16 Nov 2015
Utility Week: A report in The Times suggests government officials want to verify that other countries would be as interested in adopting the sophisticated technology as Tidal Lagoon executives argue. Tidal Lagoon Power received planning consent from the government in June to construct the 320MW tidal lagoon project.Chief executive Mark Shorrock told Utility Week the firm is […]
16 Nov 2015
Energy & Environment management ‘The European Investment Bank has announced today (30 October 2015) that it is to provide £225 million (EUR314 million) to help fund the 336MW Galloper Wind Farm in the North Sea east of Felixstowe. The European investment is part of a £1.37 billion (EUR1.9 billion) debt financing deal with 12 commercial […]
11 Nov 2015
Last week shortly after the news of the leaked letter emerged Amber Rudd had to face the Energy and Climate Change Committee – she comes out fighting watch the video: http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/commons-select/energy-and-climate-change-committee/news-parliament-2015/decc-annual-report-accounts-evidence-15-16/ James Murray of Business Green – explains the background and significance of the debate http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/james-blog/2434365/the-real-scandal-of-the-uks-faltering-renewables-target Leaked letter: Rudd admits 25% green energy undershoot, misled […]
09 Nov 2015
BBC ‘A floating offshore wind farm will be installed in the North Sea off the coast of Peterhead after the Scottish government gave it consent. Norwegian energy firm Statoil has been granted a licence for the pilot scheme of five turbines. They will be attached to the seabed by a three-point mooring spread and anchoring […]
29 Oct 2015
United utilities ambitious solar pv programme is undermined by Government’s lack of clear policy; no doubt Chinese nuclear electricity will be so much cheaper! Daily Telegraph: Water giant United Utilities is to install Europe’s biggest floating solar power system on a reservoir near Manchester, as it seeks to capitalise on the novel technology to cut […]
12 Oct 2015
Study highlights potential gannet mortality in the Forth from offshore wind By MarEx 2015-09-28 19:08:03 Marine Executive With about four percent of its population using offshore wind power, the U.K. is arguably the world leader in clean energy. But a new study suggests that the U.K.’s aims to harness renewable energy could have an unintended […]
08 Oct 2015
Environment Agency ‘These documents will help you understand what you need to do when developing a hydropower scheme to generate electricity on a river or stream. Contents Guidance for hydropower development Hydropower environmental permit application stage 1: pre-application Hydropower environmental permit application stage 2: formal application Environment Agency: ‘Hydropower schemes harness the energy from flowing […]
21 Sep 2015
The government has turned down an application to build a £3.5bn windfarm off the south coast of England in another major blow to the green energy industry under the Conservatives. The decision on the Navitus Bay project off Dorset was unveiled by Lord Bourne, the energy minister, even as 13 leading financial investors urged the […]
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