November 19, 2009
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Energy & Renewables Newsletter November 19, 2009 |
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New funding aims to provide firm anchor for offshore wind farms
Seven offshore engineering firms are to each receive up to £100,000 in funding from the Carbon Trust to help them accelerate the development of new offshore wind turbine foundation designs that experts believe could cut the deployment costs for offshore wind farms by up to a quarter. Over 100 engineering companies from around the world have submitted ideas to the Carbon Trust competition, which aims to identify more efficient techniques for building offshore wind turbines as far as 100 miles out to sea and in waters up to 60 metres deep. Designs from seven different firms will be shortlisted ... |
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EU plans energy standards for public buildings from 2018
The EU is reportedly close to introducing new laws that would impose energy efficiency standards on all public sector buildings from 2018 and all new homes and commercial buildings from 2020. Citing unnamed EU officials, news agency Reuters reported bureaucrats will put the finishing touches to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive this week, which is expected to significantly reduce energy use across the bloc and provide a major boost to the moribund construction sector. The EU Parliament is said to have proposed that all new buildings are made to qualify as zero carbon from the ... |
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