Renewable energy in the North East – wrapping up the final quarter of an eventful 2023!
This blog series started at RenewableUK Ports & Vessels conference held in Newcastle in the North East of England on 15th March 2023....
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- Nov 22
- 3 min
Looking Back and Thinking Forward on the Onshore Wind Conference and Sector Deal
Reflecting back on the Onshore Wind Conference at the end of September I walked away optimistic and revitalised that we can work together...
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- Nov 17
- 4 min
The UK's Place in the Global Race for Offshore Wind Investment
By Luke Clark, Director of Industrial Development at RenewableUK The role of the UK in the international supply chain is both uncertain...
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- Nov 9
- 4 min
Electricity market design: a balancing act for all
By Lucy Whitford, Managing Director – UK&I at RES Future market design is occupying a lot of thinking across the energy industry as the...
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- Nov 8
- 6 min
No Nature, no economy: Why biodiversity matters
Viken Chinien, Head of Department, Enterprise Risk, DNV 'It’s the economy, stupid’ (1). Economic performance and GDP growth drive...
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- Nov 3
- 4 min
The Chancellor can rebuild confidence in the UK's offshore wind market in his Autumn Statement
The Chancellor should grasp the opportunity to enact measures that can maximise investment in offshore wind, writes RenewableUK's Ana...
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- Oct 31
- 2 min
Test and Demonstration sites will help us all get Fit for Offshore
Floventis Energy will be hosting a discussion on the Fit 4 Offshore Renewable programme (F4OR) on Monday 6th November at 11.30am in room...
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- Oct 19
- 3 min
Navigating the Future of Floating Offshore Wind: Insights from FOW 2023
Last week’s Floating Offshore Wind 2023 conference brought together industry leaders, supply chain and policymakers to discuss the...
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- Oct 18
- 3 min
Developing Offshore Wind in Northern Ireland: Myth versus Reality
What do offshore wind in Northern Ireland and Greek mythology have in common? North Channel Wind project director Niamh Kenny argues that...
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- Oct 18
- 3 min
Renewables and the Climate and Biodiversity Crises
Ahead of RenewableNI’s Smart Energy Conference, Carmel Brennan, Onshore Ecology Manager, SSE Renewables writes about what SSE Renewables...
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- Oct 12
- 4 min
Cost of energy needs to be the driver for floating wind success
Significant challenges are appearing across the industry related to cost and revenue. How we deal with them now will shape the long-term...
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- Sep 29
- 4 min
Future Energy Wales: How I got hooked on wind
Jessica Hooper, Director of RenewableUK Cymru "The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist...
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- Sep 26
- 6 min
Building a renewable energy community: the South Coast & the case for a regional cluster
Last summer RenewableUK brought together members with a presence on the South Coast to discuss how they could form closer links with one...
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- Sep 26
- 2 min
RenewableUK's Industrial Strategy for Offshore Wind
The UK’s offshore wind sector is set for huge expansion as we decarbonise our electricity system by 2035. As a popular, low-cost and...
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- Sep 22
- 9 min
Safer, Smarter, Greener: The future of Offshore Wind O&M
On 13th September 2023, RenewableUK held its second ever Operations and Maintenance (O&M) conference with the aim of covering the broad...
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- Sep 22
- 2 min
To walk before you run: The need for Test and Demonstration sites in the UK
At SBM Offshore we know what it takes to work offshore, to build structures in deep water and harsh environments and to manage a global...
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- Sep 20
- 4 min
Onshore wind is an essential piece of the green energy puzzle
Onshore wind is a key piece of the diverse blend of renewable energy sources and technologies needed to replace fossil fuels, writes TJ...
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- Sep 12
- 3 min
Learning the right lessons from turbine failures.
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) is a term used widely in industry to cover the many types of investigation of consequential events. The...
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- Sep 3
- 6 min
It’s the economy, stupid! What we need to reenergise the offshore wind industry.
This year’s round of new clean power contracts has, for the first time ever, failed to procure any new offshore wind. This is bad news...
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- Aug 25
- 6 min
The costs of Locational Marginal Pricing outweigh the benefits, it’s time to look at other reforms.
Over the last year, a relatively small number of organisation and individuals have proposed the UK adopt a radical new system called...
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- Aug 3
- 3 min
Renewable energy powering North East England!
Having attended the RenewableUK Ports & Vessels conference held in Newcastle in the North East of England on 15th March 2023, myself and...
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- Jul 28
- 2 min
RenewableUK achieves double win with ISO certifications for Quality and Sustainable Event Management
RenewableUK has achieved two significant milestones in our commitment to excellence and quality: ISO 9001 certification, a globally...
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- Jul 26
- 5 min
Prime Minister: Want a Net Zero that is proportionate & pragmatic? Double down, go further, faster.
The weekend before last I went to a festival in Warwickshire called Also Festival, where I listened to Professor Sander van der Linden, a...
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- Jul 25
- 6 min
Polling shows overwhelming support for grasping the industrial and economic benefits of renewables.
The latest polling by Opinium has shown that the British public are overwhelmingly in support of the roll out of renewable energy, the...
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- Jul 13
- 3 min
‘Communities must see the benefit of new infrastructure’
National Grid has set out how industry, government and the regulator can take immediate and decisive action to enable the decarbonisation...
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- Jun 23
- 6 min
Power to protect: Cyber resilience in the renewables sector
The global renewable energy industry is premised on connectivity and high-tech capabilities, but with these functional advantages come...
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- Jun 22
- 4 min
Why offshore wind success needs teamwork.
The UK offshore wind industry has long been hailed as the backbone of the country’s renewable energy sector, and Government ambitions...
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- Jun 13
- 3 min
A clear guide to the acceleration of floating offshore wind
As the offshore wind industry comes together in London for Global Offshore Wind 2023, one of the major talking points will be the key...
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- Jun 12
- 4 min
Collaborative, radical innovation is what’s needed to create a world that runs on green energy
By David Bould, Head of UK and Ireland Ventures and Open Innovation Ørsted’s vision is a world that runs entirely on green energy. If we...
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- Jun 9
- 2 min
Meet the #RUKGOW23 Event Champions
Register now for #RUKGOW23! We're delighted to announce our #RUKGOW23 Event Champions — individuals who have been working tirelessly to...
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- Jun 9
- 3 min
Highlights from the MegaWatt renewable roundtable: Electrons bytes and dollars
Didier Mallieu, Solutions Manager Renewables at Hitachi Energy, Business Leaders Dinner Sponsor at RUKGOW23 highlights the key takeaways...
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- Jun 7
- 6 min
How will oil and gas electrification unlock the North Sea’s energy transition?
Finding a balance between the energy transition and energy security through targets, tax, and technology. Why electrify offshore oil and...
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- Jun 6
- 3 min
Vestas solves circularity challenge with Circularity solution for wind turbine blades
In the run up to the UK's biggest renewable energy event of the year Global Offshore Wind 2023, Sara Nassehi Nejad, Lead Sustainability...
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- Jun 1
- 7 min
Dear Prime Minister, for communities to benefit from onshore wind, you need to unblock planning.
Tuesday 6th June 2023 marked the 6 month anniversary of the announcement made by the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to remove the de facto...
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- May 18
- 3 min
North East and Humber continues to see investment, innovation and delivery in Offshore Wind
Alex Fowler, Head of Offshore Sales Service Extensions/ Aftermarket at Siemens Gamesa and RenewableUK Shadow Board member, outlines the...
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- May 16
- 3 min
POSEIDON: Changing the game for offshore wind and nature
Offshore wind development is a vitally important part of the UK government approach to tackling the climate crisis and addressing energy...
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- May 11
- 3 min
NPOW, A NEW PARTNERSHIP IN OFFSHORE WIND
In our latest's guest blog, Professor Zi-Qiang Zhu; academic principal investigator, University of Sheffield and Dr Arwyn Thomas;...
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- Apr 26
- 4 min
Hydrogen storage to maximise renewable energy recovery
In advance of the RenewableUK Green Hydrogen Conference on 3 May, Sarah Kimpton, Vice President, Energy Transition & Innovation...
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- Apr 25
- 5 min
Green Hydrogen Projects: Top 10 Tips for Developers, Funders & Investors
With the countdown to RenewableUK's Green Hydrogen conference on May 3rd in Birmingham well underway, Ross Fairley, Partner at #RUKGH23...
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- Apr 24
- 6 min
Using a system of secure, connected digital twins to help resolve the energy trilemma.
In light of recent reports of the growing cyber security risks to windfarms, RenewableUK is pleased to be holding our first cyber...
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- Apr 17
- 4 min
Energy Security – the challenge and opportunity for hydrogen
In preparation for RenewableUK's Green Hydrogen conference in Birmingham, Micheal Wagner, Special Advisor at Event Sponsors and hydrogen...
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- Apr 4
- 3 min
Green Hydrogen and the Digital Transformation of the Energy Industry
In the run up to RenewableUK's Green Hydrogen Conference in Birmingham, Event Partner Schneider Electric delves into the digital...
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- Mar 27
- 4 min
A route to market for Green Hydrogen
In anticipation of RenewableUK's Green Hydrogen event in Birmingham 03 May, Duncan Dale, Statkraft’s VP of Origination in the UK,...
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- Mar 17
- 4 min
Power play: the next stage for sustaining and accelerating the renewable energy revolution
Ten years ago, the public, media and politicians wondered just how much the green economy could deliver growth. Fast forward ten years,...
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- Mar 17
- 6 min
The importance of ports and vessels to secure UK leadership in Offshore Wind development.
On 15th March 2023, RenewableUK held its second Ports & Vessels conference to facilitate discussion of the challenges and opportunities...
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- Mar 9
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Ports & Vessels Speaker Profile: Charlotte Brown, Port of Tyne.
In the run up to Ports & Vessels 2023, session speaker Charlotte Brown explains her background and role at official Event Partner of Port...
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- Mar 7
- 7 min
One clear step to embracing equity in the renewables sector
How Shadow Boards provide a platform for greater representation, diversity, and opportunity How can we address the greatest challenge of...
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- Mar 6
- 3 min
The Clean Maritime Opportunity: From Port to Offshore Wind Farm
The capacity offered by offshore wind in the UK over the next 20-30 years is eye-watering. Getting to that point however, will be a...
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- Feb 20
- 4 min
The Government needs to be realistic and act fast to avoid losing the renewables race.
In the face of increasing global competition for investment, an energy crisis and an upcoming Spring Budget from a new Chancellor,...
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- Jan 24
- 4 min
Powering the clean energy transition in the year of economic pessimism.
At last week’s World Economic Forum in Davos, governments and businesses discussed how to contend with a negative economic and...
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