Government figures released yesterday in the annual Digest of UK Energy Statistics show that electricity production from renewable energy sources in 2011 was up by 33% on the previous year and accounted for 9.4% of all electricity generated in the year. This increase has predominately been driven by
The Duke of York visited Scira’s operations base in Wells-next-the-Sea and met with the team there to learn more about the Sheringham Shoal project and the rapidly developing offshore renewables industry in the UK. On arrival The Duke of York was welcomed by Einar Strømsvåg, Scira General Manager an
Changes to subsidies for renewable electricity could incentivise between £20 billion and £25 billion of new investment in the economy between 2013 and 2017. The Banding Review for the Renewables Obligation will support jobs and deliver more clean power with a reduction in costs to consumers between
The Duke of York will be in Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk on Tuesday 24th July 2012, when he will be visiting Scira Offshore Energy and meeting staff from Gardline, the marine sciences company based in Great Yarmouth. His Royal Highness is interested to learn more about the rapidly developing offshore
The French Senate has published a report regarding the costs of electricity production, which shows an estimation made by EDF, according to which France would not be able to meet its 2020 offshore wind capacity targets. The biggest French renewable energy developer forecasts that the country will be
Bloomberg forecasts that out of the largest collection of offshore wind farms, planned by the European Union to be placed in the North and Baltic Seas, 3,400 wind turbines will be operational by 2015 and 3,600 more by 2020, subject to stability of the government´s support. The offshore wind industry
The construction of German Riffgat offshore wind farm in the North Sea has raised a lot of dust, reports the Netherlands Info Services. The wind farm is located 15 kilometres to the north-west of the German island of Borkum, where it will cover an area of 6 square kilometres. Since it is being built
Celtic Array Ltd., a joint venture of Centrica and Dong Energy, plans to submit an application for a 2.2GW offshore wind farm, the UK National Infrastructure Planning portal, delivered by the Planning Inspectorate, the Government agency responsible for examining applications for nationally significa
Celtic Array Ltd., a joint venture of Centrica and Dong Energy, plans to submit an application for a 2.2GW offshore wind farm, the UK National Infrastructure Planning portal, delivered by the Planning Inspectorate, the Government agency responsible for examining applications for nationally significa
The Renewable Energy Foundation (REF) has welcomed the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) study showing that the UK’s climate change policies are expensive relative to other major economies and damaging for UK industry. REF has consistently argued since its creation in 2004 that UK’s
Within a one month period OSBIT Power (OP) has received orders for their MaXccess wind turbine access system from both Siemens and Scira Offshore Energy (Scira is a joint venture between Statoil and Statkraft and owns the Sheringham Shoal offshore wind farm), positive feedback from E.ON following tr
East Anglia ONE Limited, proposes to apply to the Planning Inspectorate (PINS) under section 37 of The Planning Act 2008 for the development consent order. The Application relates to the construction and operation of Phase 1 of an offshore wind generating station within the East Anglia zone of the N
Government has approved the Liverpool City Region as a Centre for Offshore Renewable Engineering (CORE). The City Region is the first on the West Coast to be awarded CORE status. The City Region was selected following a submission to Government by the Liverpool City Region Local Enterprise Partnersh
Since the update of the Energy Act in August 2009, an approval of high-voltage cables for connection of offshore wind farms is required for the implementation of planning procedures. In early 2011, TenneT filed extensive application forms for both the sea and the land route of the Nordergründe grid
