Independent, international energy consultancy Xodus Group is delighted to hear the announcement of consent for Europe’s largest tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth at the Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference. As lead consultant in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 86MW
Reacting to the announcement made by Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, ahead of the Scottish Renewables Marine energy conference in Inverness today (Monday 16 Sept), that the Scottish Government has awarded consent to MeyGen to construct a 86MW (megawatt) tidal project i
ING Commercial Banking (ING CB) is shifting its European focus from financing natural gas plants to financing renewable energy projects, reports Business Recorder. The main reason for this shift to offshore and onshore wind and solar power is the increased development of renewable energy projects in
RenewableUK today welcomed news that MeyGen Ltd. has been awarded consent by the Scottish Government for an 86 Megawatt tidal energy project, following the completion of the statutory approval process with the regulator Marine Scotland. Located in the Pentland Firth, off the north coast of Scotland,
Siemens will establish its new projects and construction base in Livingston, and the company is now recruiting to fill 30 working positions at the new base, Herald Scotland informs. The expansion of Siemens’ operations in Scotland will support a 100 more jobs elsewhere, most of them in Scotland and
MeyGen has welcomed Scottish Government’s approval of the 86MW tidal energy project located in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth off the north coast of Caithness, home to one of Europe’s greatest tidal resources. Ed Rollings, Environment & Consents Manager of MeyGen, commented: “The award of thi
Designed for specific tasks in wind farms in the North Sea as well as in the Atlantic, “Siem Moxie” is an infield support vessel (ISV) that will be put into operation in spring 2014. The work boat has a length of 74 meters and a beam of 17 meters and will be the first X-BOW […]
As MP Peter Hain describes the Severn Barrage project as ‘dead in the water’, Tom King considers where the Government’s energy priorities should really be: Peter Hain, who quit Labour’s frontbench to campaign for the Severn Barrage, has today announced the project is effectively dead in the water so
Speaking on the consent given the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth, the Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced that leading Scottish wave developers Aquamarine Power Limited and Pelamis Wave Power are to share a slice of a £13 million wave first array support programme – part of the
Due to the ongoing insolvency proceedings, Windreich GmbH announced yesterday that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Windkraft Union GmbH, Wolfschlugen (WKU), had filed for insolvency at the local court in Esslingen. This step was necessary because WKU has obligations toward Windreich GmbH, which current
U.S. real estate mogul Donald Trump is yet again ready to resort to legal action against offshore wind development offshore Aberdeen coast, The Press and Journal writes. Namely, Trump has already tried to block the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) by saying that he will halt the deve
Development of the largest tidal array in Europe today can now progress after Scottish Ministers awarded consent to build the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth. MeyGen Limited, a competitor in the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize, has been given the go ahead to install the tidal ar
UK: Unmanned Barge Almost Hits Teesside OWF A 35 metre unmanned barge that was being taken from Stromness to Lowestoft has been reconnected to its towing vessel. UK: Vestas Produces First Blade for Its 8 MW Offshore Wind Turbine Vestas has produced the first prototype 80 meter blade for the V164-8.0
Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference 2014 will be held on 28 & 29 October 2014 at the Amsterdam RAI, the Netherlands. 2014 brings the 7th edition of Offshore Energy. Offshore Energy is the fastest growing gathering of offshore industry professionals. Founded in 2008 with 70 exhibitors and 1,765
