines (land-based and floating) in France. What appears [...]
Airborne wind energy, cost reduction and cost of energy review by Mike Blanch
The low winning bids in the recent UK CfD auctions for offshore wind were rightly lauded as good news for consumers and governments, but will these low bids stifle investment in disruptive technologies, such as [...]
A whistle stop tour of the UK Clean Growth Strategy by Mike Blanch
Yesterday, the UK Government launched its Clean Growth Strategy to “… help British businesses and entrepreneurs to seize the opportunities which the global low carbon economy presents, from electric vehicles to offshore wind.” It is [...]