David Morris, MP for Morecambe and Lunesdale, has said that a recent accident involving a ship and a wind turbine at Walney caused him “great concern” and has praised the coastguard and lifeboat crews. Mr. Morris, who is also the Chairman of the Parliamentary Coastal and Marine group, said: “It caus
The Crown Estate’s commitment to Scottish Islands has been reaffirmed in the UK Government Islands Framework, confirming the business’s key role in sectors such as wave and tidal energy and aquaculture. The UK Government Framework published today reaffirms that the seabed is a national asset and tha
The six-month examination of the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application by the Planning Inspectorate concludes today (August 18). The examination started in February this year and included one open floor public hearing and an additional nine days of issue-specific hearings plu
The Southeastern Coastal Wind Coalition (SECWC) commends BOEM’s efforts to move the offshore wind industry forward in the Southeast, as the Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) released an Announcement of Area Identification for North Carolina yesterday, defining thr
Last week, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez visited Steel Pier in Atlantic City, where it was officially announced that Fishermen’s Energy will receive up to $47 million in federal grants over the next four years from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Program for its Atlantic City Wind Farm off
Last week, U.S. Senator Robert Menendez visited Steel Pier in Atlantic City, where it was officially announced that Fishermen’s Energy will receive up to $47 million in federal grants over the next four years from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Wind Program for its Atlantic City Wind Farm off
The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, has announced a new, additional inve
The Honourable John Duncan, Minister of State and Member of Parliament for Vancouver Island North, on behalf of the Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, has announced a new, additional inve
Indications that Public Service Enterprise Group Long Island (PSEG-LI) and the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) Board of Trustees could delay a much anticipated clean energy purchasing commitment is drawing criticism from groups who say the purchase is already long overdue. The LIPA Board, in coor
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has published a series of technology papers exploring the potential for power generation and other sustainable applications from ocean energy. The papers cover the main features and current status of four technology types: tidal energy; wave energy;
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has published a series of technology papers exploring the potential for power generation and other sustainable applications from ocean energy. The papers cover the main features and current status of four technology types: tidal energy; wave energy;
US Department of Energy’s grant for the development of an offshore wind farm off New Jersey’s coast was celebrated yesterday on Steel Pier in Atlantic City. In May, Fishermen’s Energy Atlantic City Windfarm (FACW) project was selected by the US Department of Energy (DOE) as one of three projects tha
DONG Energy is working on a solution to avoid damaging the Sutton Bridge marsh and the sea wall when cable connection works start on its Race Bank offshore wind farm. Councillors of the Sutton Bridge Parish Council voiced their concern over DONG’s cable work having the same effect as Centrica’s when
DONG Energy is working on a solution to avoid damaging the Sutton Bridge marsh and the sea wall when cable connection works start on its Race Bank offshore wind farm. Councillors of the Sutton Bridge Parish Council voiced their concern over DONG’s cable work having the same effect as Centrica’s when
