Energi Coast, North East England’s Renewables Group, believes the upcoming Energy Bill will inject confidence into the offshore wind sector, but warned that delaying setting decarbonisation targets could jeopardise investment after 2020. Ahead of the publishing of the Energy Bill, due next week, the
Jenny Hogan, Director of Policy for Scottish Renewables, welcomed many of the Economy, Energy and Tourism committee’s findings. She said: “This has been one of the most detailed and debated committee inquiries in the Scottish Parliament’s history and it has confirmed what we have said for some time;
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind wave and tidal energy industries, has welcomed today’s major announcement by the Government, committing the Treasury to providing the right level of financial support to allow a massive expansion of the renewable energy sector during
The Scottish Government’s efforts to develop the renewable industry are supported by the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as necessary if the Government is to achieve its generation targets. The Scottish Government target of generating 100 per cent electricity by 2020 is achievable, but only if
The Government has reached a landmark agreement on energy policy that will deliver a clear, durable signal to investors, Edward Davey announced today. The Energy and Climate Change Secretary said: “This is a durable agreement across the Coalition against which companies can invest and support jobs a
Watson, Farley & Williams (WFW), a leading international law firm, has announced that it advised DONG Energy on the sale of the transmission system assets relating to the Walney 2 offshore wind farm project to Blue Transmission Walney 2 Limited for approximately £110 million. Financial close occurre
Offshore wind manager at Carbon Trust, Jan Matthiesen, will open International Vessels for Offshore Wind Park Supply and Installation conference on Monday at the Grand Elysée in Hamburg. This conference will provide cutting edge case study presentations on the following topics: The latest foundation
Last weekend, the National Renewable Energy Centre, Narec, opened its doors in Blyth, Northumberland to the local community as part of a UK-wide Open Doors Weekend, organised by UK Contractors Group (UKCG). The initiative was supported by lead contractor, Shepherd Construction, which is working with
With confirmed bookings and space reservations already taking up as much space as the entire 2012 show in the annual All-Energy series, the latest iteration of the UK’s largest renewable energy exhibition and conference, organised by Reed Exhibitions, and taking place in six months’ time, is shaping
EDF EN France is seeking contractor to conduct geotechnical and geophysical survey offshore Le Tréport. In April EDF won the rights to develop three offshore wind sites offshore French coast. The purpose of this scope is to achieve an offshore geotechnical campaign, which consists of shallow penetra
ScottishPower Renewables is to help fund courses at Dumfries and Galloway College and Ayr College that will allow students to gain industry recognised qualifications and help them on their way to becoming wind turbine technicians. The company’s funding and support will aid the introduction of course
EDF EN France is inviting tenders for offshore wind-geotechnical and geophysical survey – Vendée which will include preparation works and studies for a proposed offshore wind energy site. The purpose of this tender is to carry out an offshore geotechnical service which will consist of shallow penetr
BMT Nigel Gee Ltd, a subsidiary of BMT Group Ltd, the leading international maritime design, engineering and risk management consultancy, announced that three new Windfarm Support Vessels built to a BMT design have been launched over a period of ten days from three different shipyards, two in Europe
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the report “Growth Opportunities in Global Direct Drive Wind Turbine Market 2012-2017: Trends, Forecast and Opportunity Analysis” to their offering. Favorable conditions for high growth, trends in competing or alternative energy generation technolog