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News@All-Energy - Issue 174 - Late-August
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1.1. ‘Investors Chronicle’ view on RE
1.2. Salmond speaks about future of RE
1.3. Unions: Far north ‘missing out’
1.4. Time to encourage youngsters into engineering
1.5.
1.6. Low carbon investment conference
1.7. SeaZone moves to
1.8. Investors to boost NE RE growth
1.9. South west
1.10. Small businesses demand govt help
1.11. The FSB Report
1.12. The new power generation
1.13. 10 reasons why
1.14. Scottish govt seeks to bolster RE courses
1.15. Residents of North Uist lose funding
1.16. NE RE supply chain cluster
1.17. ERT Scotland Limited sold to Fugro
1.18. Hundreds more RE jobs to be announced
1.19. Minister with energy to bat for
1.20. Work begins on National Composites Centre
1.21. Govt plans could boost green energy courses
1.22. Scrapping regional spatial strategies
1.23. SLP sold to Dutch steel group
1.24. Swinney backs calls for GIB in
1.25.
1.26. Funding for SMEs to improve green creds
1.27. Teesside councils plan RE schemes
1.28. Public consulted on
1.29. Energy firm powers up for better year
1.30.
1.31. Cashing in on cleantech
1.32. Small businesses flock to join Prince's network
1.33. ENER-G - National Business Awards finalist
1.34. “Bring green investment bank to
1.35. Scottish Green Energy Awards – it’s nomination time!
2. GENERAL – INTERNATIONAL NEWS
2.1.
2.2. One
2.3. US to double RE capacity by 2012
2.4. Statoil looking to invest more in RE, but …..
2.5. Nobel Laureate expects solar-wind era
2.6. DNV launches dedicated sustainability division
2.7. More on DNV plans
2.8. Renewable energy sector growing
2.9. Taking the lead on sustainable energy
2.10. Zero Carbon
2.11. Statoil reaffirms RE commitment
2.12. Statoil captures energetic ideas
2.13.
2.14.
2.15. Electricity from muggy air?
3. GRID, NETWORKS AND TRANSMISSION
3.1. Power line plans go on display
3.2. Ofgem publishes total RO for 2009/10
3.3. N. Grid £22bn to spend over next five years
3.4. Smartphone application for smart grid
4.1.
4.2. 'Critical few years' to wind-power success
4.3. Mather comments on new wind report
4.4. Where to find the report
4.5. Cosalt launch marine renewables safety JV
4.6. London Array award
4.7. SNP backing for wind dismissed as ‘hot air’
4.8. Wind turbine 'risk' to RAF radars
4.9. Wind farm and power station side by side
4.10. Spin-outs from Edinburgh Uni
4.11. Stonehaven refusal to be appealed
4.12. High Court rejects Den Brook challenge
4.13. Work starts on offshore wind demo site
4.14. Dragons’ Den entrepreneur powers up invention
4.15. Wind farms reject 'seal-killer' allegations
4.16. SureBlades takes over where Vestas left off
4.17. Wind turbine servicing business for 3sun
4.18. Councillors could oppose 48 turbines
4.19. Regen SW take on wind farm efficiency
4.20.
4.21.
4.22. PD Ports seeks chain reaction for Teesside
4.23. Not enough wind for wind farms
4.24. Hywind for Scottish waters?
4.25. Salmond’s hopes for green links with
5.1. Offshore deals test banks as wind drops
5.2.
5.3.
5.4. Daewoo targets offshore wind boom
5.5. Finavera sells Irish wind grid connection to SSE
5.6. Wind: set to be big green winner in EU
5.7. Trelleborg’s floating wind turbine role
5.8. Contracting opportunities for Hywind
5.9. Wind: Not on my beach, please
5.10. Vestas shares plummet
5.11. Clipper joins innovative RE US project
5.12. First Hywind wind farm sites considered
5.13. Seaforth Energy acquires Entegrity Wind
6. WAVE, TIDAL AND OSMOTIC POWER
6.1.
6.2. Successful tidal power system test
6.3. Severn Barrage now in doubt
6.4. Wave and tidal power for
6.5. Wave power line jacks into the grid
6.6.
6.7. We can depend on the tide
6.8. Sea change for tidal power
6.9. Senator: Buoys mean jobs
6.10. EMEC completes £5m expansion
6.11. Wave Hub cable reaches beach
6.12. Tidal scheme on display in
6.13. Jumbo wings-sized wave device
6.14. New
6.15. Assessing ocean energy resources
6.16. Australian wave and tidal potential
6.17. Tidal power off
6.18. Reason for PG&E slow uptake of tidal
6.19. Coast Guard celebrates tidal power in
6.20. Hammerfest Strom contracts announced
6.21. Hammerfest Strom contract for BiFab
6.22. Powering up
6.23. SeaGen: two million kWh delivered
6.24. Oz: Surge in wave power
7.1. Anaerobic digestion: food for thought
7.2.
7.3. SITA’s new energy recovery division
7.4. Biomass plant for
7.5. Farmgen starts work on AD tanks
7.6. Reliability will earn Drax its spurs
7.7. Body waste could be liquid gold
7.8. British biofuels better than unsustainable imports
7.9. Biomass plant for
7.10. Helius: port agreement for biomass plant
7.11. Quercia links with ENER-G
8.1. Green light for Redruth geothermal plant
9.1. Keep blackouts at bay: harness hydrogen
9.2. Pop-power for batteries
9.3. Fuel cell technology: benefits to
10.1. IEA:
10.2.
10.3. Plan to resurrect city's historic mill
10.4. Toby Smith’s ‘Renewables Project’
10.5. Monster deal for engineering firm
10.6. Forgemasters wins hydropower contract
10.7. Bradford on
10.9. Register now for BHA Annual Conference
11. MICROGENERATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY (See also “Solar”)
11.1. Greener building regs in
11.2. Clegg turns up volume on Green Deal
11.3. RUK welcomes Deputy PM's Green Deal
11.4. Green Deal: Poll shows Govt on wrong track
11.5.
11.6. Seaweed dried by FiT wind
11.7. Welsh SMEs to receive support
11.8.
11.9. Greener buildings LEED to better workers
11.10. BRE report offers energy efficiency insight
11.11. Prince’s energy efficiency suggestion
11.12.
11.13. Plumbers set to benefit in green economy
11.14. Home energy efficiency
11.15. Scottish Cross Party Group on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
12.1.
12.2.
12.3. 'Sun park' to generate solar energy
12.4. Britons buy record solar installations
12.5. Sun rises on British Gas solar panel offer
12.6.
12.7. Solar panels for Clarence House
12.8. French solar price cuts may be duplicated
12.9.
12.10. Researchers break solar efficiency record
12.11. Self-dusting solar panels
12.12. Nick Clegg opens Sheffield Solar Farm
12.13. Crystalox Solar sees big fall in earnings
12.14. Solon set to build 1.3MW
12.15. REA Solar Seminar
13.1. £6m for Turbo Power’s solar idea
13.2. Whisky 'petrol' for cars
13.3. Solar cars - around the world in 80 days
13.4. Electric vehicles for
13.5. Has the spark gone out of electric cars?
14. CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE
14.1. Undersea carbon: DECC publishes licensing plans
14.2. Full DECC response
14.3 CCS network would underpin jobs
14.4. Teesside bids to be an energy pioneer
14.5. Huhne promises no coal without CCS
14.6. Thousands oppose Hunterston coal plant plans
14.7. Prize for capturing carbon
14.8. CCS plan for
14.9. CCS included in Norwegian:
14.10. CCS projects may overshoot funding deadline
14.12. NE clean coal project
14.13. Coal-fired power stations win reprieve
14.14. IPA’s conference on clean coal and CCS
14.15. CCS joins the Oxford English Dictionary
15.1. 68% of Lib Dem members back nuclear
15.2. Slippage in
15.3. HSE releases nuclear GDA
15.4. $9.3bn per new nuclear plant in U.K
15.5. German managers: Let N-plants run longer
16.1. All-Energy daily newsfeeds
16.2. ‘Energy’ the All-Energy official publication
1.1. ‘Investors Chronicle’ view on RE
Investing in renewable energy opportunities has been fraught with difficulty in recent years. The consensus among industry watchers is that hundreds of billions of dollars will be spent on a whole range of renewable energy capacity and energy efficiency projects in the next two decades as the world attempts to adjust to a low carbon future. But kick-starting this process has proved to be frustratingly difficult. The market has repeatedly seen its hopes for the sector dashed and last week it was the turn of
1.2. Salmond speaks about future of RE
…..The First Minister also spoke of the fortune an independent Scotland could earn from renewable energy over the next 50 years, adding: "I don't want to see us again deploying a fantastic energy revolution in Scottish waters and finding out that somebody else gets all the benefits in revenue terms." http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5gBjuxDEmgjeIl3bfyA478JpWVPsg
1.3. Unions: Far north ‘missing out’
Development agencies are being warned
1.4. Time to encourage youngsters into engineering
An
1.5.
The
1.6. Low carbon investment conference
1.7. SeaZone moves to
In March 2010 HR
1.8. Investors to boost NE RE growth
The growth of green industries in the North East is set to be fuelled by up to £200m of investment from some of
1.9. South west
A survey in the south west of
1.10. Small businesses demand govt help
The government's upcoming Energy Security and Green Economy bill must include measures to help small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) cut carbon emissions, according to a new report from the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB).The report, titled Making Sense of Going Green, examines how SMEs can better contribute to the government's low-carbon 2020 targets and recommends a range of measures, including expanding the government's current green loan scheme for small businesses and offering incentives for firms that improve the energy efficiency of their buildings. http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2268551/smes-calls-legislation-achieve
1.11. The FSB Report
‘Making Sense of Going Green’ is online on the Federation of Small Businesses’ website. http://www.fsb.org.uk/environment
1.12. The new power generation
The Royal Bank of
1.13. 10 reasons why
Shawn Lesser is the president and founder of Atlanta-based Sustainable World Capital, shares his top 10 reasons why the UK is a cleantech leader. The UK’s official commitment to cleantech is strong and growing. In its official Renewable Energy Strategy, the UK set a target of deriving 15 percent of its energy needs from renewables by 2020. http://www.greenwisebusiness.co.uk/news/10-reasons-why-the-uk-is-a-global-cleantech-leader-1744.aspx
1.14. Scottish govt seeks to bolster RE courses
Scottish first minister Alex Salmond is reportedly in discussions with Spanish energy giant Iberdrola to bring renewable energy projects to the country, boosting the job prospects of those who have taken green energy courses. According to the
1.15. Residents of North Uist lose funding
Residents of Sollas in North Uist must return to the drawing board after being told that their renewable energy project cannot be taken forward for funding. The community has fallen foul of Scottish Government spending cuts which will see many other small-scale renewable energy proposals across the
1.16. NE RE supply chain cluster
PD Ports is calling for companies in the North East to join a new "chain reaction" initiative aimed at boosting the renewables supply chain in the region to serve the offshore wind sector. The company, which owns
1.17. ERT Scotland Limited sold to Fugro
ERT Scotland Limited, the Scottish oil and gas industry services company, has been acquired by the Dutch geo-sciences firm Fugro in a deal which seems likely to have valued owner Iain Matheson’s stake at several million pounds ….. The Edinburgh-based firm employs around 25 people and has been providing services to the global oil and gas, renewable energy, and other industries for more than 35 years. It conducts survey, monitoring, consulting and reporting activities supported by in-house chemical and biological laboratories. http://www.heraldscotland.com/business/corporate-sme/windfall-for-oil-and-gas-entrepreneur-as-firm-sold-1.1049593
1.18. Hundreds more RE jobs to be announced
Hundreds more jobs in
1.19. Minister with energy to bat for
He might be a Cameronite working for a Lib Dem secretary of state, but
1.20. Work begins on National Composites Centre
Work has begun on building a new world-class facility in
1.21. Govt plans could boost green energy courses
A government scheme to increase the amount of renewable energy produced in the
1.22. Scrapping regional spatial strategies
Regional Spatial Strategies have gone, but what about the renewable energy targets that they once embodied? Haydn Scholes, director of Wardell Armstrong's renewable energy group, looks at the consequences. http://newenergyfocus.com/do/ecco/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=32&listitemid=4291§ion=Policy
1.23. SLP sold to Dutch steel group
Offshore fabricator SLP Engineering has been sold to Zefier UK III, a subsidiary of Dutch steel construction specialists Smulders Group. Smulders CEO Albert Smulders said: “Following our acquisition of Sea and Land Power and Energy Ltd in May, we wanted to take a second, much larger step in the
1.24. Swinney backs calls for GIB in
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1.25.
Stealing a march on other local authorities could see
1.26. Funding for SMEs to improve green creds
Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are to be given the opportunity to apply for grants towards greening their businesses, under new measures announced today (August 18).
1.27. Teesside councils plan RE schemes
Councils on Teesside are planning a raft of renewable energy schemes following the lifting of a ban on selling electricity to the grid. Energy Secretary Chris Huhne announced the end of the 25-year ban last week. The move comes into operation today, ending a long-running struggle by authorities that fought to get it overturned, while creating a valuable revenue stream for council coffers….. “This will have a significant impact,” said Wendi Wheeler,
1.28. Public consulted on
Feedback is being sought on proposals for the future of a former mineral mine near
1.29. Energy firm powers up for better year
A green energy installation company believes that it can grow its sales and overcome a disappointing first year, which saw the Government scrap a key funding incentive. Stockton-based Access Renewables was launched by industry professionals Karen Jones and Sean Collier last year to take advantage of the move towards renewable energy sources within the construction and maintenance sector. http://www.nebusiness.co.uk/business-news/latest-business-news/2010/08/18/energy-firm-powers-up-for-better-year-ahead-51140-27082355/
1.30.
"Unprecedented demand" for a scheme which sees the Scottish Government help fund community buy-in for renewable energy projects has led to the application process being closed eight months before the deadline for allocating funds passes. Energy minister Jim Mathers announced yesterday (August 16) that it would no longer be accepting applications for the Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) - which is delivered by community-based organisation Community Energy
1.31. Cashing in on cleantech
Ernst & Young's (E&Y) announcement that it is launching a dedicated practice to support the
1.32. Small businesses flock to join Prince's network
The number of businesses signed up to the Prince of Wales' Mayday Network has almost doubled over the past year, defying fears that the economic downturn would dilute corporate interest in environmental sustainability. BusinessGreen.com has learnt that the number of businesses in the network has increased by 87 per cent over the past 12 months to over 2,850 firms, cementing the initiative's position as the
1.33. ENER-G - National Business Awards finalist
Sustainable energy group ENER-G is among an elite group of top performing
1.34. “Bring green investment bank to
The UK Government is being urged to base a new £2billion green investment bank in
1.35. Scottish Green Energy Awards – it’s nomination time!
The Scottish Green Energy Awards will take place in early December. All-Energy is proud to be the sponsor of the “Best New Business” Award. You can nominate your own projects, company, clients, great ideas and who has made an outstanding contribution to the industry this year. More than one nomination is welcomed and please do not hesitate to tell colleagues to get involved. Further information online. http://www.greenenergyawards.co.uk/
1.36. Nominations sought in
The renewable energy agency Regen SW is looking for the biggest green success stories in the south west as it invites nominations for the seventh annual Green Energy Awards. Companies, local authorities and communities from Gloucestershire to
2. GENERAL – INTERNATIONAL NEWS
2.1.
2.2. One
Joint ministerial statement on climate change and energy security signed on the occasion of the 2010 ONS Conference and Exhibition, recognising the historical significance and important on-going role of offshore North Sea oil and gas in our bilateral trade relationship; and identifying the growing potential for North Sea marine renewable energy projects to bring new investment and green job opportunities and to strengthen energy security in the region. http://www.decc.gov.uk/en/content/cms/news/PN10_096/PN10_096.aspx
2.3. US to double RE capacity by 2012
The White House said yesterday that the
2.4. Statoil looking to invest more in RE, but …..
Statoil will look to invest more in renewable energy in the coming years, the company's chief executive officer has said. Helge Lund told reporters that the oil and gas producer is committed to putting funds into renewables but the industry must prove that new energy sources are profitable. Mr Lund is quoted by Bloomberg as saying: "This business has to be subjected to the same profitability criteria as the rest of our operations. Over time, the investments in renewable have to be able to compete with investments we have in other areas." http://uk.ibtimes.com/articles/20100825/statoil-ceo-comments-investment-renewables-statoil-helge-lund-oil-gas-operator-norway-gulf-mexico.htm
2.5. Nobel Laureate expects solar-wind era
Wind and solar power could become the world's main sources of energy, a Nobel-prize winning scientist suggests. The global photovoltaic energy production increased by a factor of about 90 and wind energy by a factor of about 10 over the last decade. http://www.energy-enviro.fi/index.php?PAGE=5&NODE_ID=7&LANG=1&ID=3256
2.6. DNV launches dedicated sustainability division
Norway-based risk management giant DNV has moved to meet growing demand for accreditation, certification and testing services from low carbon industries with the launch of a dedicated new Sustainability and Innovation division. The company announced yesterday that it will pool together around 400 of its staff who are already working in the sustainability filed into a new division operating in 17 countries. The company is already a major presence in a number of green markets, providing third party accreditation for carbon offset projects and renewable energy developers. http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2268747/dnv-launches-dedicated
2.7. More on DNV plans
DNV, the international leader in services for managing risk, has formed a new division called DNV Sustainability and Innovation. The new division has been set up to steer DNV towards green service growth and sustainability services. “Our decision to establish the new division shows our strong commitment in the area of sustainability,” says Dr Henrik O. Madsen, chief executive officer at DNV. “We are continuously striving to show that in an increasingly challenging world, DNV’s competence and expertise instils trust and confidence and that we can help companies achieve sustainable economic, safe and environmental performance.” http://www.dnv.com/press_area/press_releases/2010/DNVsetsupSustainabilityandInnovationdivision.asp
2.8. Renewable energy sector growing
The global renewable energy sector is growing, new figures have revealed, signalling a 54 per cent increase in demand in the past year alone. IMAP's 2010 Alternative Energy Global Report shows that the number of mergers and acquisitions in the market grew, suggesting confidence from investors in the sector. This in turn could bring down the cost of energy products, and through investments from utility companies, could also reduce fuel bills. http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Resources/Energy-saving-news/Renewable-energy2/Renewable-energy-sector-growing/(energysavingtrust)/749597
2.9. Taking the lead on sustainable energy
Article by Michèle Sabban, President of the Assembly of European Regions (AER) … although fossil fuels remain a largely used source of energy in most European regions, a number of forward-thinking authorities are paving the way with viable alternative energy production initiatives. http://www.egovmonitor.com/node/38143
2.10. Zero Carbon
The tipping point for climate change, after which many of its most destructive effects will become irreversible, strongly suggests that atmospheric CO2 must be reduced from its current level of 390 ppm to "well below 350 ppm‚ significantly closer to pre-industrial concentrations of 285 ppm," according to a recent report by Beyond Zero Emissions, an Australian nonprofit organization. http://www.reuters.com/article/idUS156698454720100824
2.11. Statoil reaffirms RE commitment
Statoil has today distanced itself from reports suggesting it could scale back investment in renewable energy, insisting the company currently has "no plans" to offload its high-profile alternative energy projects. Over the weekend Norwegian newspaper Stavanger Aftenblad reported comments from the firm's chief executive Helge Lund suggesting that the company is reviewing its current investment in renewable energy projects, which includes plans for two
2.12. Statoil captures energetic ideas
What do you get when you ask a lot of bright students to come up with imaginative future energy production concepts? A lot of bright ideas! Statoil asked - and got back bundles of clever proposals through its 'Energy 2050' competition. The mission: 'Come up with sustainable solutions to today's energy dilemma: the need to make radical reductions in CO2 emissions, and the long term increase in demand for energy'. http://www.oilvoice.com/n/Statoil_Captures_Energetic_Ideas_for_the_Future/5f227e292.aspx
2.13.
2.14.
A cooperative approach among
2.15. Electricity from muggy air?
Every cloud has a silver lining: wet weather could soon be harnessed as a power source, if a team of chemists in
3. GRID, NETWORKS AND TRANSMISSION
3.1. Power line plans go on display
Plans by an energy giant to create large subsea electricity connections to harness power from offshore renewables are to go on show for public comment. Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission Limited (Shetl), part of Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE), is holding a series of exhibitions to inform the local community of its proposals to construct a 600MW converter station and associated substation at a site adjacent to Achanarras, near Spittal in
3.2. Ofgem publishes total RO for 2009/10
Energy regulator Ofgem has published the total Renewables Obligation (RO) on electricity suppliers across the
3.3. N. Grid £22bn to spend over next five years
National Grid’s surprise £3.2bn rights issue, which successfully closed in June, still touches a raw nerve with chief executive Steve Holliday…….. Holliday says this investment over the next five years will expand the
3.4. Smartphone application for smart grid
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4.1.
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4.2. 'Critical few years' to wind-power success
4.3. Mather comments on new wind report
In response to the Scottish Offshore Wind: Creating an Industry report published by Scottish Renewables and Scottish Enterprising today, Energy Minister Jim Mather said: "This report shows the fantastic competitive advantage that exists in
4.4. Where to find the report
IPA Energy + Water Economics (IPA) was commissioned by Scottish Renewables and partners to undertake the study Scottish Offshore Wind: Creating an Industry. The goal of this study was to understand the potential scale of the offshore wind sector and the economic effects related to offshore wind capacity and industry development in
http://www.scottishrenewables.com/admin/Application/DocumentEditor/MultimediaGallery/d5decf25-0664-45ce-bf95-9a2f9614b85b-1.pdf
4.5. Cosalt launch marine renewables safety JV
http://www.maritimejournal.com/features/onboard-systems/safety,-survival-and-training/marine-renewables-safety-joint-venture-launched
4.6. London Array award
Marine warranty survey work has been awarded for the one of the
4.7. SNP backing for wind dismissed as ‘hot air’
SNP support for the fledgling windpower sector was dismissed as “hot air” by political opponents yesterday. It follows the release of figures that show Scottish Government investment in offshore wind technologies has fallen since the Nationalists came to power in 2007. A study by Scottish Enterprise and Scottish Renewables, published yesterday, estimates that offshore windfarms have the potential to generate 48,000 jobs and £7.1billion in investment over the next decade. Without proper support and investment the potential could be wasted, with as few as 1,000 jobs created, however. http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/Article.aspx/1889072?UserKey=
4.8. Wind turbine 'risk' to RAF radars
Plans for a wind turbine in
4.9. Wind farm and power station side by side
The largest coal-fired power station in western Europe now has some new neighbours - a wind farm that is set to contain 12 100-metre turbines. Once complete, the nearest turbine at the Rusholme development will be approximately a mile east of the
4.10. Spin-outs from Edinburgh Uni
Forty companies were created by staff and students at
4.11. Stonehaven refusal to be appealed
Aberdeenshire Council's refusal to grant full planning permission for a 12-turbine wind farm near Stonehaven is being appealed. The council's planning committee turned down RES's Meikle Carewe development in April. The appeal has been submitted to the Scottish government directorate for planning and environmental appeals. Allan Johnston, head of development for RES in
4.12. High Court rejects Den Brook challenge
The latest legal challenge against plans for a wind farm in
4.13. Work starts on offshore wind demo site
Work has started on an offshore wind demonstration site in
4.14. Dragons’ Den entrepreneur powers up invention
Inventor Matthew Luethi may have walked away empty-handed from the Dragons’ Den, but his quest to produce cost-effective and reliable wind turbines is going ahead swiftly regardless. “It was a shame that none of the Dragons invested with me, though I was very heartened that they didn’t rubbish my pitch, and that they were respectful of my ideas,” says Matthew Luethi, the Inventor and Chairman of Luethi Enterprises Limited. “Shortly after my pitch, I signed a contract with an investment company, so the development plans are progressing anyway.” These development plans include bringing the company’s patented 500W silent vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) into production, as well as a new 250W “barrel” turbine. http://www.silentwindturbine.com/mediarelease230810.htm
4.15. Wind farms reject 'seal-killer' allegations
Offshore wind farm developers implicated in a mysterious spate of seal deaths have vigorously denied allegations their construction vessels could be to blame. Scientists investigating the killings believe the deaths were caused by a vessel with a ducted propeller that has caused "corkscrew-style" mutilations on the seals' bodies….. Meanwhile, harbour operator Wells Harbour Commissioners (WHC) issued a statement arguing that the boats accused of causing the injuries could not have been responsible. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/aug/24/offshore-wind-farm-seal
4.16. SureBlades takes over where Vestas left off
Nearly a year since Danish wind turbine manufacturer Vestas closed its blade facility on the Isle of Wight, former workers have formed a company that manufactures blades for micro-turbines ……Sureblades, a worker-led company that aims at the micro-turbine market, has taken a route that many VCs would approve: it has sought orders before going into production. Subject to testing on its own wind turbines, C&F Green Energy of Ireland has ordered 1,000 blades from Sureblades. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/11878/sureblades-takes-over-where-vestas-left-off/
4.17. Wind turbine servicing business for 3sun
Offshore engineering firm 3sun is set to treble its turnover after acquiring a majority stake in a wind turbine servicing firm. Great Yarmouth-based 3sun, which provides a range of instrumentation and controls services in the offshore energy sector, has taken a 75pc shareholding in Scottish firm Dawson Energy, one of the country's leading providers of technicians to install and service wind turbines. http://www.edp24.co.uk/content/edp24/business/story.aspx?brand=BIZOnline&category=Business&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=xDefault&itemid=NOED19%20Aug%202010%2011%3A40%3A58%3A193
4.18. Councillors could oppose 48 turbines
Proposals for a 31-turbine wind farm and another with 17 turbines face opposition from Highland Council. Eurus Energy
4.19. Regen SW take on wind farm efficiency
Wind farms in the South West are only generating around a fifth of the electricity they are capable of, according to official figures from the energy regulator …. A spokesman for renewable energy agency Regen South West said assessments had established where the best "wind resources" were in the region. "Regen SW has therefore carried out 'wind resource assessments' to pinpoint where these places are. From these assessments it is clear that we are very fortunate in the Westcountry, as we have the best wind resource not only in the UK, but also in Europe.” http://www.thisiscornwall.co.uk/news/Wind-farms-running-just-fifth-capacity/article-2539729-detail/article.html
4.20.
Windflow Technology has appointed Scotland-based Ventus Green Energy as the exclusive distributor for its 500 kilowatt wind turbines in the
4.21.
A senior SNP figure has joined growing calls for a proposed wind farm off the Solway coastline to be scrapped.
4.22. PD Ports seeks chain reaction for Teesside
PD Ports, one of the major companies driving Teesside’s ambition to become a centre of excellence for the European wind energy sector, recently hosted a Chain Reaction conference in
4.23. Not enough wind for wind farms
More than half of
4.24. Hywind for Scottish waters?
First Minister Alex Salmond met Statoil, a Norwegian based oil company, to discuss the possibility of developing the world's first floating wind farm in
4.25. Salmond’s hopes for green links with
5.1. Offshore deals test banks as wind drops
Two projects in the embryonic but fast growing offshore wind sector are currently seeking debt finance. The sponsors, large European utilities, want to transfer construction risk on the deals to the banks to keep the financings off their balance sheets. A further test for the financiers is the fact
5.2.
The French government is set to announce plans for a EUR10bn (£8.2bn) offshore wind farm building programme that will see 600 wind turbines erected at 10 sites off the coast of France over the next five years. An unnamed official told reporters yesterday that ministers were putting the finishing touches to the plan and would launch a tender for contracts to build and operate the wind farms next month. http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2268694/france-10bn-offshore-wind-plan
5.3.
A major Chinese generator manufacturer is in
5.4. Daewoo targets offshore wind boom
South Korean ship building giant Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering has announced that it is aiming to generate a third of its sales from wind power by 2020 as global demand for alternative energy continues to climb. According to Bloomberg reports, the company is looking to diversify its revenue stream and generate sales of up to $7.5bn a year from its emerging wind energy operations by 2020….. The company is planning to invest $70m in its wind business with the aim of being the world's third-largest wind power equipment maker by 2020 and cornering 15 per cent of global market share. http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2268689/daewoo-targets-wind-energy-boom
5.5. Finavera sells Irish wind grid connection to SSE
Finavera Renewables Inc. has signed a series of agreements for the co-development of the 105 megawatt Cloosh Valley Wind Project in
5.6. Wind: set to be big green winner in EU
Wind energy is set to be the big technological winner in
5.7. Trelleborg’s floating wind turbine role
Statoil’s innovative offshore floating Hywind wind turbine demonstrates how Trelleborg’s syntactic foam buoyancy technology is contributing to the future of offshore power. “It is subsea technology that has already been extensively proven,” commented Gary Howland, Renewables Sales Manager for Trelleborg Offshore. “Trelleborg Distributed Buoyancy Modules (DBMs) developed for deepwater support of umbilicals and risers in the oil and gas industry are ideal for this application; helping reduce project risk by using proven technology.
http://www.trelleborg.com/en/Media/The-World-of-Trelleborg/Worlds-first-full-scale-floating-wind-turbine/
5.8. Contracting opportunities for Hywind
A proposed scheme to develop the world's first floating windfarm in
5.9. Wind: Not on my beach, please
“Of course I’m all in favour of clean energy, especially wind power, but…” That is a familiar opening gambit in a new sort of political storm, raging ever more fiercely in corners of the world where electric power comes, or may soon come, from flashing blades rather than blazing furnaces. The odd thing about conflicts over wind is that, usually, each side claims to be greener than the other. Opponents say a unique landscape or seascape is being overshadowed, to the detriment of tourists and residents alike. http://www.economist.com/node/16846774?story_id=16846774&fsrc=rss
5.10. Vestas shares plummet
Vestas, the world's biggest wind turbine manufacturer, has spread a dark cloud over the renewable energy sector by turning a sizeable second-quarter profit last year into a EUR120m (£99m) loss over the past three months. Shares in the company plunged more than 20% on the
5.11. Clipper joins innovative RE US project
Wind turbine manufacturer Clipper Windpower, Inc. has been selected to join a powerhouse consortium of industry and academic leaders to help reach the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) goal of achieving 20 percent wind power nationwide by 2030. The consortium's mission, made possible through American Recovery and Reinvestment Act funding, supports research to advance production of wind-generated energy. Clipper's 2.5 megawatt
5.12. First Hywind wind farm sites considered
5.13. Seaforth Energy acquires Entegrity Wind
Seaforth Energy Inc. has announced the acquisition of the assets and intellectual property of Entegrity Wind Systems Inc. The acquisition brings together the AOC 15/50 and EW 50 turbines, which collectively represent the world’s largest and longest-standing active fleet in their size class. “Together with our recent $2 million financing round, this acquisition positions Seaforth Energy and the AOC 15/50 to build on its dominant position in fleet size and proven longevity,” says Jonathan Barry, president of Seaforth Energy. http://www.dailybusinessbuzz.ca/2010/08/05/ns-seaforth-energy-acquires-entegrity-wind-assets/
6. WAVE, TIDAL AND OSMOTIC POWER
6.1.
A consultation designed to lure renewable energy projects to
6.2. Successful tidal power system test
Chris Sauer, CEO of Ocean Renewable Power is excited. "We have now done the performance testings of what we call our Beta tidal energy system here in
6.3. Severn Barrage now in doubt
Energy Minister Charles Hendry has given a broad hint that the much talked about Severn Barrage could be dead in the water. Speaking at an energy industry conference in Norway UK Energy Minister Charles Hendry said five potential projects for the barrier are now being considered by his Department for Energy and Climate. “We have been studying responses [to consultations],” Hendry said “...and we are looking at that and we are due to publish a report in the near future.” http://www.offshore247.com/news/art.aspx?id=17319
6.4. Wave and tidal power for
The [Japanese] government plans to build an offshore power-generation plant in fiscal 2012 to harness oceanic energy, with commercialization scheduled for as early as fiscal 2016, a government official said Wednesday. According to a plan laid out by the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry, the plant--a joint venture with the industrial and academic sectors--will use oceanic energy such as wave power and marine currents to generate electricity. Early testing for the envisioned plant is scheduled for fiscal 2011. http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/business/T100825005146.htm
6.5. Wave power line jacks into the grid
Surfers, bodyboarders and dolphin-spotters at the English seaside resort of St Ives were mostly unaware of a techno drama being played out about a kilometre beyond the breakers this month. Since 1 August, engineers on the cable ship Nordica have been trying to begin deployment of Wave Hub, an undersea extension cord that could make harnessing wave energy more viable. The first part of the roll-out hasn't gone at all smoothly, however. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19356-green-machine-wave-power-line-jacks-into-the-grid.html
6.6.
A marine power plant that uses osmosis to generate electricity is being trialled in
6.7. We can depend on the tide
….. the folks at Snohomish PUD in
6.8. Sea change for tidal power
The marine sector can rejuvenate
6.9. Senator: Buoys mean jobs
Federal officials are trying to secure $400,000 for the city of
6.10. EMEC completes £5m expansion
A £5m expansion of a flagship test centre for full-scale wave and tidal energy machines in the
6.11. Wave Hub cable reaches beach
An offshore cable for a £42m wave energy scheme in
6.12. Tidal scheme on display in
Plans to harness tidal power off the coast of
6.13. Jumbo wings-sized wave device
Early stage testing to develop a wave energy device measuring as wide as 747-300 Jumbo jet's wingspan is set to get under way in a
6.14. New
Another tidal power demonstration project is ready to be launched in the Bay of Fundy in waters off
6.15. Assessing ocean energy resources
Assessing potential ocean energy sites can be time-consuming and costly. An abbreviated process used for a city in
6.16. Australian wave and tidal potential
Australian scientists have mapped out the best places across the nation's southern coast for generating wave energy, all the way from Geraldton in
6.17. Tidal power off
A developer of tidal power in the nation's northeastern corner is reporting success with its first commercial-sized underwater turbine, putting it on track to have one connected to the power grid by the end of 2011, officials said Wednesday. Ocean Renewable Power Company describes its proprietary 70-kilowatt turbine generator as the largest ocean energy power plant ever installed in
6.18. Reason for PG&E slow uptake of tidal
……… maintenance problems has caused public utility companies like the California-based Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) to turn away from plans to use tidal power, such as under the Golden Gate Bridge. In 2007, PG&E commissioned an engineering report for the
6.19. Coast Guard celebrates tidal power in
A Coast Guard station in eastern
6.20. Hammerfest Strom contracts announced
ScottishPower Renewables’ Managing Director Keith Anderson joined First Minister Alex Salmond in Oslo today (Tuesday 17 August) as the Norwegian tidal-power developer Hammerfest Strom announced major contracts worth £4m to construct the first of their advanced HS1000 tidal turbines in Scotland. Fife-based Burntisland Fabrication Limited (BiFab) has been awarded the largest single contract for the fabrication of the sub-structure for the turbine, which will be installed at the European Marine Energy Centre in Orkney next year. http://www.scottishpower.com/PressReleases_2067.htm
6.21. Hammerfest Strom contract for BiFab
Victory by Fife-based BiFab raises the prospect of thousands of new jobs for
6.22. Powering up
A prototype tidal energy turbine is to be built on the west coast of
6.23. SeaGen: two million kWh delivered
Marine Current Turbines’ SeaGen, the world’s first and only commercial scale tidal stream energy turbine, has passed another electricity generation milestone. The 1.2MW SeaGen, located in Strangford Lough (Northern Ireland), has delivered its two millionth unit of electricity into the UK electricity grid. It is now operating 24 hours, seven days a week and is well on course to be the first tidal system to meet the power generation criteria for the UK Government’s Marine Renewables Deployment Fund. http://www.marineturbines.com/3/news/article/36/world_s_most_powerful_tidal_stream_turbine_passes_another_milestone__two_million_kwh_delivered/
6.24. Oz: Surge in wave power
The south-west's steady swell could host the latest in wave power systems if a
7.1. Anaerobic digestion: food for thought
The
7.2.
New research from Eurostat, the statistical office of the EU, has shed light on how each country is coping with meeting their quota, with some faring much better than others. According to the figures,
7.3. SITA’s new energy recovery division
Waste management firm SITA
7.4. Biomass plant for
Proposals have been unveiled for a multimillion-pound biomass plant on an industrial site near
7.5. Farmgen starts work on AD tanks
Renewable energy firm Farmgen has started building work on the first of two anaerobic digestion tanks for its Carr Farm facility near Preston which is the first project to be developed under its plan to expand the UK's on-farm AD capacity. The plant at Wharton in Lancashire is designed to be the ‘spearhead' of the Lancashire-based company's investment plans, which include proposals for plants across Lancashire, Cumbria and Staffordshire. http://newenergyfocus.com/do/ecco/view_item?listid=1&listcatid=32&listitemid=4309§ion=Bioenergy%20%26%20Waste
7.6. Reliability will earn Drax its spurs
…. One of the most onerous legacies the new Government has been given is the agreement to produce 15 per cent of all energy consumed in the
7.7. Body waste could be liquid gold
Going to the bathroom could one day be profitable, a research team in
7.8. British biofuels better than unsustainable imports
Most biofuels used by motorists in the
7.9. Biomass plant for
Plans to build a biomass plant in
7.10. Helius: port agreement for biomass plant
Argus reported that
7.11. Quercia links with ENER-G
An innovative renewable energy from landfill waste project by Quercia Ltd, the sister company of Blackburn based Neales Waste Management Ltd, will create enough green electricity to power 700 homes, while cutting annual carbon emissions by the equivalent of around 30,000 tonnes, equivalent to the environmental benefit of three million trees. The project, at Clayton Hall Landfill Site near Chorley, in
8.1. Green light for Redruth geothermal plant
Geothermal Engineering Ltd has been granted planning permission to develop the
9.1. Keep blackouts at bay: harness hydrogen
9.2. Pop-power for batteries
A group of researchers just presented their findings at the 240th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS) about a fuel-cell battery that runs on sugar! The battery can be juiced up with soda-pop or even vegetable oil and recharges electronics the way we recharge ourselves — with glucose. http://inhabitat.com/2010/08/25/scientists-unveil-soda-powered-batteries/
9.3. Fuel cell technology: benefits to
Fuel cells could play a huge role in improving the
10.1. IEA:
The International Energy Agency said Norwegian hydropower could provide the reliable base Europe needs to invest in solar, wind and other renewable energy forms and urged
10.2.
10.3. Plan to resurrect city's historic mill
10.4. Toby Smith’s ‘Renewables Project’
Photographer Toby Smith talks about his pictures documenting hydroelectric generation in
10.5. Monster deal for engineering firm
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10.6. Forgemasters wins hydropower contract
Sheffield Forgemasters has won a contract worth more than £800,000 to supply parts for turbines in a new hydro-electric dam in
10.7. Bradford on
Plans for a water turbine in Bradford on
10.8. Work starts on 807 kW Scottish hydro station
Work has started on Green Highland Renewables’ 807 kW hydropower station at Roroyere, Glen Lyion,
10.9. Register now for BHA Annual Conference
Times are changing and increasing attention is being given to the pioneer of renewable energy – hydropower. ‘Hydropower: Prospering in an evolving environment’ is being held 13-14 October in
11. MICROGENERATION AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY (See also “Solar”)
11.1. Greener building regs in
The 1st of September is rapidly approaching - and from that day all new-build houses in
11.2. Clegg turns up volume on Green Deal
Plans for a new Green Deal for households and businesses were outlined today by Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, as he spoke of the Government's "quiet green revolution" to create jobs and protect the environment. The Deputy Prime Minister was speaking at the launch of a new project to provide support for new and rapidly growing businesses in renewable energy and related low carbon markets. The project is being led by TEDCO, a successful Enterprise Agency based in
11.3. RUK welcomes Deputy PM's Green Deal
RenewableUK, the country's leading renewable energy trade association, has today welcomed the Deputy Prime Minister's plans for a Green Deal, as an important step in maximising employment and business benefits in the renewable energy sector...... Commenting on the announcement Indre Vaizgelaite, RenewableUK Small Systems Manager said: "It is encouraging to see Government taking action on renewables and the environment. As an industry we look forward to next phase of the Green Deal which is expected to focus on the microgeneration sector. The UK small wind sector currently has more than 14,000 small systems installed but the Green Deal will be a great catalyst for further growth which in conjunction with more energy-efficient homes, will be vital in driving down our carbon emissions." http://www.bwea.com/media/news/articles/pr20100819.html
11.4. Green Deal: Poll shows Govt on wrong track
The Government is talking to big national retailers about delivering the Green Deal, yet a new poll reveals that 84% of people would trust locally-based, specialist suppliers more than national retailers such as M&S, Tesco (15%). The idea for the poll came from Greg Barker’s saying that “the other exciting thing about the green deal is that it is not just reliant on the big six energy companies, which have mixed reputations, but brings in some of our most trusted high street retailers and brands, such as Marks and Spencer and Tesco, which have strong degrees of consumer trust,” during the energy efficiency debate at the end of June. http://www.yougen.co.uk/view-news/Poll+reveals+Government+is+on+the+wrong+track+with+Green+Deal+/
11.5.
Construction work is finally beginning on the
11.6. Seaweed dried by FiT wind
A pioneering Shetland seaweed business has welcomed news that the new wind turbine at the centre of their expansion plans will be eligible for the government’s new feed in tariff (FiT).
Margaret and Michael Blance, of Bod Ayre Products, have spent £83,000 on a 20 kilowatt wind turbine to provide under floor heating in a new drying room where they intend to produce edible seaweed. http://www.shetland-news.co.uk/2010/August/news/Seaweed%20firm%20welcomes%20tariff%20ruling.htm
11.7. Welsh SMEs to receive support
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in
11.8.
Figures released today show that carbon emissions have plummeted by as much as 44 per cent and energy bills will be cut by around £50,000 a year at ten fire stations involved in the Mayor of London’s RE:FIT programme. The completed stations are now saving 242 tonnes of CO2 per year - enough to fill the Sydney Opera House five times over. http://www.london-fire.gov.uk/news/NewsReleases2009_PR1404.asp
11.9. Greener buildings LEED to better workers
A new study conducted by researchers at
11.10. BRE report offers energy efficiency insight
BRE Trust, the owner of BRE, the UK’s leading centre of expertise on the built environment, is pleased to announce a new publication, ‘Energy Efficiency in New and Existing Buildings: Comparative Costs and CO2 Savings’, which reviews ways to improve the energy efficiency of both new and existing buildings. http://www.bre.co.uk/newsdetails.jsp?id=680
11.11. Prince’s energy efficiency suggestion
Prince Charles has told British families to take shorter showers to help protect the environment. The instruction came at the end of a list of 20 lifestyle changes recommended by the Prince of Wales for his new green campaign, Start. ….His campaign website reads: 'Snub the tub. If everybody in a four-person family replaced one bath a week with a five-minute shower, you could save between £5 and £15 per year off your energy bill.' http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1304327/Prince-Charles-urges-British-families-snub-bathtub.html
11.12.
A Grade 1 listed Norman church based in Withington is set to become the first zero carbon place of worship in the
11.13. Plumbers set to benefit in green economy
Plumbing organisations are keen that their members take advantage of opportunities in the booming green economy. People who have passed plumbing courses are being urged to learn how to install the latest technologies in order to meet the growing demand for green energy appliances that save water and money. Blane Judd, chief executive of the Chartered Institute of Plumbing and Heating Engineering, said that plumbers can play a key role in advising householders about the latest and best energy saving appliances. http://www.articlebliss.com/Art/463181/53/Plumbers-Set-to-Benefit-in-Green-Economy.html
11.14. Home energy efficiency
Homeowners have been advised to consider making their properties more energy efficient ahead of new energy certificates coming into effect. New legislation from the EU will make it compulsory to include information on a house's energy efficiency ratings in sale advertisements. http://www.lets-do-diy.com/News/2010/08/Home-energy-efficiency-urged-ahead-of-EU-certificate-launch-.aspx
11.15. Scottish Cross Party Group on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency
Tackling Hard to Treat Homes: Making Harder to Treat Homes Easier to Heat Homes - 8 September 2010. The next meeting of the (SPREEE) at the Scottish Parliament. The topic for the meeting is tackling hard to treat homes (those homes for which ‘traditional’ energy efficiency solutions are not an option – those off the gas network, with no cavities, with flat roofs etc). The session will explore recent and innovative developments in this area. The meeting will be held in Committee Room 3. Speakers will be confirmed closer to the date. The meeting will begin at 6.00pm prompt (with refreshments served from 5.30). To book a place, contact Lisa Gordon by 7h September on lisa.gordon@est.org.uk.
12.1.
The UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) is launching a competition for £7 million for research into solar nanotechnology. The EPSRC will invest up to £5 million in the new solar nanotechnology research and development projects while the Technology Strategy Board will invest £2 million. Business-led consortia will focus on building the supply chain and achieving technology demonstration in a real life environment of solar energy under the competition. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/12061/uk-offers-7m-for-solar-nanotechnology/
12.2.
With many governments now introducing feed-in tariffs – financial incentives for homeowners to install sources of renewable energy – some companies are even offering to install photovoltaic (PV) cells on house roofs for free. But although solar cells are destined to become a more common sight, are rooftops really the best place for them? Even if the government inducements work, and PV cells end up adorning large portions of the urban skyline, by 2020 they are expected to account for a mere 2 per cent of electricity in the UK. There may, however, be another way to enable PV cells to make a greater contribution: stick them on our roads and drive on them. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn19374-innovation-sunrise-boulevards-could-bring-clean-power.html
12.3. 'Sun park' to generate solar energy
A pioneering "sun park" planned for land near Louth could be the first of its kind in the country. The Grimsby Telegraph can reveal plans have been submitted for
12.4. Britons buy record solar installations
A record 2,200
12.5. Sun rises on British Gas solar panel offer
British Gas has become the latest energy giant to try to break into the booming market for domestic renewable energy technologies, unveiling a new service that will allow households to install solar panels at no up-front cost. Following the launch of the
12.6.
The complexity of harvesting solar power from the Sahara desert and transporting it to Europe means it is not a practical solution for meeting 2020 targets, it has been claimed. German physicist Gerhard Knies said that a solution to the continent's energy needs could be the development of a large solar farm in the
12.7. Solar panels for Clarence House
The Prince of Wales has won permission to install solar panels on the roof of Clarence House in an attempt to make his 180-year-old
12.8. French solar price cuts may be duplicated
12.9.
Chinese solar panel companies will be faced with challenges at home from some European companies. Simon Currie, partner and global head of energy of
12.10. Researchers break solar efficiency record
Efforts to develop an energy-saving solar cell in
Researchers at Zentrum fur Sonnenenergie- und Wasserstoff-Forschung Baden-Württemberg (ZSW) had already broken a long-standing record for thin-film solar cell efficiency earlier this year. However, they achieved further gains in more recent tests, scoring an efficiency rating of 20.3 per cent. Dr Michael Powalla, head of the photovoltaics division at ZSW, said the cells were developed in a copper indium gallium diselenide laboratory coating plant. http://www.rapidonline.com/latestnews.aspx?id=800037751&tier1=Industry&title=Researchers+break+solar+cell+efficiency+record
12.11. Self-dusting solar panels
Self-cleaning technology developed for lunar and Mars missions could be used to keep terrestrial solar panels dust free. Dust deposits can reduce the efficiency of electricity generating solar panels by as much as 80%. The self cleaning technology can repel dust when sensors detect concentrations on the panel's surface have reached a critical level. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11057771
12.12. Nick Clegg opens Sheffield Solar Farm
A new solar farm has been officially opened in
12.13. Crystalox Solar sees big fall in earnings
The tough environment being faced by many companies in the green energy field was highlighted again today when a British solar power company reported a huge downturn in profits for the first half of the year. A 40% slump in the global price of silicon wafers sent Oxford-based PV Crystalox Solar earnings spinning downwards to €12.4m (£10.2m) compared to €35.2m in the opening six months of 2009. http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/aug/19/pv-crystalox-solar-energy-profits-slump
12.14. Solon set to build 1.3MW
Solon SE has reached an agreement with the British project developer 35 Degrees Ltd, to build a 1.3 MWp solar power plant near Bissoe in
12.15. REA Solar Seminar
Making
13.1. £6m for Turbo Power’s solar idea
An innovative business specialising in the design and manufacture of power electronics and electrical equipment has won over £6m in funding to look at charging electric cars via solar power. Turbo Power Systems (TPS), which employs 85 people at its power electronics division in
13.2. Whisky 'petrol' for cars
13.3. Solar cars - around the world in 80 days
Teams from three continents have set off from the Place des Nations in
13.4. Electric vehicles for
The Japan Post Service will soon be delivering mail in converted electric vehicles. Japan Post Service Co. has secured an order to purchase 1,030 electric vehicles from Japan-based Zerosports Co., Ltd. for its mail delivery and collection service. The Zero EVs are actually converted from gas-driven Fuji Heavy Industries Ltd. commercial vehicles. http://www.energyboom.com/transportation/japan-post-service-will-deliver-mail-converted-zero-evs
13.5. Has the spark gone out of electric cars?
With petrol prices sky-high and the Government offering inducements to go green, electric cars are being championed as the future of motoring. But as David Rose reveals, their real cost could give us a nasty shock... http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/moslive/article-1304123/Has-spark-gone-electric-cars.html
14. CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE
14.1. Undersea carbon: DECC publishes licensing plans
The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has published details of how it will license the storage of carbon dioxide under the seabed in a response to industry comments on its recent proposal for carbon storage schemes. Licensing of carbon storage activities will be in conjunction with The Crown Estate and follow largely the pattern set for offshore oil and gas exploration. Only licensed entities will be issued with a permit to operate storage facilities. http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2268865/decc-publishes-licensing-plans
14.2. Full DECC response
The Government Response to consultation asking for views on the Government’s proposals for an offshore carbon dioxide licensing regime has now been published below. The licensing regime is intended to ensure that there is a clear, fit-for-purpose regulatory framework to encourage investment in such storage developments. It forms part of the transposition into
14.3 CCS network would underpin jobs
Industry chiefs have said a ground-breaking coal project could be key to developing Teesside’s revolutionary Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) network. B9 Coal’s project, revealed in the Evening Gazette yesterday, brings super-efficient underground coal gasification, fuel cells and CCS together in a technological world first. The company, at
14.4. Teesside bids to be an energy pioneer
World-first coal project announced today could make Teesside a clean energy front runner - and revolutionise the
14.5. Huhne promises no coal without CCS
Chris Huhne has hit back at reports suggesting the government is watering down its commitment to phase out the UK's dirtiest power plants, insisting the government remains fully committed to banning new coal-fired power stations built without carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology. Writing in a letter to the Guardian in response to yesterday's front page story claiming that the UK's dirtiest coal plants have won a government reprieve, the energy and climate change secretary said the "idea that we are watering down our commitment is simply incorrect". http://www.businessgreen.com/business-green/news/2268266/huhne-promises-coal-plants
14.6. Thousands oppose Hunterston coal plant plans
More than 14,000 people have objected to plans for a new coal-fired power station at Hunterston in Ayrshire, it has been claimed. Ayrshire Power wants to build a plant with experimental carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology at the site. But campaign groups say thousands oppose the scheme which they claim will harm wildlife and the environment. Scottish ministers will now make a final decision after the official consultation period closed on Friday. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-11029411
14.7. Prize for capturing carbon
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14.8. CCS plan for
CPC Corp.,
14.9. CCS included in Norwegian:
Energy ministers from the
14.10. CCS projects may overshoot funding deadline
According to a letter sent to the US Department of Energy by Gregory Friedman, the Inspector General, there is some risk that $3.4 billion in American Recovery Act (ARRA) funds may not get allocated in time to meet the September 30th deadline, which is the “use it or lose it” date. While 90% of the ARRA funds were spent on clean energy, the remaining funds might not make it. Most of this was to be for two Carbon Capture and Storage projects to see if coal can be used to make energy without endangering the climate on this planet for the next 100,000 years. http://cleantechnica.com/2010/08/24/carbon-capture-projects-could-overshoot-energy-funding-deadline/
14.11. US CCS plan slated for lack of ambition
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14.12. NE clean coal project
AFC Energy Plc, the cleantech company behind the development of low cost alkaline fuel cell technology, has been chosen as a key component in a clean coal proposal for a project based in the North East of England. The move is part of an ongoing partnership between AFC, B9 Coal Ltd and Linc Energy, which together are proposing to build the first large scale demonstration of alkaline fuel cell technology in a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project. http://www.stockopedia.co.uk/content/afc-energy-reveals-more-details-about-consortium-proposal-to-build-clean-coal-project-46781/
14.13. Coal-fired power stations win reprieve
The coalition is watering down a commitment to tough new environmental emissions standards, raising the possibility of dirty coal-fired power stations such as Kingsnorth going ahead. Green groups are aghast that a flagship policy called for in opposition by both Lib Dems and Tories, and which they last year tried to force on the Labour government, will now not be implemented in the coalition's first energy bill to be published this year. http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/aug/15/coal-fired-power-stations-coalition
14.14. IPA’s conference on clean coal and CCS
The Industrial and Power Association’s Clean Coal and Carbon Capture & Storage Conference will be held Inchyra Grange Hotel,
http://www.ipa-scotland.org.uk/Documents/IPACleanCoalCCSConf210910-Fullprogramme3.pdf
14.15. CCS joins the Oxford English Dictionary
…..carbon capture and storage and geo-engineering, which can be described as the manipulation of environmental processes to offset the effects of global warming, also joined the dictionary. Overall, around 2,000 new words entered the latest edition of the Oxford English Dictionary. http://topnews.co.uk/211416-around-2000-new-words-enters-third-edition-oxford-english-dictionary
15.1. 68% of Lib Dem members back nuclear
Lib Dem Voice has polled its members-only forum to discover what Lib Dem members think of a variety of key issues, and what they make of the Lib Dems’ and Government’s performance to date. Almost 600 party members have responded…….. First up they asked about Chris Huhne’s announcement that he is now backing nuclear power in order to ensure the stability of
15.2. Slippage in
The schedule for the
15.3. HSE releases nuclear GDA
The clock is ticking on the future of the
15.4. $9.3bn per new nuclear plant in U.K
Utilities building new nuclear power plants in the
15.5. German managers: Let N-plants run longer
Prominent German business figures are warning against what they call a too-quick shutdown of the country's nuclear plants, stepping up pressure on Chancellor Angela Merkel's government as it approaches a hard-fought decision on how much longer to keep them running. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gpeZceFGPXRm2C_AnrRh_Htxu80wD9HN77I82
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