Offshore Wind – Energy Transition https://energytransition.org The Global Energiewende Thu, 09 Jun 2022 09:18:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.1.1 Balancing Germany’s offshore wind expansion with environmental protection https://energytransition.org/2022/06/balancing-germanys-offshore-wind-expansion-with-environmental-protection/ https://energytransition.org/2022/06/balancing-germanys-offshore-wind-expansion-with-environmental-protection/#respond Tue, 14 Jun 2022 10:00:28 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26797 Boosting renewable production is essential amid the bid to curtail Europe’s dependency on Russian energy sources. Wind energy in particular is a key plank of Germany’s Energiewende, and there remains untapped potential in onshore and offshore energy production. But how can we boost offshore expansion while preserving delicate marine environments? Leona Schmitt takes a closer look.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/06/balancing-germanys-offshore-wind-expansion-with-environmental-protection/feed/ 0 Poland’s Energy Dilemma https://energytransition.org/2022/03/polands-energy-dilemma/ https://energytransition.org/2022/03/polands-energy-dilemma/#respond Thu, 31 Mar 2022 10:00:16 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26261 Recent events have thrown the debate as to whether fossil gas remains required to ensure the security of Europe’s energy supplies completely on its head. The threat that gas supplies can be either weaponised or placed under international sanctions at any point has never been clearer and has highlighted the urgent requirement for accelerated low carbon energy capacity deployment for Europe to...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/03/polands-energy-dilemma/feed/ 0 In Europe’s North Sea, Wind Parks Offer Sanctuary to Marine Life https://energytransition.org/2022/02/in-europes-north-sea-wind-parks-offer-sanctuary-to-marine-life/ https://energytransition.org/2022/02/in-europes-north-sea-wind-parks-offer-sanctuary-to-marine-life/#respond Tue, 08 Feb 2022 10:00:37 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=26025 Nature conservation and wind power generation can overlap in oceans – for now. Offshore turbines, once planted, can serve as marine life habitats. (Photo by Enrico Strocchi, CC BY-SA 2.0) It is uncommon for today’s ever-more gargantuan wind parks to win points for their nature friendliness. Sea-based wind turbines kill birds, confuse dolphins, and crush seafloor aquaculture...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2022/02/in-europes-north-sea-wind-parks-offer-sanctuary-to-marine-life/feed/ 0 Copenhagen’s Legendary Wind Park Middelgrunden at a Crossroads https://energytransition.org/2021/02/23275/ https://energytransition.org/2021/02/23275/#respond Wed, 10 Feb 2021 14:00:23 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=23275 The world’s largest wind farm two decades ago may not survive as a co-operative. At least this is what the Danish energy industry says. The co-op’s founders remain defiant – and optimistic. Paul Hockenos has the story. (CC BY-SA 2.0, Jimmy Baikovicius) Copenhagen, Denmark From atop one of the Middelgrunden wind park’s turbines in the western-most waters of the Baltic Sea, one surveys the urban...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2021/02/23275/feed/ 0 Is Floating Wind Energy the Next Big Thing? https://energytransition.org/2020/06/is-floating-wind-energy-the-next-big-thing/ https://energytransition.org/2020/06/is-floating-wind-energy-the-next-big-thing/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2020 13:00:43 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22513 Many experts say that offshore wind must go much deeper into oceans to help hit new climate targets. Massive turbines that float on the sea fit the bill – but the cost is still high. Paul Hockenos has the details. * ( Public Domain) “Floating wind power has enormous potential to be a core technology for reaching the climate goals in Europe and around the world,” says Frank Adam, an expert on wind...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/06/is-floating-wind-energy-the-next-big-thing/feed/ 2 Who doesn’t like Polish wind power? https://energytransition.org/2020/06/22417/ https://energytransition.org/2020/06/22417/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2020 09:00:23 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22417 Despite the fact that the price of investment in onshore wind power is dropping massively as its efficiency surges, turbines are still unwanted in Poland. If it weren’t effectively blocked by unfavourable legal regulations, wind energy would create a chance to increase the importance of renewable energy sources. What is the reason for wind power’s bad image in Poland and who is suffering most as a...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/06/22417/feed/ 1 Siemens Gamesa Launches 14 MW Offshore Wind Turbine, World’s Largest https://energytransition.org/2020/05/siemens-gamesa-launches-14mw-offshore-wind-turbine-worlds-largest/ https://energytransition.org/2020/05/siemens-gamesa-launches-14mw-offshore-wind-turbine-worlds-largest/#respond Wed, 20 May 2020 13:30:31 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=22345 The new machine can be dialed up to 15 megawatts, and an even larger version is in the works, says Siemens Gamesa’s head of offshore technology. John Parnell reports for www.greentechmedia.com ( Public Domain) Siemens Gamesa on Tuesday launched the largest wind turbine ever publicly announced, a 14-megawatt model with a 222-meter rotor diameter meant for offshore wind farms.

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/05/siemens-gamesa-launches-14mw-offshore-wind-turbine-worlds-largest/feed/ 0 Wind energy is starting to spill off the shore of Trump’s America https://energytransition.org/2020/03/wind-energy-is-starting-to-spill-off-the-shore-of-trumps-america/ https://energytransition.org/2020/03/wind-energy-is-starting-to-spill-off-the-shore-of-trumps-america/#respond Wed, 18 Mar 2020 13:45:45 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=21891 Although Trump keeps pushing lumps of coal and tankers full of freedom gas down the world’s collective throats, his industry-friendly administration hasn’t prevented America’s coal industry from dying or its fracking companies from losing piles of money. Nor has he stopped wind from gaining even more traction. After setting growth records last year, another breakthrough is forecast for 2020 as...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2020/03/wind-energy-is-starting-to-spill-off-the-shore-of-trumps-america/feed/ 0 How AI and robots will help safeguard our offshore energy infrastructure in the future https://energytransition.org/2019/08/how-ai-and-robots-will-help-safeguard-our-offshore-energy-infrastructure-in-the-future/ https://energytransition.org/2019/08/how-ai-and-robots-will-help-safeguard-our-offshore-energy-infrastructure-in-the-future/#comments Wed, 21 Aug 2019 13:00:36 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=20527 The modern world depends on the smooth provision of vital services such as energy, transportation, telecommunications, food, water and healthcare. But the systems underpinning these sectors are increasingly complex and interdependent, interacting at a global scale – which makes them susceptible to potentially catastrophic failures when they come under stress. David Flynn and Valentin Robu report...

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]]> https://energytransition.org/2019/08/how-ai-and-robots-will-help-safeguard-our-offshore-energy-infrastructure-in-the-future/feed/ 1 Poland may miss its 2020 targets for renewable energy – unless offshore wind develops fast https://energytransition.org/2019/06/poland-may-miss-its-2020-targets/ https://energytransition.org/2019/06/poland-may-miss-its-2020-targets/#respond Tue, 11 Jun 2019 13:00:18 +0000 https://energytransition.org/?p=19931 A summary of the Polish power industry in 2018 gives no apparent reason for optimism. But appearances can be deceiving: there is a flicker of light on the horizon. The only question is whether it is not appearing too late, says Michał Olszewski. The Polish government wants to focus more on the development of offshore wind farms (Photo by Andy Dingley; CC BY-SA 3.0) In Poland...

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