The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has extended the deadline for public hearing of EIA for Sæby nearshore wind farm. New deadline for comments is 24 August, 2015. The deadline is extended to give local MPs, in the newly elected parliament, and others a better opportunity to comment on the EIA. This year
Nova Scotia Government has decided to end the community feed-in tariff program after a program review that began in January. “This is the right time to bring COMFIT to a close, it has achieved its objectives,” said Energy Minister Michel Samson. “We are now at a point where the program could begin t
Nova Scotia’s government has decided to end the community feed-in tariff (COMFIT) program after a review that began in January, 2015. The COMFIT program provided eligible groups an established price per kilowatt hour (kWh) for projects producing electricity from renewable resources such as wind, bio
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has selected four entities to receive $7.4 mln to develop components that would help advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies. According to the Energy Department, the projects will address technical challenges in advanced controls, crosscutting power take-
The Crown Estate has announced today the first series of agreements reached with offshore wind developers, including EDF Energy Renewables, Eneco Wind UK Limited (Eneco) and Forewind Limited, to replace their previous zone development agreements with project specific agreements. Since the award of z
The Crown Estate has welcomed the UK Government’s approval of Dogger Bank Teesside A & B offshore wind project. Head of Offshore Wind for The Crown Estate, Huub den Rooijen said: “Today’s announcement marks a great success for the future of the UK’s infrastructure development and is testimony to the
CWind’s participation in UK Trade and Investment’s (UKTI) new exporters programme has helped the company develop and then successfully implement an export plan for Germany. Colchester-based offshore company had landed 3 contracts in Germany, worth £4 million over 2 years, following their participati
The UK Government gave the planning consent today for construction of Dogger Bank Teesside A and B offshore wind project. The project will include up to 400 wind turbines in total, across two offshore wind generating stations, each with an installed capacity of up to 1.2 GW. With the onshore element
The UK Government gave the planning consent today for construction of Dogger Bank Teesside A and B offshore wind project. The project will include up to 400 wind turbines in total, across two offshore wind generating stations, each with an installed capacity of up to 1.2 GW. With the onshore element
According to the latest Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) public survey, UK public shows strong support for renewables with 75% in favor of the use of green power. The survey shows the support for renewable energy has been consistently high during the tracker, fluctuating around 75-82%.
More than fifty guests and building contractors attended a ‘topping out’ ceremony for the new $44.5 mln (Au$ 60.6 mln) Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre at the University of Western Australia’s (UWA) Crawley campus. Once completed, the new building will bring together over 330 researchers working
The French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME) has opened a tender for tidal and wave energy projects. The call aims to finance wave, marine and river tidal, and technology demonstration projects. The tender consists of three parts. Under the first part of the call, marine tidal and wav
The UK Energy Secretary is expected to decide on the Dogger Bank Teesside A&B offshore wind project on August 5. The UK Planning Inspectorate issued a report of recommendation to the Secretary of State on 5 May 2015. The Secretary of State then issues a decision within the following 3 months. The de
The UK Energy Secretary is expected to decide on the Dogger Bank Teesside A&B offshore wind project on August 5. The UK Planning Inspectorate issued a report of recommendation to the Secretary of State on 5 May 2015. The Secretary of State then issues a decision within the following 3 months. The de
