General – Meeting
TenneT CEO Manon van Beek recently attended an inspiring meeting at 10 Downing Street with Prime Ministers Keir Starmer and Rob Jetten.
[Read more…] about Inspiring ‘energy’ meeting at 10 Downing StreetUK government rejects Mingyang plan for Scottish factory
General – Politics
Chinese renewable energy company Ming Yang said its plans to open the UK’s largest wind turbine manufacturing plant in the Highlands have been blocked by the UK government.
[Read more…] about UK government rejects Mingyang plan for Scottish factoryTony Blair’s thinktank accuses Ed Miliband of driving up energy prices
General – Report
The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) published a report today criticising the UK government’s green policies and urging the energy secretary to drop some of them altogether, including almost completely decarbonising the electricity system by 2030.
[Read more…] about Tony Blair’s thinktank accuses Ed Miliband of driving up energy pricesUK Government grants consent to Outer Dowsing OWF
Wind Energy – Consent
The UK Government has today granted consent for the Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind farm, located in the Southern North Sea, 54km (33 miles) from the Lincolnshire Coast.
[Read more…] about UK Government grants consent to Outer Dowsing OWFFive UK companies secure £1.2m to scale offshore wind manufacturing
General – Funding
The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has announced the recipients of the second round of its Manufacturing Facility Support Programme (MFSP).
[Read more…] about Five UK companies secure £1.2m to scale offshore wind manufacturingEurope reinforce wind power commitment with 100 GW pledge
Wind Energy – UK and Europe
The UK and European allies have signed a clean energy pact at a summit in Hamburg today, pledging to deliver 100 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind power through large-scale joint projects, the British government said.
[Read more…] about Europe reinforce wind power commitment with 100 GW pledgeUK’s CfD allocation round supports 8.4 GW of offshore wind
Wind Energy – Allocation Round UK
A total of 8,437.5 MW of offshore wind capacity was successful in the UK’s latest contracts for difference (CfD) auction, Allocation Round 7 (AR7).
[Read more…] about UK’s CfD allocation round supports 8.4 GW of offshore windDOE, UK formalize offshore wind, microgrid cooperation
General – Politics
The Department of Energy (DOE) and the British Embassy in Manila have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) that sets the framework for deeper technical cooperation on offshore wind and microgrid development.
[Read more…] about DOE, UK formalize offshore wind, microgrid cooperationDogger Bank OWF boosts UK economy
General – Economics
A new independent report shows that Dogger Bank Wind Farm will boost the UK economy by £6.1 billion over its lifetime and support thousands of skilled UK jobs for decades to come.
[Read more…] about Dogger Bank OWF boosts UK economyUK secures £7.5 billion Japanese investment in key growth sectors
General – Investment
The UK government has unlocked £7.5 billion of investment into key growth sectors as the Minister for Investment signed a new deal with the Sumitomo Corporation in Tokyo.
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