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Revolution or rehash? Move fast or risk UK offshore wind goal, Johnson warned
Recharge's Revolution or rehash? Move fast or risk UK offshore wind goal, Johnson warned is a round up of industry experts, including BVGA's Bruce Valpy, views of UK Prime Minster Johnson's (re) announcement of the [...]
More sites needed to drive down floating wind costs
Rivera Media's More sites needed to drive down floating wind costs contains the highlights of a session chaired by Mike Blanch at the Reuters Events: Offshore & Floating Wind virtual conference on the 2 October, [...]
‘As important as oil was in the past’: Hydrogen rises up the agenda in Q2
In S&P's 'As important as oil was in the past': Hydrogen rises up the agenda in Q2, includes BVGA's Lee Wilkinson views on the potential for Hydrogen development. Lee is quoted as saying that said, [...]
North Carolina sizes up offshore potential
In ReNew's 'North Carolina sizes up offshore potential' covers the announcement that we will be leading the team that will help the North Carolina Department of Commerce research and develop an inventory of businesses, organizations, [...]
NORTH CAROLINA COMMERCE TAPS INTERNATIONAL WIND ENERGY EXPERTS TO SUPPORT COMPREHENSIVE INDUSTRY STUDY
Raleigh, North Carolina Aug 11, 2020 The North Carolina Department of Commerce has identified and hired an experienced, international consulting company to help the agency assess North Carolina’s potential as an offshore wind industry hub. [...]
Our newsletter for July is now available
Our newsletter is now available. In Bruce Valpy's introduction he talks about the importance of our increasingly global industry. There are several stories about our latest blogs: Lee Wilksinson's Hydrogen: Hype or hope blog on [...]
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Establishing an offshore wind industry – lessons from the UK by Bruce Valpy
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 [...]
Floating offshore wind – much activity in the shadows by Kate Freeman
Floating offshore wind has been transitioning from something a bit off the wall and remote to something much more mature over the last year, but the bulk of business activity may not be apparent to [...]
Keep calm and keep those turbines turning by Martin Elliott
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, [...]
Hydrogen: hype or hope? by Lee Wilkinson
In February, the biggest green hydrogen news was the results of the UK Government’s Phase 2 supply competition. Even as the world has faced challenges such as Covid-19, hydrogen has raced to the top of [...]
What a difference a year makes by Andy Strowbridge
With a mean UK temperature of 6.8 °C (1.3 °C above average), March 2019 provisionally came in as the 10th warmest March on record. A number of records were broken including the hottest Easter Monday on [...]
Wind energy and economic recovery by Stephen Mills
Mental health experts advise us not to think beyond the day-to-day when dealing with the current COVID-19 crisis. However, while governments must focus on the immediate emergency, they also need to start planning for recovery. [...]