Offshore wind in the UK produced 13.2 TWh of electricity in the first three months of 2020 – 53.1 per cent more than in the same period last year, according to the UK government’s energy statistics published on 25 June. The quarterly Energy Trends report from the Department for Business, Energy and
NKT’s cable manufacturing factories are now running on electricity from renewable energy sources, the company informed, adding that its CO2-emissions from energy consumption are now 66 per cent lower than last year. The 66 per cent reduction in CO2-emissions from energy consumption came through usin
The Sustainable Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has appointed EcoEireann to carry out bird surveying services at the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS). Under the two-year contract, EcoEireann will provide a desk-based analysis review of all available data for the AMETS project, validating the exi
Wpd Taiwan and WeatherRisk Explore Inc. have signed a turnkey bird survey contract for the Yunlin offshore wind farm in Taiwan. This March, wpd appointed WeatherRisk Explore to be responsible for the long-term and continuous bird surveys to understand the relationship between the wind farm’s operati
1,400 GW of offshore wind globally by 2050 is entirely achievable considering the resource potential, technology innovation, and government appetite to position offshore wind at the centre of the global energy transition, the Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition (OREAC) said. OREAC estimates that
Denmark’s Copenhagen Airports, A.P. Moller – Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS, and Ørsted have formed a partnership to develop a hydrogen and e-fuel production facility powered by offshore wind. The project will require a large-scale supply of renewable electricity, which could potentially come from
The Victorian Minister for Planning has decided that an Environment Effects Statement (EES) is required for Star of the South, the first offshore wind project in Australia. The Minister explains that the project has the potential for a range of significant effects on native vegetation, habitat of te
UK-based Bibby Marine Services (Bibby) has received a grant to explore a range of zero-carbon fuel systems through the WaveMaster Zero C Research and Development Project. The project will be supported by a grant from MarRI-UK, a collaborative innovation vehicle for UK industry and academia to jointl
The latest Public Attitudes Tracker in the United Kingdom has shown 81 per cent of the public chooses offshore wind as one of the preferred renewable energy sources. Wave and tidal energy also bode well with 80 per cent, and 77 of surveyed people back onshore wind. Overall, 82 per cent people are in
Vattenfall has introduced several upgrades to the design of the Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord nearshore wind farms in Denmark to reduce their visual and environmental impact. The two wind farms will, if approved, feature a radar system that will turn the light markings on the turbines at night on
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have launched a 5-week public hearing on the environmental assessments related to Thor offshore wind farm. The public hearing will also cover the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the land-based part of the project,
Global design firm Stantec has been selected to lead the environmental permitting and assessment for the Sunrise Wind offshore wind project in New York. A joint venture of Ørsted and the U.S. Eversource Energy is developing the project approximately 30 miles east of Montauk Point, off Long Island. “
Labour, environment, and community organisations from Long Island, New York, have formed an offshore wind coalition called Wind Works Long Island.
Australian division of the environmental network Friends of the Earth said building renewable energy could be key to post-COVID recovery effort.
