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UK to strengthen its offshore capacity with floating wind turbines
The UK and US will collaborate on the development of floating wind turbines aimed to harness more offshore wind power at competitive costs and increase the UK’s potential for offshore wind power mainly after 2020.
read more... 25/04/2012
Ireland launches a new €500million project to upgrade the electricity grid
EirGrid, the state-owned electric power transmission operator in Ireland, revealed a €500m power line project, called Grid Link Project, implying the development of a new power line linking Leinster and Munster in Ireland.
read more... 18/04/2012
Poland to amend the Renewable Energy Law
Coal-reliant Poland decided to amend a renewable energy law that was proposed in December and involved a retraction of the purchase guarantee for renewables, a move that intensified investors’ fears that the draft could hinder the development of new wind projects.
read more... 13/04/2012
The world’s most powerful offshore wind turbine installed in Belgium
The world’s most powerful offshore turbine, capable of generating 6.15 MW of power was installed in Belgium by the German energy company RWE Innogy and Belgian offshore project development company C-Power NV.
read more... 23/03/2012
National Grid and Petrofac to build a £1bn carbon capture and storage plant in UK
The British energy network National Grid and oil Services Company Petrofac have entered in an agreement with Summit Power Group, a Seattle-based developer of low-carbon electric power projects to seek funding for the development of a carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in the United Kingdom.
read more... 21/03/2012