Floating offshore wind farm maker picked
The futuristic prospect of a floating offshore wind farm off Britain’s coast took another step closer to reality today as the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) picked a designer to make a prototype....
View ArticleUK’s floating energy industry gets wind in its sails
Two marine energy firms are to collaborate to develop floating wind technology in the UK. Atlantis Resources and Ideol have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of a 1.5GW...
View ArticleHighland Council approves floating wind farm
An innovative floating wind farm in Scotland has been approved. The Highland Council have given the go-ahead to Dounreay Trì Limited’s proposed demonstration project. Marine Scotland will now be able...
View ArticleScotland approves 12MW floating wind farm
A 12MW demonstration floating wind farm in Scotland has been granted planning consent. The two turbine Dounreay Trì project, which will be located six kilometres off the Caithness coastline, is...
View ArticleDry dock resurrected to build floating wind farm
One of the largest dry docks in Europe will come out of retirement to build a floating wind farm in the UK. Kishorn Dry Dock, which hasn’t been used in 23 years, will now be used to help build the...
View ArticleWorld’s first floating wind farm powers up in Scotland
The world’s first floating wind farm has started generating power off the coast of Scotland. The 30MW Hywind wind farm is now delivering electricity to the Scottish grid. The five giant turbines,...
View ArticleFloating wind farm in Portugal granted €60m EU loan
The European Commission is supporting a floating wind farm in Portugal with a €60 million (£53m) loan. Windplus – a joint venture between EDP Renewables, Repsol and Principle Power – will use the loan...
View ArticleFirst floating wind farm in continental Europe fully powered up
The first floating wind farm in continental Europe with a total installed capacity of 25MW is now fully operational. The last platform of Windfloat Atlantic, located off the coast of Portugal, has been...
View ArticleCanary Islands to make a splash with 250MW floating wind cluster
Spanish energy company Greenalia has unveiled plans to develop four new floating wind farms with a total installed power of 200MW off the Canary Islands. The projects will be an addition to a 50MW wind...
View ArticleShell launches Celtic Sea floating wind farm
Shell has partnered with the marine project developer Simply Blue Energy, to develop a large floating wind farm off the south coast of Ireland. The project, which is currently in the early stages, aims...
View ArticleEDF spins floating wind potential of Blyth offshore project
The French energy giant EDF has unveiled plans to add floating turbines to its existing Blyth Offshore Demonstrator (BOD) wind farm off the coast of Northumberland. The project has currently a capacity...
View ArticleIberdrola pours €1bn into floating wind farm
Iberdrola has unveiled plans to invest €1 billion (£870m) in a new floating offshore wind farm. Until it comes into operation in 2026, the 300MW project is forecast to create more than 2,800 new jobs...
View ArticleSouth Korea to build huge floating offshore wind farm at East Sea gas field
South Korea‘s President Moon Jae-in has today unveiled plans for a giant 3GW floating offshore wind farm, what he said will become the world’s largest by 2030, when it is expected to be built. Mr...
View ArticleWales gives green light to its first-ever floating windfarm
The Welsh Government has granted consent for Wales’ first floating windfarm. The Project Erebus windfarm will be located 40 kilometres off the coast of Pembrokeshire and will house seven 14MW turbines...
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