Danish political parties behind the Energy Agreement, reached in March, have selected six areas for development of offshore wind farms to set 500MW of coastal wind power. This will get the country closer to the target set by the Agreement, which says that 50% of electricity consumption should be sup
India is planning to become number one in wind power generation, writes India TV news portal. In order to do so, the country is considering installation of offshore wind turbines. This was announced at the “Wind Power India 2012” conference by Union New and Renewable Energy Minister Farooq Abdullah
An expert team will help Scottish green energy projects secure funding from the Green Investment Bank (GIB) as it was launched yesterday. The team, to be led by Marcia Campbell, former Group Operations Director of Standard Life, will identify and support potential Scottish bidders to make the strong
Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) releases a request for proposals for round two of its Industry Commercialization Grant Program. The Industry Commercialization Grant Program seeks to accelerate the commercialization of ocean energy technologies developed by businesses that perform their work in Orego
The European Parliament’s Energy and Research Committee (ITRE) has voted today to allocate three-quarters of the next energy research budget to renewables, energy efficiency, smart grids and storage. This would make a total of 6 billion Euros, including the Intelligent Energy Europe programme (1), o
Parties of the German ruling coalition agreed yesterday to lower the limit on damages that grid operators must pay for delays when connecting offshore wind farms to the grid, Joachim Pfeiffer from the Christian Democratic Union told Bloomberg. The limit on damages when grid companies are found negli
Business Secretary Vince Cable has declared the UK Green Investment Bank plc (UK GIB) officially open for business and announced two new investments. The ground breaking institution has been funded with £3 billion of Government money and will mobilise additional private capital to make a significant
The Department of Energy announced a series of Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Funding Opportunity Announcements (FOA). In the area of Wind Power development, the Department seeks to award funding for the development of a met-ocean package for offshore wind. Awarded under Topic 10a, this f
Germany is expecting to solve the liability issue in offshore wind sector by the end of this year, so the bill aiming to provide investment security for the industry could enter into force early in 2013. Peter Altmaier, German Environment Minister, is quoted by Bloomberg as saying that he is hoping
Windstream Energy LLC has filed a notice of intent to claim CAD 475 million of damages under North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) for lost profit due to the Ontario’s moratorium on offshore wind farms, writes The Star. Last year the Canadian government posed moratorium on offshore wind projec
Today’s report from the Scottish Government’s Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee said that tourism would not be negatively affected by wind turbines, what dismissed Donald Trump’s claims that offshore wind development would seriously damage Scotland’s financial state by discouraging tourists to v
The Scottish Government’s efforts to develop the renewable industry are supported by the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as necessary if the Government is to achieve its generation targets. The Scottish Government target of generating 100 per cent electricity by 2020 is achievable, but only if
The Government has reached a landmark agreement on energy policy that will deliver a clear, durable signal to investors, Edward Davey announced today. The Energy and Climate Change Secretary said: “This is a durable agreement across the Coalition against which companies can invest and support jobs a
China’s State Oceanic Administration released a statement on Wednesday, which unveils plans for development of marine economy projects in Shandong Province. The province is planning to have 100 marine economy projects that will use marine resources such as wind power, seawater and tides in a sustain
