Government pledges £64M support for Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub

Port Talbot, in South Wales, is set to become the first port in the Celtic Sea with a dedicated floating offshore wind plant thanks to government funding. The post Government pledges £64M support for Port Talbot floating offshore wind hub appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Norway appoints two teams for 1.5GW of floating wind power

Sector hails early appointments as Norway eyes 30GW of offshore wind power by 2040. Norway today approved two consortia to develop 1.5GW of floating offshore wind farms off Utsira in… The post Norway appoints two teams for 1.5GW of floating wind power appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Rights for third Celtic Sea floating wind site awarded as UK pushes to expand capacity

The Crown Estate has notified Ocean Winds that it will be awarded the rights to develop a third floating offshore wind site in the Celtic Sea, in a move intended to help deliver the full 4.5GW of capacity made available in the UK’s latest leasing… The post Rights for third Celtic Sea floating wind site awarded as UK pushes to expand capacity appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

First floating offshore wind ports to be created as worldwide deployment accelerates

Associated British Ports (ABP) has joined forces with BrestPort in France and Shannon Foynes Port Company in Ireland to launch the first Global Floating Offshore Wind Ports Alliance, known as the Flow Ports Alliance, as global deployment of the technology continues to grow. The post First floating offshore wind ports to be created as worldwide deployment accelerates appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

California Plows New Millions into Offshore Wind Energy Ports

Planned 400-acre, $5B Pier Wind terminal at Port of Long Beach would gain $20M to support fabrication, assembly and deployment of floating offshore wind turbines.

Cheddar - Why Finding A Spot For Offshore Wind Is So Tricky, 17082022

The United States currently lags in off-shore wind farming. But the Biden Administration is looking to change that, setting forth a goal of developing 30 gigawatts of offshore wind energy by 2030. But finding a spot to build off-shore wind farms is no easy task. In this episode Cheddar explore the differences between the land and the sea and what it takes to create the perfect offshore wind farm

Innovative-Techs - Vertical-axis Wind Turbines could Revolutionize Offshore Wind Power, 28102022

Why are we still not making the most of offshore wind? And how can innovative vertical-axis wind turbines make a difference? What are the benefits of offshore wind energy?

FT - Equinor (Episode 14 of 15) - The future is afloat, 18122020

The UK government wants every home to be powered by offshore wind in 2030. Reporter, Juliet Mann, explores how floating offshore wind technology pioneered by leading energy provider, Equinor, is essential in helping the UK reach this ambitious target.

FT - Equinor (Episode 6 of 15) - Floating wind, a fix for the future energy mix 04112021

Although this episode has 'repeats' from the previous episode (Nr 5), there are a few additional points about Equinor's floating offshore wind farms at Hywind Scotland and Hywind Tampen. Tony Quinn (test and Validation Director of ORE Catapault) highlights floating offshore wind could decarbonise the world’s power supplies.