Support for offshore wind will 'power economic growth'

UK public investment creates £3.3 billion boost to offshore wind sector

Public investments in environmental science are shown to be a major driver behind the UK’s offshore wind sector. It delivers billions in economic value while also helping to protect the country’s marine environment A new study has found that funding from the UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has played an essential role in the sector’s growth, contributing an estimated £3.3 billion to the economy since 2000. Offshore wind The UK’s…

GEODIS Completes the Transport and Float-Off of Three Floating Wind Foundations

GEODIS, a world leader in transport and logistics, has successfully completed a major operation in partnership with Eiffage Metal for the transport and float-off of three floating substructures of 2,500 tons. Designed by Principle Power, the turbine foundations are part of the “Les Éoliennes Flottantes du Golfe du Lion” (EFGL) pilot project, one of the largest floating offshore wind farms in the world.

Green light for Gippsland offshore wind studies - Ecogeneration

Offshore Wind Turbine in a Windfarm under construction off the England Coast at sunsetA major offshore wind project is moving ahead. Iberdrola Australia has cleared a major regulatory hurdle in the development of its Aurora Green Offshore Wind Project, with the Offshore Infrastructure Regulator (OIR) approving the project’s feasibility-stage Management Plan. Located over 25 km off Ninety Mile Beach in Gippsland, the proposed offshore wind farm i…

Support for offshore wind will 'power economic growth'

A new action plan aims to maximise Wales' offshore wind potential.