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Northern Ireland’s sole offshore wind project abandoned
Plans for the construction of the first major offshore wind farm in Northern Ireland have been threw out by the consortium developing the project, citing policy uncertainty.
read more... 04/12/2014
Belgium will depend all winter on electricity imports
Belgium will have to import electricity every week this winter in case of cold snap and amid weak wind and solar energy output. The situation in Belgium is very tense, with the country becoming structurally dependent on imports after being deprived of several nuclear reactors.
read more... 02/12/2014
Renewable energy beats nuclear as Scotland’s main power source
Renewable energy in Scotland from wind farms, hydro power plants and other green sources has exceeded nuclear, becoming the top source of electricity in the nation in the first months of 2014, according to figures from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC).
read more... 01/12/2014
Denmark: Dong Energy relies on bigger offshore turbines
Dong Energy, Europe's biggest offshore wind farm developer, intends to make the change to giant wind turbines in an action that could indicate a breakthrough for a new generation of products.
read more... 24/11/2014
Offshore wind industry hastens to reduce costs since subsidies decline
As European governments begin to reduce offshore renewable electricity subsidies, utilities, wind turbine manufacturers and installers are aiming to decrease costs to aid the industry survive.
read more... 17/11/2014