14 July 2014
Floating turbines could cut the cost of offshore wind power to below £85/MWh by the mid-2020s, according to an engineering design study by The Glosten Associates for the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI). The new study revealed that the company’s PelaStar tension leg floating platform (TLP) could deliver further reductions as the technology matures and is […]
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14 July 2014
Plant operator Asociacion Nuclear Asco-Vandellos (ANAV) has awarded a contract to Areva to supply filtered containment venting systems (FCVS) for the Asco 1&2 and Vandellos 2 nuclear reactors in Spain. The systems are designed to maintain the integrity of the reactor containment building and protect the environment by ensuring the confinement of radioactive materials in […]
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14 July 2014
SSE Renewables has selected GE to supply turbines for the Dunmaglass Wind Farm in Scotland. Located near Inverness, the wind farm will be equipped with 33 GE 2.85-100 turbines, which are specially designed for this project. It will also feature a 70m tower so SSE Renewables and GE meet the associated planning conditions that require […]
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11 July 2014
The recent threat to European energy security posed by the Ukrainian crisis has led to an increased focus on securing energy independence in the bloc, with geothermal power being one such technology under the microscope. Geothermal district heating (GeoDH) is one of the solutions being touted as a valuable and immediate option for the alleviation of Central […]
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11 July 2014
The European Union threatened to renew tariffs on biodiesel from the U.S. for another five years in a sign of persistent trade tensions over renewable energy. The EU said it would examine in two probes whether to re-impose the duties introduced in 2009 to counter alleged subsidies and price undercutting by U.S. exporters of biodiesel, […]
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10 July 2014
Norwegian company Aibel has won a contract from Statoil for engineering work at the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park offshore wind farm. As part of the NOK40m (£3.8m) contract, the company will carry out front end engineering and design (FEED) and engineering and management assistance (EMA) of substructures for the five new floating wind turbines. The […]
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10 July 2014
Amended safety regulations could mean a 10-year operational life extension for a nuclear power plant in the UK. The 1040 MW Dungeness B power station (pictured) in Kent, England came online in 1983 and is currently scheduled for decommissioning in 2018. It consists of two advanced gas-cooled reactors. The plant’s owner, EDF Energy, announced in […]
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10 July 2014
Apple has made quite a green turnaround in the past couple of years. After receiving a “D” on Greenpeace’s “How Green Is Your Cloud” report back in 2011, which ranks companies in four categories that consist of energy transparency, infrastructure siting, energy efficiency, and renewables and advocacy, Apple announced that it would power its company with 100 […]
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10 July 2014
Producers of renewable energy in south west of England are now generating enough “green” electricity to power more than 25% of all the homes in the region. This is revealed in a major report, published this week by independent renewable energy experts Regen SW, which says that capacity has grown by 37% in the past […]
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09 July 2014
The European Commission (EU) has awarded €300m funding for a carbon storage project located at the UK’s largest coal-fired power station, the Drax plant in Yorkshire. Europe’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects, the White Rose project, will provide clean electricity to more than 630,000 homes while supporting up to 2,000 jobs. In addition […]
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