Government has officially taken control over the Wave Hub. Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) announced last month that they will take over ownership of the Wave Hub asset from the South West Regional Development Agency (RDA) on 1 January, 2012. The Wave Hub is a GBP 42 million wave
The Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency has approved 97 wind turbines in German North Sea. 97 wind turbines are planned for the 43 square kilometers area. Dong Energy will build BR2 as the second phase of BR1. Borkum Riffgrund 1 will consist of up to 89 turbines with 3.6MW capacity each from Si
Swedish energy authorities say the wind power industry in this Nordic nation has “wind in its sails,” with a 40 percent boost in the past… (alaskadispatch) [mappress] Source: alaskadispatch, December 28, 2011
It has been hotly debated for months, and last week – finally – the European Commission published its 2050 energy roadmap outlining several different scenarios for Europe’s energy future over the coming decades. For wind energy and other renewables the week was tense. Until now, the European renewab
Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has hailed 2011 as a ‘momentous’ and ‘ground breaking’ year for renewable energy in Scotland.The year to October 2011 saw a record breaking £750 million of investment in renewable energy in Scotland, and there is a pipeline of proposed projects with 17 gigawatts (GW) of
Work to create Scotland’s flagship Energy Park in Fife continues as Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, Fergus Ewing, visited the site to officially open the new access road, review progress on the project and hear first-hand, future investment plans for the Park. Since acquiring the former
Scottish Government is committed to meet its 100% power needs from renewables by 2020. Due to the subsidies for the renewable energy, the house owners could pay GBP 170 more a year. Renewable Energy Foundation director, Dr John Constable said that subsidy level would be GBP 8 billion for the renewab
A series of planning applications for a new £200m wind turbine factory in Hull have been submitted. (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, December 13, 2011; Image: siemens
SCOTLAND could earn billions of pounds a year by exporting electricity if Holyrood was handed full powers over the country’s energy sector… By Andrew Whitaker (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, December 12, 2011
Ambitious offshore wind targets in the UK could result in the country becoming the world leader in the technology and help accelerate… By Felicity Carus (aol) [mappress] Source: aol, December 12, 2011; Image: decc
EASTLEIGH MP Chris Huhne has revealed plans to build up to 32,000 new wind turbines in the Government’s bid to reduce its carbon footprint. By Emma Streatfield (dailyecho) [mappress] Source: dailyecho, December 07, 2011; Image: decc
The construction of new renewable energy generation capacity has fallen dramatically, as the big six energy suppliers pursue a “dash for gas… By Fiona Harvey (guardian) [mappress] Source: guardian, December 05, 2011
RenewableUK, the renewable energy trade association, has welcomed a series of Government announcements giving strong support to the renewables sector. At a business conference in London, the Prime Minister David Cameron declared: “I see offshore wind as a significant energy and industrial opportunit
‘Member State position paper’ hardly trips off the tongue as a major step forward for the wave and tidal industry. But the formal announcement of an agreed position paper on ocean energy, supported by Belgium, Denmark, Norway, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the UK, shows that the
