E.ON is developing a pilot plant in Falkenhagen in the north east of Germany to convert power from wind energy into hydrogen which can then be stored in the country’s gas grid. The company is investing over EUR5 million on the pilot plant and further research into this innovative technology. Using p
The European Commission has authorised Swedish plans to grant SEK139 million (ca. € 15 million) towards the development of a wave energy production demonstration plant by Seabased Industry AB. The production of energy from sea waves has been in development for some years, but has still not reached t
The Chancellor and the Chief Secretary to the Treasury today visited Nigg on the Cromarty Firth, where they announced around £100 million of additional funding for Scottish renewable energy, including marine renewables. This announcement is additional to the existing budget and spending plans of th
MV Ginny Louise will be in UK waters in early December. She will be touring the UK’s East Coast in December starting in Southampton and stopping at Ramsgate, Sheerness, Brightlingsea, Harwich, Felixstowe, Lowestoft, Great Yarmouth, Wells-next-the-Sea and Grimsby. MV Eden Rose due in the UK in Januar
Building on the success of EWEA Offshore 2009 and the rapid growth of the offshore wind energy industry, the upcoming EWEA Offshore 2011 event will be significantly larger than previous years. This year’s venue will be the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre, the perfect show-case for off
Building on the success of EWEA Offshore 2009 and the rapid growth of the offshore wind energy industry, the upcoming EWEA Offshore 2011 event will be significantly larger than previous years. This year’s venue will be the Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre, the perfect show-case for off
ACCIONA obtained a net profit of 314 million euros in 9M 2011, tripling the 101 million euros reported in the same period of 2010. Group EBITDA amounted to 934 million euros, a 14.8% increase vs. 9M 2010 and revenues grew 5% to 4,796 million euros. EBITDA growth was mainly due to the positive perfor
Plans to extend the wind farm off the coast of Whitstable and Herne Bay has leapt a planning hurdle following an extensive community… By Chris Britcher (kentnews) [mappress] Source: kentnews, November 11, 2011; Image: vattenfall, February 21, 2011
More than 300 campaigners are expected to lay out their opposition to the Scottish government’s wind farm policy at a national conference… (bbc) [mappress] Source: bbc, November 11, 2011
A tax break that could help get America’s first offshore wind farm up and running has been available for two years. But no one can… By Maria Gallucci (truth-out) [mappress] Source: truth-out, November 11, 2011
A tax break that could help get America’s first offshore wind farm up and running has been available for two years. But no one can… By Maria Gallucci (truth-out) [mappress] Source: truth-out, November 11, 2011
EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG closed its third quarter of the current fiscal year 2011 with 6.4% and 13.5% higher unit sales of electricity and gas, respectively. Compared to the prior year, electricity sales thus increased to 116.9 billion kilowatt-hours and gas sales to 42.8 billion kilowatt-h
Taewoong Co., a maker of parts for wind-power plants, rose as much as 15 percent in Seoul trading after South Korea’s energy ministry said… By Saeromi Shin (bloomberg) [mappress] Source: bloomberg, November 11, 2011
Gamesa continued to expand profitably during the first nine months of 2011, throughout which it continued to focus on strengthening expansion abroad, efficient management and cost control, launching new products, and maintaining the pace of activity in all business areas, with results in line with 2
