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Part funded by the European Regional Development Fund, Marine-i is designed to help the marine tech sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly grow through harnessing the full potential of research and innovation.
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The U.S. wind industry installed over 2,500 megawatts (MW) of new wind power capacity in the second quarter of 2020, bringing total American capacity to nearly 110,000 MW, according to the newly released Wind Powers America Second Quarter Report 2020. The American Wind Energy Association’s (AWEA) report reveals that many U.S. wind developers managed to get their projects over the finish line during the three-month period, despite the significant challenges associated with COVID-19.
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U.S. Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillette has announced the launch of the Advanced Research on Integrated Energy Systems (ARIES) platform at the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). ARIES is a research platform that will allow NREL researchers and the scientific community to address the fundamental challenges of integrated energy systems at scale.
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A recent study by the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) unveils a new strategic vision for floating offshore wind. Researchers identify barriers that must be overcome to bring down the overall cost of energy produced, then outline a vision for an integrated systems approach with the potential to significantly improve the market feasibility of floating wind plants.
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The UK Government has announced it will perform a review of current energy infrastructure at sea as it wants to increase the offshore wind energy capacity from 10 GW to 40 GW by 2030.
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Global offshore wind capacity will surge to over 234GW by 2030 from 29.1GW at the end of 2019, led by exponential growth in the Asia-Pacific region and continued strong growth in Europe. 2019 was the best year on record for offshore wind, with 6.1GW of new capacity added globally, bringing total global cumulative installations to 29.1GW.
- 28GW of US offshore wind is achievable by 2022
- China to add 251GW of new wind capacity by 2029
- Wind industry delivers 17% of Europe's electricity
- New industry standard for dismantling, disassembly, recycling and recovery
- 30% annual growth in global pipeline of offshore wind energy projects
- New York governor announces solicitations for 4000MW of renewable energy
- Norway’s GIEK widens focus to include offshore wind
- Interest in hybrid and co-located power plants continues to grow
- New Jersey develops Strategic Offshore Wind Energy Plan
- 219MW of offshore wind energy installed in Germany in first half of 2020
- Joe Biden outlines plan to invest in renewables and electrification
- Industry bodies agree partnership to support low carbon future
- Floating wind Joint Industry Project R&D findings delivered to support 70GW by 2040
- Global investment in new renewables capacity rose 5% in 1H 2020
- EU Energy System Integration and Hydrogen Strategies: no climate neutrality without renewables-based electrification
- European collaboration for development of offshore wind in the North Sea
- GWEC launches task force for floating offshore wind
- The German EU Presidency wants to strengthen offshore wind
- The birth of offshore wind in Poland
- EBRD and EU join efforts to boost green finance
- Taiwan to auction 5GW of offshore wind by 2023
- Democrats release broad clean energy tax plan
- Renewable generation in Scotland up by 28%
- Japan opens floating wind farm auction
- Shell and Total join ORE Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence
- Denmark approves two wind energy islands with total capacity of 5GW
- Macro Grid initiative launches to expand and upgrade America’s transmission network
- Design for recommended boat landing geometry
- Scottish government announces additional funding for renewables projects
- Corporate customers buying record amount of American wind power
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