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Turbine installation has been completed at London Array
The last turbine has been installed at the UK’s London Array offshore wind farm. After installing all 175 turbines at the 630MW project, 55 of which are supplying power to the grid, while the remaining 120 will be connected over the coming months, the wind farm is on the way to be ready in spring 2013 and will generate enough power for more than 470,000 homes.
read more... 17/12/2012
Cyprus awards four offshore gas exploration licenses
Cyprus government announced that it awarded four provisional licenses for gas exploration in offshore blocks as part of the second licensing round launched in February.
read more... 02/11/2012
London Array produced its first power
One of the world’s largest offshore wind farm, the London Array project, has delivered its first power to the grid last week. The wind farm which is situated in Thames Estuary, around 20 km off the coasts of Kent and Essex is being developed by a joint venture between Dong Energy, E.ON and Masdar.
read more... 30/10/2012
Norway to nearly double carbon tax on offshore oil industry
Norway envisages doubling carbon tax on its North Sea offshore petroleum industry, boosting its funding for the prevention of deforestation in developing countries and launching a new climate and energy fund of £1bn, according to its draft 2013 budget.
read more... 12/10/2012
World’s largest wind farm will be built in British waters
Spanish utility Iberdrola together with the Swedish company Vattenfall has started the construction of the world’s largest wind power project East Anglia, as Iberdrola intends to become the world leader in offshore wind farm technology.
read more... 10/10/2012