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  • UK, Irish Energy Ministers to Enter Windy Talks

    18 June 2012
    Authorities

    Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Pat Rabbitte will meet his counterpart, UK’s Minister of State for the Department of Energy and Climate Change, Charles Hendry, in London this week, the Irish Times reported. They are going to discuss the possibility of direct export of power from Ireland’s wind turbines, both onshore and […]

  • Denmark: Vestas Dismisses Allegations Regarding Debt Restructuring Talks

    2 July 2012
    Business & Finance

    According to Reuters, the Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas dismissed the allegations that the company was considering putting itself up for sale and had entered debt restructuring talks with its lenders. The allegations were that the company’s banks had given it an “ultimatum”, demanding the company to prepare a comprehensive financial restructuring plan, also that […]

  • TenneT in Talks for New Investments in German Energy Shift

    24 January 2013
    Business & Finance, Grid Connection

    TenneT is gearing up with its investment plans regarding German energy shift to renewables, as the company is currently in talks with more investors. The grid operator intends to cooperate with further investors after the deal with Mitsubishi “broke the ice”, Martin Fuchs, head of TenneT TSO GmbH told Reuters. Deal volume in cooperation with […]

  • Germany May Not Reach 2020 Offshore Wind Target

    1 August 2012

    After the first six months of this year resulted in increase of installed wind turbines in Germany, it is predicted that 2,400 MW of wind turbines will be added by the end of this year, instead of the previously estimated 2,200 MW. The country installed only 45 MW of offshore wind turbines in the first half, due […]

  • 2020 Renewable Target Achievable, Scottish Parliament Committee Says

    23 November 2012
    Authorities, R&D

    The Scottish Government’s efforts to develop the renewable industry are supported by the Economy, Energy and Tourism Committee as necessary if the Government is to achieve its generation targets. The Scottish Government target of generating 100 per cent electricity by 2020 is achievable, but only if a number of issues are addressed, a report by […]

  • Ecofys: EU-Wide Renewable Energy Target Necessary Part of 2030 Portfolio

    18 April 2013

    In 2020, some leading EU energy and climate policies will expire. At present, the EU and its Member States are discussing the design of a post-2020 policy portfolio. In a discussion paper commissioned by the European Copper Institute, Ecofys shows that an EU-wide renewable energy target is a necessary part of a 2030 portfolio. The […]

  • Belgium: European Parliament Says Yes to Binding Renewable Energy Target for 2030

    21 May 2013
    Authorities

    The need for a better integrated system at EU level to promote renewable energy, the possibility of adopting a mandatory target for 2030 and the desirability of incentives to invest were highlighted in a non-legislative resolution voted by Parliament today. “This resolution is a starting point for future debates. Renewable energy support needs to be […]

  • Europeans Get Behind 2030 Renewable Energy Targets

    26 November 2015
    Authorities, Environment

    Over nine in ten Europeans (91%) say it is important that their government sets targets to increase the amount of renewable energy used by 2030, according to a special Eurobarometer opinion poll on climate change. The survey also showed a small increase in those who say it is “very important,” which now stands at 52% and […]

  • Germany Could Exceed Its 2020 Offshore Wind Target

    24 July 2017
    Contracts & Tenders

    German government’s goal of 6.5GW of grid-connected offshore wind power by 2020 could be surpassed as the industry could have 7.7GW connected to the grid by that time, according to a report from national industry organisations. 

  • Minister Alex Salmond Announces Higher Renewable Targets by 2020 (UK)

    2 November 2010

    Scottish First Minister Alex Salmond has announced that Scotland’s renewable electricity target for 2020 is being raised from 50% to 80% of… (environmentalresearchweb) [mappress] Source: environmentalresearchweb, November 02, 2010;

  • First Minister Alex Salmond Reinforces 100 pct Renewable Targets (UK)

    18 May 2011
    Authorities

    First Minister Alex Salmond has pledged to move ‘still faster and further’ to fulfil the Scottish government’s target of…   (newenergyworldnetwork) [mappress] Source: newenergyworldnetwork, May 18, 2011;

  • Renewable Energy Targets could Cost House Owners GBP 170 Year (Scotland)

    14 December 2011
    Authorities

    Scottish Government is committed to meet its 100% power needs from renewables by 2020. Due to the subsidies for the renewable energy, the house owners could pay GBP 170 more a year. Renewable Energy Foundation director, Dr John Constable said that subsidy level would be GBP 8 billion for the renewable energy by 2020, and […]

  • Scotland Unlikely to Hit Renewable Energy Targets Solo

    12 February 2013

    Scotland is unlikely to achieve its target of having all electricity produced from renewable sources, if the country becomes independent, a team of academics, specialized in energy, has warned in a report. The group, membered by researchers from Birmingham, Cardiff, Robert Gordon and Queens in Belfast, claims that Scotland alone will not be able to […]

  • DONG Energy Leading European Offshore Wind Market, Targets 6.5 GW by 2020

    12 July 2013
    Business & Finance

    The European Wind Energy Association, EWEA, has just published its half-yearly offshore statistics, showing a total of 277 offshore turbines installed in the first six months of this year, compared to the 132 turbines installed in the first six months of 2012. A total of 1,045 MW has been installed offshore. “The offshore wind market […]

  • The Netherlands Sets New Renewable Energy Targets

    16 July 2013

    The Dutch government, employers, workers and environmental organizations reached an agreement last week, which will ,inter alia, result in further investments in wind energy both on land and sea. Previous target to generate 16% of energy from renewables has been pushed back to 2023, and a new target of 14% of renewable energy has been […]

  • Dron & Dickson Targets Renewables Market from Hull

    10 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Dron & Dickson, specialists in design, supply and maintenance of hazardous area electrical equipment, has appointed a new sales manager to oversee its Hull operation. Robert Courtney, who joined Dron & Dickson as a sales coordinator at its Aberdeen office in 2013, has been promoted to the role of sales manager at the Hull branch. […]

  • Energinet.dk Names New Chairman

    27 April 2016

    Danish Energy Minister, Lars Christian Lilleholt, has appointed former Liberal Party MP, Kim Andersen, as a new Chairman of Energinet.dk’s board. Kim Andersen was energy rapporteur when the Danish parliament formed Energinet.dk in 2004. The minister also appointed three new board members: former power plant manager at Enstedværket, Elsam and DONG Energy, Niels Bergh-Hansen; Hans Duus Jørgensen, former […]

  • Energinet.dk Seeks Cable Burial & Protection Contractor for Kriegers Flak CGS

    19 December 2016
    Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection

    Energinet.dk has invited tenders for burial and protection of 150kV subsea cables at Kriegers Flak Combined Grid Solution (CGS). The works include burial and protection of approximately 2 x 24km of submarine cable route, which is to be divided into trenching and jetting work for the Krieger’s Flak CGS connection. The contract will also cover, inter alia, boulder […]

  • Energinet.dk Issues Kriegers Flak CTV Call

    21 March 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Vessels, Wind Farm Update

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk is looking for a provider of manned crew transfer vessels (CTVs) for the transportation of service crews between the harbors of Klintholm/Rødsand and the Kriegers Flak platforms KFA and KFB in the Baltic Sea.

  • Energinet.dk Invites Bids for Client Representative Services

    12 April 2017
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Danish transmission system operator Energinet.dk has invited tenders for client representative services both onshore and offshore.

  • Vattenfall to Seek Thanet Extension PEIR Feedback

    23 November 2017
    Environment, Grid Connection, R&D

    Vattenfall will kick off the statutory consultation process on the Thanet Extension offshore wind farm project to get feedback on the Preliminary Environmental Information Report (PEIR).

  • ETI Commissions Development of 90 m Long Wind Turbine Blades (UK)

    17 May 2011

    A project to develop long high-performance blades for the next generation of large offshore wind turbines has been commissioned by the…   (energytechnologies) [mappress] Source: energytechnologies, May 17, 2011;

  • ETI to Invest GBP 25m in Offshore Wind Floating System Demonstration Project (UK)

    25 October 2011
    R&D

    The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced plans to invest up to £25m in an offshore wind floating system demonstration project which would open up new areas off the coast of the UK and help bring generation costs down. It is estimated that the UK has over a third of the total European potential offshore […]

  • TAG Energy Solutions Starts Works on New Facility (UK)

    2 December 2010

    A WIND turbine production facility, expected to bring 400 jobs to the Tees Valley, could be up and running by the spring, it emerged…   By Owen McAteer (thenorthernecho) [mappress] Source: thenorthernecho, December 02, 2010

  • How a Wind Turbine Works (Belgium)

    22 December 2010
    Technology

    If you’ve ever asked yourself, or want to show someone else, how a wind turbine works, check out EWEA’s easy-to-use interactive tool. It allows you to play with the three main variables that determine how much electricity a wind turbine can produce: The wind speed: Stronger winds produce more energy. Wind turbines generate energy at […]

  • UK: Smit Constructor Completes Undersea Works at Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm

    13 March 2012
    Wind Farm Update

    A stalwart vessel of the Sheringham Shoal Offshore Wind Farm fleet has left the Greater Wash after reaching another project milestone, the completion of the undersea works to prepare the site for the installation of the cables that transport the power generated by the wind turbines. The 77m vessel Smit Constructor has been home and […]