Environmentalists and union leaders plan to gather in Baltimore to push for offshore wind power off Maryland’s coast. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) [mappress] Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS, December 02, 2011; Image: martinomalley
Environmentalists and union leaders plan to gather in Baltimore to push for offshore wind power off Maryland’s coast. (ASSOCIATED PRESS) [mappress] Source: ASSOCIATED PRESS, December 02, 2011; Image: martinomalley
Ocean energy company, BioPower Systems (BPS), today announced that the Victorian Minister for Energy and Resources, the Hon. Michael O’Brien MP, has awarded the company conditional funding support of $5 million under the Sustainable Energy Pilot Demonstration Program. The funding will be applied tow
RenewableUK, the renewable energy trade association, has welcomed a series of Government announcements giving strong support to the renewables sector. At a business conference in London, the Prime Minister David Cameron declared: “I see offshore wind as a significant energy and industrial opportunit
‘Member State position paper’ hardly trips off the tongue as a major step forward for the wave and tidal industry. But the formal announcement of an agreed position paper on ocean energy, supported by Belgium, Denmark, Norway, France, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain and the UK, shows that the
A senior councillor has written to Ministers to try to secure funding from a £60m pot to finance infrastructure for ports in Scarborough and Whitby ahead of the arrival of the multi-billion pound off-shore wind farm industry. The deputy leader of Scarborough Council, Councillor Derek Bastiman, has u
In the UK Renewables Roadmap published in July, DECC announced funding of up to £30m – subject to value for money assessments – for offshore wind innovation. DECC expects to fund two schemes under this programme, one of which is the Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration
Scottish, Irish and Northern Irish ministers will meet later this week to discuss the issues raised in a major study on a future offshore grid infrastructure linking the countries, as well as other areas where the countries have mutual and shared energy, environmental and economic interests. The tri
In a withering assault on the wind turbine industry, the Duke said the farms were “a disgrace”. By Jonathan Wynne-Jones (telegraph) [mappress] Source: telegraph, November 21, 2011
Department of Energy and Climate Change Released following speech of Charles Hendry: Thank you for inviting me to your conference today. I’m delighted to have been given this opportunity to say a few words to this gathering of leading figures in Ireland’s energy sector. The energy challenge I’d like
The Scottish government has approved an offshore test site for an innovative 6MW wind turbine, marking a major step forward for industry… By Jessica Shankleman (businessgreen) [mappress] Source: businessgreen, November 21, 2011; Image: 2-benergy
British energy minister, Charles Hendry, praised the efforts of Ireland’s offshore wind at the industry’s annual event. (edie) [mappress] Source: dailytelegraph, November 18, 2011
British energy minister, Charles Hendry, praised the efforts of Ireland’s offshore wind at the industry’s annual event. (edie) [mappress] Source: dailytelegraph, November 18, 2011
MINISTER FOR Energy Pat Rabbitte has pledged that long-promised tariff supports for offshore wind energy will be brought to… By Lorna Siggins (irishtimes) [mappress] Source: irishtimes, November 16, 2011
