Up to £20m of government money will go to funding new marine power technology, the climate change minister announced today. (theengineer) [mappress] Source: theengineer, June 28, 2011;
Community projects along the North Wales coast are benefiting from over £100,000 of funding as a result of the latest grants from the North Wales Coast Community Fund, Minister for Housing, Regeneration and Heritage Huw Lewis announced today. The Community Fund is available for projects in the regen
The statements, which have been the subject of two consultations, lay the groundwork for new major energy infrastructure. They include policy… (utilityweek) [mappress] Source: utilityweek, June 24, 2011; Image: decc
As the 27-agency National Ocean Council begins the formidable task of mapping out the myriad resources of the nation’s oceans, lakes and … By Phil Taylor (nytimes) [mappress] Source: nytimes, June 24, 2011;
What will happen with the Long Island Power Authority’s plan for a massive wind farm in the Atlantic Ocean? The answer is very much blowing… By Claude Solnik (libn) [mappress] Source: libn, June 24, 2011; libn
Alex Salmond has demanded control of Scotland’s waters be handed over to Holyrood to help kick-start a marine renewables revolution. By Scott Macnab (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, June 23, 2011;
Winds off the Atlantic coast have the potential to be a huge energy source for the U.S., a federal official said Wednesday. By Paula C. Squires (virginiabusiness) [mappress] Source: virginiabusiness, June 23, 2011;
Buckie MSP and Environment and Climate Change Minister Stewart Stevenson today pressed the case for an EU-wide carbon reduction target of… By Sam Hampton-Smith (stv) [mappress] Source: stv, June 23, 2011;
Ministers from the British Isles, Ireland, The Channel Islands and the Isle of Man today signed up to a historic deal to cooperate on exploiting the major wind and marine resource in and around the islands. The states involved agreed to co-operate in the All Islands Approach to energy at this aftern
The Highland Council has published a 10-point Action Plan which it is developing with key partners, to help plan for the growth of… (highland) [mappress] Source: highland, June 20, 2011
First Minister Carwyn Jones has said he will not support the construction of large pylons in Montgomeryshire and has told his ministers to… [mappress] Source: newswales, June 20, 2011;
Ireland‘s unspoiled, windswept west coast could become the focus of a new wave of wind farm construction in the wake of a high-level … (envirolib) [mappress] Source: envirolib, June 20, 2011;
Gov. Bob McDonnell has been an advocate for an “all of the above” strategy to expanding energy production in Virginia, and that includes … By Michael Sluss (roanoke) [mappress] Source: roanoke, June 16, 2011;
Virginia Congressman Rob Wittman (R) has introduced a bill to speed up offshore wind energy projects even before they reach the public … By Matt Laslo (wamu) [mappress] Source: wamu, June 16, 2011;
