Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond and Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister David McAllister yesterday discussed co-operation opportunities in the developing European clean energy market. Mr McAllister arrived in Edinburgh yesterday, where he joined Energy & Enterprise Minister Fergus Ewing for the off
Following the announcement made by the Chancellor George Osborne on cutting the government subsidies for onshore wind farms for 25 percent, opponents of the Navitus Bay project welcomed it with a great expectation on extending this move to offshore plans. Dorset MPs, including Chris Chope and Richar
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold a meeting with state premiers next week to discuss regional competition in producing electricity from renewable sources that could cause overcapacity in the future. The point of the meeting is to achieve better collaboration in coordinating the transition pr
Vattenfall, developer of wind energy project offshore Aberdeen Bay, stated that this project could save GBP 45 billion of renewable energy production costs, writes the Press Association. Vattenfall is one of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre developers planning to deploy 11 wind turbines
The UK government revealed plans to create a database featuring every business that could help ensure domestic companies provide over 50% of equipment to the Round 3 offshore wind farms. An official representing Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) said that this plan forms part of t
With its new Renewable Energy Strategy the European Commission in Brussels today presented major reasons to favour legally binding renewable energy targets for 2030. The Strategy notably says: – “Strong renewables growth to 2030 could generate over 3 million jobs”. – “A continuation of an EU-wide sp
German power network regulator, the Bundesnetzagentur, has offered to assume national responsibility for the grid encompassing 16 state borders in Europe’s biggest national power market, Reuters informed. After Chancellor Angela Merkel’s proposition to rapidly replace nuclear power with renewable so
During 2011-12 period Scotland attracted the second highest level of renewable investment in the UK, worth a total of GBP 1.7 billion, creating 4,411 jobs, says the Scotsman. The DECC’s announced results, which followed the publication of the Government’s draft energy bill, say that only Yorkshire m
Scotland’s Environment Minister, Stewart Stevenson, has highlighted Scotland’s world-leading role in both the development of renewables and in championing the need for climate justice for the world’s poorest communities as he marks World Environment Day. The theme for World Environment Day is ‘The G
Humber Gateway and Race Bank transmission assets will now be able to qualify under the “enduring regime”, says reNews Europe news site. According to the regulator Ofgem, developer’s construction programme schedules the assets to be completed by August this year. Based on that, Ofgem expects to grant
While addressing the present at the Energy Ireland Conference in Dublin, on May 30 Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte highlighted the potential the country has in renewable energy sources. Mr Rabbitte introduced the matter by saying: “Reducing our dependency on fossil fuel imports, ensuring investment in
District and county councilors Angie Smith and Colin Davie have invited residents to attend a public meeting about Triton Knoll offshore wind farm, which will be held at Willoughby Village Hall on June 16 at 10.30 am, reports Lincolnshire news portal. The main topic of this meeting will be possible
Plans made between Germany’s government, the federal energy network and grid companies to distribute renewable energy by constructing new electricity lines by 2022 will allow the country to safely shift from nuclear power to renewables. According to Reuters, the plan involves an investment of tens o
Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, launched yesterday the Government’s Strategy for Renewable Energy 2012-2020. The strategy involves wind, wave and tidal power, bio energy and R&D. The document says that green energy and clean technology already support a
