04 Sep '12, 10am

Offshore wind companies invited to comment on UK test and demonstration sites

While the UK leads the world with regard to installed offshore wind capacity, with further projects under construction and approaching the consenting stage, potential supply chain gaps threaten to delay plans. The UK wind sector, says the Crown Estate , is ideally placed to foster innovation and develop a thriving supply chain to reduce these gaps. Drawing on the recommendations of the Offshore Wind Cost Reduction Taskforce in June, it has just issued a questionnaire intended to test industry opinion on how it should design and lease future offshore T&D facilities. Some T&D initiatives have already been formulated by the industry following the cost reduction pathways study . These have been collated and characterised in order to identify projects capable of producing tangible reductions in direct costs, improved performance or risk profile. “Our industry engagement will en...

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