Ontario Court of Appeal’s ruling from November 12 will allow Trillium Power its day in court to seek damages of $2.25 Billion arising from Trillium Power’s claims of “misfeasance in public office” by the Ministries named in the action. Trillium Power claims that it had been specifically targeted by
The U.S. tycoon Donald Trump believes that the court will overrule the decision by the Scottish Government to allow the development of offshore wind farm in Aberdeen Bay. Namely, Vattenfall, Technip and Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group plan to deploy eleven wind turbines which will, as Trump says, sp
Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (UARB) yesterday approved new feed-in tariff rates for large scale tidal energy projects. “The decision is an important milestone in developing our tidal energy industry in Nova Scotia,” said Energy Minister Andrew Younger. “The rates will give the tidal industry
The State of Maryland, USA, has signed an agreement with Denmark, according to which Danish expert knowledge in offshore wind industry will be made available to the State of Maryland, as it plans to build an offshore wind farm off the US East Coast. Several US states are planning to take advantage o
Industrial Union of Metalworkers from Küste district, IG Metall Küste has urged the North German federal states to push the coalition negotiations between CDU/CSU (Christian Democrats) and the SPD Social Democrats toward further expansion of offshore wind power. “The announced reduction is a complet
At this year’s Offshore Energy exhibition and conference in Amsterdam, Offshore WIND had a conversation with Anne-Bénédicte Genachte, Corporate Relations Manager at the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), which is pushing for the 2030 binding renewable energy target. Offshore WIND: As we are al
Mustang Marine has officially opened its new construction hall today at Pembroke Port. The new £1.5million boat building construction hall has been built in response to growing demand for workboats, pilot boats, wind farm support vessels and passenger vessels from around the world. This expansion ha
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has granted permission to The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) to construct the grid-connected 99.9MW demonstration project, comprising 15 turbines in three arrays in depths of 35m, 45m and 55m off the coast of Blyth in Northumberland including cables
The Crown Estate, Marine Scotland and Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) have commissioned the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) to form the Offshore Renewables Joint Industry Programme (ORJIP). The programme has been created to reduce the consenting risks for large-scale of
Energy Secretary Edward Davey reaffirmed the government’s commitment to the renewable energy sector, as further investment of £2.5m in offshore wind innovation projects was announced at Renewable UK conference in Birmingham. Edward Davey said: “The renewable energy sector supports 35,000 green jobs
The UK Government’s energy policy reforms could cause blackouts and rising energy prices in Scotland, said Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing. In a letter he wrote to the Secretary of State Ed Davey, he said: “We have examined the UK Government’s proposals carefully, discussing them in detail
As Japan’s shift to renewable energy gears up after the Fukushima disaster, the country is progressively pushing for offshore wind power, having in mind that its onshore wind capacities are rather limited. The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) announced on Friday that it will establish
Great Yarmouth is set to become a home to dedicated business park for firms in the energy industry. The plan is led by Great Yarmouth Development Company, a new joint venture between Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Norfolk County Council, which aims to pool skills and resources to unlock and acce
The OWDIn (Offshore Wind Drivetrain Innovation) project was announced today by the Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate, speaking at the annual RenewableUK conference in Birmingham. The Ricardo-led project takes a broad drivetrain approach to improving reliability throug
