Wales must have the same powers to ban the controversial practice of fracking for onshore gas as is being proposed for Scotland. That’s the view of Plaid Cymru’s (Party of Wales) energy spokesperson Llyr Gruffydd, who said: “Under the proposals to devolve more powers to Scotland, the Scots will have
French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, Ségolène Royal, has announced that the country will launch its third offshore wind tender next year. In yesterday’s speech, Royal did not reveal what capacity will be offered, but did note the tender process will be replaced by a “compe
Works associated with the laying of the undersea electricity cable between the UK and Norway have been approved by the MMO. The Norwegian government gave consent for the development in its waters in October 2014 with the Secretary of State for Climate Change, Ed Davey, commenting on its significance
The 2014 Project Pipeline Update to the Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan notes the potential for tidal lagoons to bring up to GBP 5 bln of private sector investment to Wales. The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has also been named in the National Infrastructure Plan 2014, published by HM Treasury ahead
The 2014 Project Pipeline Update to the Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan notes the potential for tidal lagoons to bring up to £5bn of private sector investment to Wales. The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has also been named in the National Infrastructure Plan 2014, published by HM Treasury ahead of t
The 2014 Project Pipeline Update to the Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan notes the potential for tidal lagoons to bring up to £5bn of private sector investment to Wales. The Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has also been named in the National Infrastructure Plan 2014, published by HM Treasury ahead of t
Following a comprehensive process of Expressions of Interest and the resulting recommendation by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), DCNS (OpenHydro parent company) and EDF Energies Nouvelles were selected for the development of pilot tidal turbine arrays off the French coas
Following a comprehensive process of Expressions of Interest and the resulting recommendation by the French Environment and Energy Management Agency (ADEME), the French Prime Minister has selected DCNS (OpenHydro parent company) and EDF Energies Nouvelles for the development of pilot tidal turbine a
Manuel Valls, French Prime Minister, has announced the winners of a call for tender for pilot tidal energy farms in West Normandy, France. Europe’s ocean energy industry welcomed the announcement, stating that it marked the beginning of the next stage of development for the sector – commercialisatio
Alstom, together with GDF SUEZ, has been chosen by the French Prime Minister to supply equipment for a tidal energy pilot farm at Raz Blanchard, west of the Cotentin peninsula (Manche), following the findings of a study conducted by the ADEME. This choice was made after the French Government initiat
The publishing of the dialogue paper on Danish offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak is slightly delayed, the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) notified on its website. “We expect the paper to be published next week,” the DEA said. In order to ensure that potential tenderers can offer their views on these frame
UK Government will start discussions with Tidal Lagoon Power in order to determine if the building of the tidal lagoon power plant in Swansea Bay is affordable. Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb today welcomed the progress towards the world’s first power generating tidal lagoon potentially being built i
Welsh Secretary Stephen Crabb today (2 December) welcomed progress towards the world’s first power generating tidal lagoon potentially being built in Wales. It follows today’s announcement in the National Infrastructure Plan that the government will start closer discussions with Tidal Lagoon Power L
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the publication of its environmental assessment (EA) of proposed wind energy related research activities offshore Virginia. The Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy (DMME) has submitted a research activities plan that describes
