Gazelle, an Ireland-based foundation developer for floating wind farms, announced the third-generation technology of floating wind platforms, claiming that it is able to accommodate large offshore turbines up to 20MW with reduced weight, a lower cost, and a decrease in submarine cable tension. To expand the scope of offshore wind power, numerous scholars and businesses […]
Launch of Survey off Ishikari Bay, Hokkaido, in Preparation for Verification Testing of Power Generation Using TLP Floating Offshore Wind Turbines – EQ Mag Pro
JERA Co., Ltd., (“JERA”), together with MODEC, Inc., Toyo Construction Co., Ltd., and Furukawa Electric Industry Co., Ltd. (the “Consortium”), today launched a subsea ground survey (the “Survey”) in Ishikari Bay, Hokkaido, in preparation for verification testing of power generation using tension leg platform (“TLP”) floating offshore wind turbines. The survey is part of the […]
Shannon Foynes Port signs MOU with world leaders in floating offshore wind – EQ Mag Pro
MOU with Norwegian Offshore Wind to support Ireland and Norway in reaching their renewable ambitions Shannon Foynes Port Company has stated that Ireland has the potential to not only meet its climate change targets but become one of Europe’s leading renewable energy nations as it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with one of the […]
Spain Tenders 3 Gigawatts of Renewables Under New Pay-as-Bid Model
Solar and onshore wind get 1 gigawatt each while floating offshore wind seeks foothold. Spain has launched a tender for up to 3.18 gigawatts of renewable generation in its first auction under a pay-as-bid model introduced earlier this year. The model, similar to the contracts-for-difference program used in the U.K., aims to correct problems with […]
California Community Choice Aggregator Sees Promise in Floating Offshore Wind
Monterey Bay Community Power is exploring the possibility of a huge floating offshore wind project with developers EnBW and Trident Winds. California community choice aggregator (CCA) Monterey Bay Community Power has signed a memorandum of understanding to explore buying the power from a 1,000-megawatt floating offshore wind farm. It’s an early, if no-stakes, claim to […]
