RenewableUK is urging the government to adopt key recommendations in a report published by the cross-party House of Commons Science and Technology Committee on reaching net zero emissions at the lowest cost for consumers. The new report, “Clean Growth: Technologies for meeting the UK’s emissions red
As part of the fourth MaRINET2 transnational access call for offshore renewable testing, a webinar is being organised on August 28, to provide potential applicants with guidance on the application process, including recent updates to the online portal. The fourth call for the EU-funded MaRINET2 proj
The reduction in the energy supply from the Hornsea One offshore wind farm on 9 August was caused by a lightning strike, an initial report from National Grid Electricity System Operator (NGESO) has revealed. Following the lighting strike, Hornsea One immediately de-loaded from 799MW to 62MW, the rep
A new data science hub for green energy is to be created at Bangor University, backed by £4.6 million EU funds. The new Smart Efficient Energy Centre (SEEC) will develop joint research between Welsh and international organisations and businesses. It will investigate the options for using big data sc
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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued an approval for AW-Energy’s patent application covering its WaveRoller technology. The patent provides the Finnish wave energy tech developer with broad IP protection of its latest generation WaveRoller device including a range of oper
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The European Commission has decided to reinvest unspent funds from the NER300 programme to support wave energy technology WaveRoller under InnovFin Energy Demo Projects (EDP). Reinvesting the unspent funds from the first NER300 call enables timely support to promising projects before the launch of t
Jeremy Corbyn MP, leader of the Labour Party recently visited Liverpool to announce major plans for a £3.5 billion investment in the Mersey Tidal Power Project as part of Labour’s Green Industrial Revolution to address the climate emergency and boost investment in the North of England. On a visit wi
A new €4.2-million cross-border project aiming to boost the marine energy industry in Wales and Ireland has been announced by Counsel General and Brexit Minister, Jeremy Miles. Funded by the EU’s Ireland-Wales co-operation programme, the Selkie project will bring together researchers and businesses
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SSE has called on UK’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson to increase the offshore wind capacity targets in order to reach the 2050 net zero emissions goal. In his letter to the new Prime Minister, SSE Chief Executive Alistair Philips-Davies stated that the Government needs to raise its ambition for C
The French Council of State has rejected appeals opposing the construction of the Bay of Saint-Brieuc offshore wind project being developed by Ailes Marines. Environmental conservation organization Gardez les caps and Nass & Wind, who competed in the tender for developing the wind farm, submitted th
