Less than 15 months after setting up in the Canary Islands, Langlee has signed agreements with clients, local government, and technology partners. Industrial partners and investors are now invited to participate in the commercialisation phase. Canary Islands Regional Minister of Employment, Industry
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the completion of the final foundation milestone and a progress milestone for the onshore plant component of the Perth Wave Energy Project with the receipt of $ 0.7 million from the Western Australian State Government and $ 1,2 million in
Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe has announced that four Virginia businesses have been selected for awards totaling $860,000 for research having a total value of more than $3 million that will give the Commonwealth a competitive advantage and accelerate the development of offshore wind power and it
A subcommittee of Rhode Island’s Coastal Resources Management Council (CRMC) will hold a workshop on Deepwater Wind’s Block Island offshore wind project on April 3, when it will decide whether to approve the project. “At this workshop, the Subcommittee will render a recommendation of its findings of
UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change Ed Davey visited Associated British Ports’ (ABP) Port of Hull to welcome the announcement that Siemens will invest £160 million in wind turbine production and installation facilities on a 54ha site at Alexandra Dock.
RenewableUK says new statistics published today by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) prove the case for wind power. Statistics were released covering both 2013 and the final quarter of 2013, and the figures showed increased amounts of renewable energy, with wind foremost, leading to
SSE believes that the energy market in Great Britain is competitive, has brought significant benefits for customers, and that much has been done in recent years to make it more transparent and easier to understand, ranging from greater liquidity in the wholesale electricity market to simplification
Ofgem, the UK energy watchdog, today acted to remove uncertainty from the energy market by proposing a market investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). A market investigation will once and for all clear the air and allow the CMA to ensure that there are no further barriers to eff
The extent to which the wave and tidal energy sectors will meet their 2020 objectives will be in direct proportion to the political will to implement the right mechanisms for advancing existing technologies – a study from by the SI Ocean project has found. The Wave & Tidal Energy Strategic Technolog
Hull City Council has welcomed the announcement by Siemens Board confirming their intention to develop wind turbine production and installation facilities at at two locations – the Green Port Hull in Alexandra Dock and a rotor blade manufacturing facility located at Paull, to the east of Saltend. Le
In response to the Long Island Power Authority (LIPA)’s request for new sources of renewable energy, Deepwater Wind is proposing supplying Long Island with more than 200 megawatts of renewable energy from Deepwater ONE – an offshore wind farm located approximately 30 miles east of Montauk, New York.
German wind industry network (WAB) criticized the proposal presented by German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy Sigmar Gabriel to reform the Renewable Energy Act (EEG). The reaction was triggered by the recent decision of Siemens to build a blade factory and offshore services facilit
The Japanese Government has decided to cut tariffs for solar power while boosting the ones intended for offshore wind energy, the state’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry wrote on their site. The tariffs for solar energy, which made up 97 percent of new renewable energy since incentive offeri
On 23 March, a day before the 3rd Nuclear Security Summit, the Netherlands and China re-affirmed their cooperation in the Energy sector, including research. The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs, Henk Kamp, and Chairman of the Chinese National Energy Administration, Wu Xinxiong, in the presence of
