Offshore wind is the energy source on which much of the world’s transition depends, but it comes with its own set of challenges, particularly in ensuring the safety of personnel.
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s new government is considering increasing subsidies for offshore wind developers in an upcoming auction, part of a bid to remain on track for ambitious clean energy goals.
The UK’s ambitious wind power goals won’t be achieved unless the government takes action this month to raise offshore subsidies, according to energy think tank Ember.
The developers of the 1GW Buchan floating offshore wind farm have proposed bringing the project’s export cable ashore between Rattray Head and the St Fergus gas terminal.
While vertical axis wind turbines may lack the efficiency of their horizontal counterparts, Swedish firm SeaTwirl believes they can offer several benefits for floating projects, including North Sea electrification.
The UK will likely need as much as £57 billion ($73 billion) in additional investment by 2030 to develop key industries that the incoming Labour government believes will help the country support green job growth and rely less on carbon.
Ed Miliband says appointment to lead DESNZ feels like "coming home" after previously serving as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change between 2008 and 2010.
As Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer plans the move into Number 10 Downing Street following his election win, Energy Voice takes a look at who could join incoming energy secretary Ed Miliband's team.
Acteon has been commissioned to create a digital twin of the 50MW Kincardine offshore wind farm that will help optimise future inspection and survey activities.
GB Energy’s investments in infrastructure for the renewables industry could one day provide funding for local services, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said.
By James Young, chief strategy officer, JDR Cables
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Loss of UK cable manufacturing capacity in recent decades needs to be reversed in order address a looming global shortage of energy transmission infrastructure.
ScottishPower Renewables, the UK unit of Spain’s Iberdrola Group, has said that the first of four onshore transformers for the company’s 1.4GW East Anglia Three offshore wind farm has arrived at the company’s onshore converter station site in Suffolk.
Britain’s next government must put net zero at the heart of its economic plans if it is to deliver the surge in growth that the country desperately needs, the CBI employers group said.
The UK can position itself as a global leader in energy safety and competence with a renewed focus on skills and training, according to industry body OPITO.