Equinor eyes 2019 start for Canaries wind farm
Environment
Norway’s state-run Equinor has been given permission to construct the world’s largest floating offshore wind farm off the coast of
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Norwegian renewables firm invests in Irish wind
Environment
A Norwegian energy group has reaffirmed its commitment to invest €1.5 billion in Ireland, saying that the government’s plan to
EDF wins Moroccan solar contract
Storage
France’s state-run utility, EDF Renewables, and Abu Dhabi-based Masdar have been selected by the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (Masen)
German wind-power sector in crisis: activists
Environment
Only 134 megawatts (MW) of onshore wind capacity was purportedly in Germany during Q1 2019, an 87-per-cent drop from the
Ireland set to miss 2020 targets
Environment
Ireland will fall short of its 2020 EU renewable energy targets, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has warned.
Funding available to test tidal power designs
Production
The first call for applications in the €13-million Ocean Demo initiative, which is funded by Interreg North-West Europe, is now
Book review: Titans of the Climate compares U.S.-China climate policies
Environment
“Both China and the United States were blessed and cursed with gigantic natural energy resource endowments in the form of
Brussels backs Lithuanian renewable scheme
Environment
The European Commission has approved Lithuania’s auction scheme for renewable energy production as the Baltic state tries to weaken its
European climate plans ‘underwhelming’: study
Environment
A report has called for Europe’s national energy and climate plans (NECPs) to be aligned with the 2015 Paris climate
4,520 Amazon staff demand climate action
Environment
More than 4,500 Amazon employees have urged the online giant to take action on climate change and reduce its carbon
Scotland develops world’s first tidal testing centre
Environment
A consortium in Scotland says it is developing the world’s first tidal energy testing centre to carry out large-scale accelerated
Spanish king hails wind power
Environment
Spain’s King Felipe VI has told WindEurope’s conference in Bilbao that climate change was “very alarming” but wind energy was
Scottish renewables hits record levels: govt
Transmission
Renewable electricity generation in Scotland, a hotbed of green power, reached record levels in 2018, the Department for Business, Energy
Shetland renewable link approval likely
Transmission
A £709-million underwater electricity link to help Shetland export renewable electricity to mainland Britain has moved a step closer with
UAE aims to boost renewable production
Transmission
As Europe struggles to meet its renewable commitments under the 2015 Paris climate agreement, the United Arab Emirates is trying