Commenting on the announcement of the Energy Bill, Keith Anderson, Chief Corporate Officer ScottishPower, said: “We welcome the Government’s commitment to the EMR programme to deliver investment in low carbon generation needed over the next decades and in sticking to the agreed timetable. Legislatio
The Energy and Public Facilities Division of Bureau Veritas attended the China Wind Power 2012, an annual event for the wind power industry in China held at the China International Exhibition Center in Beijing on November 15-17, 2012, attracting many visitors from the industry. This is the 4th time
The key measure of the UK’s new Energy Bill will be to introduce a government-owned entity that will buy electricity at an agreed “strike price” from low carbon generators and recover the costs from electricity customers via electricity suppliers. The government-owned entity will buy the electricity
Germany’s Federal Minister of Economic Affairs and Technology, Dr. Philipp Rösler, visited the submarine cable manufacturer Norddeutsche Seekabelwerke GmbH (NSW) in Nordenham. During the minister’s guided tour of the company’s facilities and factory, NSW’s Managing Director Rudolf Stahl showed him t
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind and marine energy industry, has welcomed the long-awaited publication of the Energy Bill. Introducing the Bill to Parliament today, the Energy and Climate Change Secretary, Edward Davey, said it would attract investment to bring abou
Energi Coast, North East England’s Renewables Group, has welcomed the Government’s commitment to supporting offshore wind projects in the Energy Bill published today, but warned that the failure to establish a cap on Carbon Emissions by 2030 will only prolong the uncertainty of the supply chain. It
Gov. Martin O’Malley will again try to introduce a similar bill on ensuring funding for an offshore wind farm which failed twice to make it out of the General Assembly, Gazette Net reports. According to the bill, the project that could cost USD 1 billion would not increase residents’ bill by more th
Trebling investment in low-carbon power provides the “stability and confidence” renewable energy developers are looking for from the Government, according to an industry leader. Sam Pick, of the Renewables Network, says details set out in the Energy Bill, which was published today, will also stimula
Essential legislation to power low-carbon economic growth, to protect consumers, and to keep the lights on was introduced to Parliament by Edward Davey today. Following extensive consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny, the Bill sets out radical reforms to the design of the electricity market that
Croatian-based shipyard Brodosplit hosted a keel laying ceremony for the second heavy lift vessel ordered by Jumbo Shipping, a leading Dutch heavy lift company. A complex project like this was never before built in Croatian shipyards. The heavy lift vessels with 152m in length, 27m width and 14.000t
Next week over 80 of the most senior health and safety executives will be meeting in the Copenhagen Marriott Hotel in Denmark’s capital for the Offshore Wind Health and Safety Summit. On the 5-6th December the who’s who of the offshore wind health and safety industry will be discussing the biggest c
Responding to the new UK Energy Bill set out in Westminster by Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, Niall Stuart, Chief Executive of Scottish Renewables, said: “It is a long time since a UK Bill was introduced that will have such important consequences for Scotland, given the
PMSS, global renewable energy consultants are sponsoring RenewableUK’s annual Health & Safety Event next year. The Renewable Industry’s premier event health and safety event, which will showcase the leading companies and organisations within the sector, is celebrating its ninth year and will gather
Danish political parties behind the Energy Agreement, reached in March, have selected six areas for development of offshore wind farms to set 500MW of coastal wind power. This will get the country closer to the target set by the Agreement, which says that 50% of electricity consumption should be sup
