The Planning Committee of the Dorset County Council has voiced its objection to the Navitus Bay offshore wind project at a meeting yesterday, the Dorset Echo informs. The Committee gathered to review a report on the project’s planning application, which will be filed to the County Council. The repor
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a lease to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) for marine hydrokinetic technology testing offshore Florida to evaluate the use of turbines powered by ocean currents. “This is the first time a lease has been issued to test ocean current energ
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) held the 7th meeting of its Council in Abu Dhabi with a record number of country representatives. Delegates from 96 countries travelled to Abu Dhabi to discuss climate change, the socio-economic benefits of renewable energy, and ways to accelerate it
Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario, called on the status quo parties to clear the way for far-offshore wind power generation from Ontario’s great lakes. “The ban on offshore wind is just another example of the Liberals playing favourites to get votes in close ridings,” said Schrein
At the direction of President Obama and after an unprecedented outreach effort, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released the Clean Power Plan proposal, which for the first time cuts carbon pollution from existing power plants, the single largest source of carbon pollution in the U
As five hundred leaders from the electricity industry across the European Union gather in London for their annual convention, Angela Knight, CEO of Energy UK – the host organisation – called for decisions about meeting energy needs to be made with sensible timescales and price tags attached. At the
The Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) has lifted the bar for wind energy development in the country, now targeting 75 GW of installed wind capacity by 2050, Bloomberg writes. Under the newly set target, 37 GW of offshore wind power is expected to be installed by 2050, including both bottom-fixed a
Mr. Liu Qi, Deputy General Director of National Energy Administration of China (NEA) and Mr. Morgens Jensen, Trade and Development Minister of Denmark had a meeting in China National Renewable Energy Center (CNREC) on April 25, 2014. Mr. Liang Zhipeng, the Deputy Director of New Energy Department of
A Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) was signed yesterday between the Parish Government of Hiiumaa Island and Nelja Energia AS, with an aim to develop Estonian first offshore wind farm. The parish governor Georg Linkov signed the agreement with Martin Kruus, CEO of Nelja Energia’s and a board member
As part of the Obama Administration’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop domestic clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) is seeking public comment as it prepares an Environmental Assessment (EA) to analyze potential impacts of a
AXYS Technologies Inc has completed pre-commissioning of a WindSentinel platform for the United States Navy project to validate an offshore floating LiDAR wind resource assessment system. AXYS teamed up with Sound & Sea Technology (SST) as well as DNV GL to secure the US Navy contract and supply the
Two Ambassadors have been given an in-depth insight into the North East’s expertise and exporting prowess during a two-day visit hosted by UK Trade & Investment. Scott Wightman, the British Ambassador to the Republic of Korea and Sungnam Lim, the Republic of Korea’s Ambassador to the UK, were in the
The European Energy Security Strategy, published today, shows that policymakers have opted to swap dependency on Russia for unstable regions in the Middle East and North Africa, while largely neglecting increased production of renewables as a key option for energy independence, European Wind Energy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is expected to release its first-ever proposed rule limiting carbon dioxide pollution from existing power plants on June 2. The good news is wind energy is already helping nearly every state make progress toward whatever reductions the EPA will require
