ScottishPower Wind Farm Shutdown After Turbine Lost a Blade
According to reports, all 140 turbines at the Whitelee wind farm on Eagloeham Moor near Glasgow are being inspected by engineers. ScottishPower said that the mechanical failure or possibly a lightning strike could be to blame for the breakage. Either ...
by Tessa Clarke March 24th, 2010
E.ON and Scottish Power Battle For Rights to Build Carbon Capture and Storage Coal Plant
The energy and climate change secretary, Ed Miliband, has just recently unveil a strategy to help encourage growth of an unproven technology for the next generation of coal fired power plants. This new technology, known as carbon capture and storage, ...
by Jason Drew March 23rd, 2010
GDF Suez initiated a bid for International Power
GDF Suez, the fifth biggest power producer in Europe, has made a takeover proposal for the FTSE 100-listed International Power, a move which will likely elevate political anxiety over the sale of the vital British energy infrastructure. GDF Suez is 35 ...
by Emma Young January 18th, 2010
Licences for nine UK offshore wind projects awarded
Successful bids for nine UK offshore wind projects have been recently awarded to energy companies. In total, turbines to be installed in the nine zones can produce at least 32GW of energy, a quarter of the country's required electricity. The consortium ...
by Justin Becks January 8th, 2010
Gordon Brown to reveal £100 billion wind project winners
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown will confirm this week the winners of the auction to construct the country's next giant offshore wind farms to deliver over 25GW of renewable energy. The prime minister is planned to attend the awarding ceremony ...
by Beth Williams January 4th, 2010
Crown Estate to profit £5 billion from wind farms
Crown Estate is expected to earn £5 billion over the following 25 years from new offshore projects in the UK. The massive boost in revenue comes after Crown Estate representatives stunned energy chiefs by tripling the costs for them to ...
by Jason Drew December 29th, 2009
UK energy companies compete for £100 billion wind projects
Future plans for wind projects, 50 times the size of any large wind farm today, are now underway. To be constructed off the UK coast, the project is anticipated to be valued at £100 billion. The project is too large for any energy firm to handle alone. It is expected that
by admin November 12th, 2009
E.ON Halts Plans for Kingsnorth Facility
E.ON have decided to cancel the construction plans for their coal-fired power station, Kingsnorth, after controversy has plagued the site for more than two years. The German utility giant has been awaiting a green light for two years now in ...
by Emma Young October 8th, 2009
‘Sea Snakes’ to Help Advance UK Wave Energy
Pelamis Wave Power Ltd, has announced that they are developing a new Sea Snake system which will be installed at Orkney in Northern Scotland early next year. The 180 metre tube will harness the wave's movements and energy and then ...
by Emma Young October 7th, 2009
Scottish Power Leads Consortium For Government Competition
Scottish Power is joined by Shell and National Grid to enter a joint venture in a Government hosted competition to develop a carbon capture and storage (CSS) energy facility. The companies joined a group headed by Scottish Power to work at the Longannet power station to develop the technology. The
by Tessa Clarke August 13th, 2009
Scottish Power Test Carbon Capture Technology
www.scottishpower.com Scottish Power has just unveiled, what can only be described as the UK's first carbon capture and storage kit fitted to an operational coal plant. That has even prompted one rival energy firm to label this new claim as "greenwash." Just ...
by Jason Drew June 2nd, 2009
