08 Feb 2016
Guardian: ‘Dong Energy makes final investment decision on 1.2-gigawatt project that will power more than a million UK homes. The UK wind energy industry received a boost with the announcement of the world’s biggest offshore windfarm, is to be built off the north-east coast. Dong Energy said its multi-billion pound Hornsea project, which is expected […]
13 Jan 2016
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. Hydropower schemes harness the energy from flowing water to generate electricity, using a turbine or other device. Developing a hydropower scheme involves obtaining permissions from several organisations. Hydropower schemes […]
06 Jan 2016
DECC chose December 22nd to make over 50 announcements on its websites including on the FIT for solar, flooding the world with information Dec 22nd was obviously a good day to bury bad news. https://www.gov.uk/government/latest?departments%5B%5D=department-of-energy-climate-change Business Green – James Murray – Davey accuses government of ‘butchering UK’s renewables on the basis of Alice in Wonderland […]
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 […]
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