The British government is moving to the first phase of commercial negotiations on a Contract for Difference (CFD) with the developer of a proposed tidal lagoon at Swansea Bay.
Conergy, one of the world’s largest downstream solar companies is to receive an equity investment from RWE Supply & Trading, the energy trading arm of the European utility.
The EU has urged Germany to find a solution to political deadlock over disputed plans to build new power transmission lines between the windy north of the country to the more developed south. The power lines themselves are seen as integral to Germany's shift away from nuclear and fossil fuels.
Abengoa and the Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) have commissioned a 100 MW solar thermal power project secured in the first round of the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer's Programme (REIPPP).
Plans for a £6 billion, 14-mile seawall off the coast of Cardiff have been released today, as part of government-backed plans for tidal power schemes across the UK.
UK transmission grid operator National Grid and Elia, the Belgian electricity transmission system operator, will today sign a joint venture agreement to move ahead with the Nemo Link – the first electricity interconnector between the two countries. The interconnector is planned to go live in 2019.
In a move to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuel, especially from Russia, the European Commission has published its strategy for an energy union with better grids and pipelines to improve energy sharing across the 28 member states.
European politicians yesterday voted to start reforms to bolster prices on the EU’s Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) by the end of 2018.
The European Commission (EC) is investigating a nuclear deal between Hungary and Russia, the result of which may result in Hungary facing a veto or prohibitive fine.
Plans for the world’s biggest offshore wind farm have been given the go ahead. The Dogger Bank wind farm with an array of up to 400 turbines, 80 miles off the Yorkshire coast, is expected to cost £6-8 billion and could meet 2.5 per cent of the UK’s electricity needs.