Offshore wind power

An offshore wind farm under a blue sky with puffy white clouds

June 17, 2024

RenewableUK: global offshore wind hits 75GW milestone

Industry body RenewableUK published a report today (17 June) showing that global offshore wind operational capacity has increased by over a fifth in the last year.

SSE has a number of offshore wind farms including Beatrice (above) Image: SSE.

June 5, 2024

RenewableUK: offshore wind will dominate lowest cost electricity system

New research by the trade association RenewableUK has shown that offshore wind will dominate the lowest-cost electricity system in 2035.

A blue sky and sea meet with offshore wind turbines in the distance

March 4, 2024

Dogger Bank D ditches green hydrogen production plans

SSE Renewables and Equinor have squashed plans to produce green hydrogen directly from its offshore Dogger Bank D wind farm.

September 19, 2023

‘ScotWind has put Scotland on a pedestal for offshore wind’, says Energy Industries Council

“ScotWind has really put Scotland on a pedestal for offshore wind supply chains,” claimed Sharanya Kumaramurthy, market intelligence manager at Energy Industries Council

September 18, 2023

Geoquip selected to support 3GW MarramWind project

MarramWind, a joint venture between Shell and ScottishPower, has selected Geoquip Marine to provide engineering data for a 3GW floating wind farm.

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August 29, 2023

Substation to add 500MW to ‘Scotland’s largest offshore wind farm’

The Seagreen 1A substation has been unanimously approved by East Lothian Council’s Planning Committee.

The new figure stands at 6.8%. Image: Pexels NC.

July 24, 2023

Octopus Energy Generation to invest $20 billion in offshore wind by 2030

Octopus Energy is to invest $20 billion (£15 billion) into offshore wind by 2030 with a view to generating 12GW of renewable electricity a year.

May 15, 2023

Sustainability is ‘key to unlocking £70 billion economic opportunity’ for UK

The UK has a “once in a generation economic opportunity” to unlock £70 billion by becoming a “sustainability superpower”, says new report.

Power prices predicted to drop by 18% in new Cornwall Insight research. Image: EDF.

May 11, 2023

Irish government awards over 3GW for offshore wind in ‘breakthrough moment for Ireland’

Ireland’s first Offshore Renewable Electricity Support Scheme (ORESS-1) auction has seen over 3GW awarded for offshore wind projects.

May 4, 2023

CfD scheme to ‘fall well short’ in delivering required offshore wind projects by 2030, says Energy UK

Trade association Energy UK has said that the upcoming Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction will fall short of delivering the required expansion of offshore wind to hit the government’s 2030 target.