Top News of the Week Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2013

Top News of the Week Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2013

Top News of the Week Nov 25 – Dec 1, 2013

Clarity in Germany Until 2020 

German environment minister Peter Altmaier announced yesterday that the German incoming government has agreed explicitly to extend the current Stauchungsmodell  for 2 more years, until 2020.

RWE Terminates Atlantic Array OWF Development (UK) 

Atlantic Array, offshore wind farm proposed for the Bristol Channel Zone, has turned out to be nonviable for RWE Innogy, thus the developer has decided to withdraw the proposal.

30MW of Wind Energy to Float Offshore Peterhead, Scotland 

The Crown Estate has granted an agreement for lease to Statoil for the next phase of its Hywind project, which will be located at a site in Buchan Deep, approximately 20-30 km off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire.

RenewableUK Responds to Atlantic Array Announcement 

Commenting on RWE’s announcement that it has decided not continue developing the Atlantic Array offshore wind farm project, RenewableUK’s Director of Policy, Dr Gordon Edge, said:

Japan to Get 5MW Offshore Wind Turbine 

Hitachi has announced that it has decided to install a 5MW prototype of a offshore wind turbine off the coast of Kamisu in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.

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