With anticipated state and local economic benefits already accruing from the construction of Dominion Virginia Power’s Brunswick County Power Station, the company held the official groundbreaking ceremony for the 1,360-megawatt natural gas power station. “A study commissioned by Dominion forecasts t
KIC InnoEnergy with 11 European partners have launched the Insight_E project with the aim to serve as an energy think-tank informing the European Commission. Gathering experts from the energy sector, the INSIGHT_E consortium will provide decision makers on a European level with unbiased policy advic
Sir Richard Branson is a highly welcome last minute addition to the list of speakers at All-Energy 2014. The UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference is being held at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), 21-12 May. Speaking live from his renowned Necker Island base, Sir R
Sir Richard Branson is a highly welcome last minute addition to the list of speakers at All-Energy 2014. The UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference is being held at Aberdeen Exhibition and Conference Centre (AECC), 21-12 May. Speaking live from his renowned Necker Island base, Sir R
A majority in the Norwegian Energy and Environmental Committee presented a proposal to the Storting which involves the supply of power from land to the entire Utsira Height. Power from land to all of Utsira is one of three options in the concept study for Johan Sverdrup. Statoil and partners are rec
Later this month GROW:OffshoreWind and the Knowledge Transfer Network (KTN) will launch a new funding call, which will work to support English companies focussed on accelerating innovation in Offshore Wind Operations and Maintenance (O&M) technologies. Up to £3m grant funding will be made available
Renewable energy alternatives and improvements in energy security through the introduction of Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) can positively impact Fiji and the Pacific region’s economies. This was highlighted by the Minister for Public Utilities (Water, Energy) Works and Transport Timoci Nat
CSA Ocean Sciences Inc. (CSA) was contracted by HDR Engineering Inc. (HDR) to conduct a benthic habitat characterization assessment for the Naval Facilities Engineering Command Atlantic to evaluate through field surveys the benthic habitat and federally protected marine biota that may occur in the n
Pancontinental Oil & Gas NL has advised that the Government of Kenya has granted a 12-month extension to the current Initial Exploration Period of the L10B offshore licence. Following the current Period (as extended), the joint venture can then elect to move into the First Additional Exploration Per
Donald Trump arrived in Aberdeen yesterday and once again vowed to fight European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeen Bay, the STV news site writes. Mr. Trump has been leading a battle against the EOWDC for years, saying that it would ruin the view from his golf course at Menie. He s
With a projected £40.6bn spend over the next 25 years in the UKCS alone, and a significant potential for jobs to be sustained or created, decommissioning is understandably high on the agenda across the oil and gas industry. The scale of these figures indicates that it is essential for cross-sector u
Chatham Rock Phosphate submitted its formal marine consent application to the Environmental Protection Authority. Should it be accepted as complete, the six-month formal process is expected to lead to a decision in November. The application, representing four years’ work and $25 million in investmen
NYC-based PIRA Energy Group reports that Taiwan joins the nuclear debate. In the U.S., larger-than-expected storage builds continue. In Europe, potentially bullish future creates a bearish present. Specifically, PIRA’s analysis of natural gas market fundamentals has revealed the following: Recent de
The shale gas boom in North America has triggered a massive build-up of liquefied natural gas (LNG) infrastructure, with companies investing a whopping $120 billion in a bid to capture a slice of the lucrative global market, according to Lux Research. The shale gas revolution had meant dirt cheap ga
