Search Results for: "offshore wind"
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...growth.” Vattenfall is the fifth largest electricity generator in Europe and second largest offshore wind power operator in the world. It already owns a 60 per cent stake in Horns Rev, the...
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...wind farm off the Lincolnshire coast, as the country has overtaken Denmark as the world leader in offshore wind.[summary]Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, said the Lincs...
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...of millions of pounds from an oil rich state being pumped into UK technologies, such as on and offshore wind, carbon capture and storage, as well as solar and marine energy, over the coming...
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...its position in the UK wind market, joining forces with ScottishPower Renewables to bid on offshore wind farm development in the UK. At the same time, the state-owned company has acquired...
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...These include fast-tracking existing low-carbon technologies by receiving extra R&D funding. Offshore wind, biofuels, ICT, building lighting and cooling and increased-efficiency...
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...few countries to reduce our emissions below our Kyoto targets. We are now the leading country for offshore wind and we are the first country to legislate for binding targets on climate...
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...meet the growing number of wind turbines needed globally and in the UK, now the world’s leading offshore wind market. "Vestas is very committed to the UK market and has been present from...
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The world's second largest offshore wind farm is to be built off the coast of North Wales.[summary]The UK Government has given Npower Renewables Ltd the go ahead to build and operate Gwynt y...
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...with five major energy companies on a new £30 million initiative to bring down the costs of offshore wind power, which have more than doubled over the last five years.
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...initial projects are being financed to the tune of £20 million and will help deliver either offshore wind or marine energy in what is being described as a “new energy network for the...
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...digging up roads, and could be done at the same cost as other renewable energy sources, such as offshore wind.Biogas could help deliver a secure supply of green energy for the UK, as well...
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...European R&D facility in the region and is working with NaREC to develop the world’s largest offshore wind turbine.The region also boasts the Centre for Process Innovation (CPI) – an...
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The design of a new onshore substation for the London Array – the largest consented offshore wind farm in Europe – has been given the go-ahead, and work is expected to start at the Cleve Hill...
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...costs had forced Centrica, the owner of British Gas, to postpone building its £750 million offshore wind turbine farm off the coast of Lincolnshire, near Skegness. And while E.ON and...
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...competitive advantage in developing offshore renewable – with a quarter of Europe's tidal and offshore wind energy resource, and a world class scientific capacity and skills base....
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...Public Policy Research (IPPR) says unless the Government does more to support the development of offshore wind power, the opportunity to create up to 70,000 long-term jobs will be missed –...
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...and services that are produced in a green way.”Related NewsRenewable Energy NewsWind Energy NewsOffshore Wind Energy News
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...opportunity to create up to 70,000 jobs could be lost through lack of Government support for the offshore wind industry. Interestingly, that report recommended that the UK Government...
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...and committed Britain to cut carbon emissions by 34 per cent by 2020. There was support for the offshore wind industry through the Renewables Obligation Certificates scheme, valued at...
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...where we have real strengths and commit to support these over time.Therefore, the decision on offshore wind to provide additional support is very welcome. Offshore wind is a great example...
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...small and medium-sized UK renewables projects to deployment.£525 million of support to offshore windThe Chancellor is also allocating £525 million of support to offshore wind...
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...a more active role in addressing market failures.It identifies carbon capture and storage (CCS), offshore wind generation, marine energy, nuclear energy and low carbon vehicles as the areas...
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...Ed Miliband has today launched a multi-million pound global competition to help cut the cost of offshore wind energy.[summary]Up to £20 million has been earmarked for the project,...
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...nuclear and clean fossil fuels. On renewables, we are already the country with the largest offshore wind generation in the world. More capacity is being built. But if we are to win the...
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...renewables is one of the UK's leading renewable energy companies and operates both onshore and offshore wind farms. It is building the world’s second largest offshore wind farm, Gwynt y Mor...
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...have welcomed yesterday’s announcement that development of the London Array, the world’s largest offshore wind farm, is to go ahead in the Thames Estuary.[summary]The consortium made up of...
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...onshore renewables and the potential for approximately 100 MW of tidal capacity and 200 MW of offshore wind capacity. It is awaiting on 1000 MW of onshore planning applications, making a...
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North of England companies with capabilities or potential in the offshore wind sector are to benefit from a new collaborative £3 million programme to enable the region to deliver on the...
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...had to work together to develop new energy sources and to build low carbon industries. He said offshore wind was an obvious example, but it should not be stimulated to the extent that it...
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...transport fuels from renewables.This is technically possible; we have the technologies, such as offshore wind and biomass heating, to deliver the scale of changes required. But, although...
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The Government has today given the thumbs up to a massive expansion of the UK’s offshore wind capacity, adopting a plan that will potentially add 25 gigawatts (GW) of extra capacity to the 8GW...
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...construction, long-term operations and maintenance jobs that will be needed by 2020 for the new offshore wind industry.In addition to expanding Northumberland College’s Wind Technician...
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...the UK could generate up to £70 billion for the economy and create almost 250,000 jobs in offshore wind and wave power alone.[summary]The Carbon Trust claims its analysis quantifies...
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...presents huge economic opportunities and our Climate Change Bill now commits us to action. Offshore wind, marine energy and renewable heat will now be a key focus due to the potential to...
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...the UK could generate up to £70 billion for the
economy and create almost 250,000 jobs in offshore wind and wave power
alone, and a call by
manufactures’ organisation, EEF, for a...
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In a move to help drive the growth of the UK offshore wind energy industry, the Crown Estate has announced it is to extend leases for round one and two offshore wind operations for up to 50...
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...the worst in living memory and following the announcement to increase the ROC multiple to two for offshore wind, there is effectively no market to pull marine energy forward."It will be...
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Weather permitting, the first wind turbines at RWE npower renewables' Rhyl Flats Offshore Wind Farm will begin generating green energy this weekend.[summary]The wind farm, off the coast of...
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...UK at the
forefront of massive global opportunities by targeting key industries,
for example offshore wind, marine power and carbon capture and storage,
and regions in which the UK has...
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...to do more. For example, in the budget this year the Renewable Obligations Certificate (ROC) for offshore wind were increased from 1.5 to two, exactly the same level as wave and tidal. So...
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...Secretary Ed Miliband yesterday, includes more than £6 million for Vestas Technology UK's offshore wind research and development centre on the Isle of Wight. [summary]The funding for...
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...authors studied a range of renewable energy projects around the UK, including onshore and offshore wind, new tidal and wave technologies and biomass projects. "Our results show that people...
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...renewable sources rose by
19 per cent in 2008, mainly as a result of a 49 per cent increase in
offshore wind capacity, a 38 per cent increase in onshore wind capacity
and a four per cent...
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...through partnerships as well as accessing European funding. It will focus on marine energy, offshore wind, long distance super grid development and smart distribution grids, as well as...
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...is hoped this second tranche of funding will help Scotland secure a significant share of the UK
offshore wind market – estimated to be worth £19 billion. The additional funding will...
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...on administering environmental programmes and the delivery of sustainability projects, such as offshore wind, smart meters, the proposed carbon capture and storage levy, and feed-in...
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...energy investment company, aims to become the UK’s first publicly-quoted specialist offshore wind company.[summary]Renamed SeaEnergy Plc, the company wants to be at the forefront of what it...
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...needs to be increased from its present level of two which only puts marine energy on par with offshore wind, which is a mature technology. At this present level, there is effectively no...
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...has been launched today to develop systems that could significantly improve the efficiency of offshore wind turbines and make them more price competitive with other forms of power...
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The Robin Rigg offshore wind farm in the Solway Firth, Cumbria, switched on its turbines and began producing power for the first time this week. [summary]The 180 megawatt wind farm, owned by...
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...build a prototype of the first wave power system that can be deployed at the site of an existing offshore wind farm, thereby reducing the power infrastructure costs of offshore renewable...
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...blade for the largest wind turbine in the world.[summary]The grant was one of three awarded to offshore wind energy companies, announced by Energy and Climate Secretary Ed Miliband at the...
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...research, included in the report, predicts up to 70,000 long-term jobs could be created in the UK offshore wind industry in parts of the country where they are most needed, and also create...
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...the situation was improving. The first phase of the $897 million (£563 million) Belwind offshore wind part off the coast of Belgium which was financed in the Q3, was an example of an...
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...It will focus on technologies that have been identified as key to the region such as onshore and offshore wind, micro-generation, small-scale renewables and energy from waste.Funded with...
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...all the stages – from design to asset monitoring – of SSE’s portfolio of onshore and
offshore wind farms in Europe. It is being set up in partnership with the University of Strathclyde and...
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...and deployment.India, which has over 7000 kilometres of coastline – meaning huge potential for offshore wind energy – is a large potential market for Scottish renewables expertise and...
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...is enormous, as are the opportunities if just half the manufacturing for the next generation of offshore wind farms takes place here in the UK then this industry will grow 10-fold from just...
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...farm off the coast of Skegness. [summary]Centrica received Government planning approval for the offshore wind farm a year ago. Now final investment approval has been agreed and the project...
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...Forest at Ceredigion, RES' Llanllwni in Carmarthenshire and Blyth in Northumberland, and RWE's offshore wind farm 33 kilometres off the Lincolnshire coast and Brechfa in Carmarthenshire.The...
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...jobs. The East of England has its own renewable target of 17 per cent by 2020, not including offshore wind, and Department of Energy and Climate Change said this plant could deliver 10 per...
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...development portfolio could power over one million homes through building new onshore and offshore wind farms, biomass power stations, and tidal stream and wave power schemes, with 1,300 MW...
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...on proposals for onshore wind farms bigger than 50 megawatts (MW) (or 100 MW for offshore wind) will be made within one year (rather than the current two or more years) and up to £300...
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...been shortlisted in a multi-million pound competition aimed at slashing the escalating costs of offshore wind installations in the UK.[summary]The unique tripod concept features three...
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...Economy’, will recommend that all major environmental policies – such as increased subsidies for offshore wind or the CRC (Carbon Reduction Commitment) Energy Efficiency Scheme – should be...
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...– and the UK Government, . Since 2007, it has announced over £50 million of projects in offshore wind, marine, transport, distributed energy, carbon capture and storage and energy...
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Wales’ biggest offshore wind farm, RWE’s Rhyl Flats, situated five miles off the north Wales coast in Liverpool Bay, was officially opened this week.[summary]The 90 megawatt (MW) farm now has...
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...countries have signed a political declaration to cooperate on the development of the first offshore wind grid in the North Sea and Irish Sea.[summary]The aim of the ‘The North Seas...
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...the flexibility to deliver much more quickly and cost-effectively than the large utility-scale offshore windfarms," she said.Offshore windAdditional support for the renewables sector came...
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...(£0.9 billion) to six CCS projects and €510 million (£461 million) to nine offshore wind energy projects in Europe. As already reported by GreenWise in October, £164...
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The North East is to get the world’s largest testing facility for offshore wind turbine blades.[summary]The £15 million testing facility for 100 metre long offshore wind turbines will...
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...(€2 billion) worth of contracts signed this week to start work on the world's largest offshore wind farm, the London Array, in the Thames Estuary.[summary]Phase One of the...
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...is constructed. Ultimately, their ambition is for wave projects to grow to the same scale as offshore wind projects, and Aegir is seen as key to that. The partners believe the project,...
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...of a decentralised grid network, and allows the UK to continue to develop its world leading offshore wind, wave and tidal energy industries.”Frank Mitchell, director at ScottishPower –...
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The successful bidders for the Crown Estate Round Three offshore wind zones have been announced today, which could lead to the delivery of a quarter of the UK's total electricity generation...
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...of successful consortia awarded licences for the development of UK Crown Estate Round Three Offshore Wind Farms is a huge step forward for the UK, marking a major tipping point for the...
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...and hoped to win the public arguments. But he pointed out the UK is now the world leader with offshore wind by being “the first mover.”Paul Turner, head of Sustainable Development for...
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The UK looks set to continue to lead the way in offshore wind in 2010, according to latest figures from the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). [summary]The UK accounted for a total of...
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...from a total budget of around £70 million.The ETI is currently working on projects in offshore wind, marine, carbon capture and storage, distributed energy, energy supply and...
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...We do have to remain realistic about what we can achieve, how and by when. Q. We hear a lot about offshore wind, but what form of renewable or low carbon energy do you think promises to...
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An old Vestas factory in Argyll is being upgraded to manufacture wind turbine towers for Scotland's offshore wind industry, creating 300 jobs.[summary] Welcon Towers, an Argyll-based wind...
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...and car parks, claims the move will make it the biggest manufacturer of towers for both on and offshore wind projects in the UK. The company expects the factory to be up and running at the...
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...lead currently enjoyed by the sector in this country," he saidMarine renewables 10 years behind offshore windAlthough Carbon Trust analysis shows that 25 per cent of the world's wave and...
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...announced today that it plans to open the world’s largest open access indoor test facility for offshore wind turbines in the north east.[summary]The test rig is being designed to allow the...
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The UK is positioning itself as one of the biggest offshore wind markets in the world, with the potential to deliver thousands of British jobs, but it still has no major manufacturer investing...
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...worth £8 million, for proposals for capital grant funding for technology development in the offshore wind sector under the Environmental Transformation Fund (ETF).Clipper Windpower's...
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...with the UK Government today expressing its desire to invest up to £100 million in the new offshore wind turbine project, which would create up to 200 jobs and a new Mitsubishi R&D...
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...supply chain should be developed, utilising the current skills base already established from the offshore wind, oil and gas, and maritime industries.Speaking yesterday, Maria McCaffery,...
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...sustainable price for carbon is vital” to ensure investment in long-term renewable projects, such offshore wind farms and nuclear power plants. In their green paper, they say both the...
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...a £2 billion Green Investment Bank as well as provide £60 million to UK ports to host offshore wind manufacturers.[summary]Alistair Darling said that the new Green Investment Bank...
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...to focus the bank’s activities on green transport and sustainable energy, and in particular offshore wind (which, almost by definition, tends to be large scale).The REA, which, like Friends...
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The UK’s offshore wind industry received a considerable boost today with the news that GE plans to build an offshore wind turbine manufacturing plant here. [summary]The plan will result in up...
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...in which the Chancellor of the Exchequer pledged £60 million to help UK ports host offshore wind manufacturers.“The UK Government has created a stable framework to attract inward...
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...of renewable energy is needed (for the UK the best opportunities to show leadership are via offshore wind and marine energy).Ageing infrastructure is a huge problem in both the UK and US,...
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...almost £5 million to the wind energy sector, including finance for a new radar for a large offshore wind farm and funding for micro-wind turbine test pads.[summary]The radar project...
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...he said: “If you look back over the last few months at all the announcements about offshore wind and developments such as feed-in-tariffs (FITs) for small wind turbines, those are just two...
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...start new enterprises that can make the most of the global move to low carbon.
He pointed to the offshore wind manufacturers that in recent weeks have committed to setting up factories in...
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...not just financially, but environmentally too."£400 million to refurbish shipyards for offshore windThe party’s green stimulus will include investing up to £400 million in refurbishing...
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One of the UK's largest offshore wind farms is now fully up and running. [summary]E.ON UK said that all 60 turbines at its Robin Rigg farm in the Solway Firth – a sandbank midway between the...
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...Government achieve its climate change commitments through the greater use of the UK's sizable offshore wind energy resources. [summary]
Serco, together with its partner Lockheed Martin,...
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...more jobs and provide 800,000 internships for young people.
12,000 jobs to be created in offshore wind industry
The party said it would create 12,000 jobs through the expansion of...
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...industry passed a milestone this week, reaching for the first time one gigawatt (GW) of installed offshore wind capacity. [summary]
The first GW was achieved thanks to two wind farms...
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...household energy efficiency, developing clean coal-fired power stations and building large-scale offshore wind are three obvious priorities for the GIB given the jobs and industries they...
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...ahead.Wind energyAnother area of potential disagreement is over wind energy. While both back offshore wind, there is a sizeable majority of Conservative MPs that are sceptical about onshore...
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...invest in an offshore electricity grid in order to support the development of a new generation of offshore wind power. Also listed in the pledges is a Lib Dem proposal for a national...
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...solutions for the UK energy system.Last year it announced 15 projects worth over £53 million in offshore wind, marine, transport, CCS, energy storage and distribution and distributed...
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...an offshore electricity grid and a full system of feed-in tariffs in electricity.Solar parks and offshore windLilley said it was too early to talk about specific investment opportunities,...
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...be honoured by the new Government.
A £60 million grant to redevelop UK port sites to support offshore wind turbine manufacturers looking to locate new facilities in the UK is also still...
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...see "significant growth" in 2010, particularly in offshore, said the EWEA. In total, 1 GW of new offshore wind capacity is expected to be installed in the EU during 2010 compared to 577...
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...gas," added Alex Randall, researcher on the report. "In our scenario, because of the expansion in offshore wind, we would become net exporter, creating £7 billion of revenue a year."In...
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...today announced that it will go ahead with more than £70 million worth of investment in the UK offshore wind sector, but pulled the plug on an £80 million loan supporting the UK nuclear...
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..."proven energy efficiency projects", "enabling technology", such as smart grids, and third round offshore wind. GIB fundingOver time, it proposes that the GIB could provide funding in the...
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The Government must not delay action if it wants to ensure the UK secures a substantial homegrown offshore wind manufacturing base, employing tens of thousands of people.[summary]That is the...
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...£5 million of Government funding in the first round of grants for developing next-generation offshore wind technology since the Budget last month.[summary]Energy Secretary Chris Huhne will...
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The cost of building Britain's offshore wind farms remains high due to rising supply chain development costs and is threatening to derail carbon reduction targets, the body in charge of UK...
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...for "at least" six low carbon technologies, including carbon capture and storage, marine and offshore wind. It also recommends funding for nuclear.
The watchdog said the Government...
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The UK has powered ahead of the rest of Europe in the installation of new offshore wind capacity in the first half of 2010, according to latest figures.[summary]The European Wind Energy...
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...in advancing sustainable development through financial services.5. The UK is a global leader in offshore wind. Offshore wind in the UK will be one of the largest renewable deployments in...
