Nova Innovation secures £1.2m in funding for ‘ground-breaking’ tidal energy project
Nova Innovation has secured £1.2 million in backing from the Welsh Government for its Enlli tidal energy project in north Wales.
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Total enters floating wind market with first UK project
Total has agreed to buy 80% of the 96 megawatt Erebus floating wind project off Wales.
Reasons for optimism: Taking stock of carbon reduction achievements and possibilities
As we enter a new decade, I’m sure I’m not alone in reflecting on matters that are personally important, together with major issues that impact on society, the environment and the economy.
London finds no easy answers after once-in-a-decade blackout
When two U.K. power plants shut down almost simultaneously in London’s first major blackout for a decade, it triggered a storm of questions about how to avoid another failure.
Plans for nuclear plant in Wales put on ice
Japanese conglomerate Hitachi confirmed it will halt work on its nuclear power projects in the U.K. and said it will take a one-time charge amid a shift away from reactor sales.
ABB starts work on Welsh refinery decommissioning project
Engineering consultancy ABB has started work on a contract to manage the dismantling of a refinery in south Wales.
Electricity price at Welsh power station ‘should be below Hinkley Point deal’
The Government should negotiate a price for electricity at a planned new nuclear power station in Wales below that agreed for the delayed site at Hinkley Point, according to a committee of MPs.
Activists halt operations at UK’s largest open cast mine
Protesters say they have halted work at Britain’s biggest open-cast coal mine following a demonstration involving hundreds of people.
DECC funding boost for heat network industry
BRE Wales & South West along with a consortium of partners have won funding from the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to boost innovation in the heat network industry. A number of proposals were successful under the competition and will be allocated a share of £1million to carry out feasibility studies on their proposed innovation. The consortium which includes BRE, Barden Energy, Bizcat UK, Elgocell, the Home Group (and some of its Cumbrian tenants), will use the capital to look at how viable it is to create a super-efficient district heating network in low rise social housing using innovative Swedish technology.