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
Scottish Power Worried About Wind Power
www.scottishpower.com Scottish Power, one of the leading power companies in the UK says that Britain is going to need a back up for its wind power solution. Right now, Britain is aiming to install about 30 gigawatts worth of wind turbines ...
by Jason Drew April 23rd, 2009
Scottish Power Approved For Gas Fired Station
www.scottishpower.com Following suit with other top energy providers in the UK, Scottish Power announced that they too have plans for a brand new gas fired station. Scottish Power says that this new station will be a 1,000 megawatt plant, and it ...
by Jenson Brayshaw March 13th, 2009
Scottish Power Will Try Water Power
Scottish Power is taking steps to do its part for the environment by trying to kick off new tidal energy turbines. These turbines will be located underwater and will get their power from the water moving through them. Scottish Power is looking to invest over £100 million over the next
by Justin Becks February 20th, 2009
