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Able UK unveils plans for £400 million Marine Energy Park on Humberside
Able UK has unveiled plans to create a £400 million to transform the north east’s Humberside with a Marine Energy Park to support the UK’s burgeoning offshore wind industry.
Germany could be fossil fuel free by 2050, says report
Germany could be entirely fossil fuel free, replacing its energy generating capacity with renewable sources like wind and solar by 2050, according to a new report.
Solar-powered plane completes 24 hour test flight
A solar-powered plane landed at 9 am this morning at Payerne airfield in Switzerland after completing a 24 hour test flight.
US puts $67 million into improving efficiency of CCS
The US Department of Energy is backing ten projects over the next three years with $67 million in a bid to improve the efficiency of carbon capture and storage technologies.
UK Government to mull potential of anaerobic digestion
The UK Government wants to see a big increase in the amount of energy the country generates from anaerobic digestion of waste, it said earlier this week.
Scotland and China to work together on offshore wind
Scottish firm SeaEnergy Renewables has signed a co-operation agreement with a state-owned Chinese company to develop and market steel structures for the offshore wind energy.
Scottish WATERS hold £13 million in funding for marine energy
Five marine energy projects are to share £13 million from the Scottish Wave and Tidal Energy: Research, Development and Demonstration Support (WATERS) fund.
English local councils free to sell green electricity
UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary Chris Huhne is calling for a lifting of a ban preventing local councils selling green electricity generated through microgeneration and anaerobic digestion.
IEA reports first signs of “energy technology revolution”
The International Energy Agency says the first green shoots of an energy revolution are starting to appear.
Europe’s renewable electricity generation nearly hits 20%
Last year, just shy of 20% of Europe’s total electricity consumption came from renewable sources, according to the latest figures from the European Commission.