This week the Prime Minister, David Cameron, announced plans to inject £60 million of Government funding into the upgrade of British ports. The aim is to harness Britain’s “immense” potential and establish the country as a world leader in the offshore wind industry.All “interested” ports will be supported by the Crown Estate and the Department [...]

In 2005 the Welsh Assembly Government stated that four terawatt hours of power would be produced using renewable energy sources by 2010. Unfortunately, recently released figures show that this target was not achieved; instead a total production of just three terawatt hours was recorded. However, officials claim that the reasons behind the failing were caused [...]

In France, tax credit for photovoltaic energy is set to go down from 50% to 25%, and disappear completely for overseas departments, after a vote in the National Assembly on 22 October 2010. The French overseas business federation has estimated the move will threaten 1,700 jobs, and there are concerns over its environmental implications. However, [...]

Construction for the 12 million euro (16.70 million dollar) project should begin in autumn 2011. For the time being, the construction permit has not been approved by the department of Tarn prefecture because the land is still subject to mining laws. Once started, work should only last nine months. The finished solar power plant will [...]

 Infrabel, the managing group of Belgium’s railway network has taken a step forward in their bid to reduce the production of greenhouse gases through the use of renewable energy. They announced plans to install up to 16,000 solar panels along various routes, most notably along the roof of 3.4km tunnel linking Amsterdam and Paris.  An [...]

Novi Sad, Vojvodina (SRB), 22 October 2010.   The energy policy for the municipality of Temerin underwent a four-day review in order to design an appropriate model for sustainable energy governance, with plans for it to be adopted first-hand by city hall and further promoted across the whole province of Vojvodina (SRB).   Co-funded by [...]

The Spanish Minister of Economy, Innovation and Science, Antonio Avila, insists that the region is “getting ahead” in renewables, with leading companies and with “significant foreign investments”. Avila emphasized the importance of the 282 million Euro incentive granted by the regional government for sustainable energy development initiatives under three incentive programs launched since 2005 that [...]

The Wind Energy Association (ESA) has urged the Ministry of Industry to comply with the agreement reached with the wind industry last July to eliminate the regulatory uncertainty hanging over the industry. Following a meeting yesterday with representatives of associations of different wind regions, the ESA found that there was uncertainty in the sector and [...]

General Electric introduced a one-megawatt (MW) solar inverter at Solar Power International 2010 on October 18th 2010. The new product, based on the proven power converter technology, is the largest in GE’s portfolio, making it suitable for applications worldwide. Read the full article (in German): http://bit.ly/aUvxCB

“Oil-prospecting” company RAG aims to store six billion cubic meters of gas by 2014, knowing that alternative domestic natural gas storage is gaining in importance. Power plants using natural gas are an effective backup to intermittent renewable power sources such as solar or wind energy, and can provide continuous backup energy while most conventional pumped [...]