During the meeting in the House of Commons, members of parliament raised questions over the power price for the proposed £1 bln Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. UK Energy Minister Andrea Leadsom was asked whether she thinks that the Government’s guarantee to pay for the energy that will cost three
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change has released energy statistics report for the 3 month period from February to April 2015, with comparison to the same period a year earlier. Electricity generated in the first quarter of 2015 rose by 1.3 percent, from 93.7 TW/h a year earlier to 94.9 TW/h. Re
The Hague District Court has ruled that the Netherlands must take more action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in the country. The judge ordered the Dutch government to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25 percent by 2020 from benchmark 1990 levels. The case was brought to court by
The UK Energy Secretary Amber Rudd has delivered the keynote political speech at the RenewableUK’s Global Offshore Wind Conference, highlighting the importance of the sector and noting the massive progress UK’s offshore wind industry has made from its beginning to this day. Rudd looked back to the U
Sustainability researchers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen have been awarded more than £300.000 in funding to further develop their work which aims to create a viable marine energy industry in Indonesia. The Centre for Understanding Sustainable Practice (CUSP) at RGU, led by Alan Owen,
The Dutch Senate has adopted a new law on offshore wind energy, thus making a crucial step in the transition to a more sustainable energy mix. Offshore wind energy is one of the main pillars of the Dutch Energy Agreement (Energieakkoord). The European target of 14% of renewable energy by 2020 requir
Community and locally owned energy capacity in Scotland could generate enough electricity to power approximately 100.000 domestic households, according to Energy Minister Fergus Ewing. As at June 2014, 361 MW of community and local energy capacity is operational which represents an increase of 27 pe
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has rejected to take up an allegation against 30MW wind farm project off Rhode Island. Benjamin Riggs Jr., who publicly opposed offshore wind development, claims that the 20-year power purchase agreement violated the Federal Power Act and the Supremacy Clause
The Ontario Superior Court of Justice has authorized Trillium Power Wind Corporation to amend its Statement of Claim against the Government of Ontario to include the claim of Spoliation, which refers to a willful destruction or suppression of evidence relevant to a legal proceeding. Trillium Power i
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission have launched the Energy Demo Projects (EDP) facility to provide risk financing and boost the competitiveness of innovative energy technology companies in Europe. The new facility will support cutting-edge energy technology projects that
The European Commission has released the progress report on 2020 renewable energy targets showing that the EU is on track to meet its 20 percent renewable energy goals. With a projected share of 15.3 percent of renewable energy in 2014 in the gross final energy consumption, the EU and the vast major
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has issued an executive presentation on the possibility of changing the tenderer in offshore wind tenders in Denmark. The presentation highlights the current limitations that follow from Danish jurisprudence with regard to the possibility of making any subsequent chang
Carnegie Wave Energy has received approval for $460.246 of Government grant payments for the Perth Wave Energy Project. Western Australia has provided $267.238 under the Low Emission Energy Development (LEED) fund, which represents the final payment for the Perth Wave Energy Project from LEED fund,
Following yesterday’s news that the contract awarded to China Harbour Engineering Company Ltd (CHEC) for Swansea Bay’s tidal lagoon had been brought into question by a Belgian company, unnamed at the time the news was published, it has been revealed that Jan de Nul is the company that raised concern
