Scotland’s island economies could benefit from up to £725 million over the next 25 years from renewable energy projects, according to the most recent report. The report ‘Economic Opportunities of Renewable Energy for Scottish Island Communities‘, commissioned by the Scottish government and published
Scotland’s Climate Change Minister Aileen McLeod has welcomed Eurpean commitment to continued leadership on climate change. The EU formally agreed on March 4, 2016, to sign up to the global climate deal reached in December 2015. The EU was also the first to make a commitment on reducing emissions be
The new process for consenting for Developments of National Significance (DNS) will allow renewable energy projects from 10 MW upwards to be determined by Welsh Ministers, rather than local authorities. The process, which marks a flagship reform to the planning system, will ensure timely decision-ma
The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on the development of an Integrated Research, Innovation and Competitiveness Strategy aimed at facilitating the EU’s transition to a sustainable, competitive, energy-efficient and low-carbon economy.
Natural Power, an independent renewable energy consultancy, has named Neil Douglas as Director of Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE). The role of Director of LcoE has been created in response to market dynamics, and will work across the entire Natural Power business in the UK and internationally throug
UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of a draft plan to enable future leasing for wave, tidal, and offshore wind devices off England and Wales.
DNV GL has named Ditlev Engel as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Energy business area. Starting April 4, Engel will succeed acting CEO Elisabeth Harstad and report to the Group President and CEO Remi Eriksen, DNV GL informed. DNV GL’s Energy business area provides testing, certification
In its latest report, the Energy and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) has warned the UK government about the detrimental impacts of its ‘sudden and numerous’ changes to energy policy since the election. ECCC’s report ‘Investor Confidence in the UK Energy Sector’ has warned that investor confidence ha
The Government of Finland has approved the investment aid scheme for renewable energy and new energy technologies as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to achieve national and EU climate goals. The Government plans to allocate a total of €80 million for the investment aid in 2017 and 2018, for in
The annual two-day Energy Show 2016, organized by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland’s (SEAI), is expected to provide the latest insights from suppliers of energy efficient and renewable energy products and services from Ireland and Europe.
Natural Power, an independent renewable energy consultancy, has obtained the aerial imaging surveyor system Trimble UX5 suitable for wind and tidal renewable energy projects. Data from the new aerial imaging surveyor will be integrated with traditional ground-based surveys, by providing highly effic
The collaboration between Nova Scotia and Scotland on developing global tidal energy sector has been highlighted during ICOE 2016 held last week in Edinburgh. Nova Scotia and Scotland will continue a shared focus on developing supply chain capabilities to capture and serve the growing tidal energy s
Renewables have come out top of a new poll that asked people in Scotland which energy source the next Scottish government should prioritise. As Scotland heads to the polls on May 5, the YouGov survey asked more than 1,000 respondents whether the next government should prioritise the continued develo
Tidal Energy Ltd is looking for contractors for the procurement, manufacture and assembly of a DeltaStream tidal energy turbine, with tenders expected to be issued in October 2016. The design of the device and the intellectual property for the turbine will be provided by Tidal Energy Ltd. Manufactur
