Europe has taken a pioneering lead in the development of floating offshore wind. Europe’s companies lead three quarters of the 50-plus floating offshore wind projects currently in development across the globe. Floating offshore wind is a fast-maturing technology with the … Read More
A paper published in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments journal estimates the lowest LCOE for windcrete foundation
A recent paper Sensitivity analysis on the levelized cost of energy for floating offshore wind farms publised in Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments journal estimates the lowest LCOE for windcrete foundation because its cheaper manufacturing costs, compared with TLP or … Read More
RCEA and Consortium Submit Lease Application for Northern California Offshore Wind Energy Project
The Redwood Coast Energy Authority (RCEA) and a consortium of private companies have submitted a lease application to the US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) to advance the development of a floating wind project off Humboldt County in Northern … Read More
WindPlus Tabs MHI Vestas for WindFloat Atlantic Offshore Wind Park
Pioneering three-turbine project to feature the largest and most powerful wind turbines ever installed onto a floating foundation. WindPlus, a consortium led by EDP Renewables, has signed a firm order with MHI Vestas to provide three V164-8.4 MW turbines for … Read More
Japan’s Demo Floater Takes Final Shape
A consortium led by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) has fully assembled a 3MW demonstrator floating wind turbine at the Kitakyushu Port. Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.offshorewind.biz
Mediterranean call for floating offshore wind
Institutions and principle manufacturers of Offshore Wind energy called for the development of 3GW floating offshore wind array in the French Mediterranean by 2030. French Mediterranean Sea is ready for first commercial floating offshore wind energy in 2019. This location … Read More
Europe leads the global clean energy transition
An ambitious political agreement on increasing renewable energy use in Europe was reached today between negotiators from the Commission, the European Parliament and the Council. Today’s deal means that two out of the 8 legislative proposals in the Clean Energy for … Read More
Excitement About Floating Offshore Wind
When the first floating offshore wind demonstration projects were deployed nearly ten years ago, most observers thought that the technology was intriguing, but the costs and degree of difficulty were both very, very high. At that stage, fixed-bottom offshore was … Read More
IEA: Offshore Wind Needs to Pick Up Pace
Offshore wind showed strong signs of progress with 23% generation growth in 2017, but it needs to accelerate even faster to be in line with the Sustainable Development Scenario (SDS) target, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). Read the … Read More
New joint industry report highlights innovation needs to unlock a multi-gigawatt (GW) pipeline for global floating wind market
A new report released today from the Floating Wind Joint Industry Project (Floating Wind JIP) outlines the key technology challenges and priority innovation needs for the sector to reach cost parity with other energy technologies. The report is a summary of key … Read More
