Month: August 2025

Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance Expo

Full Circle Wind Services Opens New Central Warehouse in Livingston to Strengthen UK Operations

Full Circle Wind Services has officially opened a new central warehouse in Livingston, significantly strengthening its UK-wide supply chain and operational support for wind turbine maintenance. Located in Scotland’s central belt, the new site offers quick access to major motorways and Edinburgh and Glasgow airports, enabling faster parts delivery and improved responsiveness for turbine servicing…
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August 15, 2025 0

Strategic alignment required to unlock the UK’s offshore wind potential

The UK’s offshore wind industry sits at a crossroads. Strategic alignment on financing, ports and regulatory frameworks is key to delivering incisive progress. By John Black, Supply Chain Engagement Manager Ambition is high. Capability is growing, but today’s policy landscape is peppered with well intentioned initiatives and fragmented investments; promising on paper, yet lacking the strategic…
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August 15, 2025 0

How long do onshore wind turbines usually last?

Modern onshore wind turbines have evolved into tall, precise machines, designed to withstand decades of weather, vibration and grid demands. Industry adverts often quote a “20 to 25 year design life,” while articles about early gearbox failures or tower corrosion suggest a shorter span.  In practice, a well‑maintained turbine sited on shore in the UK can remain…
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August 15, 2025 0

RWE and North Star sign long-term agreements for next-generation service operation vessels to maintain RWE’s growing offshore wind fleet

RWE has entered into a long-term partnership with North Star, the UK’s largest shipowner-operator, backed by global private markets firm Partners Group, acting on behalf of its clients. The companies have agreed that RWE will charter two next-generation service operation vessels (SOVs), the Grampian Eagle and the Grampian Kestrel, from North Star – both capable…
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August 8, 2025 0

White Cross Offshore Windfarm receives full planning consent

Major boost for floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea as White Cross receives full consent Leading offshore wind developers Flotation Energy and Cobra have announced that their pioneering Celtic Sea floating offshore wind project, White Cross, has been granted full onshore and offshore planning approval. The White Cross Offshore Windfarm project, applied to North…
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August 8, 2025 0

Offshore wind supply chain programme launches in South Wales

Businesses in the Swansea region looking for success in the floating offshore wind market can now apply to take part in an award-winning industry supply chain programme launched by the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult. A minimum of 10 companies will be selected to take part in the 12-18 month Fit for Offshore Renewables (F4OR) programme from…
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August 1, 2025 0

BayWa r.e. sells 199 MW Spanish wind and solar project to Encavis AG

BayWa r.e. has sold its pioneering 199 MW renewable energy cluster to leading independent power producer (IPP) Encavis AG, building on the company’s successful operational projects business. The project, located 40 km outside of Zaragoza, northern Spain, is BayWa r.e.’s first combined wind and solar installation in the country and represents its largest onshore wind…
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August 1, 2025 0

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