Could Scotland become a global wave and tidal energy leader?
Friday, 17 May 2013 REM By Charles Yates, Associate Director at Grant Thornton The debate over the viability and future of wind power in Scotland is omnipresent. But another form of renewable energy could soon become part o...
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 17/05/2013
Friday, 17 May 2013 REM • Tidal power: Technology and businessElectronics Weekly • Wales Gets First Tidal Energy Generator Project Smart Meters • BMW CEO To Germans: Get Over Your Angst, Buy Electric Cars Already!Gre...
Green Deal could fail without SME support says builders group
Friday, 17 May 2013 Robin WhitlockThe Federation of Master Builders has warned that small building companies need fairer access to the Green Deal market if the shortage of installers is to be addressed
UK and Scottish governments release report on Scottish Islands renewables potential
Friday, 17 May 2013 Robin WhitlockThe Scottish Islands Renewables Project report shows that while there are benefits to developing renewables on the Scottish Islands there are also significant costs
Latest renewables news hot off the press - 16/05/2013
Thursday, 16 May 2013 REM • EU Should Scrap Energy Subsidies to Fight Warming, Poland SaysBloomberg • SolarCity raises biggest ever lease fund from Goldman Reuters • Fallago Rig spins into actionRenews • DSCE, UNDP,...
Georgia Power adds 53.5 MW in new biomass capacity to portfolio
Thursday, 16 May 2013 REMGeorgia Power Co. has finalized a deal with Rollcast Energy Inc. to add 53.5 megawatts of biomass capacity to its generation portfolio.
South Carolina develops guidelines to the harvesting of biomass
Thursday, 16 May 2013 REMThe South Carolina Forestry Commission has developed new guidelines for the emerging practice of harvesting woody biomass for energy.
Russia's national rail operator increasingly utilizing bio-fuel
Thursday, 16 May 2013 Dan McCueRussian Railways has been increasingly using bio-fuel to heat railroad cars at un-electrified sections of the national railroads, according to a report in Bellona.ru.
Trade groups sue to end EU duty on US ethanol
Thursday, 16 May 2013 Dan McCue Two US trade groups, the Renewable Fuels Association (RFA) and Growth Energy, have filed a complaint with the General Court in Luxembourg challenging the European Union’s decision to impose a 9.6 pe...
Plaid Cymru welcomes Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project
Thursday, 16 May 2013 Robin WhitlockThe proposed tidal lagoon has a vital role to play in developing the Welsh economy says Plaid Cymru leader
Crown Estate to lease more wave and tidal sites for technology development
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