Block Island Wind Farm, the first commercially installed offshore wind farm in the US. Photo credit: Ionna22 – Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0 – via Wikimedia. By Anders Lorenzen At the turn of the year there was significant concern and worry that the US offshore wind industry could collapse before it had started. But since then, market conditions have improved, […]
Greece’s Kafireas onshore wind farm. Photo credit: Enel Green Power. By Anders Lorenzen Greece is a Mediterranean paradise and a favourite holiday destination. Parts of it have in recent years experienced the nightmare and havoc of climate-fuelled wildfires is increasing its effort to accelerate a clean energy transition. This week, the country moved forward with plans to construct its first […]
Offshore wind turbines of the coast of Esbjerg, Denmark. Photo credit: AP Photo / Heribert Proepper. By Anders Lorenzen Amidst the trouble faced by the wind sector in Europe, the EU has pledged a package of support measures. Inflation, supply chain issues and rising costs are just some of the problems that Europe’s wind sector is currently facing, which are […]
By Jeremy Williams Three years ago I wrote about a proposal to install an electrolyser in an offshore wind turbine and make hydrogen. It would allow offshore wind farms to produce gas instead of electricity, a fairly radical proposal. It was just an idea at the time, but three years later, something very similar has recently been achieved. The world’s […]
Photo credit: Sun Xiaocong. By Anders Lorenzen China continues to set renewable energy records and has once again reaffirmed its commitment to the sector. In a groundbreaking move, China installed the largest wind turbine ever erected, solidifying its position as a global leader in the renewable energy sector. The achievement marks another milestone in the country’s effort to be a […]
Lion Link infographic. Photo credit: National Grid. By Anders Lorenzen As the world continues to install more renewables like solar and wind, investing in the infrastructure to better manage such resources is becoming more important. Because of the intermittent nature of solar and wind, energy storage, as well as grid interconnectors, are becoming a crucial element. But so far, while […]
energy Photo credit: RWE. By Anders Lorenzen EDF, the French energy giant known for its nuclear portfolio, has confirmed its decarbonisation commitment by announcing it will construct the largest offshore wind farm in France. Eoliennes en Mer Manche Normandie (EMMN), a company partly owned by EDF Renewables (the renewable energy arm of EDF) and Maples Power, was selected to build […]
energy Maryland Governor Wes Moore. Photo credit: Reuters / Kevin Lamarque. By Anders Lorenzen In recent years, the US has gone big on becoming a key player in developing offshore wind projects. The state of Maryland is one of many states hoping to benefit from the US offshore wind rush. Last week its governor Wes Moore announced targets to quadruple […]
energy A wind farm in South Wales, UK. Photo credit: Reuters / Matthew Childs. By Anders Lorenzen Data from its national grid operator, the National Grid, have concluded that 2022 was a record year for wind power in the UK. The data shows that the output of UK wind farms onshore and offshore continues to increase; in 2022 they produced […]
An illustration of Korsnäs offshore wind farm, By Anders Lorenzen The Swedish energy giant Vattenfall has won the right to build the largest offshore wind farm in Finland. It will be the first Finnish offshore wind farm to be built in open water. The Korsnäs offshore wind farm will be constructed 15 kilometres off the Finnish coast near the […]