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Europe on course to double offshore wind capacity by 2020
Europe is on course to double its offshore wind energy capacity by 2020 after record investment last year, even though more projects should be awarded to preserve costs decreasing in the longer term, as stated by industry group WindEurope.
read more... 27/01/2017
UK: Offshore wind costs drop by 32% in four years
The UK’s offshore wind industry has registered cost cuts of 32% – four years ahead of schedule. The joint government and industry objective to see costs of less than £100/MWh by 2020 has already been hit by wind farms that were given their final investment decisions in 2015 and 2016.
read more... 25/01/2017
Germany connected to the grid 818MW in new offshore wind power in 2016
Last year, Germany connected to the grid 818MW of new offshore wind, bringing the total to 4.1GW, according to data offered by Deutsche WindGuard.
read more... 19/01/2017
Global renewable energy investment reduced despite offshore wind record year
Despite a record year for offshore wind finance, new global investment in renewable energy dropped by 18% last year to $287.5 billion, according to recent research.
read more... 13/01/2017
Vattenfall plans to expand UK offshore wind farm
Swedish energy firm Vattenfall intends to expand its 300-megawatt Thanet offshore wind farm off the coast of Kent in southern England, as it stated, after abandoning the idea in 2010 because of grid constraints.
read more... 06/01/2017