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24/1/2024 Comment / Rachel Solomon Williams

Powering up the net zero transition in 2024

Rachel Solomon Williams, Executive Director of the Aldersgate Group, outlines what businesses and investors need to see from the UK government to create a thriving low-carbon economy this year.

Wind

Vessel installing monopiles and transition pieces on Dogger Bank wind farm

22/5/2024 News

New wind power milestones reached in UK, France and Egypt

The second phase of development of Dogger Bank, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, has commenced 80 miles offshore from the Yorkshire coast. Meanwhile, France has awarded what is claimed to be the world’s first long-term contract for difference (CfD) to a commercial floating offshore wind farm. And in Egypt, a 10 MW project has taken the next step to becoming one of the world’s largest onshore wind farms. These stories and more are covered in this wind power news round-up.

Health and safety

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31/1/2024 Comment / Emma McIvor

Ensuring health and safety keeps pace with growth of the onshore wind sector

As renewable sectors like the wind industry have emerged and grown, they have required new approaches to health, safety and environment (HSE) practices. Here, Emma McIvor AMEI, Technical Manager at SafetyOn, the health and safety organisation for the onshore wind sector, gives an update on the sector and the centrality of safe operations for the industry.

Wind

24/5/2023 News

Ireland’s first licensing round awards 3 GW of offshore wind

Ireland recently announced the provisional results of the country’s first offshore wind auction under the Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS 1). The round surpassed market expectations both in terms of the total volume of renewable energy procured and the low price at which it was secured. Meanwhile, the UK government has unveiled plans for improved rewards and benefits to be offered to communities backing onshore wind farms in the UK.

Wind

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13/9/2023 Comment / Billy Stevenson

Keep the blades turning and the profits rolling in

Billy Stevenson, CEO of Full Circle, a specialist wind turbine services group, examines the key role that operations and maintenance (O&M) plays in powering the UK wind sector, and the value of repair and re-use as opposed to scrappage.

Onshore wind power

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14/8/2024 Comment / Angela Terry

How local energy benefits local people

Local energy projects deliver enormous benefits compared to commercial projects, writes Angela Terry MEI, environmental scientist and CEO of climate action charity One Home.

Onshore wind power

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16/10/2024 Comment / Jamie Baxter

Capitalising on the new opportunity for UK onshore wind

Commercial building or estate owners can now look again at installing their own onshore wind turbines, following positive changes to the UK planning framework. Jamie Baxter, Associate Partner with property consultancy Carter Jonas, explains how.

Wind

View of Viking wind farm on Shetland at sunset

19/6/2024 News

First power from UK’s Viking wind farm, and other new initiatives

The first power has been produced at the Viking onshore wind farm on Shetland, as the North Sea archipelago gears up to be fully connected to Great Britain’s electricity transmission grid for the first time. Further south, Ørsted has unveiled plans to build a BESS co-located with the Hornsea 3 offshore wind farm’s onshore converter station, among other news.

Wind

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8/3/2023 News

European wind experiencing a crisis of confidence

The European Union (EU) built 16 GW of new wind capacity in 2022, but it isn’t enough to meet the region’s 2030 goals, according to WindEurope, which says there is a clear need to restore investor confidence and ramp up the sector’s supply chain.

Wind

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22/2/2023 News

Global wind projects could meet 20% of worldwide electricity demand

Over 1,100 GW of global wind projects are currently at various stages of development and could meet one fifth of worldwide electricity demand if all come to fruition, according to a new report.

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