The Scottish Green Party has filed a complaint to the Advertising Standards Authority over Donald Trump’s advert, published in two newspapers, by which he calls on the public to protest against First Minister Alex Salmond’s support for wind energy, according to the Scotsman news site. A picture of a
The Windreich AG has welcomed the new regulations relating to the offshore wind farm connections. Balz, CEO of Windreich AG said: “It is good news for renewable energy in Germany that now the Federal Council approved the new rule on the liability issues in offshore wind farms grid connection. The ex
The Crown Estate and Network Rail have announced the agreement of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Two of the largest land owners in the UK have signed an agreement which will clarify the process for installing cable crossings that connect marine renewable projects to the national grid across th
Sierra Club applauds new Energy Department investments in offshore wind projects. The Obama Administration’s Department of Energy announced investments in seven offshore wind projects in the Northwest, Midwest, Gulf and East Coast. Initially, each project will receive up to $4 million, and three pro
The second report by the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) assessing the impact of carbon budgets on energy bills confirms that annual household energy bills could increase by GBP 100 in 2020 to support development of low-carbon technologies. The report, Energy prices and bills – impacts of meeting
Scottish homes would see significantly increased electricity bills if it becomes independent, because the country would bear the cost of renewable energy subsidies and infrastructure, which are now distributed across the United Kingdom, Energy Secretary Edward Davey said in his speech held at an ene
The Navigant Consortium released the “U.S. Offshore Wind Market and Economic Analysis: Annual Market Assessment 2012” report, prepared under an award by DOE in order to provide objective economic analysis and reporting of market activities and progress related to offshore wind energy in the United S
The Energy Department has announced seven offshore wind awards for projects in Maine, New Jersey, Ohio, Oregon, Texas, and Virginia. As part of the Energy Department’s broader efforts to launch an offshore wind industry in the United States, these engineering, design, and deployment projects will su
The Maryland Senate President Thomas V. Mike Miller strongly supports the offshore wind energy bill. He said that he is willing to make changes to the Senate Finance Committee to pass the offshore wind bill for a debate at Senate, writes the Associated Press. “I might have to do that in terms of get
The UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron said that Severn tidal barrage project and other projects like that are very interesting, with the Government always looking at them. However, such project is far away from being feasible at this time, Mr. Cameron told journalists at a lunch in Westminster,Weste
The UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron said that Severn tidal barrage project and other projects like that are very interesting, with the Government always looking at them. However, such project is far away from being feasible at this time, Mr. Cameron told journalists at a lunch in Westminster,Weste
From December 5th to 6th, Qiao Baoping, secretary of the Party Leadership Group and deputy president of China Guodian Corporation came to make an investigation in Jiangsu Rudong Offshore Wind Farm. Mr. Qiao highly recognized the development of Longyuan’s offshore wind power as well as put forward hi
David Morris, Member of the UK Parliament for Morecambe and Lunesdale has supported the residents of Isle of Man regarding disapproval of the Celtic Array’s Rhiannon offshore wind farm, which is proposed to be built in the Irish Sea. After Mr. Morris met with House of Keys Speaker Steve Rodan to dis
In his attempt to reintroduce the energy bill, Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley, last week asked a higher authority, i.e. the U.S. President Obama, for support, MD Coast Dispatch reports. The legislation aimed to spur wind power development offshore Maryland failed twice to come before the Senate. Gove
