Stiftung Offshore Windenergie

News

• 7. March 2019

  UK plans significant increase in offshore expansion to 30 GW by 2030

  British Energy Secretary Claire Perry announced on 7th March the launch of the offshore wind sector agreement between government and industry for the UK. Offshore wind energy is expected to cover one third of the UK's electricity needs by 2030 with an installed capacity of 30 GW.

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• 4. March 2019

  New project creates conditions for national test field for offshore wind energy

  At the beginning of March, a new project of the German OFFSHORE-WINDENERGIE foundation was launched, which is intended to create the further conceptual, technical and logistical prerequisites for the construction of a national test field for offshore wind energy. The new test field to be built is part of the coalition agreement of the Federal Government. It has already been designated as an area in the in the spatial development programme of the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania since mid-2016.

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• 28. February 2019

  Joint workshop of the EU research projects MIGRATE and PROMOTioN in Berlin focuses on grid stability in the future energy system

  The two energy research projects MIGRATE and PROMOTioN, funded within the framework of the EU research programme HORIZON 2020, are holding their first joint workshop today in Berlin under the title "Technical challenges and recommendations for the future European power grid".

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• 7. February 2019

  European offshore wind capacity grew by 18% in 2018

  Europe installed 2.6 GW of new offshore wind energy capacity in 2018, according to statistics released today by WindEurope. That’s an 18% increase in Europe’s offshore wind capacity.

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