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North Seas ministers seek rules for meshed offshore wind grid
In Recharge's North Seas ministers seek rules for meshed offshore wind grid story quotes our November 2019 'Our energy, our future' report commissioned by WindEurope had said it would be feasible to deploy 450GW of [...]
Our November 2019 newsletter
Our November 2019 newsletter has the latest news about BVGA's activities and thought leadership in helping our clients answer their toughest strategic questions. Stories include: The launch of our report for WindEurope, 'Our energy, our [...]
EU’s goal for offshore wind energy achievable if conditions met: report
EU's goal for offshore wind energy achievable if conditions met: report is the Xinhauent.net story on the Our energy, our future report we produced for Wind Europe. You can read the article in full on [...]
WindEurope plots 450GW EU offshore goal
WindEurope plots 450GW EU offshore goal is Renew's report on the launch of our report for WindEurope, Our energy, Our future You can read the article in full on the Renew's website: WindEurope plots 450GW [...]
Offshore wind must ‘challenge status quo’ to decarbonise Europe
Recharge's Offshore wind must ‘challenge status quo’ to decarbonise Europe contains a review of our report for WindEurope, 'Our energy, our future'. The article contains several quotes from Kate Freeman, who was one of our [...]
The EU’s big goals for offshore wind are achievable – with the right grid investments and spatial planning
The EU Commission’s big goals for offshore wind – between 230 and 450 GW by 2050 – are achievable provided the right investments in electricity grids and Governments take the right approach to maritime spatial [...]
Views
Global net zero carbon needs offshore wind by Bruce Valpy
Even the most ardent sceptics are starting to admit that offshore wind has a place in the global energy mix over the next 50 years. The latest UK auction results show that by their financial [...]
AWE-some for onshore wind? By Ciaran Frost
I recently presented to the Airborne Wind Energy Conference 2019 in Glasgow on airborne wind energy’s potential for onshore wind. Airborne wind energy (AWE) technology is evolving rapidly and could become mainstream in the next [...]
Size is important for UK CfD commercial satisfaction by Kate Freeman
The dust has almost settled from the latest round of UK CfD auctions. Of course, for the successful bidders the hard work has only just begun. The bid prices are below the expected wholesale electricity [...]
Initial thoughts on the UK CfD Round 3 auction results
The UK CFD Round 3 Auction results were announced today: Big day for offshore wind. 5.5GW to be built at less than forecast wholesale price, but are the losers really losers? 5GW of the 5.6GW [...]
Geospatial LCOE drives decisions
In the previous GIS blog we described some typical questions that GIS analysis is uniquely placed to answer. We also showed that a GIS analysis led by BVGA for WindEurope in 2017 showed how different [...]
What is the onshore wind industry thinking? By Graham Gow
At BVGA, we have been grappling with the question “Does our industry have an accepted definition of what 'good performance' is, and have we simply reached the stage where average is actually good enough?" We [...]