New Belfast Harbor Plans Could Create Up to 450 Jobs
Good news for people who are still looking for jobs in the UK. Apparently a £40 million development at Belfast Harbor could create as many as 450 jobs. This once again proves that going green is, not only good for ...
by Lynnette Adamson February 3rd, 2011
Green supporters unsure over funding for offshore wind projects
Four miles off England’s eastern coast, a floating crane can be spotted installing the last of the 48 wind turbines. The 40-storey tall pinwheels are driven by two bountiful resources: ocean breeze and public funding. The UK government’s financial backing turns ...
by admin January 11th, 2010
DONG and Siemens buy 50% of Lincs wind project
Siemens and DONG Energy have signed a joint contract to acquire 50 per cent ownership of the wind farm project Lincs, originally developed by the UK-based energy firm Centrica. The combined 50 per cent share of the energy project represents a capital investment of about £375 million. The Lincs offshore wind
by Jenson Brayshaw December 25th, 2009
London Array to power London households by 2012
The year 2012 is the deadline for the London Array, the largest offshore wind farm in the world, to power 750,000 households in the metro area of London, said the UK government. The London Array, considered as the ‘Saudi Arabia of ...
by admin December 16th, 2009
Nexans wins cable contract for London Array wind farm
Nexans had closed a €100 million contract to provide underwater cables for the world's biggest offshore wind farm that is being built in the UK. The cable maker will install four cables, each measuring up to 54kms, to link the ...
by editor December 14th, 2009
Dong hires Rothschild to find new wind investment
Dong Energy, a Danish renewable energy company, is working with Rothschild, a UK-based investment specialist, to help gather funding for future wind farm projects. An article in The Sunday Times stated that Rothschild was approached by the Danish company, as it can no longer draw enough interest from offshore wind
by Justin Becks November 13th, 2009
Dong Energy Withdraws From Power Station
New reports now show that Dong Energy has withdrawn from a 1.6GW Hunterston power station scheme. This new report comes just a few days after E.ON chose to shelve its Kingsnorth power station as well. The plans for a new generation of clean coal power stations have been dealt many blows
by Jason Drew October 16th, 2009
Dong Energy Scraps Plans to Build Coal Power Station
Yet another coal-powered station has encountered trouble, leading to plans for the Dong Energy facility to be scrapped. Dong announced that they would be pulling out of their plans to build a major coal facility at Ayrshire. The energy company will ...
by Tessa Clarke October 13th, 2009
Government approves Scottishpower’s offshore wind farming plan
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by Tessa Clarke September 7th, 2008
World’s Largest Offshore Wind Farm Acquired by European Utilities
Shell which has a stake of 33% in the world's biggest largest wind farm sold out to E.O.N. a German organisation and Dong Energy, a Danish concern. Both partners will operate the London Array scheme that has the potential to ...
by Jenson Brayshaw July 24th, 2008
Oil giant pulls out of wind farm project
Shell, the petroleum firm, has announced that it is pulling out of the largest wind farm project in the world putting the wind energy initiative in doubt. The project dubbed London Array which required an investment of two ...
by Emma Young May 7th, 2008
