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World’s biggest wind farm planned for off south coast of England
The world’s biggest wind farm is being planned off England’s south coast. In 2010, the Crown Estate, which manages the sea bed off Britain’s coastline, held an auction to develop large scale, offshore wind farms around the UK Photo: REX … Continue reading
Renewables industry calls for clarity on post-2020 energy targets
Industry welcomes secretary of state’s support, but urges government to clarify what energy targets it wants to see through to 2030 A tidal energy turbine in Invergordon, Scotland, in 2010. The renewable energy industry wants clarity on government plans for … Continue reading
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Tagged Carbon Capture and Storage, Investment, Nuclear Energy, UK
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UK opposes 2030 renewable energy target
Fledgling green industries could be hit as document reveals move to put nuclear power on equal footing with renewable energy UK’s renewable energy sector has already suffered a series of blows with Tory MPs attacking subsidies, including those for wind … Continue reading
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Tagged France, Investment, Nuclear Energy, Offshore wind Power, UK
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Wrexham leads Europe’s solar charge
The town moves into the renewable energy premier league after installing 30,000 locally made panels on 3,000 council homes A worker fits solar panels to a roof of a council house in Wrexham, Wales. Photograph: Paul Thomas/Getty Images Wrexham – … Continue reading
Germany Created Own Threat with Chinese Solar Aid
Germany long aimed to be a front runner in the solar energy industry, but waning subsidies and rising competition from China have clouded its outlook. To add insult to injury, the Chinese boom has been generously supported by German financial … Continue reading
Marshaling the Winds of Mongolia
Construction is to begin in March on Mongolia’s first wind farm, and its backers hope it will be the beginning of a renewable energy boom. Mongolia’s first wind installation is a $120 million project that will provide 5 percent of … Continue reading
Surplus Renewable Energy: An Update
Last year I wrote about sudden surges in renewable energy that set up a conflict between wind producers in the Pacific Northwest and the Bonneville Power Administration, a federal agency that runs hydroelectric dams and the regional grid. When unseasonable … Continue reading
Ed Davey throws weight behind green energy by opening giant UK windfarm
• Walney farm off Cumbria, opening today, is world’s largest • Move seen as clear pro-renewables gesture amid scepticism • Britain ‘number one destination for investment in offshore wind’ Walney offshore windfarm off Cumbria under construction in 2010. Photograph: Jeff … Continue reading
Offshore wind turbines set to benefit British industries
A group representing the UK’s offshore wind industry plans to ensure more than half the supply chain is UK-sourced Offshore wind turbines are set to benefit UK industry. Photograph: Christopher Furlong/Getty Images British industries from boat-building to concrete, and electric … Continue reading
The solar industry needs to know the UK government can be trusted
If policy can be changed retrospectively, why should business believe that the UK is a safe place to invest? Construction workers fixing solar panels. Photograph: Michaela Rehle/REUTERS This week, the government lost its appeal against a judge’s ruling that its … Continue reading
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