The world unites again this fortnight in Marrakech to drive forward our commitment to tackle climate change. It remains one of the biggest threats facing the world today, and the UK Government is fully committed to the low carbon future we signed up to in Paris last year. Since 2010, there has been over £52billion of investment in renewables in the UK, and this week we set out proposals for the next steps to phase out electricity generation from unabated coal-fired power stations within the next decade.
The developer of a wind farm off the north-east coast has drawn up a shortlist for a 3million euro (£2.6million) research programme into the environmental impact of offshore turbines.
The UK government was yesterday criticised for putting off a decision on allowing developers to compete for subsidies for onshore wind projects on Scotland’s islands.
Atlantis Resources said today that the UK Government’s decision to scrap the ring-fenced budget for marine projects in its next “green auction” was disappointing, but not unexpected.
A green energy body said today that onshore wind developers on remote Scottish islands would be “bitterly disappointed” that the UK Government has put off a decision on funding.
China, the world’s biggest clean-energy investor, lowered its solar and wind power targets for 2020, a reflection of how record installations of renewables have overwhelmed the ability of the nation’s grid to absorb the new electricity.
Mainstream Renewable Power will build and operate projects in Vietnam worth more than $2.2billion as the country looks for new energy sources to help meet soaring demand.
Amec Foster Wheeler said it has secured a framework agreement to provide engineering consultancy services to EDF Energy's Coal, Gas and Renewables (CGR) division.
Brazil's wind power industry said it faces a challenging outlook as projects are delayed due to lower electricity demand while new licensing rounds by the government are in doubt.
A group of seven oil and gas companies, including Shell, will reveal plans for a renewable energy investment fund on Friday, a news report said, citing unidentified sources.
Scottish ministers have written to the UK Business Secretary amid claims indecision is putting at risk more than £1.3billion of funding for large-scale renewable energy products.
Energy logistics firm Peterson will today launch an app which gives oil and gas operators instant information about the availability of space on North Sea vessels.
Figures showing growing public support for the use of onshore wind to produce energy have been welcomed by environmental campaigners and the renewables sector.
