Following the UK Government announcement of details of the next round of the Contracts for Difference scheme, Andrew Hedges, climate change and clean energy partner, and Rob Marsh, partner and co-chair of the renewable energy practice in the London office of Norton Rose Fulbright, comment:  Andrew Hedges comments: “If backed…

Onshore wind farms will be eligible for subsidies for the first time since 2016 from next year. This was announced with details on the next stage of the Contracts for Differences scheme which launches next year. However, the government has stressed new projects in England will only go ahead with…

Fugro has successfully completed a second marine unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk mitigation project for TenneT, this time on a cable route survey as part of the construction of the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm. The 13-month project involved surveying the route for explosive remnants of war (ERW), including munitions…

Jan. 29, 2020 – Boulder, Colo. – A new report from Navigant Research analyzes the global wind power market to assess current and future development cycles and projections for new installed wind capacity. The report provides global market forecasts, segmented by region, through 2028. Global wind industry installations were flat…...

The reality is that the wind farm wouldn’t be there without Triodos Bank. In addition to the financial support, we received incredible amounts of advice over the years as we developed the project. Dan McCallen, co-founder of Awel Aman Tawe What challenge was the inspiration for your project? The inspiration…

Following last year’s geotechnical contract for the Hollandse Kust (west) Offshore Wind Farm Zone, Fugro has been awarded a geotechnical site investigation contract for the Ten noorden van de Waddeneilanden Wind Farm Zone (TNWWFZ). The final deliverable for the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO.nl, part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs…

Crowle Wharf Engineers Ltd (CWE) has invested £600,000 in new technology as it aims to expand its presence in the offshore energy markets. The company, which has facilities in Scunthorpe and Worksop, has acquired a HNK Horizontal Borer and a Co-ordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) to increase its capacity for the…

Munich/Kilb, 14 January 2020: BayWa r.e. is announcing the successful completion of a new wind farm in the Austrian Alps built by its wholly owned subsidiary ECOwind. The Fürstkogel wind farm was constructed in the communities of Fischbach and Stanz in Steiermark at 1,400 metres above sea level, equipped with five…

Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy (SGRE) has been named as the preferred turbine supplier for the massive 2,640-MW Dominion Energy Virginia Offshore Wind project in the USA. This is the largest offshore wind power project in the rapidly increasing U.S. market to date. A long-term service and maintenance agreement is included…

Proposals for a wind farm in the north of the Isle of Skye which could see reduced electricity bills for those nearer the site and the local community owning a stake in the project have today been submitted to The Highland Council. The application for Ben Sca Wind Farm, located…