The MaRINET2 project has organized a webinar to clarify the process of applying for funding support to access a network of testing and research infrastructures across Europe.
Neil Parish, a Member of Parliament (MP) for Tiverton and Honiton, has supported the inclusion of the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon in the Conservative manifesto for the upcoming general election in the UK.
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has awarded £2.84 million to four wave energy technology developers who will be proceeding to the second stage of its wave technology development program.
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has opened a new technology center for testing and de-risking the use of high voltage direct current (HVDC) on the electricity network in Great Britain.
Scottish Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy, Paul Wheelhouse, has warned that the inability to access EU funding as a result of Brexit puts Scotland at risk of losing the market lead in tidal energy sector.
Australian Minister of Energy and Environment, Josh Frydenberg, has visited the Israeli wave energy company Eco Wave Power (EWP) as it looks to explore wave energy opportunities in Australia.
Tidal Technology Center Grevelingendam (TTC-GD) has secured €4.1 million from the Dutch government.
Polish energy company Polenergia S.A. has obtained a legally binding environmental decision defining environmental requirements for the implementation of the 600MW Polenergia Baltic Sea II offshore wind farm (Polenergia Bałtyk II).
Belgian Offshore Cluster (BOC) has urged the government ”not to take any impulsive and ill-considered decisions next week” with regards to the intention of the country’s Secretary of State for the North Sea, Philippe De Backer, to cancel concessions for future offshore wind farms.
TÜV SÜD has issued the Project Certificate according to the German BSH Standard for the 288MW Sandbank offshore wind farm in the German North Sea.
RenewableUK has released a report on the global export reach of the UK-based companies working in the wind, wave and tidal energy sectors.
Belgium’s Secretary for the North Sea Philippe De Backer has suggested that the government should revoke concessions granted to three offshore wind projects and instead carry out a tendering procedure similar to those in Germany, Denmark or the Netherlands, according to local media.
Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE) has granted a license to Norwegian Ocean Power for the construction and operation of a 350kW tidal demonstration plant.
Ailes Marines, the developer and future operator of the 496MW offshore wind farm project in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc, France, has received the three administrative authorisations required to construct and operate the wind farm. The company has now obtained the concession of utilisation of the maritim
