The European Regional Development Fund has awarded EUR 13 mln to Minesto through the Welsh Government for the commercial roll out of Deep Green tidal power plant. The funding will be used to establish Minesto UK headquarters in North Wales, and for the installation of the first commercial scale 500
According to provisional energy data for 2014 published by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the consumption of renewable energy grew 10 percent in 2014. The same data indicate that the use of fossil fuels fell 1.2 percent. The total electricity generated from renewable sources amo
Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) has appointed Tom Karsten as the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Cefas. Karsten will take over the new role on leaving the Royal Navy, from September 7, 2015. He is currently serving as the UK National Hydrographer and Deputy CEO at the UK Hyd
Scottish MSP representing the Highlands and Islands, Mike MacKenzie, has written to the new UK Energy Secretary, Amber Rudd, calling for an urgent review into island interconnectors for Orkney, Shetland and Westerns Isles to keep Scotland’s leading position in marine renewable energy. “We are ten ye
During his visit to Swansea yesterday, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project has a “real transformational potential” for Swansea, the Evening Post writes. Along with the clean, green energy, the project could be a major economic boost for the region, Cameron
During his visit to Swansea yesterday, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project has a ‘real transformational potential’ for Swansea, the Evening Post writes. Along with the clean, green energy, the project could be a major economic boost for the region, Cameron
New technologies in the last decade have shown slow but steady progress of ocean and sea energy power. About 30 tidal and 45 wave energy companies are currently at an advanced stage of technological development worldwide, many of them nearing pre-commercial array demonstration and others deploying f
New technologies in the last decade have shown slow but steady progress of ocean and sea energy power. About 30 tidal and 45 wave energy companies are currently at an advanced stage of technological development worldwide, many of them nearing pre-commercial array demonstration and others deploying f
Alex White, Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, has announced the appointment of eight members, including a Chairperson, to the board of the SEAI. Minister White intends to appoint Julie O’Neill as Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) chairperson for a peri
RenewableUK today commented on the news that Amber Rudd MP has been appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. RenewableUK’s Chief Executive, Maria McCaffery, said: “We wish Amber Rudd well as Energy Secretary. We are pleased to see continuity at the Department following her role as
Following the 2015 general election in the UK, Prime Minister David Cameron has formed a new government, naming Amber Rudd MP the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Rudd takes on the post previously held by Liberal Democrat Edward Davey, whose party lost the election to Conservati
Following the 2015 general election in the UK, Prime Minister David Cameron has formed a new government, naming Amber Rudd MP the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change. Rudd takes on the post previously held by Liberal Democrat Edward Davey, whose party lost the election to Conservati
Amber Rudd has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on May 11, 2015, following the 2015 UK general election. Rudd was the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change from July 2014 until May 2015. She will be replacing E
The installation of six wave energy devices is currently taking place at the Ada Estuary, Ghana, as part of collaborative wave energy project between TC’s Energy and Seabased. The first phase of the Ghanaian wave energy project which includes the installation of 6 wave energy devices is expected to
