Great Expectations for North Sea Wind Power

Great Expectations for North Sea Wind Power
The renewable UK, the UK renewable industry group, considers that the East of England could become a hub for trade in renewable energy with Scandinavian countries if the proper regulations are drawn up and put in place. RenewableUK has voiced its hopes that a North Sea report by the UK Parliament’s second chamber, the House of… Read the rest

What is a Suction Bucket Jacket??

What is a Suction Bucket Jacket??
Does it sound like something you’d need in your loft water tank, or maybe something to fix a leak in your plumbing system? No. The Suction Bucket Jacket is something that could profoundly affect the offshore wind industry. DONG Energy has collaborated with the Carbon Trust Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) to bring about an innovative and… Read the rest

The Calming Effects of Wind Turbines

The Calming Effects of Wind Turbines
In the debates about the environmental effects of wind farms and wind turbines, it’s unfortunate that a lot of media coverage is given to those that see them as a blight on the land and the offshore seascapes; towering monstrosities of evening sunlight deflection and distracting noise. many of these people have never been near a… Read the rest

UK Offshore Wind Capacity now 10 Gigawatts

UK Offshore Wind Capacity now 10 Gigawatts
The UK Coalition Government’s Ministers have said that they will be providing  £66m of funding to improve the supply chain for offshore wind developments, boost innovation and bring new products to market. They anticipate that this could help the industry contribute £7bn to the economy and create 30,000 jobs by 2020. The announcement came just as… Read the rest

The Future Cost of Windpower: New Research Published online

The Future Cost of Windpower: New Research Published online
MarketReportsOnline have made available a major report on the cost of wind power energy, then, now and in the future. It is available here:  http://www.marketreportsonline.com/395631.html. The report begins by covering the basics that most in the industry would concur with: The research says that wind power is a capital intensive industry with most of the investment… Read the rest

Windpower Now The Cheapest Energy Source In The United Kingdom!

Windpower Now The Cheapest Energy Source In The United Kingdom!
As a number of coal-fired power stations are being decommissioned in the UK, it is welcome news to hear from respected energy experts, Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF), that the electricity produced by wind power is now the cheapest in the UK.   BNEF have conducted a new study, and it has concluded that wind power… Read the rest

The World’s Most Powerful Turbine

The World’s Most Powerful Turbine
Veterans of the wind power industry, Vestas, have been showing off their new super-turbine which is reckoned to be the most powerful yet seen. It’s the Vestas V 164-8.0. How come? It’s the combination of an 8MW power-rating and a 164-metre rotor diameter. That will make the V164-8.0 the world’s most powerful turbine to date. Everything… Read the rest

European Wind Energy Association Offshore Conference 2015

European Wind Energy Association Offshore Conference 2015
The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA)  holds its much-anticipated offshore wind conference in less than two months, in Copenhagen. It will be held at the Bella Centre Copenhagen from 10-12 March. EWEA is the undisputed voice of the European wind industry, whose mission statement is to actively promoting wind power in not just Europe, but worldwide… Read the rest

Shock! Horror! UK Wind Turbines are sometimes Powered by the Grid!

Shock! Horror! UK Wind Turbines are sometimes Powered by the Grid!
In a series of articles in certain areas of the UK media (essentially the usual anti-wind Not in My Back Yard suspects) it has been “revealed” that wind turbines take, rather than contribute,  power from the National Grid.  Cue the usual semi-hysterical scribblings of the wind-watch hacks venting their spleens in mock indignation that wind farms… Read the rest