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Plans revealed for mock offshore wind farm rescue
Friday 03 September 2010: Rescue agencies team up with RWE npower renewables for exercise to develop offshore wind farm rescue strategies as more farms are built
RES Group unveils plans for 25.3MW Dumfries wind farm
Friday 03 September 2010: Renewable energy project developer begins public consultation on proposed 11-turbine Glenchamber onshore wind farm
OPINION: The impact of planning reform on Scottish wind
Thursday 02 September 2010: Fraser Gillies, of Wright Johnston and Mackenzie LLP, examines whether changes to the Scottish planning system have helped onshore wind
Harland & Wolff awarded Gwynt y Mor substation contract
Thursday 02 September 2010: Wind turbine supplier Siemens appoints Northern Irish yard to design and build onshore and offshore substations for 576MW development
Foundations put in place at Greater Gabbard
Wednesday 01 September 2010: Construction at huge offshore wind farm site reaches "milestone" as foundations for 140 turbines are laid and 30 turbines are installed
Plan unveiled to develop major Scottish renewables hub
Wednesday 01 September 2010: Multi-million pound proposal aims to revive ‘sleeping giant' fabrication yard at Kishorn in West Scotland as offshore renewables centre
News in Brief
Tuesday 31 August 2010: With news on the draft RO Order 2011, further consultation on OFTO and an appointment for Forewind
Transformers arrive at London Array onshore substation
Tuesday 31 August 2010: Consortium moves first two transformers to Graveney to enable construction of element to link 1,000 MW offshore wind farm to electricity network
Port infrastructure ‘key’ to UK securing Round 3 manufacturing
Friday 27 August 2010: Head of offshore renewables at RenewableUK, Peter Madigan, also highlights need for stability in offshore wind financing
“Smarter” grid needed to face renewables needs
Friday 27 August 2010: Cabling company Nexans explains importance of better managing networks to deal with wind and solar power and electric vehicles
Installation of foundations completed at Walney 1
Thursday 26 August 2010: DONG Energy claims offshore activity is "booming" at site of183.6MW offshore wind farm in the Irish Sea
UK and Norway to cooperate on North Sea offshore wind
Wednesday 25 August 2010: Energy ministers from the two countries sign joint statement promising to encourage wind industry to exchange information
Port investment vital for Scotland‘s offshore wind
Wednesday 25 August 2010: Study by Scottish Renewables highlights potential for technology but stresses need for strategic investment
Ofgem publishes total Renewables Obligation for 2009/10
Wednesday 25 August 2010: Energy regulator calculates total RO on electricity suppliers across the UK for financial year at more than 30 million ROCs
News in Brief
Tuesday 24 August 2010: With news on a solar panel installation programme, an exclusivity deal for SeaEnergy and an appointment at Ownergy
RES to contest wind farm refusal in Aberdeenshire
Tuesday 24 August 2010: Company submits appeal against council's decision not to grant planning permission for 10MW Meikle Carewe project near Stonehaven
Companies urged to join NE renewables supply chain cluster
Monday 23 August 2010: PD Ports hosts conference to build support for ‘chain reaction' initiative aimed at serving European offshore wind sector
Costain eyes up multi-billion pound offshore wind market
Monday 23 August 2010: Company teams up with Hochtief and Arup in hope of designing and building gravity base foundations for sector
Mansell awarded deal to develop London Array base
Friday 20 August 2010: Construction services firm handed £3.9m contract to build O&M buildings at Ramsgate Port for offshore wind farm
Renewables giants highlight financial positions for Q2 2010
Thursday 19 August 2010: DONG records huge profit increase for Q2 2010, while Vestas sees fall in revenue and Statkraft notes a profit decrease
RES to extend Caithness wind farm
Wednesday 18 August 2010: Developer begins consultation process ahead of submitting application for further five turbines to be added to project near Thurso
Scotland discusses building “world’s first” floating wind farm
Monday 16 August 2010: First Minister Alex Salmond meets with oil firm Statoil in Norway to consider potential for Hywind II commercial scale wind farm
Corus plans £31.5 million offshore wind monopile plant
Friday 13 August 2010: Steel giant starts preliminary engineering work on facility at its Redcar site on Teesside
“Dramatic increase” needed in offshore wind manufacturing
Friday 13 August 2010: Analysts AMA publish report calling for investment in UK supply chain to meet Round 3 scale-up
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E.ON installs first turbine in UK on MoD land
Thursday 12 August 2010: Energy company erects 5kW wind turbine at Duke of York's Royal Military School in Kent
E.ON reports growth in profits for first half of 2010
Wednesday 11 August 2010: Results also shiow 2,800MW of ‘climate friendly' generating capacity installed by company in period
First turbines erected at Nottingham wind farm
Tuesday 10 August 2010: RWE npower renewables claims 9MW Lindhurst onshore wind farm has started to take shape
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News in brief
Friday 06 August 2010: With news on an offshore wind partnership, a Forestry Commission grant for a woodfuel system and the completion of cable laying at EMEC
First energy planning applications submitted to IPC
Friday 06 August 2010: Proposals for EfW plant and electricity line from wind farm submitted for validation but final decisions could rest with Secretary of State
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Four companies awarded offshore wind demonstration sites
Thursday 05 August 2010: DONG and Narec among those selected by The Crown Estate to test new turbines and other technologies in marine environment
Construction of 71.75MW Caithness wind farm begins
Thursday 05 August 2010: Scottish and Southern Energy starts initial work on project near Brora, ahead of turbine delivery scheduled for 2011
Three bidders chosen to run offshore wind transmission links
Thursday 05 August 2010: Energy regulator Ofgem announces preferred bidders selected to own and operate links for seven offshore wind farms
Vestas to supply turbines for 66MW Devon wind farm
Wednesday 04 August 2010: Devon Wind Power Ltd orders 22 V90's for Fullabrook wind project
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Wind energy to power solar factory in Wales
Tuesday 03 August 2010: Ecotricity wind turbine to be placed at Cardiff site to generate renewable power for G24 Innovations
Suffolk wind scheme given go ahead
Tuesday 03 August 2010: Planning permission granted for two 2.5MW wind turbines on Airfield Industrial Estate, near Eye
International news in brief
Tuesday 03 August 2010: With news on OMM winning a cabling contract for a German wind farm cluster, low carbon growth in India and the launch of a repowered wind farm
