03 Nov 2017
Welsh Government has announced a further £1.2 million in funding to accelerate marine energy development in Wales. The investment is to develop a Marine Energy Test Area (META) project in the Milford Haven Waterway. The funding will support the work of Marine Energy Wales in developing a network of pre-consented areas of seabed that will […]
30 Oct 2017
This is a review with serious implications for renewables and the marine environment, but the timing is difficult to resolve with the Clean Growth Plan (too late) and with many long term contracts already signed the Government are already on lots of hooks. This is Helm’s personal view. Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Take your […]
19 Sep 2017
The government has published the results of the latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction. The cost of offshore wind has halved since 2015, with three new projects clearing the latest CfD round at just £58/MWh from 2022-23. The Guardian reports that the government is now under pressure to reconsider its commitment to a new generation […]
17 Aug 2017
We do big dams and hydropower in the UK – we also have the experience of floating solar power schemes – in Thames and United Utilities. Since all the transmission infrastructure is in place for hydro already this would be an easy win. Innovation: World’s 1st combined hydroelectric & solar power plant goes live […]
14 Aug 2017
This quick and dirty piece of work is critically important for UK’s short term policy decision making on energy. Think Hinckley, Swansea tidal barrage, solar, offshore and onshore wind and fracking. These two commentaries provide the backdrop to the review and what is at stake. One wonders how much the scale of damage climate change […]
09 Aug 2017
White Paper Examining Opportunities and Challenges of Investing in the Rapidly Growing Energy Storage Market August 8, 2017 — AXIS Insurance, a business segment of AXIS Capital Holdings Limited (NYSE:AXS), and The Renewables Consulting Group (“RCG”) co-published a report that examines the opportunities and challenges for businesses, governments, utilities and other organizations that wish to […]
12 Jul 2017
Welsh joins the trend to commit to 100% renewable energy (continue) 100 multinationals commit to 100 per cent renewable power BusinessGreen RE100 initiative celebrates milestone with confirmation that Blue Chip firms are on track to create demand for renewable power equivalent to the total electricity demand of Poland. The RE100 initiative has confirmed that over […]
16 Jan 2017
The Water, Energy & Food Nexus An array a high level inputs has informed a new report by the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology summarises current understanding of the interactions between water, energy and food production and examines how nexus approaches can be used to inform policy decisions. It says that failure to take […]
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