Financiers will need reassurance on key issues as floating projects move to commercial deployment, writes Jérôme Guillet in the latest of a series of articles ahead of FOWT 2018
IN DEPTH | Mainstream Renewable Power poised to announce sale of 450MW Scottish offshore wind project, as Ireland-based developer plots expansion in Asia, Africa and LatAm
FACE TO FACE | With a week to go to the world’s biggest floating wind power conference – FOWT 2018 in Marseille, France – Darius Snieckus spoke with Bruno Geschier, chairman of WindEurope’s Floating Wind Task Force
DISPATCHES | With more zero-subsidy winners likely in Germany, developers and financiers crave support mechanisms that can bring long-term stability, writes Bernd Radowitz
IN DEPTH | The world's leading floating sector could go under unless new ways can be found to financially support the burgeoning industry, writes Christopher Hopson
FACE TO FACE | Allard van Hoeken, founder of floating solar pioneer Oceans of Energy, tells Anamaria Dedulesa why he believes there's potential in the gaps between offshore wind turbines
IN DEPTH | The strategic ‘alliance’ investment made by offshore oil contractor Aker Solutions in floating wind pioneer Principle Power is a major boost for the 200MW-plus projects on the near horizon, writes Darius Snieckus
IN DEPTH | Global turbine manufacturers are putting down a marker by starting assembly in one of the world's most promising wind markets, writes Alexandre Spatuzza
EXCLUSIVE | Hot-rock thermal storage technology will soon enable wind and solar farms to pump out energy 24 hours a day — and at a surprisingly low cost, writes Leigh Collins
IN DEPTH | Provincial governments’ ambitious plans for more than 96GW of offshore wind will blow Beijing’s targets out of the water, writes Yuki Yu in Beijing
FACE TO FACE | Italian group Eni will earmark billions for renewables over the next seven years, and divisional head Luca Cosentino tells Anamaria Deduleasa it's much more than a token commitment
FACE TO FACE | Zero-subsidy tenders will help his country boost the share of wind in its power mix and raise offshore targets, but there are risks as well, Netherlands Wind Energy Association president Hans Timmers tells Recharge.
FACE TO FACE | Paolo Formica, North Sea, Baltic and Arctic head for Saipem, talks to Christopher Hopson about the Italian contractor's growing ambitions in offshore wind
DISPATCHES | High-profile Republicans are now making powerful cases for renewables and traditional assumptions over party divisions need to be rethought, writes Karl-Erik Stromsta
FACE TO FACE | Europe must invest €150bn in the grid over the next ten years — but not building that infrastructure could cost a lot more, says Laurent Schmitt, secretary-general of the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity (ENTSO-E)
OPINION | Statistical models based on data science alone are not yet enough to give owners and operators the clarity they need to make the right decisions about wind turbine O&M, says Bruce Hall
OPINION | Financiers will need reassurance on key issues as floating projects move to commercial deployment, writes Jérôme Guillet in the latest of a series of articles ahead of FOWT 2018
OPINION | Wind power has already made huge breakthroughs and the nascent floating industry is well placed to feel the benefit, writes Henrik Stiesdal in the latest of a series of columns by key figures in the sector
OPINION | Floating offshore wind needs to prove it can perform and reduce costs — and Hywind Scotland is a great start, writes Sebastian Bringsvaerd in the first of a series of columns by key figures in the sector
OPINION | The EU's new Renewable Energy Directive could supercharge growing clean energy demand in Europe by making a Guarantee of Origin seal of approval mandatory, writes Tom Lindberg
OPINION | As Jens Tommerup steps down from the chief executive role he has held since late 2013 at MHI Vestas, he reflects for Recharge on the birth of a company – and an industry
OPINION | Zero-subsidy wind and solar projects are on the horizon, but keeping worst-case scenarios in mind will be critical to unlocking the future-minded investment opportunity ahead, writes Hugo Batten
AGENDA | The offshore wind industry shows no sign of slowing in its quest to make a bigger, cheaper and more innovative contribution to the energy transition, writes Darius Snieckus
OPINION | Focusing on key performance benchmarks can help reduce onshore wind Opex costs and give operators – and the whole sector – an edge in a competitive market, says Jeff Bryan.
OPINION | Floating wind power has the potential to help Britain speed toward a clean energy future. By pulling the right support levers, the UK government can take a leadership role and create a new, ‘blue economy’ at home that could be an example to the world, writes Chris McConville
OPINION | The global energy transition will be powered by wind and solar but the technologies surrounding the renewables build-out – from cloud-computing to cryptocurrencies – will be no less important, says Rebecca Sykes
OPINION | The government should think carefully before it changes a dual system for onshore development put in place less than a year ago, says Pierre-Albert Langlois
OPINION | Norway's oil supply chain has had a fair-weather relationship with offshore wind so far, but the potential global market is now too big to ignore, writes Jon Dugstad
OPINION | The wind industry is waking up to the HSE and cost benefits of standardised safety training, but has a long way to go to catch up with sectors such as oil and gas, says Jakob Lau Holst
Statistical models based on data science alone are not yet enough to give owners and operators the clarity they need to make the right decisions about wind turbine O&M, says Bruce Hall
