Headline News:
- “Lloyd’s Register To Certify World’s Largest Tidal Energy Turbine” • Lloyd’s Register, a renewable energy certification body with a scope in marine energy, has signed an agreement with Orbital Marine Power to start the certification process for the world’s largest tidal energy converter. The converter is rated at 2.4 MW. [Offshore Engineer Magazine]
O2 tidal energy turbine (Courtesy of Orbital Marine Power)
- “Berlin Backs 2.7 GW Of Onshore Wind In Tender” • The latest German onshore wind tender has been oversubscribed attracting nearly 3 GW. According to results of the tender by the Federal Network Agency, 230 bids totaling 2,723 MW were successful. The bids exceed the 2.5 GW needed for the country’s annual expansion target. [reNews]
- “There Are Now More Fully Electric Cars On Norwegian Roads Than Gas Cars” • Norway’s Road Traffic Information Council reported a milestone: The number of fully electric vehicles on Norwegian roads is now greater than the number of gas cars! Its report says over one million gas cars were taken off Norwegian roads in the past 20 years. [CleanTechnica]
- “Miliband Vows To Take On ‘Renewables Blockers'” • The UK’s Labour Government will take on the blockers and delayers of clean power projects. During a conference speech at an Energy UK, Ed Miliband said, “Every wind turbine we block, every solar farm we reject, every piece of grid we fail to build makes us less secure and more exposed.” [reNews]
- “Survey Finds 70% Of US Farmers Are Open To Large-Scale Solar On Farmland ” • If large-scale solar projects can allow for the continued use of their land for agricultural production, 70% of US farmers are open to the idea of solar developments on their farmland, results of a survey from the Solar and Storage Industries Institute show. [CleanTechnica]
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