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More government aid for marine and wind energy announced Further government help for the UK's renewable energy sector has been announced today. Ministers have confirmed an investment of £5 million towards a £12.8 million project to help create a new marine energy business park in Hayle, Cornwall. It will complement the South West Regional Development Agency's £42 million Wave Hub project, which is creating the world's largest test site for marine energy devices 10 miles off the north coast of Cornwall. Wave Hub's subsea electrical cable will come ashore at Hayle, where it will connect to the National Grid via a new electricity sub-station being built next to the site of the proposed business park. Meanwhile the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Department for Business, Innovation and Science (BIS) have joined forces to commit to co-funding the delivery of up to 2,500 apprenticeships in the wind energy sector, in line with the sector's ambition for the size of its workforce in 2017. That commitment is highlighted in a new strategy published for consultation by the government on a low carbon skills strategy. In addition DECC has signaled a further £4.75m for renewables development This includes £4 million as part of a landmark partnership between DECC, Ministry of Defence, The Crown Estate and four wind farm developers, to fund a new radar for the Greater Wash that will address interference that can be associated with older types of radar. This will allow the construction of one wind farm (Sheringham Shoal) and remove one of the barriers in considering the consent applications of other wind farms, as well as potentially a further 4-6GW offshore wind under Round 3 of the Crown Estate's leasing for offshore wind development. A grant of £750,000 is also awarded for test facilities for micro wind turbines. Source: Utility Week © Faversham House Group Ltd 2010. News articles may be copied or forwarded
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