offshore wind Articles
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Japan wind Energy Market Analysis
In this paper will comprehensively and deeply analyze the 2020 Japanese wind market from multi-dimensional perspectives, including the latest information about country profile, electricity generation mix, policies and features in large-scale wind farms, Fixed-Bottom offshore wind and Floating offshore wind which will assist in understanding the Japanese wind market. ...
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Tidal influence on offshore wind fields and resource predictions
The rise and fall of the sea surface due to tides effectively moves an offshore wind turbine hub through the wind shear profile. This effect is quantified using measured data from three offshore UK sites. Statistical evidence of the influence of tide on mean wind speed and turbulence is presented. The implications of this effect for predicting offshore wind resource are outlined.Keywords: Tidal, ...
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Pricing mechanisms for offshore wind electricity in EU member states
The aim of the study was to evaluate the pricing mechanisms for offshore wind electricity in those EU Member States (MS) possessing an important offshore wind resource and, on this basis, to determine the economic scenario faced by potential investors in the sector. The economic and energy policy framework of each MS was reviewed to establish the main factors determining the final price accorded ...
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US launches multi-million $ plan to kick start offshore wind industry
The new strategy from the Obama administration could challenge the UK’s place as world’s leading offshore wind energy hub. The US government unveiled yesterday a coordinated strategic plan to accelerate the development of offshore wind energy in a move that could ultimately challenge the UK's position as the world's leading offshore wind hub. Interior secretary Ken Salazar and energy ...
By Vital Energi
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Record 13bn euro invested in offshore wind in 2015: 3GW new capacity
Offshore wind investments in Europe doubled in 2015 to €13.3 billion in a record year for financing and grid-connected installations. A total of 3,019 MW in new offshore wind capacity came online in European waters in 2015, more than double what was connected to the grid in 2014. Europe's total offshore wind capacity is now 11,027 MW. A further 3,034 MW of capacity - spread across ten ...
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Offshore windpower: a major new source of energy for Europe
After several decades of theoretical developments, desk studies, experimental wind turbines and prototype wind farms, the first large-scale commercial developments of offshore wind farms are now being built. To support and accelerate this development, the European Commission funded a project, "Concerted Action on Offshore Wind Energy in Europe" (CA-OWEE), which aimed to gather, ...
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Prospect of offshore wind energy development in Japan
In Japan, the cumulative capacity of wind turbine generation systems on land has increased steadily in recent years. To install a large number of wind turbines has inherent problems such as shortage of suitable land, and inadequate infrastructure such as power cables and roads. The necessity for development of offshore wind turbine generation systems has been recognised based on the above ...
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Business model innovation for sustainable energy: how German municipal utilities invest in offshore wind energy
Offshore wind energy is considered to have tremendous potential for Germany’s future electricity supply. Due to the technology’s capital intensity, however, offshore wind energy has so far been considered the domain of large utilities. Municipal utilities on the contrary traditionally have strong ties to their community and conduct low risk business models at the regional and local level. ...
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Spending review leaves DECC with the second biggest increase
UK energy and climate change secretary promises fully functioning green investment bank, carbon capture and storage (CCS) project and revival in offshore ...
By Vital Energi
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Vattenfall to invest over €1 billion in North Sea wind farm
Swedish power giant Vattenfall announced that it will invest more than €1 billion (about $1.4 billion U.S.) in the DanTysk project, a 280 megawatt (MW) offshore wind farm to be located in North Sea waters between Germany and Denmark. Vattenfall has formed a joint venture with Stadtwerke München GmbH (SWM; Munich, Germany) to develop the DanTysk facility, with Vattenfall holding a 51% ...
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Offshore Wind Development Picking Up Pace
Wind power is the world’s leading source of renewable electricity, excluding hydropower, with 238,000 megawatts of capacity installed at the start of 2012. Thus far, almost all of this wind power has been tapped on land; worldwide just 4,600 megawatts of offshore wind farms were operating as of mid-2012. Offshore wind capacity is growing quickly, however, expanding nearly six-fold ...
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Siemens Gamesa completes roll-on/roll-off concept
BELGIUM: Siemens Gamesa's roll-on/roll-off concept, first announced in November 2015, has been fully implemented for the first time, the manufacturer has announced. The company delivered the first load of nacelles from its factory in Cuxhaven, north Germany to the 309MW Rentel project off the coast of Belgium, without the need for cranes, it stated. It can roll 200-tonne tower sections and ...
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2013 to be Record Year for Offshore Wind
Offshore wind power installations are on track to hit a seventh consecutive annual record in 2013. Developers added 1,080 megawatts of generating capacity in the first half of the year, expanding the world total by 20 percent in just six months. Fifteen countries host some 6,500 megawatts of offshore wind capacity. Before the year is out, the world total should exceed 7,100 megawatts. Although ...
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Offshore Wind Versus Solar in the Eastern US: An Unexpected Rivalry
Less than a decade ago, offshore wind energy and solar PV were similarly priced energy sources. Unsubsidized installed costs for both exceeded $5 per watt, or more than double that for land-based wind. Despite their cost, both technologies were seen as the best hopes for supplying urban centers with green power, especially in the BOSNYWASH (Boston-New York-Washington, DC) corridor of the eastern ...
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US offshore CEOs call for East Coast supply hubs to beat competition
The U.S. offshore sector must create regional East Coast supply chains and public-private initiatives that accelerate training and port investments to ensure long-term competitiveness, leading developers told the U.S. Offshore Wind 2019 Conference. New Jersey's decision last week to select Orsted’s giant 1.1 GW Ocean Wind project for its first large-scale facility highlights the rapid ...
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Experience with and strategies for public involvement in offshore wind projects
The paper describes and analyses different models for public involvement, based on experience from offshore projects in Denmark (especially Middelgrunden) and Sweden (Karlskrona Vindkraft Offshore). The public likely to be concerned by offshore wind energy projects must be informed and consulted as part of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA). However, as member states individually define ...
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Wind power is about to get a whole lot cheaper
Wind energy is soaring around the world, thanks to technology advances and energy policies that have reduced its cost. And things are only going to get better — with prices dropping substantially by mid-century, according to a survey of 163 of the world’s leading wind energy experts. The results, published in the journal Nature Energy, suggest that the cost of electricity from wind ...
By Ensia
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Gamesa, Northrop Grumman to collaborate in offshore wind
Spanish wind technology giant Gamesa and U.S. defense contractor Northrop Grumman (Los Angeles, CA) have signed an agreement under which the two companies will collaborate in the development of technologies for offshore wind facilities. Under the terms of the agreement, Northrop Grumman Shipbuilding will apply its experience in heavy load logistics, systems performance, and reliability in ...
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Maintenance Manager to control operation and maintenance of offshore wind farms
Maintenance of wind farms is of increasing importance. Especially in remote areas, where logistics and accessibility are restricted, costs of preventive as well as corrective maintenance form a substantial part of the costs of electricity. The importance of a tool that assists in feedback to the design, failure logging, configuration control and maintenance planning is evident. This paper ...
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Global wind speeds bounce back to hike output; New Jersey raises offshore target to 7.5 GW
Global onshore wind speeds are rising, new study finds Global onshore wind speeds have risen since 2010, after decades of decline, boosting potential wind energy by around 17% between 2010 and 2017, according to a new academic study published in Nature. Rising wind speeds have increased U.S. wind turbine capacity factors by around 2.5% since 2010, representing half the gains in capacity ...
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