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- Germany just approved 1,610 megawatts of offshore wind power Tue, 1 May 18, 2:56amOffshore wind turbines could soon provide more electricity for Germany — to the tune of 1,610 megawatts (MW). The country recently held an auction for companies that want to build offshore wind projects, ultimately granting...
- The world's first subsidy-free offshore wind farm is being built in the Netherlands Thu, 22 Mar 18, 3:20amThe world's first unsubsidized offshore wind farms are currently under construction in the Netherlands. The underlying economics of offshore wind energy have become so favorable in the country that the projects will require...
- World's first floating wind farm performing better than anticipated Wed, 21 Feb 18, 10:44pmThe 30 megawatt Hywind Scotland floating wind farm started operating last fall, and Statoil recently said the farm, a world first, "performed better than expected in its first three full months in production." The floating...
- Wind power supplied 43.6% of Denmark's energy in 2017 Sat, 6 Jan 18, 5:46amDenmark set a new renewable energy record in 2017 by obtaining nearly half of its power from wind. The renewable source supplied 43.6 percent of electricity demand, beating the nation's prior record of 42 percent in 2015....
- The world's first floating wind farm just switched online Thu, 19 Oct 17, 12:16amFive massive wind turbines floating in the sea near Scotland have started sending energy to the grid. Statoil, a Norwegian power company, has been working on the 30 megawatt Hywind Scotland project for several years, and...
- First floating wind farm in the world begins generating power Thu, 19 Oct 17, 12:16amFive massive wind turbines floating in the sea near Scotland have started sending energy to the grid. Statoil, a Norwegian power company, has been working on the 30 megawatt Hywind Scotland project for several years, and...
- Offshore wind power is cheaper than new nuclear power in the UK Tue, 12 Sep 17, 9:37pmOffshore wind power has pulled ahead of nuclear power in the United Kingdom. Energy from offshore wind farms will be less expensive than power from a new nuclear project for the first time, based on subsidy figures via the...
- The world's largest floating wind farm will be operational next year Sat, 21 May 16, 8:10amNorwegian company Statoil is building the world's largest offshore floating wind farm near Scotland - and it's set to start producing energy as early as 2017...
- Donald Trump Picks a Mean Fight with Scotland Over Offshore Wind Sat, 11 Feb 12, 5:19amDonald Trump may be a real estate mogul with an estimated worth of who knows how many billions — we think it might be seven — and a penchant for trying to derail presidential campaigns but that’s not stopping...
- Fleets of Wave Power Ships Could Harvest Cheap Energy from the Motion of the Ocean Fri, 22 Jul 11, 4:10amWith cost being one of the few remaining barriers to renewable energy technology fulfilling our energy needs on their own, projects like this from the guys at Boston University and the Fraunhofer Center for Manufacturing...
- Vestas and WindPlus to Deploy Unique Floating Wind Turbines Sat, 26 Feb 11, 4:40amVestas, one of the world’s biggest manufacturers of wind turbines, has announced that it will be working in collaboration with WindPlus to deploy a unique wind turbine that uses a first-of-its-kind floating platform...