Governments must put a price on carbon emissions and make pledges early next year to move away from fossil fuels and increase the share of renewable energy into the global power mix, according to a signed statement from wind industry players. Wind energy associations, including those from emerging m
Dong Energy welcomed the decision of the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change to grant development consent for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm. Benj Sykes, Dong Energy Vice President of UK Wind Power, said: “Development consent for Hornsea Project One is very welcome. This is
The UK Business Secretary, Rt Hon Vince Cable, announced the development of a National College for Wind Energy. It will be the first National College dedicated to renewable energy in the UK. The National College, to be based in the Humber area, will provide a ‘hub’ for skills, training and education
The National Hydropower Association (NHA) and the Ocean Renewable Energy Coalition (OREC) have come together to form the Marine Energy Council, offering a new home for the marine energy community at NHA. NHA is now expected to provide a unified voice as the national trade association for the full sp
Manuel Valls, French prime minister, has announced that ADEME will launch a new call for expressions of interest in June 2015 for the development of floating turbines, worth EUR 150 million. At the opening ceremony of the Alstom factories in Saint-Nazaire, Manuel Valls emphasized the French governme
Addressing the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Lima, Peru, Minister for Energy Alex White, TD, said Ireland was accelerating its actions to combat climate change. He said Ireland was playing an active part in meeting collective EU targets and global aspirations for reduced carbon emissio
The Crown Estate has welcomed the news that the consortium SMart Wind has been granted development consent for Hornsea Project One by the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. The project is scheduled to commence operation by 2020 when it will become the world’s first gigawatt scale far
The installation of a floating tidal turbine brings EU researchers one step closer towards achieving a viable marine-based energy sector, it is stated in CORDIS’ press release. A scaled down floating tidal turbine has been put to sea off the Orkney Islands in Scotland. This pilot scheme is expected
RenewableUK says the Government’s announcement on the go-ahead for a major new offshore wind project shows that the sector is developing robustly. Hornsea 1, which will be located 64 miles (103 km) off the East Yorkshire coast, will have an installed capacity of 1.2 gigawatts (GW) – enough to power
UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey has granted the development consent for the Hornsea Project One offshore wind farm located 103 kilometers off the Yorkshire coast. On 10 September the Planning Inspectorate submitted recommendations to the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change after which the
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has denied the requests for rehearing of two Commission orders involving the Admiralty Inlet Pilot Tidal Project, an experimental tidal energy hydroelectric project. In a March 20, 2014 order (the license order), the Commission issued a 10-year license for th
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) denied a request for a rehearing of orders for a tidal energy proposal in the Admiralty Inlet in Snohomish County, Washington, USA. On March 20, FERC issued the license order and then the preemption order in June, both of which were objected by PC Landing
Alison Johnstone, Green MSP for Lothian, has written to Energy Minister Fergus Ewing calling for urgent answers to growing concerns about the future of the wave energy industry in Scotland. The Greens are calling for the Scottish Government to use some of the money it received from last week’s UK Au
Aquamarine Power’s Chief Executive Officer John Malcolm has been elected to the board of Ocean Energy Europe. Ocean Energy Europe is the Brussels-based trade body which has an important role in shaping European policy for wave and tidal energy. Speaking on his election at the Ocean Energy Europe’s a
