January 2014

50/50 joint-venture aims to create leading player in the offshore wind market. http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/view/36555/gamesa-and-areva-join-forces/

Shale gas development is moving slowly in Europe and is going in reverse in some countries, like Poland, whose gas developers are hitting the road. But a European energy rush of another sort – oil – is under way and it’s not in the North Sea. http://www.thegwpf.org/italy-embarks-oil-boom/

Germany must reduce the cost of its switch from atomic energy toward renewables to protect growth, Economy and Energy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said. http://www.businessweek.com/news/2014-01-21/germany-can-t-bear-32-billion-a-year-green-costs-minister-says

PEEBLESSHIRE MP David Mundell has hit out at the scale of tree felling carried out to make way for windfarms http://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/roundup/articles/2014/01/21/485594-mundell-anger-as-millions-of-trees-sacrificed-for-turbines-in-tweeddale/

Protesters looking for a judicial review into plans for a controversial windfarm on Shetland have launched a crowdsourced campaign to fund their effort. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/01/shetland-windfarm-row-campaigners-look-crowdsourced-support-fund-judicial-review/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=shetland-windfarm-row-campaigners-look-crowdsourced-support-fund-judicial-review&utm_source=Energy+Voice&utm_campaign=1fa99b26a8-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5368044726-1fa99b26a8-37712857

A new best practice guide to seismic survey work aims to help oil, gas and offshore renewable energy project developers scope out potential sites without causing stress to whales and other marine species. http://www.energyvoice.com/2014/01/new-seismic-guide-aims-reduce-stress-whales-marine-species/

The gap in energy costs between Europe and its leading trading partners is widening, according to an official paper to be released by Brussels that shows industrial electricity prices in the region are more than double those in the US and 20 per cent higher than China’s. http://www.thegwpf.org/eu-energy-costs-widen-a-real-emergency-europe/

The high growth rates in offshore wind energy have led to an influx of new installation ships and new concepts being considered as turbine and park designs get bigger. http://www.farminguk.com/News/Navigating-the-future-of-offshore-wind-energy_27153.html