Ideol Set to Inaugurate Fully Assembled Floatgen Turbine

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Floatgen project partners are scheduled to inaugurate the 2MW floating wind turbine in October, after it was fully assembled at the Saint Nazaire port in France. Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.offshorewind.biz

EU Offshore Wind on the Right Track Towards 2020

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After a likely record year in 2017 with 14GW, offshore wind energy in Europe continues its growing process with expectations that it will reach 25GW by 2020. Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.offshorewind.biz

Offshore Wind Demonstrates Unprecedented Cost Cuts

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After the UK government awarded three offshore wind projects with Contracts for Difference (CfDs), RenewableUK and Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult commented on the news, highlighting the major decline in the cost of offshore wind. Link: http://www.offshorewind.biz

BNEF: 237MW of Floating Offshore Wind by 2020.

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The world could see as much as 237MW of floating offshore wind capacity installed by 2020, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance (BNEF). Read the complete article here. Source: http://www.offshorewind.biz.

INNOVATION OUTLOOK: OFFSHORE WIND

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The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released for the 2016 the Innovation Outlook report in which the new technologies and innovative solution for offshore power generation are described. The paper underlines the great potential that the offshore wind resource represents … Read More

Publication on the Camins.cat

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In the December issue of Camins.cat there is a large section regarding offshore wind. An overview on the current offshore market is detailed and the advantages of this renewable resource are listed. Together with the milestones achieved internationally in the … Read More

An article about Windcrete recently published in Ship&Offshore

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A new spar-type floating substructure made of concrete for offshore wind turbines could help move wind farms to deeper waters while providing a cost-effective and robust alternative to steel. Called Windcrete, the substructure has been developed by a small group of professors … Read More