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British firm wins multimillion contract for €1.6bn German offshore wind farm

British company Gardline Group and Denmark's GEO have won contracts totalling €18 million to conduct seabed surveys for Scottish Power Renewables' proposed 400MW windfarm, located some 35km off the coast of Germany.

13 years ago

Grid picks controversial mid-Wales power line route

National Grid has announced the route corridor and substation site needed to connect new wind farms in Mid Wales to the high voltage electricity network in Shropshire.

13 years ago

‘Strength of the wind’ proposal to build up to 125 turbines near Fife

13 years ago

German offshore wind links delayed

Technical and financial challenges are at the heart of the grid connection delays that have frustrated Germany's offshore wind power sector, says Siân Crampsie

13 years ago

Poor communications could scupper new nuclear

Key elements of UK energy policy such as nuclear power could be jeopardised by poor government communication of the risks involved, according to a cross-party group of MPs.

13 years ago

Heavy built

13 years ago

Roc and a hard place

13 years ago

Tales of the unexpected

13 years ago

Gas generation down in the mix

13 years ago

Davey stresses gas and renewables ‘complementary’

Announcing new support levels under the Renewables Obligation today, Secretary of State Ed Davey was adamant that there would be no extension of the RO after 2017.

13 years ago

Subsidy cuts for onshore wind unchanged – until 2014 – and £500million fund for gas

13 years ago

Renewable heat funding scheme opens for community bids

13 years ago

MPs blast draft Energy Bill, urge major rethink as Scotland raises renewables stakes

13 years ago

Subsidy cut for wind and hydro power, large heat developers to get tariff guarantee

13 years ago

EDF Energy’s plans for temporary worker housing at Hinkley C blasted by council

EDF Energy is coming under fire for providing only temporary accommodation for Hinkley Point C workers, despite a report funded by the Homes and Community Agency proposing legacy options for the same overall cost.

13 years ago

Dong and Siemens sign big wind turbine deal

13 years ago

Co-fire alarm

13 years ago

Distributed gas generation would be more sustainable

13 years ago

Energy’s countdown to confusion?

Evidence to the committee scrutinising the draft Energy Bill reveals that energy firms are still

13 years ago

Anti wind farm campaigners told to pull misleading ad by ASA

Campaigners opposed to an onshore windfarm in Bridlington on the Yorkshire coast have been told by the Advertising Standards Agency to pull misleading adverts.

13 years ago