An offshore wind test facility based off the coast of Aberdeen has received more than £70 million in subsidy since it became operational, according to new data.
Hurry, hurry - there is only a month left to take part in DECC's (Department of Energy and Climate Change) consultation on proposals for UK electricity market reform. And since the outcome might shape it for decades to come, it is an unusually important listening exercise.
AFTER the massive setback of Shell pulling back and a period in the wilderness, partners in the world's largest offshore windfarm, the London Array, have regrouped and construction will start this summer. The trigger to the decision was the UK Government's 2009 Budget decision to offer enhanced incentive payments via renewables obligation certificates.