The welcome arrival of warm weather should also be sounding warning bells for developers and community groups who are exploring the potential for new renewable energy schemes. “Spring is peak survey season for many of our protected species and, if you miss the window, your project could delayed significantly,” said Atmos Consulting’s principal ecologist Jon [...]
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The Scottish Fishermen’s Federation has held exploratory talks (26 March) with Moray Offshore Renewables Ltd (MORL) to develop mitigation strategies for the first phase of a development proposal for a major offshore windfarm in the Moray Firth. These initial discussions focused on early engagement plans with the Scottish fishing industry to explore practical co-existence and [...]
Big offshore energy industry players, gathered at the SNS2013 conference (South North Sea) at the Norfolk Showground organized annually by the East of England Energy Group (EEEGR), said that they wanted to cooperate with local firms and communities to boost job opportunities in the offshore energy sector. However, the developers warned that keeping the costs [...]
Offshore Wind Power USA conference, held on 26-27 February 2013 in Boston, Massachusetts, saw discussions regarding the impact of the Federal Government’s plan to auction offshore wind sites on proposed projects that have already been put in motion. Developers, which have been chosen by some states to implement offshore wind projects, are concerned that the [...]
Developers of the European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) are planning to host a public exhibition on January 31, 2013, at the White Horse Inn, Balmedie, Aberdeenshire, from 7pm to 9pm writes Ellon Times. This follows the announcement earlier this month that the planning application for the cable route and substation compound on land to [...]
New figures published by industry body, Scottish Renewables, have revealed for the first time that Scotland’s offshore wind developers have invested around £165m in the Scottish economy so far. Scottish Renewables asked its members developing offshore wind projects in Scottish waters how much they had invested in the sector to date. The results showed that [...]
Dr Phillip Bratby, retired physicist and energy consultant, claims that wind energy developers are deliberately downgrading wind turbines with less powerful generators in order to gain profit. Turbines capable of carrying big generators are being installed, but only because they have already been built. What happens is that smaller generators are installed, which lower the [...]
Developers of offshore renewable energy in Scotland are worried over delay in power connection between Orkney and Shetland Islands and the mainland, which was announced by SSE’s Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission(SHE) on December 20, Bloomberg informs. Richard Yemm, founder and director of Pelamis Wave Power Ltd that has projects off both islands, is cited by [...]
The developers of the proposed European Offshore Wind Deployment Centre (EOWDC) have expressed their disappointment on the Scottish officials’ inability to announce the decision on the project and called on ministers to announce their decision as early as possible in 2013. The planning application for EOWDC is being considered by Marine Scotland, which was confirmed [...]
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After HM Treasury released the Autumn Statement last Wednesday, industry experts have raised concerns regarding the funding of the Green Investment Bank, according to the Yorkshire post. This report shows that the government will miss its target of getting debt falling as a percentage of GDP by 2015. It will be falling by 2016-17. This [...]
