Borkum West enters commissioning stage
A 200MW offshore wind project in the German North Sea has closed its first development stage with the installation of the final offshore wind turbine.
Energy Transition
Optimus wins training contracts in North Sea and Asia
Oil and gas consultant Optimus Seventh Generation has won two safety training contracts as it targets expansion into the North Sea maritime sector.
Good Energy sells Norfolk farm
Renewable power supplier Good Energy Group has sold its 49.9MW solar site at West Raynham, near Fakenham, Norfolk.
Scots firm develops tubulars internal coatings game changer for oil and gas
A Scottish company that has made a significant success out of the development and application of anti-corrosion coatings to oilfield tubulars has developed what could prove an industry game-changer.
Thialf installs latest platform in German offshore grid
Siemens has completed installation of the offshore platform for the direct-current connection HelWin2, working under contract from the German-Dutch grid operator TenneT.
Research points to serious under-reporting of wind turbine fires
Fire is the second main cause of accidents in wind turbines, after blade failure, according to research at Edinburgh University, Imperial College and Sweden's SP Technical Research Institute.
ETI launches second bio-initiative within a week
The UK's Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is launching a new project in its bioenergy programme - Techno-economic assessment of Biomass pre-processing.
RGU engineering student selected for award scheme
A student at Robert Gordon University (RGU) has been selected for a prestigious award scheme aimed at helping the most promising young engineers achieve their full potential.
India plans solar parks for up to 20GW capacity
India will provide low-cost loans and grants to set up solar power parks across the country to host as much as 20GW of capacity, about 10 times what it has built to date.
Areva shares plunge after forecast rethink
Areva fell the most in 22 years after reducing its 2014 forecasts and announcing a new cost-cut target as the French maker of nuclear reactors and fuel posted a first-half loss on weakening demand.
Ecosse scoops third seabed clearance deal
Engineering specialist Ecosse Subsea Systems has won its third seabed clearance contract in the North Sea for Dong Energy's newest wind farm offshore Yorkshire.
Statkraft sells 49% stake in UK wind farms
Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, sold part of its stake in three wind farms in the UK to Gingko Tree Investment of China to fund investment in new projects.
Finnish atomic reactor set for EDF boost
EDF, the world’s biggest nuclear operator, is considering helping to complete an atomic reactor in Finland plagued by delays, cost overruns and a dispute between the supplier and its customer.
Celtic Array scraps Rhiannon wind farm
Celtic Array, a partnership between Centrica and Dong Energy, looking to develop a huge wind farm in the Irish Sea has pulled out of the project.
Statoil’s Hywind open for Scottish business
Scottish renewables firms have been invited to submit proposals for Statoil’s Hywind floating turbine project, offshore Peterhead.
SMA Solar to cut 600 more jobs as it lowers full-year forecast
SMA Solar Technology, Germany’s biggest solar company, said it may lose as much as $60million this year because of “stagnating” demand in the solar industry. Shares fell the most in seven months.
Beatrice moves forward as partners choose base
The power giants behind plans for a huge offshore windfarm in the Moray Firth have struck a deal to use Wick Harbour.
Distillery goes green with £1million biomass boost
A Scottish distillery is going green with the help of an investment of about £1million to install a biomass boiler.
Climate change costs will increase 40% for every decade of inaction
As the Obama administration defends its efforts to curb carbon emissions this week, it’s taking a new tack: arguing that it is smart economic planning. A White House report released today says the cost of fighting climate change will increase 40% for every decade of inaction.
Candy Crush-like app helps engineers target tech workers
When Joel Tarver noticed workers at Baker Hughes relaxing during breaks playing the hugely popular smartphone game Candy Crush, he figured he could put their play to work.
Sold-out crowds await US EPA at carbon-cutting rules hearings
The nation gets its chance this week to blast or praise the Environmental Protection Agency’s sweeping plan to cut climate-warming emissions by 2030. Companies, environmental advocates and citizens will sound off at EPA hearings starting tomorrow in Atlanta, Denver and Washington about the 645-page proposal, unveiled two months ago, to limit carbon-dioxide emissions from power plants. A two-day hearing in Pittsburgh starts July 31. The agency says more than 1,600 people are scheduled to speak and by last week all slots were filled in Atlanta, Denver and Washington.
Opinion: First nail in the coffin for the hydro industry
The feed in tariff accreditation team at OFGEM must have been working all hours of the day and night to process the mountain of applications they got through in June. During the month, 13.25MW of hydro applications were processed, more than doubling the average for the year to date of 5.23MW. This will have a crippling effect on the hydro industry as the bumper month has triggered the threshold for accelerated reduction of the feed in tariff, the main source of support for developing green electricity from the UK’s rivers.
Video: Renewables made fun with new animation
A Scottish renewables trade body has taken a fresh approach to spreading the word about green energy – in a new online animation.
Communities offered £1million to discuss nuclear waste
Communities could be paid millions of pounds just to consider having a facility to bury nuclear waste in their area, the Government has said.
DECC launches biomass calculator
A new device designed to investigate the impact of North America-sourced biomass on carbon emissions has been launched by the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).