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There are hopes that the Isle of Wight will be at the centre of an exciting global project involving tidal power that could fuel a quarter of the Isle of Wight's homes.
St Catherine's Point is overlooked by this lighthouse, on the Isle of Wight's south coast. When work starts, it will be based around 2.5km south of St Catherine’s Point. The centre would produce up to 30MW (enough to power 15,000 homes), of clean, renewable energy. The Isle of Wight Council loaned £1 million to set it up, saying it would create jobs and promote green energy technology. Supporters say the Isle of Wight is the ideal location, due to its strong tidal currents, but those opposed argued it would disrupt fishing grounds and marine life. Chairman of PTEC, Rob Stevens, sai...
Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has signed an agreement with turbine developer Orbital Marine Power, to bring the Isle of Wight a step closer to producing tidal energy. PTEC has gained offshore consents to place tidal turbines in the sea off the south coast of the Isle of Wight, and Orbital is the first company to sign up, with an initial target deployment of up to 15MW by the end of 2025. Each of Orbital’s 2MW O2 turbines can generate sufficient clean, predictable electricity to power around 2,000 UK homes and offset approximately 2,200 tonnes of CO2 production per year. The c...
Expert group to help homeowners gain more control over their homes Launch of the Commonhold Council – an advisory panel of leasehold groups and industry experts who will inform the government on the future of this type of homeownership. From: 13 May 2021 Homeowners are set to benefit from greater control over their home and building, as an advisory panel prepares them and the market for the widespread uptake of a collective form of homeownership, known as commonhold. As part of the biggest reforms to English property law for 40 years, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has today (13 May 2...
Print In the months before John Lennon and Yoko Ono entered Abbey Road Studios in London to start work on what would become the album “John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band,” the couple were renting a home on Nimes Road in one of L.A.’s fanciest neighborhoods, Bel-Air. The Beatles were still the most famous group in the world but were in the midst of breaking up, with members traveling to and from London to finish “Abbey Road,” work on various solo projects for their label Apple Records and argue about release schedules and royalties. Living along a curvy lane behind walls that afforded comp...