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Policy clarity can keep UK offshore wind on the growth track
In the Recharge article "Policy clarity can keep UK offshore wind on the growth track", Mike Blanch describes how falling costs and the need to decarbonise mean the UK is likely to want even more [...]
Business case for mussel aquaculture in offshore wind farms in the North Sea
'Business case for mussel aquaculture in offshore wind farms in the North Sea' is a paper from the MARIBE project with authors include BVGA's Mike Blanch. Other authors are S.W.K. van den Burg (Wageningen Economic Research) , [...]
UK onshore wind owners could delay repowering
In 'UK onshore wind owners could delay repowering', Neil Douglas gives his views on the best strategy for onshore wind farm owners to maximise returns. You can read the article in full on the ICIS [...]
Viewpoint: Floating technology is key to making offshore global
In WindPower Monthly's "Viewpoint: Floating technology is key to making offshore global", Giles Hundleby explains that offshore wind farms using floating foundations are a hot topic in the industry at the moment, dominating several show agendas [...]
Our latest newsletter
Our latest newsletter includes an overview of our report for WindEurope on Europe's offshore wind potential, some exciting news about our Scottish office and many more industry news stories. You can read the newsletter in [...]
Apollo’s Shield: Clean Energy Is the ‘Ultimate Weapon’ Against Russian Security Threats
In a wide ranging article, Greentech Media's 'Apollo’s Shield: Clean Energy Is the ‘Ultimate Weapon’ Against Russian Security Threats' references our 'Unleashing Europe’s offshore wind potential' report for WindEurope.
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Electricity storage – another barrier shrinks by Bruce Valpy
The recent announcements by the UK Government of an investment programme for energy storage and the publication of the results of the Smart Systems and Flexibility plan represent a watershed moment for the electricity storage [...]
Everyone is a winner after Scottish offshore wind farms’ court ruling. By Alan Duncan
Subject to there being no successful appeal by RSPB Scotland, the recent Court of Session ruling in favour of Scottish Minister’s approval of four offshore wind farms totalling almost 2.3GW is obviously great news for [...]
‘No-cost’ offshore wind – how did Germany achieve it? by Giles Hundleby
By contracting to deliver electricity at prevailing wholesale prices, the successful bidders in the recent German offshore wind auctions, DONG and EnBW, must be expecting to make a better return based on the (uncertain) future [...]
Job Roles in Offshore Wind: From studying dolphins to unexploded bombs by Clare Davies
How many job roles are there in the offshore wind supply chain? The answer is many. Many of these job roles are not immediately obvious, but they will play a significant part in developing a [...]
Industrial strategy and UK content for offshore wind. By Alun Roberts
The UK is about to engage in a grand exercise to develop a series of industrial strategies. When it comes to offshore wind, we can expect new aspirations for UK content. Having developed the methodology [...]
Onshore wind operations – the time is now for the creative and the hungry Part II by Neil Douglas
In my previous blog, I discussed how bigger players in the onshore wind market need to get more creative and hungry with their asset management strategies. Those taking a more hungry and creative approach can [...]