The European Parliament has voted for the first time in favour of setting a binding renewable energy target for 2030. “The Parliament’s vote sends a strong message to the European Council as it prepares its response to the European Commission’s Energy Roadmap 2050,” comments Stephane Bourgeois, head of regulatory affairs at the European Wind Energy … Read more
There has been a marked improvement in environmental awareness in Ireland over the past decade reveals the ConsEnSus Lifestyle Survey just published today by NUI Galway and funded under the EPA’s STRIVE Research programme. The same survey reports that approximately one fifth of all survey respondents had changed their energy supplier to a renewable energy … Read more
The Irish solar energy project developer, BNRG Renewables, based in IFSC in Dublin, has completed the successful sale of two major solar parks in the UK with a combined capacity of 6 megawatts to renewable energy funds managed by alternative asset manager, the Foresight Group. Both solar parks are near Bridgewater in Somerset and were … Read more
NTR, the Dubin-based investor in renewable energy and sustainable waste management businesses, has increased its shareholding in Wind Capital Group, its US-based wind energy business, from 62% to 97%. In recent months, NTR has also invested further capital in Wind Capital Group. Wind Capital Group’s 201MW Post Rock wind energy project is scheduled to come … Read more
The Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Association (ADBA) in the UK has launched its new farmers’ consultancy service. The service, which is free of charge, will help farmers and landowners decide whether AD is a viable option for them to consider. Farm-based anaerobic digestion (AD) presents an opportunity for UK farmers, growers and land managers to … Read more
The European Commission has adopted a strategy to shift the European economy towards greater and more sustainable use of renewable resources. With the world population approaching 9 billion by 2050 and natural resources finite, Europe needs renewable biological resources for secure and healthy food and feed, as well as for materials, energy, and other products. … Read more
The world’s largest operational offshore wind farm has been opened off the coast of Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The £1 billion Walney wind farm is a joint venture between DONG Energy (50.1%), SSE (25.1%) and OPW (24.8%). With 102 turbines and a total capacity of 367.2 MW, Walney can supply up to 320,000 households a year … Read more
In 2011, 9,616 MW of wind energy capacity was installed in the EU, making a total of 93,957 MW – enough to supply 6.3% of the EU’s electricity, according to figures just published by the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA). Representing 21.4% of new power capacity, wind energy installations in 2011 were very similar to … Read more
Declan Arthur from Waterford has been awarded the inaugural Ciaran King Graduate Travel Scholarship by the DIT Foundation. The Scholarship scheme was established to honour the memory of the late Ciarán King – engineer, environmentalist and social entrepreneur. It provides the opportunity to a DIT graduate to spend three months working on renewable energy projects … Read more
Renewable Energy World Europe, Europe’s leading renewable energy conference and exhibition has announced ‘Integrating the power sector’ as the central theme for the 2012 exhibition and conference taking place 12-14 June at the KolnMesse, Cologne. In addition, Dr Michael Suess, chief executive of Siemens Energy Sector and member of the managing board of Siemens, has … Read more