The Crown Estate has announced that the Forewind consortium, comprising Statoil, Statkraft, SSE and RWE npower has been named as the successful bidder for the largest zone in the third licence round.
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EDP Renovaveis Awarded 1.3 GW Moray Firth site in UK
EDP Renovaveis (EDPR) and SeaEnergy plc announced that they have been awarded acreage by The Crown Estate (Zone 1) to develop offshore wind farms in the Moray Firth, Scotland, with an installed capacity of 1.3 GW.
Continue readingVattenfall Boosts Its Position in Offshore Wind Power in UK
Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables have today been awarded the rights to develop a major offshore wind farm off the east coast of England in the North Sea.
Continue readingOffshore wind power to provide 25% of electricity and 70,000 jobs by 2020 in UK
Wind power in the UK has just been given a massive shot in the arm with several large-scale new offshore projects in the pipeline.
Continue readingCentrica awarded Round Three offshore wind power zone
Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today welcomed the news that it has been successful in The Crown Estate’s Round Three offshore wind tendering process.
Continue readingOffshore Wind Energy Expansion Would Improve UK’s Energy Security
Potential for 6,400 additional wind turbines generating 32GW far exceeds previous plans. £75 billion offshore wind industry could support up to 70,000 clean energy jobs by 2020.
Continue readingIberdrola se adjudica en Reino Unido uno de los mayores parques eólicos marinos (7.200 MW)
La instalación, que se denominará East Anglia Array, podría empezar a construirse en 2015 y suministrar electricidad a cerca de cinco millones de hogares.
Continue readingSeaEnergy and EDP win Moray wind offshore site
SeaEnergy and its partner EDP Renovveis have been awarded acreage by the Crown Estate to develop offshore wind farms in the Moray Firth, Scotland, with an approximate installed capacity of 1.3GW.
Continue readingCrown Estate To Develop 5GW Of Offshore Wind Off Scotland’s East Coast
Speaking at Bute House, Edinburgh, Gareth Baird, Scottish Commissioner of the Crown Estate, announced two successful consortia to develop offshore wind zones off Scotland.
Continue readingE.ON welcomes award of South Coast Round 3 offshore wind farm zone
E.ON has today (JAN 8) welcomed the news that it has been awarded the exclusive right to develop a large-scale offshore wind farm off the Sussex coastline by The Crown Estate.
Continue readingFluor Consortium Wins Exclusive Rights in Round 3 of UK Offshore Wind Farm
Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) announced that its UK division, Fluor Limited, and SSE (Scottish and Southern Energy plc), have been awarded exclusive rights by The Crown Estate to develop the Round 3 offshore wind farm.
Continue readingThe Crown Estate Announces Round 3 Offshore Wind Development Partners
The Crown Estate has today announced the successful bidders for each of the nine Round 3 offshore wind power zones within UK waters.
Continue readingGo Ahead for Offshore Wind farm
The go-ahead has been given for a major expansion of offshore wind power in the seas around Scotland.
Continue readingWind Energy Market in Poland
The “Wind Energy Market in Poland” PWEA Conference is the largest event in the Polish wind power sector.
Continue readingPPG Commercial Coatings Increases Role with Wind Turbine Blades
Strongsville, Ohio-based PPG Commercial Coatings has launched its advanced thin-film HSP-7401 polyurethane primer and AUE-50000 series polyurethane top-coat wind turbine blade-coating system.
Continue readingMagna International to show electrification competence
Magna International announced it will join the ranks of companies displaying at the 2010 North American International Auto Show, a first for the world’s most diverse automotive supplier.
Continue readingU.S. Army?s TARDEC to Showcase Alternate Energy Vehicle
The U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) and Michigan?s growing defense industry will receive more than $14 billion in federal funds next year.
Continue readingEWEA?s 2030 Target: 400 GW of wind energy in the EU
By 2030, EWEA expects 400 GW of wind energy capacity to be operating in the EU ? 250 GW on land and 150 GW offshore.
Continue readingEspaña superará en 2020 el objetivo del 20% de renovables fijado por la UE
España prevé que en 2020 la participación de las renovables en nuestro país será del 22,7% sobre la energía final y un 42,3% de la generación eléctrica. Industria envía a Bruselas un anticipo del Plan de Renovables.
Continue readingIberdrola Renewables plans for wind power in the US receive boost with $600 million of incentives
Iberdrola Renewables has brought forward the planned construction of five new wind farms, with a combined 813 MW, thanks to the stimulus funds approved by the US government.
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