Energy Trends and Quarterly Energy Prices publications are published today 27 September 2012 by the Department of Energy and Climate Change. Energy Trends covers statistics on energy production and consumption, in total and by fuel, and provides an analysis of the year on year changes, and now inclu
Iberdrola and ScottishPower Chairman and CEO Ignacio Galan met yesterday with the UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Rt Hon George Osborne MP. The meeting took place in the Treasury in London, where Ignacio Galan outlined Iberdrola’s investment plans and praised the UK’s long track record of a co
Virginia Department of Mines, Minerals and Energy is proposing two initiatives on the state’s path to offshore wind development. A survey of the seabed is proposed to assess its suitability for installing the wind turbine foundations, while the other initiative proposes building platforms along the
Consumption of renewable energy increased in 2011 by 2.5% to 174 PJ in part as a result of a large increase in wind-power production. According to the EU method of calculation, renewable accounted for 23.6% of energy consumption in 2011, against 22.1% in 2010. At the same time electricity production
Power and Water has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tenax Energy to build a 2MW tidal energy plant and tidal energy testing centre. The move brings a tropical tidal energy supply for the Top End a step closer. Power and Water’s Manager Sustainable Energy Trevor Horman said Power and Water
About 220 working positions could be created if plans for development of a Centre for Offshore Renewable Energy in Middlesbrough go through. The proposed project worth GBP 3.3 million would be located at the Teesside Advanced Manufacturing Park (TAMP). According to news from Gazette Live, Middlesbro
Energy is the lifeblood of the U.S. military. The various branches of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) combine to form the single largest consumer of energy in the world, surpassing the consumption totals of more than 100 nations. Driven by a combination of legislation, national and internationa
A new bill that goes in favour of offshore wind development in the U.S. was put before the Senate Environment and Energy Committee on Thursday and received bipartisan support, the NJ Spotlight news site informs. The new bill, sponsored by Senator Jim Whelan, proposes sales-tax exemption, eliminating
Costain, in joint venture with HOCHTIEF and Arup, has received funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) Offshore Wind Components Technologies Scheme to carry out research on the design and construction of concrete gravity foundations f
Finance Secretary John Swinney has announced a Green Economy and Skills investment package, including £30 million for energy efficiency and low carbon schemes, and the creation of an Energy Skills Academy. The package will deliver a new employer recruitment initiative which will create up to 10,000
His Royal Highness Prince Joachim’s attendance at this years HUSUM WindEnergy on September 19th 2012 emphasises Husum’s long association with neighbouring Denmark, which from the very first has been a partner of what is now the industry’s biggest trade fair. His Royal Highness held the opening speec
During a meeting held on Monday with a Norwegian delegation led by Tide Tec’s CEO Arne Kollandsrud, Minister for Finance and EconomicAffairsof Pakistan Dr Abdul Hafeez Shaikh said that international companies would be provided all possible help to invest in the country’s energy generation and teleco
RenewableUK, the trade and professional body representing the wind and marine energy industries, has welcomed the publication of a new Government survey which confirms that public support for wind energy remains overwhelmingly high. The Department of Energy and Climate Change has published an update
The First Minister has told 200 energy CEOs that Scotland will continue to be a major centre for global investment – and that independence will help growth. Speaking at the FT Global Energy Leaders summit in London, Alex Salmond cited recent inward investments in oil and gas and renewables, and pled
