Preferred bidder announced for Burbo Bank wind link

Jul 25, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

Ofgem has appointed a preferred bidder to own and operate transmission links at an offshore wind farm in the UK. The energy regulator has decided Diamond Transmission Partners (DTP) should take on...

Sandbank wind farm in Germany officially opens

Jul 25, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

A 288MW offshore wind farm in Germany has now officially opened. The Sandbank project, which has been developed by Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM), is made up of 72 turbines working...

RSPB loses legal battle against £2bn offshore wind farm

Jul 21, 2017 Priyanka Shrestha Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

A £2 billion offshore wind farm is expected to go ahead after RSPB lost a legal challenge against the plans. The Neart na Gaoithe offshore wind farm was one of four projects that received...

Offshore wind hunts for new subsea tech

Jul 14, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0

A research programme for the offshore wind industry has launched a competition to find new subsea inspection technologies. Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) hopes innovations to...

Is there something fishy about wind farms?

Jun 21, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Sustainability & Environment 0

Projects to study the interaction between offshore wind turbines and their natural surroundings have secured a share of €3 million (£2.65m) in North East Scotland. They will be based...

Virtual reality turbine training materialises in Scotland

Jun 19, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Low Carbon 0

A virtual reality training laboratory for the offshore wind industry has been unveiled in Scotland. The Immersive Hybrid Reality (iHR) facility at Fife College aims to provide a realistic training...

New tech ‘could cut offshore wind costs by 9%’

Jun 12, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

A new approach to installing and maintaining deep-water offshore wind turbines could cut costs by 9%. The results of a £200,000 Innovate UK Energy Catalyst study on the Self Erecting Nacelle...

DONG opens Burbo Bank Extension wind farm

May 17, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon, Top Stories 0

DONG Energy has today officially opened its Burbo Bank Extension wind farm off the coast of Liverpool. The 258MW facility, which is based seven kilometres out to sea, will use the largest and most...

Massive 600MW wind farm opens in Holland

May 09, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

A 600MW offshore wind farm has opened in Eemshaven, Holland. The Gemini facility is one of the largest sites of its kind in the world and will meet the energy needs of around 1.5 million...

UK wind speed variability lower than previously thought

Apr 06, 2017 Jonny Bairstow Infrastructure & Generation, Low Carbon 0

The UK’s offshore wind speed variability is significantly lower than previously thought. That’s according to a new report undertaken by DNV GL on behalf of The Crown Estate, which says the...