The CBI and the Aldersgate Group have both urged the government to go further to create the demand and infrastructure to support a zero emission road network. Commenting on the same day Theresa May announced £106m for R&D in green vehicles,…
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Ofgem favours Diamond Transmission Partners bid for Race Bank OFTO
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Ofgem has selected Diamond Transmission Partners as the preferred bidder to own and operate the high voltage transmission link to the Race Bank offshore wind farm for the next 20 years. Diamond Transmission Partners, a consortium comprising Mitsubishi Corporation and…
ORE Catapult announces £1.3m offshore wind innovation programme
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The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has announced a £1.3m programme of technology innovation projects designed to advance Scotland’s offshore wind sector. The four projects will focus on next generation crew transfer and service vessels, a technology accelerator programme, investigating…
The Crown Estate to reveal potential new offshore wind leasing locations at industry event next month
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The Crown Estate will present its work to design a new leasing round, which could begin as early as next year, at an event next month. The session, on Wednesday 25 July 2018, is targeted at potential leasing process participants –…
Don’t let Brexit lead to offshore skills shortage, MPs warned
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Engineering company Offshore Marine Management (OMM) is urging MPs to consider the impact of Brexit on the future of the offshore renewables industry. The call comes after the House of Lords backed an amendment to the EU Withdrawal Bill that…
Greenpeace warns UK stake in new nuclear at Wylfa breaches EU competition rules
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Greenpeace UK believes plans announced by the government this week to take a one-third stake in a proposed new nuclear power plant, Wylfa Newyydd in Wales, may be illegal under EU competition rules. It said it would seek “urgent clarification”…
Brexit ‘could expose companies to costly IT changes’
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Brexit has raised fears for interconnector developers, says ElecLink chief executive Steven Moore, even though the need for interconnections has become, “if anything, more urgent”. Moore said Brexit has “introduced a lot of political uncertainty into what was already a very…
National planning documents ‘out of date’, warns expert
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National planning documents ‘out of date’, warns expert National Policy Statements for energy projects – including renewable energy – are slipping out of date and there is a ‘pressing need for revisions’, according to planning expert and blogger Angus Walker…
Mongoose Energy contracts BSR to manage 50MW community solar portfolio
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BSR has signed a deal with Mongoose Energy to manage a 50MW portfolio of 14 solar parks, the companies announced today. The five-year agreement covers 14 community-owned solar parks managed by Mongoose Energy. Once complete, BSR’s will manage 586MW solar portfolio across 64…
ITM Power supplies hydrogen refuelling station at M40 services
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ITM Power and Shell have installed a new hydrogen refuelling station at Shell Beaconsfield in Buckinghamshire. Shell Beaconsfield on the M40 will be the first site in the UK to bring hydrogen under the same canopy as petrol and diesel. The…