floating offshore wind

Caithness - Thistle Wind Partners
June 10, 2024

Consenting for two Scottish wind farms totalling 2GW underway

Two Thistle Wind Partners-owned Scottish offshore wind farms have entered the consenting phase of development.
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May 29, 2024

Net Zero Technology Centre and ORE Catapult launch programme to drive innovation

The Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult and the Net Zero Technology Centre announce a new programme under the Energy Transition Alliance.
Image of MSP Mairi McAllan at Port of Aberdeen
May 20, 2024

Scotland’s energy transition: Port of Aberdeen unveils ambitious floating wind plans

Port of Aberdeen unveils £25M investment plan to become a leading hub for floating offshore wind, capitalising on its strategic location and world-class facilities.
SSE Renewables' Beatrice Offshore Windfarm, located off the coast of Scotland. Image: SEE Renewables.
May 3, 2024

‘Second biggest market for offshore wind’: UK hosts 43% of Europe’s capacity

The UK’s offshore wind market represents more than 40% of European offshore wind capacity, The Crown Estate has found.
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April 25, 2024

Octopus Energy investment boosts floating offshore wind tech 

Floating foundations are used where coastlines are too deep for foundations to be fixed into the seabed.
Floatation Energy Green Volt Floating Offshore Wind
April 24, 2024

560MW floating offshore wind project receives planning approval

Offshore wind developers Flotation Energy and Vårgrønn have announced that their floating offshore wind project, Green Volt, has been granted offshore planning approval.
EDF's Teeside offshore wind farm. Image: EDF.
April 10, 2024

EDF, ESB and Reventus partner to capitalise on the Celtic Sea wind opportunity

Energy company EDF Renewables UK has inked a partnership with ESB and Reventus Power to develop a 1.5GW floating offshore wind farm in the Celtic Sea.
Offshore wind farm in the UK
March 28, 2024

RWE acquires Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone from Vattenfall

Vattenfall has finalised the sale of its Norfolk Offshore Wind Zone (Norfolk Zone) to RWE. The purchase bolsters RWE's existing offshore wind portfolio.
Labour would pursue this role through its proposed publicly owned energy company GB Energy. Image: Keir Starmer Flickr.
March 26, 2024

Labour to pursue ‘world leader’ role in floating offshore wind

Labour has thrown its weight behind offshore floating wind deeming the UK can become a “world leader” for the technology.
A rendering of what the development could look like at Port Talbot, Wales. Image: ABP.
March 22, 2024

UK government selects two ports to advance floating offshore wind

Port Talbot and the Port of Cromarty Firth have been chosen by the UK gov to support its offshore floating wind developments via FLOWMIS.

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