The United States Government is on the edge of auctioning a total of 2,434 square miles area off the East Coast for development of offshore wind farms. The exact date of the auction is yet unfamiliar, however, it is expected by the end of this year. The biggest area to be leased is the one […
The Duke of York visited Scira’s operations base in Wells-next-the-Sea and met with the team there to learn more about the Sheringham Shoal project and the rapidly developing offshore renewables industry in the UK. On arrival The Duke of York was welcomed by Einar Strømsvåg, Scira General Manager an
Changes to subsidies for renewable electricity could incentivise between £20 billion and £25 billion of new investment in the economy between 2013 and 2017. The Banding Review for the Renewables Obligation will support jobs and deliver more clean power with a reduction in costs to consumers between
The Duke of York will be in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on Tuesday 24th July 2012, when he will be visiting Scira Offshore Energy and meeting staff from Gardline, the marine sciences company based in Great Yarmouth. His Royal Highness is interested to learn more about the rapidly developing offshore
State of New Jersey is a leading place for offshore wind development, since it has rather shallow waters and generous wind resources. However, the state now copes with certain financial issues regarding revenues that are targeted to offshore wind projects for generating electricity. Fears have been
State of New Jersey is a leading place for offshore wind development, since it has rather shallow waters and generous wind resources. However, the state now copes with certain financial issues regarding revenues that are targeted to offshore wind projects for generating electricity. Fears have been
Offshore wind developer, Fishermen’s Energy, has now got all the necessary federal and state documentation to start building the first U.S. demonstration offshore wind farm. Namely, the developer has announced that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) gave a Clean Water Act permit for the projec
There’s a simple truth in wind energy – the bigger the blade, the more watts generated. In the 1980s, blades were typically 65 feet long. Today, as the wind industry continues to grow, blades measure over 150 feet. Looking down the road, the next generation of wind turbine blades is expected to span
The French Senate has published a report regarding the costs of electricity production, which shows an estimation made by EDF, according to which France would not be able to meet its 2020 offshore wind capacity targets. The biggest French renewable energy developer forecasts that the country will be
At a meeting held on Tuesday at City Hall, local fishermen stated their concerns over the development of offshore wind projects in waters off Massachusetts and Rhode Island to the director of the federal Bureau of Offshore Energy Management, Tommy Beaudreau. Mr. Beaudreau said that BOEM has excluded
Two U.S. congressmen have addressed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issue which came up recently, concerning the alleged political pressure that was put on the agency while deciding on the safety of the Cape Wind offshore wind farm. The congressmen have sent a letter to the FAA´s Acting Ad
As part of President Obama’s all-of-the-above energy strategy that develops every available source of American energy, the Energy Department joined with Texas Tech University and Sandia National Laboratories to break ground on a new state-of-the-art wind turbine test facility in Lubbock, Texas. The
Bloomberg forecasts that out of the largest collection of offshore wind farms, planned by the European Union to be placed in the North and Baltic Seas, 3,400 wind turbines will be operational by 2015 and 3,600 more by 2020, subject to stability of the government´s support. The offshore wind industry
The construction of German Riffgat offshore wind farm in the North Sea has raised a lot of dust, reports the Netherlands Info Services. The wind farm is located 15 kilometres to the north-west of the German island of Borkum, where it will cover an area of 6 square kilometres. Since it is being built
