Maria van der Hoeven, executive director of the International Energy Agency (IEA), stated that the Agency supports an EU renewable energy target for 2030. Van der Hoeven said this at the European Wind Energy Association’s 2014 annual event in Barcelona, explaining that this would reduce policy risk
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $10 million to strengthen the support the design, manufacturing, demonstration, and testing of sustainable, environmentally responsible marine and hydrokinetic (MHK), and wave and tidal energy technology. Wave Energy Converter (WEC) The Energy Depa
Wind energy companies and organizations, 151 of them that gathered in Barcelona for this year’s EWEA event, have signed a declaration addressed to EU heads of state and the government that calls for an ambitious 2030 renewable energy target. EU heads of state and the government will discuss 2030 cli
Portuguese secretary of state for energy Artur Trindade will today call on EU heads of state and government to set ambitious targets for 2030 including a 40% renewable energy target and a target for grid infrastructure. Ambitious targets as the only way of ensuring green growth in leading European i
The East of England’s crucial role in helping meet the UK’s future energy needs won praise from Energy Minister Michael Fallon at the SNS2014 Conference gala dinner at Norfolk Showground, Norwich, last week. He said it was important for Government and industry to work together to maximise benefits f
Seajacks UK hosted the UK Shadow Energy Minister, Julie Elliott, MP at its Great Yarmouth offices today for discussions on the shape of the Labour Party’s Energy Policy and for the Shadow Minister to learn more about one of the region’s leading supply chain companies to the offshore wind sector. Acc
The Planning Inspectorate has today (6 March 2014) accepted for consideration the application by Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay plc (TLSB) for consent to build the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Acceptance means that the application has reached the required standards to proceed to public examination before bei
In 2013, tariffs supporting wind energy made up 4.6 pct. of Danish utility bills – a slight increase from 2 pct. in 2012. Calculations by the Danish Wind Industry Association show that the increase can be attributed to Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, which was completed in 2013. In March 2012,
German Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) will publish the Federal Spatial Offshore Grid Plan for the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) in the Baltic Sea tomorrow. It contains a planning timeline to 2023 for four grid connection measures with a capacity of about 1000 MW. The plan defines routes for
RenewableUK today commented on a report by the cross-party Environmental Audit Committee, which warned that the UK’s financial stability could be threatened because of fossil fuel companies being overvalued. The reason for this over-valuation is that if climate change targets are to be met estimates
Tidal energy developer, Oceanflow Energy Limited, has attracted a £300,000 package of support to further develop and commercialise its second generation tidal energy device, Evopod. The company, which has been supported by Scottish Enterprise through its WATERS scheme, has developed and patented a t
Nova Scotia and the United Kingdom will work together to advance tidal research to help the future development of the industry. A memorandum of understanding between the province, the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia and the United Kingdom’s Technology Strategy Board will encour
U.S. President Obama’s fiscal year 2015 budget request, announced yesterday, includes $169.8 million to fund the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), which is charged with managing the Nation’s offshore energy and mineral resources in a way that promotes efficient and environmentally responsibl
Greenpeace recently published a new report on the European energy situation, investigating the EU renewable energy targets, politics and the energy industry. “As the political battle for 2030 policy heats up, some of Europe’s largest power companies want the EU to drop renewable energy and energy ef
