Money must be invested in skills if Scotland’s emerging renewable energy sector is to take off, the Scottish Parliament has heard. By Sian Harrington (hrmagazine) [mappress] Source: hrmagazine, February 21, 2011
THE UK government is expected to announce further funding for the renewable energy sector following calls for a £100 million fund to support… By Peter Ranscombe (scotsman) [mappress] Source: scotsman, February 21, 2011
Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley wasn’t tilting at windmills when he recently announced a plan to ramp up offshore wind power. By Brandi Colander (washingtonpost) [mappress] Source: washingtonpost, February 21, 2011
Sen. Scott Brown is calling on a federal agency to provide for public review and comment on Cape Wind’s bid for approval of its construction… By Michael Norton (bostonherald) [mappress] Source: bostonherald, February 17, 2011
Premier Dalton McGuinty is leaving the door open to get offshore wind turbines and minimum wage increases rolling again after the October… (thestar) [mappress] Source: thestar, February 17, 2011
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) today announced it will solicit public comment on a proposed rule that will eliminate a redundant step in the noncompetitive leasing process for commercial renewable energy development on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS). BO
The wind energy industry cannot support the guidance on wildlife issued last week by the Department of the Interior and its U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (referring to both the wind energy guidelines and the eagle-specific guidance). The wind industry participated for more than two years in a publi
The Canadian Wind Energy Association (CanWEA) today expressed its disappointment with the Ontario government’s decision to pause offshore wind energy developments. “Ontario is proving itself a leader in driving a new clean energy future that delivers emission-free power and new jobs for our skilled
Ontario is not proceeding with proposed offshore wind projects while further scientific research is conducted. (ontario) [mappress] Source: ontario, February 14, 2011
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. praised the initiative announced on Monday by the Obama Administration to accelerate the development and deployment of offshore wind as an energy source in a strategic plan that includes the Outer Continental Shelf off New Jersey. “Offshore wind energy is a smart way to
State Senators Jane Earll and Mary Jo White will hold a joint public informational hearing about offshore wind energy in Lake Erie. (goerie) [mappress] Source: goerie, February 11, 2011
Although many politicians in the US are still in denial about global warming and the nation’s frightening addiction to expensive, imported oil, President Barack Obama’s government continues promoting the development of an offshore wind sector. The latest evidence of the government’s realisation that
Fresh on the heels of Barack Obama’s call for clean energy development in his latest State of the Union address, Secretary of Energy Steven… By John Romano (examiner) [mappress] Source: examiner, February 10, 2011
A new Scottish Energy Laboratory (SEL) was launched by the First Minister today to strengthen collaboration across 50 energy research, test and demonstration facilities and underpin Scotland’s leading position in low carbon energy development. The SEL will be a hub for national and international com
