The Isle of Wight Council plans to establish a joint venture company with private firms to develop the Solent Ocean Energy Centre (SOEC) project, according to the Isle of Wight County Press. The Council cabinet will make a decision on the establishment of the joint venture company next week and the partners from the private [...]
Isle of Wight Council is inviting tenders for the Solent Ocean Energy Centre (SOEC) , a managed test / demonstration facility for tidal energy devices, located to the south of the Isle of Wight (UK). It will add to the UK’s marine energy infrastructure and enable tidal device developers to test their technologies at full [...]
The Isle of Wight Council has received a double boost in its efforts to support the green economy. The council has secured nearly £700,000 of European money to help finance the necessary preparatory works for its Solent Offshore Energy Centre (SOEC) proposals to create tidal energy testing facilities off the Island’s southern tip at St [...]
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Cllr David Pugh, the Leader of the Isle of Wight Council and a Director of the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership, says that the Isle of Wight should harness its tidal power not the wind power. In his blog, Mr. Pugh welcomes the UK’s second Marine Energy Park announcement, and hopes that the Isle of [...]
BBC Radio Solent had commissioned Bournemouth University to conduct a research about the visual impact of the Navitus Bay wind farm. The conclusion was that the wind turbines would appear three times as high as the Isle of Wight, writes BBC. Eneco, the wind farm developer, has not yet decided on the height of the [...]
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Plans to make the Isle of Wight the UK’s first energy self-sufficient and carbon neutral region by 2020 have been revealed at Westminster. (bbc) Source: bbc, November 16, 2011
Toshiba Corporation today announced that the company has signed a Global Partnership agreement with EcoIsland, the ambitious project to make the Isle of Wight a model sustainable community offering a high quality of life. Deeply grounded in a partnership with the local community, EcoIsland will explore solutions that harness renewable energy and advanced technology to [...]
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The Isle of Wight is to become a test-bed for smart grid technology through a new partnership that brings together some of the leading… (greenwisebusiness) Source: greenwisebusiness, November 09, 2011; Image: wightabout
![UK Energy Minister Plans to Visit Vestas’ New Test Centre on Isle of Wight]()
On Tuesday 2 August 2011, UK Energy Minister Chris Huhne will visit Vestas’ brand new 60 million EUR test centre at West Medina Mills on the Isle of Wight in the UK. The visit will give the Energy minister an opportunity to see the success of the UK’s green energy policies in creating jobs [...]
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A TIDAL energy centre off the Island’s coastline could go ahead after all, if a new bid for government funding proves successful. Following the rejection of an earlier bid for £20million in regional growth funding, to create a tidal-powered Solent Ocean Energy Centre (SOEC) off the south coast of the Island, a reduced bid for [...]
