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 […]
Photo credit: REUTERS / Ed Stoddard. By Anders Lorenzen By 2027 a record 680 gigawatts (GW) of new wind power capacity could be installed. This is according to an industry report from the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). However, the report came with a warning from GWEC, that policymakers need to ensure that supply chain bottlenecks do not hamper growth […]
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 […]
Despite setbacks from the pandemic, renewable energy deployment is increasing. The Inflation Reduction Act extends renewable energy tax credits and helps remove barriers for low-income households to use clean energy. Although supply chain shortages have created hurdles across the energy industry, 2023 has the potential to be a promising year for the transition to clean energy. Let’s examine the forces […]
The world’s largest wind farm just became fully operational. On August 31, 2022, the second of four planned wind farms located 55 miles off the coast of Yorkshire, England, powered up. Hornsea 2 can generate enough electricity to power a city the size of Manchester. Its 165 turbines each stand more than 650 feet above sea level; a single rotation […]
Wind energy has soared in popularity in the last couple of decades. Today, 8.4% of the total energy consumed in the United States is from wind power. With so many utility-scale wind turbines being installed, it is critical to consider the sustainability of the wind energy industry. That includes what happens to the wind turbines when they are decommissioned. Wind […]