ScottishPower Renewables has been given government approval to build a 10 megawatt tidal stream project between the Hebridean islands of Islay and Jura off the coast of Scotland. It will be the world’s first major tidal power station and it is going to be installed in a deep, but sheltered channel between the two Scottish [...]

This week saw the European Commission publish its plan to meet its target of reducing emissions by 80-95% by 2050, compared with 1990 levels. EU member countries are committed to reducing emissions by 20% by 2020, and are targeting an increase in the share of renewable energy to 20% and achieving an energy efficiency of [...]

On the economic menu, no big contracts, but the signing of several agreements in the energy sector, while at the same time, South Africa is preparing to restart its nuclear program. The two countries signed a roadmap to establish a bilateral working agreement on these issues. “These agreements place energy at the heart of the [...]

Mrs Amina Benkhadra, Moroccan Minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment was in Algeria last Tuesday on a working visit. She spoke with her Algerian counterpart, Mr. Youssef Youssfi, about opportunities for future cooperation between both nations, especially in the fields of renewable energy and mining. The two sides also discussed how they could improve [...]

The Council of Ministers is expected to approve, at its meeting tomorrow, a plan drafted by the Ministry of Industry containing additional measures to save energy. It is hoped that this will soften the effects of the oil crisis caused by the current situation in North Africa and the Middle East. These measures were adopted [...]

Minister President Erwin Sellering of Meckenlenburg-Vorpommern, wants his state is to be the first to cover its own electricity demand entirely with renewable energies in the not too distant future. Mr Sellering states that Meckenlenburg-Vorpommern itself wants to become an export state for energy. The Minister President’s optimism is based on a “model for new [...]

According to the German Energy and Water Association, the share of renewable energies in power production increased by 0.5 percent to about 17 percent in 2010. 41 percent of power production was produced by coal power stations, nuclear energy accounted for 23 percent, natural gas for 14 percent, and other sources for 5 percent. With [...]

Navarra is a pioneering region in renewable energy, especially in terms of wind power, and was the birthplace of EHN, which later became Acciona Energy. A third part of Navarra’s energy plan, Navarra Horizon 2020, was presented yesterday by the Regional Executive. It provides a further boost to energy actions with the intention of not [...]

Local communities in England that agree to site an onshore windfarm will receive an average of £20,000 per year in a scheme backed by the government, under new plans. There will also be a commitment from the government to pay £1,000 per megawatt (MW) of installed capacity each year for the lifetime of a wind [...]

Energy is the topic on everyone’s lips, especially renewable energy sources. Climate change must be addressed correctly in order to avoid a complete collapse of the global conditions of life. We must replace old fossil fuel technology with renewable energy sources. If we do this quickly we will increase the chances that the changes that [...]