EU Member States will have to plan the use of their sea space and work together where they share a sea basin, according to a proposed European Commission Directive on maritime spatial planning and integrated coastal management published on March 13 in Brussels. “The European Wind Energy Association
Wales has the potential to be a world leader in the marine energy technology and production, Business Minister Edwina Hart told a Marine Energy Industry seminar in Pembrokeshire yesterday. Addressing the Marine Energy Pembrokeshire Industry Seminar in Pembroke Dock, Mrs Hart said: “Wales has a promi
Today the European Parliament called for the “successful” 2020 renewable energy target to be prolonged to 2030. “The Parliament has once again recognised what a strong renewables industry, driven by ambitious targets, can do for Europe’s economy, jobs, energy security and the climate,” commented Ste
The European Parliament gave its green light to the guidelines for the EU energy infrastructure package, which sets out corridors for Europe-wide energy infrastructure, seeks to speed-up permits and identifies priority projects, including an offshore electricity grid in the North Sea. “This is reall
The European Parliament gave its green light to the guidelines for the EU energy infrastructure package, which sets out corridors for Europe-wide energy infrastructure, seeks to speed-up permits and identifies priority projects, including an offshore electricity grid in the North Sea. “This is reall
A recent study by Robert Gordon University (RGU) has shown that Scotland leads the way in renewables deployment across the UK. Furthermore, Scotland has set a target to cut carbon emissions from electricity generation by more than four-fifths by 2030, underlining the huge market for offshore wind be
On March 5, police searched the headquarters of the German wind developer Windreich, which is under investigation by the Stuttgart Public Prosecution Office, Frankfurter Allgemeine Wirtschaft reports. The Stuttgart Prosecution Office is investigating the wind farm developer, suspected of balance she
Lowestoft College’s engineering and maritime facilities were under the spotlight on Friday (March 1) when Skills Minister Matthew Hancock had a tour of the specialist facilities. Mr Hancock had a whistle-stop tour of some of the College’s facilities including the 18 metre wind turbine tower which wa
The Dutch Minister of Economics Henk Kamp visited Heerema Fabrication Group’s fabrication location in Zwijndrecht on 4 March. HFG showed the Minister 2 offshore wind platforms under construction. Grid operator TenneT will connect these so called ‘power sockets at sea’ windfarms in the German part of
Delphine Batho, French Minister for Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy announced the launch of a call for expressions of interest to promote demonstration projects in offshore renewables on Monday, according to UPI.com news site. The projects include tidal energy, wave energy, floating wind
The Co-Chairman of the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, Joe McHugh TD, has announced that the 46th plenary of the Assembly will take place in Letterkenny Institute of Technology, Co. Donegal on Monday, 4th March and Tuesday, 5th March, 2013. The theme of the plenary is Energy across Borders – D
The Crown Estate has today published a study of the UK offshore wind market that reviews the existing programme, and identifies future opportunities and potential challenges. Among the key findings, the report concludes that the offshore wind sector is capable of meeting the government’s ambition of
Following the announcement of the first three winners of the second call of the Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration scheme, DECC has yesterday launched a £4 million fourth call, aimed at driving forward further innovation in the offshore wind sector and helping even mo
Offshore wind innovation has yesterday been given a real boost with the announcement of the first three winners under the second call of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration sch
