Following the 2015 general election in the UK, Prime Minister David Cameron has formed a new government, naming Amber Rudd MP the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Rudd takes on the post previously held by Liberal Democrat Edward Davey, whose party lost the election to Conservati
Following the 2015 general election in the UK, Prime Minister David Cameron has formed a new government, naming Amber Rudd MP the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Rudd takes on the post previously held by Liberal Democrat Edward Davey, whose party lost the election to Conservati
Amber Rudd has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on May 11, 2015, following the 2015 UK general election. Rudd was the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change from July 2014 until May 2015. She will be replacing E
The installation of six wave energy devices is currently taking place at the Ada Estuary, Ghana, as part of collaborative wave energy project between TC’s Energy and Seabased. The first phase of the Ghanaian wave energy project which includes the installation of 6 wave energy devices is expected to
RenewableUK says the new UK Government should send an early signal that it is serious about supporting low-carbon energy to attract investment and create jobs. RenewableUK’s Chief Executive, Maria McCaffery, commented: “We hope that one of the new Government’s priorities will be to act quickly to se
50Hertz has reached another important milestone in the approval procedure for the Ostwind 1 offshore cable project. The public hearing for the submarine cable route in the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for the grid connection of the Westlich Adlergrund cluster (project Ostwind 1) was held last week.
The forum is created to support teams, investors, and contributors interested in forming partnerships for participating in Wave Energy Prize competition. The forum serves as a ‘classified ad’ section, and can be used by teams or individuals to advertise needs for additional expertise to round out th
The Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord are now published, and will be out for public consultation until 30 June, 2015. Energinet.dk is preparing EIAs for all the six nearshore wind farm sites. Up until now EIAs for Bornholm, Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord
The Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) for Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord are now published, and will be out for public consultation until 30 June, 2015. Energinet.dk is preparing EIAs for all the six nearshore wind farm sites. Up until now EIAs for Bornholm, Vesterhav Syd and Vesterhav Nord
About 200 representatives from the East of England’s energy sector will head to Westminster next month to reinforce its key role in keeping Britain lit and heated. A reception in the House of Commons is being organised by the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR) to ensure that the government elected
The European Commission’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 has granted EUR 17 million in funding for the Clean Energy From Ocean Waves (CEFOW) research project that is coordinated by Fortum. The mission of the five-year project is to research and develop the use of the Penguin wave ene
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed Tim Hurst as Managing Director of Wave Energy Scotland (WES). Wave Energy Scotland is a subsidiary of HIE and it was set up in December 2014 at the request of the Scottish Government. Hurst joined HIE as Head of Offshore Industry Development in 20
The European Commission’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 has granted EUR 17 mln for wave power research coordinated by Fortum. The funding is awarded for the Clean Energy From Ocean Waves (CEFOW) five-year research project. The aim of the project is to advance the use of the Penguin
The Scottish Energy Minister has today launched a competition run by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) offering free Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) to successful technology developers. In his keynote address at the All-Energy conference in Glasgow, Fergus Ewing announced that the
