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To support the Philippines fast-moving shift to renewable energy and rapid progression on offshore wind, the Royal Norwegian Embassy and British Embassy in Manila, in collaboration with Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC) and Det Norske Veritas (DNV), held a two-day workshop from September 5 to 6.

Advocates for increasing Britain’s reliance on wind power often claim that, on top of its green benefits, it will reduce prices and boost energy security. Massive planned increases in capacity are thus described as an undeniable win-win, with the arguments of critics ignored. But a debate over the virtues of the UK’s current energy strategy can no longer be avoided – and the failure of the Government’s latest subsidy auction for new offshore wind should be the trigger...

The crux of the matter appears to be the economic viability of these offshore wind projects.

The UK’s largest wind farm developer has ruled out building new onshore wind farms in England and Wales in a blow to the Government’s net zero plans.

No companies have bid for the UK’s latest round of offshore wind farms in a step seen as a serious setback for the Government’s climate change ambitions, after months of warnings from industry players. With Rishi Sunak discussing the transition to net zero at a G20 summit in India, the lack of interest in the annual auction round put a dent in ministers’ promise to deliver 50 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind by 2030. Analysts said the offshore failure will add £1 billi...

Major wind farm builders shunned a government auction of new contracts to build offshore fields in a blow for the Prime Minister.

In what environmental campaigners called a "monumental failure" for the UK's renewable energy goals, the country's latest auction for offshore...

Rishi Sunak’s net zero ambitions have been dealt a blow after an auction for renewable energy contracts failed to garner any bids for offshore wind.

Rishi Sunak and his energy ministers have been slammed for condemning Brits to higher bills than necessary, after the annual offshore wind auction resulted in zero bidders.