The Netherlands EU Presidency will hold a high-level meeting on regional maritime cooperation on sustainable energy on 4 February, 2016. The meeting will be attended by Directors-General whose portfolios include energy policy, and will focus on regional cooperation in the North Sea. In the context o
Offshore wind investments in Europe doubled in 2015 to EUR 13.3 billion in a record year for financing and grid-connected installations, with a total of 3,019 MW in new capacity coming online in European waters in 2015, more than double of what was connected to the grid in 2014, according to Europea
Sea Worker Runs Aground off Denmark, Crew Evacuated Offshore installation vessel Sea Worker ran aground south of Denmark’s Hvide Sande on the night between 26 and 27 January while under tow to Esbjerg, A2SEA said in a statement. Umoe Ventus Sinks After Catching Fire off Langeland The Wave Craft Surf
Jean Ballandras, a Senior Adviser of the French Minister of Foreign Affairs for Renewable Energies, visited National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Tainan, Taiwan, on January 27, to explore possible collaboration between the university and France. The university has, through its RCETS research cent
An agreement on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project could be reached soon, as the subsidy cost for a megawatt hour (MWh) of the lagoon’s power has recently been discussed in terms of extending the duration of the subsidy period from 35 to 90 years. Tidal Lagoon Power, the company behind the project
UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office is funding a project under which a consortium of three British consultancies will support the Government of India in setting up its offshore wind industry. IT Power Consulting, CmY Consultants and SeaChange Offshore will deliver a 10-month long project that is focu
Investment in research and innovation from the EU budget between 2007 and 2013 has greatly improved scientific excellence in Europe and strengthened its competitiveness by improving industry’s capacity to innovate, report finds. The ex-post evaluation FP7, EU research funding programme for 2007-2013
Steelworkers who face unemployment due to Tata Steel’s announced job cuts in the South Wales region, could be bailed by the new jobs Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project would bring to the local community.
Officials from the European Commission’s Environment department will present the EU regulatory framework applicable to ocean energy projects at the roundtable on environmental legislation and consenting procedures for ocean energy in Brussels next month. The Ocean Energy Forum’s draft strategic road
The consortium between Biscay Marine Energy Platform (bimep) and IH Cantabria has launched TRL+ project that aims to advance the development of marine energy industry. The TRL+ initiative, led by bimep, will seek projects that enhance technological and scientific solutions for marine renewable energ
Atlantis Resources, the majority owner of the MeyGen tidal energy project, has welcomed the Scottish Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, to the MeyGen site in Caithness, Scotland. The Minister visited the site to witness first-hand the onshore and offshore construction works taking place, and spoke to in
InnovFin Energy Demo Projects (EDP) funding scheme has attracted 17 ocean energy projects out of 60 projects in total to apply for an InnovFin loan. InnovFin EDP, a joint venture between the European Commission and the European Investment Bank (EIB), launched in June 2015, is a financial scheme crea
Germany connected 546 offshore wind turbines with a total capacity of 2,282.4 megawatts to the grid in 2015, a record unlikely to be beaten any time soon as it was based on ”the catch-up effects of grid connections,” the German Wind Energy Association (BWE) said in a release. Further 41 wind turbine
Statoil to Present Hywind Scotland Project in Peterhead To provide local communities with information about the Hywind Scotland Pilot Park, Statoil will hold a public exhibition on 20 January in Peterhead. 2015 Huge for Wind Power in Scotland Following a record final month, 2015 proved to be a “huge
