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SUSWind: UK initiative launched to advance technology for sustainable and recyclable wind turbine blades
Globally, around 14,000 wind turbines blades are reaching the end of their usable life within the next two to three years - that’s almost 50,000 tonnes of blades that are currently destined for landfill or [...]
Vestas take-over of Mitsubishi offshore turbine venture sails Dane into wider market seas
The Recharge article 'Vestas take-over of Mitsubishi offshore turbine venture sails Dane into wider market seas', is a detail analysis of Vestas' $830m take-over of its 50:50 offshore wind turbine venture with MHI that was [...]
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, [...]
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UK’s Contracts for Difference Allocation Round 4 by Mike Blanch
UK Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng seems to have embraced the renewables future. The Contracts for Difference (CfD) for Low Carbon Electricity Generation for Allocation Round 4 (AR4) announced today provides support for up to 12GW [...]
Wind energy finding it’s not so easy being deeply green by Bruce Valpy
We too often hear that electricity from wind is zero carbon. Compared with traditional coal, it almost seems that way. In terms of CO2/MWh of energy produced, wind typically produces 5-10kgCO2/MWh. This compares to coal’s [...]
An LCOE for carbon intensity by Bruce Valpy
In the last decade, the wind industry has been focussing on cost reduction. This focus has resulted in wind energy now being cost competitive with all other forms of new energy generation. We have been [...]
No free ride for offshore wind in a Biden administration
The election of Joe Biden in the US has caused a wave of optimism in the burgeoning offshore wind sector. There are good reasons for this optimism too, including Biden’s ambition for electricity to be [...]
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 [...]