(Bloomberg) — Swedish state-owned utility Vattenfall AB is planning further investments in offshore wind energy in Germany, showing confidence in the country’s market soon after shelving a project in the UK. The…
https://gcaptain.com/vattenfall-plans-german-offshore-wind-farm-after-uk-project-exit/
(Bloomberg) — If the UK doesn’t significantly ramp up renewables investment at a time when oil and gas is in decline, as many as 95,000 potential offshore energy jobs will…
https://gcaptain.com/uks-offshore-energy-industry-risks-missing-out-on-95000-jobs/
By Jack Sidders (Bloomberg) — Forget the glitzy stores of Regent Street, Britain’s seabeds are increasingly powering the property company that helps support the British monarchy. The Crown Estate, whose profits…
By William Mathis (Bloomberg) U.K. wind farms produced a record amount of energy on Saturday, helping to ease the country’s dependence on expensive fossil fuels in the short-term. Wind generation…
By Jessica Shankleman (Bloomberg) — Sembcorp Industries Ltd. plans to build the U.K.’s biggest battery on the northeast coast of England as the country seeks a more reliable stream of electricity…
https://gcaptain.com/uk-plans-giant-battery-to-manage-offshore-wind-surge/
By Rachel Morison (Bloomberg) — Britain could become a net exporter of electricity to Europe as soon as 2026, according to S&P Global Platts. The U.K. imports about 7% of its…
By Susanna Twidale and Nora Buli LONDON, April 7 (Reuters) – Global competition for offshore wind power is so hot that license auctions now resemble the oil and gas competitions of just…
LONDON, March 24 (Reuters) – Britain’s Crown Estate said on Wednesday it would start work on producing a new leasing round for commerical-scale floating wind power projects in the Celtic…
By Jessica Shankleman and William Mathis (Bloomberg) — GE Renewable Energy will create as many as 750 new jobs in northeast England with a new factory that will make hundreds of…
LONDON, March 10 (Reuters) – Britain will invest 95 million pounds ($132 million) in the construction of two new facilities to service a big expansion in offshore wind farms, creating around 6,000…