Drochtersen political leaders have axed Areva’s project to deploy its 8MW wind turbine in Asselermoor, Drochtersen, in Lower Saxony. According to the German media, the Administrative Committee unanimously voted against this project, giving priority to A26 motorway link and, small scale industry over
At an extraordinary general meeting today, DONG Energy A/S’ shareholders adopted the planned capital increase in DONG Energy A/S. Funds managed by Goldman Sachs through New Energy Investment s.à r.l., the Danish pension funds Arbejdsmarkedets Tillægspension and PFA Pension, Forsikringsaktieselskab a
Tenerife Island Council President, Carlos Alonso, and Langlee Wave Power CEO, Julius Espedal, have signed an agreement to promote the installation of wave energy plants off the island of Tenerife. The aim is to install this type of sustainable energy off Tenerife as a viable, competitive and efficie
French President François Hollande and German Chancellor Angela Merkel decided yesterday in Paris to strengthen the German-French cooperation in the field of energy policy. “As the German-French exchange platform for the offshore industry, we support this decision,” said Mélanie Persem, Managing Dir
Atlantis Resources Limited has successfully secured €7.7 million in grant funding from the European Commission’s Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development. The EC funding will support deployment of multi tidal-turbine arrays at the business’ MeyGen tidal energy site and
AMSC yesterday announced that China’s Supreme People’s Court has decided in favor of AMSC on the jurisdiction of the company’s two software copyright infringement cases against Sinovel Wind Group, Ltd. (Sinovel) and Guotong Electric (Guotong). The Supreme People’s Court ruled that the cases will be
Maximising the economic benefit from offshore wind is a key priority for the UK Government, reveals a new report. The Offshore Wind Programme Board (OWPB) annual report explains how the board is pursuing a comprehensive programme of real action to drive down costs and maximise benefits to the UK eco
The resolution of the European Parliament of 5th February 2014, supporting a 30% share of renewables in final energy consumption by 2030 and a 40% energy savings target (“30%/40% target”) is likely to lead to greenhouse gas emission reductions in 2030 in the range between 45% and 54% compared to 199
The Minister for Industry Ian Macfarlane and Minister for the Environment Greg Hunt have announced today that the Australian Government is releasing the Terms of Reference for a review into the Renewable Energy Target (RET) scheme. The review will be undertaken by an expert panel, headed by Mr Dick
The British Columbia Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) has awarded two investigative licences to Canadian SRM Projects. Namely, SRM plans to develop several projects which will harness the tidal power. The two mentioned projects are South Discovery Passage, located
A six-month examination phase for Dogger Bank Creyke Beck starts next week with Planning Inspectorate’s preliminary meeting. The meeting will be held on Tuesday, February 18, in Hull City Hall, and will be focused on the procedures that will be involved in the examination of the application for the
The Netherlands and India have teamed up to share technical and institutional knowledge on clean energy, reports The Hindu. The Indo-Dutch working group has been formed with the signing of the formal memorandum of understanding (MoU). The MoU was signed by Indian Secretary of the Ministry of New and
The Scottish Court of Session has rejected Trump’s objection to a planned GBP 230 million offshore wind farm. The U.S. billionaire claims that the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) in Aberdeenshire would ruin the view from his golf course at Menie. Lord Doherty said that he was “not p
Carnegie’s subsidiary, CWE Ireland, has welcomed the Irish Government’s recent announcement, according to which EUR 26 million would be invested in wave and tidal energy development. The Government’s plan also assesses that the marine renewable resources around the Irish coast amount to up to 70GW,e
