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 […]
14 Aug 2015
This is the company press release – good news : Forewind: Recent planning approval for offshore wind energy at Dogger Bank takes the total of consented projects in the North Sea zone to 4.8 gigawatts (GW), almost equal to all the offshore wind capacity now in operation in the UK. The consented development, Dogger Bank […]
24 Feb 2015
This article highlights three current new items involving coastal and marine developments. Coastal Quarrying: Developers plan to quarry millions of tonnes of rocks in Cornwall order to construct tidal energy lagoon in Swansea Bay Plans to quarry rocks for a new Government-backed green energy scheme could devastate a quiet rural area of the Cornish coastline, […]
13 Jan 2015
A Scottish wildlife charity has lodged a legal challenge against the consent granted to four major offshore wind farm projects. RSPB Scotland is challenging the developments in the Firth of Forth and Firth of Tay. Scottish ministers approved the Inch Cape, Neart na Gaoithe and Seagreen Alpha and Bravo projects in October. Industry body Scottish […]
24 Nov 2014
This latest Green Alliance report looks beyond the current market difficulties and assesses the conditions necessary for successful cost reduction and growth over the next decade. The report entitled ‘UK Offshore wind in the 2020s’, argues that there are some important choices to be made in the next two years which will have a profound […]
04 Nov 2014
Renewable UK statement on green light for Scottish offshore wind farms, and reaction to Galloper offshore wind farm announcement 10 October 2014 Renewable UK has welcomed the Scottish Government’s announcement that it has given the go-ahead to 4 Scottish offshore wind farms. Inch Cape, Neart na Gaoithe and Seagreen Alpha and Bravo. http://www.renewableuk.com/en/news/press-releases.cfm/2014-10-10-renewableuk-statement-on-green-light-for-scottish-offshore-wind-farms-and-reaction-to-galloper-offshore-wind-farm-announcement BUT the […]
29 Aug 2014
Click here for more information Xochitl Rojas-Rocha ‘Offshore wind farms are turning into seal hunting grounds. The wind farms Alpha Ventus, 56 kilometers from Germany’s shores, and Sheringham Shoal (pictured), 23 kilometers from the United Kingdom’s shores, have become home for fish and crustaceans homing in on invertebrates like mussels clustered on the massive structures. […]
01 Jul 2014
New nuclear build at Sellafield announced by Toshiba and GDF Suez New York Times: London — Toshiba, the Japanese industrial giant, and the French utility GDF Suez have announced plans for moving ahead with a new British nuclear power station, adding momentum to the country’s atomic energy program. The facility, called Moorside, would be located […]
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