Placing wind farms offshore doesn’t deter opposition
Wednesday, 08 May 2013 Al Maiorino offshore wind projects, though they are environmentally friendly and create electricity through wind, still face opposition from NIMBY (not in my backyard) groups. Many offshore wind projects have and...
New marine terminal to support US offshore wind industry
Wednesday, 08 May 2013 Robin WhitlockThe New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal will become the first port in the US to support the country’s growing offshore wind industry
New technology multiplies the potential for marine energy
Monday, 06 May 2013 REM By Anders Jansson, CEO, Minesto Marine energy – for instance energy from tidal and ocean currents – is the ‘best of the best’ amongst green energy sources: it has the greatest potential (in t...
DECC Public Attitudes Survey finds positive support for renewables
Thursday, 02 May 2013 Robin WhitlockThe survey found 68 percent of people in the UK supported deployment of wind turbines with only 11 percent opposed
Vestas wins order for 27 MW in Turbines for plants in Flanders, Belgium
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 REMVestas has received an order for 27 MW consisting of three units of the V112-3.0 MW and nine units of the V90-2.0 MW for wind power plants in Flanders, Belgium.
New £15 million fund launched to develop offshore wind turbine foundations
Wednesday, 01 May 2013 Robin WhitlockThe Scottish Innovative Foundation Technologies Fund has been launched to encourage the development of prototype foundations for water depths greater than 30 metres
Green Investment Bank to form investment alliance with Masdar
Tuesday, 30 April 2013 Robin WhitlockThe UK GIB and Masdar will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore investment opportunities in the UK clean energy sector
First electricity generated by Teeside offshore wind farm
Tuesday, 30 April 2013 Robin WhitlockThe first large scale offshore wind farm in the North East of England region has now started to produce electricity as work continues towards completion of the project.
East Anglian businesses benefit from offshore windfarm development
Thursday, 25 April 2013 Robin WhitlockVattenfall and Scottish Power Renewables have invested £15 million in offshore windfarm projects thereby adding to the local economy and creating over 100 jobs
Standards Authority bans Donald Trump's anti-wind farm ad
Tuesday, 23 April 2013 Dan McCue Scotland’s Advertising Standards Authority has decided to ban an anti-wind farming advertisement by U.S. billionaire developer Donald Trump that links support for wind farms to the 1988 Lockerbie bo...
Energy saving measures increase property values according to DECC survey
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