Month: February 2015
Google is investing $300 million (£194m) to support the installation of solar panels on homes across the US. US developer SolarCity said it has teamed up with the internet search engine giant, which is providing the cash for a $750 million (£485m) fund for residential solar projects. Google said it is its largest renewable energy […]
Wales will be given the power to make decisions on fracking and a wide range of other energy projects under a devolution package unveiled by David Cameron and Nick Clegg. That means Welsh ministers could go ahead with the moratorium on fracking, which it announced last month. Making the announcement at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium, the […]
Energy Secretary Ed Davey has officially opened England’s largest onshore wind farm in Lincolnshire. The £98 million Keadby Wind Farm has 34 turbines, which will generate up to 68MW of electricity. The project is estimated to have contributed £43.3 million to the UK economy and supported more than 700 jobs since construction began in 2011. […]
Find out what’s influencing gas supply, power prices and what you should watch out for in the new daily market report on the energy market from Ben Spry, Optimisation Desk Manager at npower. The npower Optimisation Desk team use technical terms when they are presenting the latest energy market news. For clarification of any terms, […]
The Scottish Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing has expressed disappointment at the outcome of the UK Government’s renewable energy auction. Commenting on the results of the first Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme, Fergus Ewing said: “It is very disappointing that two key Scottish offshore developments – MORL and Inchcape – have not been given the go-ahead […]
Vattenfall has sold half its share of an offshore wind project to ScottishPower Renewables. The Swedish power giant is selling its 50% share of the wind project to ScottishPower Renewables so it can prioritise the rest of its European wind portfolio. The sale comes despite news Vattenfall is one of the 27 winners of government’s […]
Governments across the globe are being urged to do more to cut food waste in a bid to save between $120 billion (£77.8bn) and $300 billion (£194.5bn) every year. A new report suggests it must be reduced by between 20% – 50% to achieve the savings and cut emissions by 7% globally – or 3.3 […]
The University of Aberdeen has won funding to help Tanzania develop engineers and lawyers for its oil and gas industry. The €2 million fund (£1.5m) will be used for a three-year project that will promote learning and research between the university and academics and students at the University of Dar es Salaam (USDM) in the […]
Renewable energy in the UK is up by almost a fifth from last year. The latest energy stats released by DECC, found renewables share of electricity generation rose to 17.8% which is a 4.2% increase on its share from last year. Wind generation was also up at 4%. The stats highlight the three-month period from October […]
The solar energy industry has expressed its disappointment at the lack of PV projects allocated under the UK Government’s renewable energy auction. DECC awarded the Contracts for Difference (CfDs) for 27 green projects, which includes two offshore wind farms, 15 onshore wind projects and five solar projects. The Solar Trade Association (STA) said the Government’s […]