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ScottishRenewables Commences Pre-Construction Work On 714 Megawatt East Anglia One

Renewable energy developer ScottishRenewables has announced the commencement date for pre-construction works for the 714 megawatt (MW) East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm it is developing off the east coast of England.

ScottishRenewables, a subsidiary of Spanish utility Iberdrola, announced earlier this month that it would begin pre-construction works for the 714 MW East Anglia ONE offshore wind farm in January, 2017. Unsurprisingly, Iberdrola Engineering & Construction has been appointed to undertake the engineering design and is the Principal Contractor for the pre-construction and construction works, and work will also begin immediately on the 37-kilometer onshore cable route.

In addition, pre-construction works will include a number of highways improvements to minimize traffic issues during construction.

At the time the East Anglia ONE wind farm was announced, the project was hailed as “the best value offshore wind farm in the world” which ScottishRenewables was delivering at £119 MWh — more than 15% lower than other offshore wind farms under construction in the UK.

“East Anglia ONE will deliver substantial environmental benefits for the UK, it will stimulate considerable UK investment, and it will support thousands of jobs,” explained Charlie Jordan, ScottishPower Renewables East Anglia ONE project director. “Offshore wind has proven itself as a technology that works, and the more offshore wind capacity we have in the UK, the more secure our energy supplies will be.

12/06/2016 0 comment

Clean Transportation

England Abandons Nationalized Cycling Effort

written by Walter Wang

Cycling England is was a government-backed transportation research, design and development program. Since 1995 they have awakened countless sluggish British townspeople to the possibilities of pedal power. In six years the number of children cycling to school doubled and the national trend of decline in cycling was reversed. The town of Lancaster added

03/31/2011 0 comment

Renewable Energy

Community Solar Farms Get the Green Light in Cornwall, England

written by EnergyRefuge.com

Cornwall Power, a company that helps landowners to set up renewable energy projects in the southwestern region of England, has been given the green light by local authorities to develop community solar farms in the region.

The company has received the approval to install a £12m ground-mounted solar farm covering 27 acres on Lanhydrock Estate

01/05/2011 0 comment

Clean Transportation

British High Speed Rail Ushers In a New Era of Travel

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This post is part of a series on high speed rail across the world. Make sure to read previous posts on the US, Germany, and France.

England has added itself to the growing list of countries redesigning its transportation paradigm to include high speed rail. With the launch of the Javelin line from London to Kent this past December, the British government has ushered in a new era of travel in the British Isles. The Javelin travels east/west and has cut the rail travel time from along this route from 80 minutes to just over a half hour.

The Javelin is the first British high speed rail passenger service and will soon be part of a much bigger network that will link England’s major urban areas with a service that travels at 220 mph. An ambitious north-south corridor is planned that will run from London and end in Edinburgh Scotland. “It will radically modernise our transport infrastructure and bring about a significant shift of traffic from car and the plane to the train, while potentially transforming the geography of our country as our cities are bought closer together,” proclaims UK Transportation Minister Lord Adonis.

01/06/2010 4 comments