Business Secretary Vince Cable has declared the UK Green Investment Bank plc (UK GIB) officially open for business and announced two new investments. The ground breaking institution has been funded with £3 billion of Government money and will mobilise additional private capital to make a significant
The Department of Energy announced a series of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA). In the area of Wind Power development, the Department seeks to award funding for the development of a met-ocean package for offshore wind. Awarded under Topic 10a, this f
Windstream Energy LLC has filed a notice of intent to claim CAD 475 million of damages under North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for lost profit due to the Ontario’s moratorium on offshore wind farms, writes The Star. Last year the Canadian government posed moratorium on offshore wind projec
Today’s report from the Scottish Government’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee said that tourism would not be negatively affected by wind turbines, what dismissed Donald Trump’s claims that offshore wind development would seriously damage Scotland’s financial state by discouraging tourists to v
The Government has reached a landmark agreement on energy policy that will deliver a clear, durable signal to investors, Edward Davey announced today. The Energy and Climate Change Secretary said: “This is a durable agreement across the Coalition against which companies can invest and support jobs a
China’s State Oceanic Administration released a statement on Wednesday, which unveils plans for development of marine economy projects in Shandong Province. The province is planning to have 100 marine economy projects that will use marine resources such as wind power, seawater and tides in a sustain
Representatives of the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) held a public meeting last week, where they discussed preferred options for offshore wind configurations for the area off the coast of the Vineyard. After BOEM released an environmental assessment and identified five different configura
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued its final approval to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to construct the South Terminal project, a 28-acre marine terminal in New Bedford Harbor, the primary purpose of which will be to provide critical infrastructure to serve offshore renewable energ
A planned wind farm off the Nantasket Beach in Hull, which would comprise four or five wind turbines that could produce enough electricity to power the entire town, seems to be unfeasible. According to the latest report, conducted by Al Pereira and presented to the town officials, this project would
Public inquiry regarding plans for a substation at Little Dunham, which would connect the Dudgeon offshore wind farm with the national grid, ended last week at the EcoTech Centre in Swaffham with strong public opposition. Little Dunham Parish Council chairman Simon Fowler is cited by the EDP24 news
On the occasion of Mr. Alex Salmond, Scottish First Minister’s, visit to Paris, the AREVA group and Scottish Enterprise, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on industrial site development for the manufacture of wind turbines in East Scotland. The MoU is a step towards establishing an AREVA fa
The “structural measures” published by the European Commission are urgently needed to stop the massive oversupply of emission allowances and to re-establish confidence in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The European Commission proposal for so-called “backloading” of emission allowances “is
The “structural measures” published by the European Commission are urgently needed to stop the massive oversupply of emission allowances and to re-establish confidence in the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS). The European Commission proposal for so-called “backloading” of emission allowances “is
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has extended the public comment period until Dec. 31, 2012 for those who want to submit comments on the Deepwater Wind proposal to construct five wind turbine generators and do other work off the southeast coast of Block Island, Rhode Island. The original 45-day comm
