06 Aug 2024
The UK government has announced a record-breaking budget of over £1.5 billion for its latest renewable energy auction, marking a significant increase of £500 million from previous allocations. This move, unveiled by Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, aims to accelerate the country’s transition to clean energy by 2030, boosting energy security, reducing reliance on fossil fuels, […]
30 Jul 2024
One of the new UK Government’s key energy pledges from the 2024 general election was the creation of Great British Energy – also called GB Energy. Over the course of this parliament, the new government intends to invest £8.3 billion of funding into this new, publicly owned green power company. Energy secretary Ed Miliband has […]
23 Jul 2024
The UK government has announced plans to accelerate the delivery of high-quality infrastructure and housing and to “get Britain building”. The King’s Speech contained planning reforms via the Planning and Infrastructure Bill. The Bill will set out to unlock more housing and infrastructure across the country, supporting economic growth as well as the environment. The new legislation […]
15 Jul 2024
RWE and Masdar have reached a significant milestone for the Dogger Bank South (DBS) Offshore Wind Farms, with their Development Consent Order (DCO) application accepted into the UK Planning Inspectorate’s examination phase. The DBS East and DBS West wind farms, located over 100km off the northeast coast of England, have the potential to provide electricity […]
08 Jul 2024
The Marine Energy Council (MEC), established in 2018, has been instrumental in improving the investment landscape for marine energy in the UK. This includes securing three successive tidal stream ringfences and raising the profile of wave energy’s role in the future energy mix. The MEC has undergone an exciting period of growth, with members joining […]
18 Jun 2024
Scottish firms Ocean Kinetics and Green Marine (UK) have partnered to decommission OpenHydro’s tidal energy platform in the Orkney Islands. The project involves removing a steel superstructure and cutting steel piles at European Marine Energy Centre’s (EMEC) Fall of Warness test site, where OpenHydro developed tidal turbine technology. Ocean Kinetics is providing divers, […]
04 Jun 2024
Ocean Winds, a joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has published a report on environmentally safe and predictable UXO disposal at its Moray West offshore wind farm. The report – Low Order Deflagration of Unexploded Ordnance Reduces Underwater Noise Impacts from Offshore Wind Farm Construction – demonstrates how the “low-order deflagration” method for disposal […]
04 Jun 2024
Work has begun on a collaborative marine research project aimed at identifying design innovations and best practice in monitoring and mitigating underwater noise associated with floating offshore wind developments. Experts from the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s Floating Offshore Wind Centre of Excellence (FOW CoE) will work alongside project partners Equinor, JASCO Applied Sciences, Scottish Association for Marine Science […]
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