The British Embassy in Seoul has awarded a contract to the Korea Maritime University (KMU) and IT Power (ITP) to establish the “UK-Korea Ocean Energy Technology Co-operation Project”. This follows closely after the accord between Renewable UK and the Korean Wind Energy Industry Association (KWEIA) w
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind energy industry, has welcomed a strong endorsement of the key role being played by the sector in delivering a secure supply of clean electricity to British households and industry. Edward Davey, the Secretary of State for the Departm
Scotland is leading the way in driving down the costs of offshore wind, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has told major industry conference. Scotland has a quarter of Europe’s offshore wind capacity and planned offshore wind projects in the country have the potential to produce up to 10GW of electricity
Keith Anderson, Chief Corporate Officer at ScottishPower, gave evidence to the Energy and Climate Change Committee in Westminster, regarding the draft Energy Bill. Mr Anderson discussed the importance of investor confidence, and following the session he said: “An evidence based process has thus far
The Soc SEVA SRL has requested a state concession for the installation and maintenance of 28 wind turbines of 3.6 MW each, with towers 90m high, 120m rotor diameter, forming an industrial offshore plant for electricity production. The location is in the territorial waters of northern Lake Sardinia,
The Soc SEVA SRL has requested a state concession for the installation and maintenance of 28 wind turbines of 3.6 MW each, with towers 90m high, 120m rotor diameter, forming an industrial offshore plant for electricity production. The location is in the territorial waters of northern Lake Sardinia,
European politicians need to endorse a new binding 2030 target for renewable energy sources if they want to take advantage of the EU’s position as global technological leader in onshore and offshore wind power. That was the message Wednesday from Stephane Bourgeois, Head of Regulatory Affairs at the
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond and Lower Saxony’s Prime Minister David McAllister yesterday discussed co-operation opportunities in the developing European clean energy market. Mr McAllister arrived in Edinburgh yesterday, where he joined Energy & Enterprise Minister Fergus Ewing for the off
Following the announcement made by the Chancellor George Osborne on cutting the government subsidies for onshore wind farms for 25 percent, opponents of the Navitus Bay project welcomed it with a great expectation on extending this move to offshore plans. Dorset MPs, including Chris Chope and Richar
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will hold a meeting with state premiers next week to discuss regional competition in producing electricity from renewable sources that could cause overcapacity in the future. The point of the meeting is to achieve better collaboration in coordinating the transition pr
Vattenfall, developer of wind energy project offshore Aberdeen Bay, stated that this project could save GBP 45 billion of renewable energy production costs, writes the Press Association. Vattenfall is one of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre developers planning to deploy 11 wind turbines
The UK government revealed plans to create a database featuring every business that could help ensure domestic companies provide over 50% of equipment to the Round 3 offshore wind farms. An official representing Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) said that this plan forms part of t
With its new Renewable Energy Strategy the European Commission in Brussels today presented major reasons to favour legally binding renewable energy targets for 2030. The Strategy notably says: – “Strong renewables growth to 2030 could generate over 3 million jobs”. – “A continuation of an EU-wide sp
Parliamentary select committee has been informed that there are no hurdles for wind turbines to be built in the hills and offshore Adelaide coast, reports ABC News. However, Andrew Grear from the South Australian Planning Department said that they were considering putting a ban on some hill sites. G
