Investment in offshore wind would create more jobs and generate higher GDP than reliance on gas-fired power, with only marginal impacts on electricity prices, according to a Cambridge Econometrics report launched today by WWF-UK and Greenpeace. “Much of the debate around the choice between gas-fired and offshore wind electricity generation in the years post-2020 assumes [...]
“The Energy Partnership – The European Coalition for Renewable Energy and Gas” has been launched today, bringing together energy companies in a major initiative with the support of European Commissioner for Energy Günther Oettinger. The Energy Partnership is a unique alliance of companies from the energy sector which aims at creating the conditions for a [...]
On the second day of the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference held in Amsterdam RAI, one of our reporters made an exclusive interview with the project and sales director of MMT SE Mr. Nils Ingvarson. Hereby we are bringing you a part of their conversation. – What do your activities in the subsea world include? [...]
![UK: DeepOcean to Deliver Oil, Gas & Offshore Renewables Networking Event with NOF Energy]()
NOF Energy has teamed up with DeepOcean to host a special Oil, Gas & Offshore Renewables networking event. Taking place on 4 October, 10.30am – 2.00pm at Hardwick Hall Hotel in Sedgefield, County Durham, the networking lunch will feature as a special guest, DeepOcean, an integrated provider of safe, high quality, innovative services and technologies [...]
The company that is planning to construct a tidal barrage on the River Wyre estuary says they are ready to fight gas storage company. Namely, the Wyre Tidal Energy has been established to promote and deliver the construction of a tidal barrage across the Wyre Estuary to produce renewable electricity, provide flood control for the [...]
![UK: Gas Could Save Millions for Greater Cuts in Emissions, Says Policy Exchange]()
Building more gas power plants could release hundreds of millions of pounds a year for greater cuts in emissions, more home insulation and additional low carbon research and development, a new report by leading think tank Policy Exchange has found. A more balanced approach to electricity generation over the next decade – which enables the [...]
![UK Renewables Sector Fears Government Focus on Natural Gas]()
After the UK government made the draft Energy Bill public last week, disclosing new emissions performance standard for power plants, a major concern within the green energy sector was raised that gas will be used as an alternative for renewable sources. Natural gas is expected to be used as a bridge fuel while coal power [...]
The Polish Environment Ministry and the State Geological Institute say that the most of the Baltic Sea area is rich in shale gas and reserves of aggregates. Therefore, it says that the area should be excluded from the offshore wind activity, according to Windpower Monthly. The Infrastructure Ministry has been reviewing applications from 59 investors that [...]
![Wind to Power Oil and Gas Platforms]()
In their intention to cut emissions Atle Rygg Ardal, a researcher for SINTEF Energy Research of Norway, has proposed wind power as a solution for powering the offshore oil and gas platforms, writes Fuel fix. Yesterday, at the Offshore Technology Conference in Houston he presented a paper regarding this matter. “If you removed the cost [...]
Finance Secretary John Swinney today welcomed the announcement of a Scottish-Japanese partnership to invest in oil and gas and renewables opportunities in Scotland and internationally. Mr Swinney met with senior executives of Japan’s Mitsui & Co. in Tokyo as details were announced of its strategic partnership with Scotland’s Global Energy Group. Global Energy last year [...]
