In a major speach on clean energy, held on May 30 in Boston, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick strongly supported Cape Wind. In his “Shaping Our Energy Future” speach Governor Patrick said : “Off-shore wind is still an opportunity worth pursuing and my support for Cape Wind is unshaken. Every sta
Delays in the first offshore concession projectsin China are most likely to cause postponing of the second bidding round, which was supposed to begin in the first half of this year. The China Daily news portal writes that the second group of concession projects involves building of up to 2 GW of off
While addressing the present at the Energy Ireland Conference in Dublin, on May 30 Energy Minister Pat Rabbitte highlighted the potential the country has in renewable energy sources. Mr Rabbitte introduced the matter by saying: “Reducing our dependency on fossil fuel imports, ensuring investment in
As part of Secretary of the Interior’s Smart from the Start Atlantic Offshore Wind Initiative, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) announced that it is moving forward with the next step to consider commercial wind energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusett
After the UK government made the draft Energy Bill public last week, disclosing new emissions performance standard for power plants, a major concern within the green energy sector was raised that gas will be used as an alternative for renewable sources. Natural gas is expected to be used as a bridge
District and county councilors Angie Smith and Colin Davie have invited residents to attend a public meeting about Triton Knoll offshore wind farm, which will be held at Willoughby Village Hall on June 16 at 10.30 am, reports Lincolnshire news portal. The main topic of this meeting will be possible
Plans made between Germany’s government, the federal energy network and grid companies to distribute renewable energy by constructing new electricity lines by 2022 will allow the country to safely shift from nuclear power to renewables. According to Reuters, the plan involves an investment of tens o
AMSC, a global solutions provider serving wind and grid leaders, announced that its appeal to China’s Supreme People’s Court has now been accepted. AMSC’s appeal relates to the Hainan Higher Court’s decision on April 5, 2012 to uphold the Hainan Province No. 1 Intermediate People’s Court’s dismissal
Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte, launched yesterday the Government’s Strategy for Renewable Energy 2012-2020. The strategy involves wind, wave and tidal power, bio energy and R&D. The document says that green energy and clean technology already support a
The Prime Minister David Cameron made the case for clean energy in the UK and globally as he addressed delegates at the Clean Energy Ministerial being held in Central London. Speaking to energy ministers from 23 leading economies, and alongside a series of government and commercial announcements, th
Companies involved in Scottish energy sector have claimed their discontent about islands-based renewables projects getting connection to the national grid. As the Scotsman news portal informs, ScottishPower, SSE and the National Grid representatives were among a group of witnesses at Holyrood’s ener
Vestas, Danish wind energy giant, has been given a green light for their wind turbine plant in Kent, according to BBC. The application for over 70 hectares of land at Sheerness Dock has been approved by Swale Borough Council on Thursday and now needs government approval. Vestas claims that the new p
Lake Erie Energy Development Corp. (LEEDCo) was declined a USD 5 million worth funds for Lake Erie offshore wind farm proposal. Even though the Ohio Department of Development suggested they grant the money, the Third Frontier Commission did not vote in favour, the Crain’s Cleveland news portal infor
Carbon Trust will help run a new multi-million pound fund to help develop Scotland’s first commercial wave and tidal power arrays. Addressing the AllEnergy conference in Aberdeen, First Minister Alex Salmond launched Scotland’s Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF). The First Minister said
