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Friday, January 21, 2011

The UK Knack Group Say Green energy to create thousands of jobs in the next 10 years

Illustration: Different types of renewable energy.Image via WikipediaThe UK Knack Group Say Green energy to create thousands of jobs in the next 10 years

The UK Knack Group Say Green energy to create thousands of jobs in the next 10 years

Prestige executive careers consultancy UK Knack Group has announced the gathering in the Granite City of more than 30 captains of industry for a summit meeting on renewable energy.

Quote startScotland is ideally placed to become the green powerhouse of Europe. It's estimated that the country has one quarter of the continent's wind and tidal energy, plus a tenth of its wave-power resource, and that's an awesome bag of stats.Quote end
(PRWeb UK) January 10, 2011
Prestige executive careers consultancy UK Knack Group has announced the gathering in the Granite City of more than 30 captains of industry for a summit meeting on renewable energy.
Energy Minister Alex Salmond was at pains to point out that Scotland’s offshore energy capacity could create 50,000 jobs in the next 10 years and inject somewhere in the order of 7 billion pounds into the economy.
The UK Knack Group says he could well be right: “On a per capita basis, Scotland’s renewable energy sources are 10 times those of England.
“Scotland is ideally placed to become the green powerhouse of Europe. It’s estimated that the country has one quarter of the continent’s wind and tidal energy, plus a tenth of its wave-power resource, and that’s an awesome bag of stats.”
Scottish parliamentarians are getting serious about the issue of conservation, and, in particular, “diminution of the carbon footprint”. They have lately proclaimed a number of renewable energy schemes that they hope will contribute to achieving these aspirations.
The UK Knack Group announced last week that the government had approved a 200 million pound energy efficiency project that it hopes will create enough electricity to power almost 40,000 houses; just prior to that release was the news that Bristol-based firm Marine Current Turbines had presented plans for a 35 million pounds tidal energy farm that was intended to provide energy for as many as 4000 houses.
About UK Knack Group
Built on decades of experience the Knack team consists of some of the most experienced professionals in the UK and abroad who have helped thousands of businesses and people to be more successful.
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Green technology and renewable energy soars in Europe ahead of summit - Business News - Business Review Europe

Icon of Wind TurbinesImage via WikipediaGreen technology and renewable energy soars in Europe ahead of summit - Business News - Business Review Europe

Green technology and renewable energy soars in Europe ahead of summit

United Kingdom, Scandinavia, Northern Ireland and Bulgaria are implementing green initiatives

Renewable energy sources on the increase in Europe
Renewable energy sources on the increase in Europe
On 4 February, EU leaders are set to meet in Hungary to discuss the Continent's renewable energy and green power initiatives. However, indications suggest that several European countries are surging ahead with offshore wind farms, energy super grids and solar power stations.
The economic crisis has severely effected the European Union's plans to invest 1 trillion euro ($1.3 trillion) in promoting green power and high-tech power grids across Europe. Although Portugal, Malta and eastern states like Lithuania supported the plan proposed last November by Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger, Europe's biggest players like Germany, France and the Netherlands believed these plans didn't merit EU funding.
Despite this conflict of interests, plenty of green initiatives are taking off across Europe ahead of the summit with the UK, Northern Ireland, Scandinavia and even Bulgaria pushing ahead with renewable energy.
UNITED KINGDOM
Figures released by the European Wind Energy Association this week revealed offshore wind installations had increased by 51% in 2010, with the United Kingdom leading the way with a capacity of 1,341 Megawatts.
SCANDINAVIA

As Business Review Europe reported yesterday, David Cameron believes Northern Europe should form an "alliance of common interests." The UK is keen to collaborate with Norway, Latvia, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Lithuania and Estonia to develop offshore wind farms.
Norway is reportedly set to invest £1bn in the Sheringham Shoal wind farm and planning to spend up to £30bn on the Dogger Bank wind farm - which is likely to be constructed in 2014.
NORTHERN IRELAND
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) CEO Professor J Owen Lewis has said significant progress has been made in renewable energy which will boost the country's economy. Speaking at the Irish Renewable Energy Summit, Lewis said:
"Significant progress is being made in developing and harnessing the country’s natural energy resources. It is important to point out that our existing success in renewable energy is already having a direct impact on the competitiveness of the Irish economy.”
BULGARIA
Toshiba, Tokyo Electric Power and the Japanese government have announced plans to build one of the world's largest power stations in Bulgaria.
Japan daily Nikkei said: "It is true that Toshiba is carrying out various activities for developing solar power in Bulgaria." The country intends to obtain 16 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2020 chasing the European Union’s target of 20 percent.
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    GEISMAR, LA -- (Marketwire) -- 11/08/10 -- Operations are underway at the new Dynamic Fuels plant, which is successfully converting animal fats and greases into high quality renewable fuels, officials from Syntroleum Corporation (NASDAQ: SYNM) and Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) announced today. Production began in early October and the volume being produced is 2,500 barrels per day and growing.

    Dynamic Fuels LLC is a 50/50 joint venture of Syntroleum and Tyson. Unlike the ethanol and biodiesel industries, which use food ingredients such as corn and soybean oil to produce fuel, Dynamic Fuels uses non-food grade animal fats and greases.

    "We're very pleased with the progress at the plant and the quality of the fuel it's producing," said Jeff Webster, group vice president of Tyson's Renewable Products Division. "This fuel offers the same benefits of synthetic fuels derived from coal or natural gas, including substantial performance and environmental advantages over petroleum-based fuels."

    To date, the Geismar, Louisiana, plant has manufactured renewable diesel with a cloud point as low as minus 26°F and cetane as high as 88, more than twice that of the ASTM petroleum diesel specification. The facility's renewable diesel fuel product meets all ASTM D975 specifications for diesel fuel.

    Gary Roth, chief executive officer of Syntroleum, said, "Our U.S. plant is producing some of the highest quality diesel fuel in the world, and best of all, it is renewable with a carbon footprint 75% below that of petroleum diesel. We can also make renewable, high value specialty distillate products that can be used in a wide variety of applications such as dry cleaning, ink cartridges and drilling fluids, and we are actively pursuing these markets."

    The first shipments of fuel started leaving the Geismar, Louisiana, plant in October. "There's been tremendous interest in our fuels and so far our customers include a range of fuel distributors and end users, including the U.S. military," said Bob Ames, vice president of Renewable Energy for Tyson Foods.

    Dynamic Fuels has been making jet fuel for testing by the Air Force Research Laboratory. This is the first renewable jet fuel to be tested by the Air Force that has been produced in a domestic commercial scale facility. "We look forward to working with the Air Force in its fuel certification program," said Ames.

    Tyson and Syntroleum officials remain hopeful Congress will restore the $1 per gallon renewable diesel tax credit that expired in December 2009. Fuel from the Geismar plant qualifies for the credit, which would help the economic feasibility of the operation and help recover development costs.

    "More consistent and timely action by Congress on this and other biofuels tax credits is needed to provide stability and encourage the growth of the advanced biofuels industry, which is poised to help reduce the nation's dependence on foreign oil," said Webster.
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