191 News & Press Releases found
Carbon Trust News
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New study from Carbon Trust reveals barriers to large-scale deployment of gravity based solutions in offshore wind
The Carbon Trust today released a new study, supported by the Scottish Government to highlight the barriers that exist to large-scale commercialisation and adoption of gravity based structures (GBS) as Wind Turbine Generator (WTG) foundations for ...
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New collaborative approach can reduce the cost of clean energy by US$550 billion over the next decade
The world can save an estimated US$550 billion on the cost of deploying clean energy technologies over the next decade, putting them on a path to cost competitiveness, if countries work together to accelerate innovation by unlocking global ...
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Scotland has potential to lead the world in smart integrated energy systems
Vision, innovation and investment into a new, better integrated energy system will help Scotland meet carbon targets, create jobs and secure an international leadership position says a new report from the Carbon Trust. The report outlines a vision ...
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OWA issues Expression of Interest to wider industry to further research on pioneering measurement campaign
The Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator has completed the analysis of data gathered from the pioneering £2 million measurement campaign at E.ON’s Rødsand 2 wind farm, and has now launched a call for Expressions of ...
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Scotland has opportunity to lead floating wind industry, says new report from the Carbon Trust
A new Carbon Trust report, launched today by Minister for Energy Fergus Ewing MSP at Global Offshore Wind 2015 conference, sets out the current state of the floating wind industry and identifies key technical barriers that need to be addressed to ...
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Scotland has opportunity to lead floating wind industry, says new report from the Carbon Trust
A new Carbon Trust report, launched today by Minister for Energy Fergus Ewing MSP at Global Offshore Wind 2015 conference, sets out the current state of the floating wind industry and identifies key technical barriers that need to be addressed to ...
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Carbon Trust hosts first UK demonstration of innovative access vessel for offshore wind industry
Today the Carbon Trust hosted the first UK demonstration of an innovative new vessel designed to reach offshore wind farms more cheaply and easily. The Wave Craft, developed by Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal with support from the Carbon Trust`s ...
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Carbon Trust hosts first UK demonstration of innovative access vessel for offshore wind industry
Today the Carbon Trust hosted the first UK demonstration of an innovative new vessel designed to reach offshore wind farms more cheaply and easily. The Wave Craft, developed by Norwegian shipbuilder Umoe Mandal with support from the Carbon Trust`s ...
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Carbon Trust takes the hot air out of baking bread
Results from industry trials released today by the Carbon Trust demonstrate that improved ventilation in ovens, through the use of variable speed drives and sensors can lead to significant energy efficiency improvements. Results from industry ...
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Carbon Trust confirms changes to the Energy Technology List
Changes to the Enhanced Capital Allowance (ECA) scheme for energy changing technologies have been announced as part of the UK Government’s Budget 2015, delivered by Chancellor George Osborne on Wednesday 18 March. Based upon evidence provided ...
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Carbon Trust comment on UK Government’s report on ‘Low Carbon Economy: Size and Performance’
Commenting on the launch of the UK Government’s report on ‘Low Carbon Economy: Size and Performance’, Michael Rea, Chief Operating Officer, at the Carbon Trust, said: “This report demonstrates that the low carbon economy is ...
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Carbon Trust supports Wave Energy Scotland’s first £7 million technology innovation competition
Wave Energy Scotland (WES), a new research and development body funded by the Scottish Government, is open for business with the launch of its first international technology innovation competition. Part of Highlands and Islands Enterprise, WES is ...
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OWA to support state-of-the-art BEACon dual Doppler radar project to reduce cost of energy from offshore wind
The Carbon Trust today announced its support for a state-of-the-art technology trial, through its Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA), to understand the viability of using dual Doppler radar to produce high-resolution dynamic maps of the wind flow ...
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UK economy risks missing out on remanufacturing revolution
Leading experts from industry and academia have warned that the UK is lagging behind other advanced economies in harnessing the value in the rapidly growing remanufacturing industry. This warning follows the release of a new joint report from the ...
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Offshore Wind Accelerator publishes pioneering guidance on cable burial risk management
New guidance has been published today by the Carbon Trust’s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) to give the offshore wind industry a unified, systematic approach to the risk management of cable burial for the first time. The Cable Burial Risk ...
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UK innovator develops `CableFish` to help reduce cost of marine energy
UK innovator, North Sea Systems, has successfully completed the first full scale trial of its novel CableFish, which was put through its paces at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in the turbulent waters around Orkney. The final trial began ...
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Ground breaking trial at world`s second largest offshore wind farm concludes
A two year trial to collect wind speed data at sea, using innovative laser-based measurement devices mounted on floating buoys, has concluded. RWE Innogy, together with the Carbon Trust`s Offshore Wind Accelerator (OWA) programme, tested the Light ...
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Borough of Poole secures heat network funding with Carbon Trust support
Borough of Poole has been awarded funding to investigate the possibility of implementing heat networks which could provide cheaper heat to homes and businesses in Poole. The Heat Network Delivery Unit (HNDU) at the Department for Energy and Climate ...
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Universal Foundation put through its paces across major UK Round 3 project sites as part of OWA project
The next generation offshore wind foundation from Universal Foundation – a Fred. Olsen related company - has recently completed a trial installation campaign across three major offshore wind sites in the UK North Sea, as part of the Carbon ...
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WRAP Cymru and Carbon Trust to deliver free resource efficiency support for Welsh businesses and public sector bodies
Organisations form powerful new consortium to win £1 million resource efficiency work First time the Carbon Trust and WRAP Cymru have worked together in this way Contracts are among the first to be awarded under Welsh Government’s new ...