Policy and regulatory changes needed says Solar Energy UK The UK Government must treble solar capacity in order to meet carbon zero targets by 2030, according to a report by Solar Energy UK.  The industry body will make the claim today during the launch of its roadmap for the [...]

Catching the wind out at sea has become a pillar of the continent’s energy future Open a satellite map of Europe and wander along its coastlines, a little bit away from the shore. Go along the Northern Sea borders, venture east to the Baltic or go south in British [...]

AC Energy's Balaoi & Caunayan project is the 'biggest' in the country Nearly half a million workers must be trained to safely meet expansion of global wind market over next five years, according to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC). New analysis from GWEC, Global Wind Organisation (GWO) and [...]

Energy entrepreneurs Dan Jackson and Mark Dixon want to use offshore wind to decarbonise oil and gas assets Green infrastructure developer Cerulean Winds has revealed an ambitious £10bn plan to decarbonise oil and gas assets in the North Sea via a 200-turbine floating wind and hydrogen development. The company, led [...]

AC Energy's Balaoi & Caunayan project is the 'biggest' in the country AC Energy Corporation is moving closer to its 2025 goal of achieving 5000MW of renewable energy target with the start of construction of the 160MW Balaoi & Caunayan wind farm, the biggest wind farm in the Philippines [...]

The social media giant will take 110MW of power from Shelby County project under PPA RWE Renewables has partnered with Facebook and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to realize a 150MW solar facility in Shelby County, Tennessee, in the US. Facebook will use 110MW of the solar energy to [...]

Energinet and Danfoss collaborating on possible ways the gas can be used to help balance the network Danish transmission system operator Energinet and compatriot multinational Danfoss are collaborating on a project to examine whether a plant that converts electricity to hydrogen can be used to help balance the power [...]

Engineering consultancy will help with survey requirements and planning for the ERM Dolphyn initiative ScottishPower has unveiled its highest trainee recruitment drive since 2016 as it welcomed COP26 President Alok Sharma to the 539MW Whitelee wind farm on the outskirts of Glasgow. The recruitment drive will see 180 separate [...]

Engineering consultancy will help with survey requirements and planning for the ERM Dolphyn initiative Irish offshore engineering consultancy Gavin & Doherty Geosolutions (GDG) is to support ERM on the development of ERM Dolphyn, which comprises in situ production of hydrogen powered by a floating wind turbine. GDG will help [...]

R-UK says the proposals set 'challenging demands' on developers UK Energy Ministry BEIS has confirmed it will pull the plug on supports for renewable energy developments that fail to live up to commitments made in their supply chain plans at future CfD auction rounds. The move is a sweeping [...]

Mincon and Subsea Micropiles are planning initial tests of the construction technique for mid-2022 The Irish Government has awarded a €2.9m grant in support of a new construction method for offshore wind foundations and anchors. The project, involving drilling specialist Mincon Group and Subsea Micropiles, will include the development [...]

5.5GW of projects navigate Covid-19 and judicial review to reach landmark The Low Carbon Contracts Company (LCCC) has revealed that six projects representing 5500MW of offshore wind capacity have now passed their first Contracts for Difference milestone. The projects, detailed below, were awarded CfDs in the third Allocation Round [...]