The government of Canada plans to invest C$700 million ($563 million) over the next five years to grow its clean technology industry, protect the environment and create jobs.
RenewableUK’s Executive Director Emma Pinchbeck has made a case for wind, wave and tidal energy to the UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Select Committee, which is now considering the findings of Professor Dieter Helm’s Cost of Energy Review.
Danish Shipping has called for a common international regulatory framework for small high-speed vessels below 500 gross tons, such as Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs).
Danish Shipping has called for a common international regulatory framework for small high-speed vessels below 500 gross tons, such as Crew Transfer Vessels (CTVs).
The government of Canada has launched a call for expressions of interest for the C$200 million ($161 million) program for emerging renewables under which tidal energy projects are eligible to apply.
Canada’s Minister of Natural Resources Jim Carr has announced the launch of a CAD 200 million expression of interest for the Emerging Renewable Power Program to expand renewable energy sources available to the country’s provinces.
Europe’s ocean energy industry has welcomed the ambition shown by the European Parliament in a vote to increase the share of renewable energy sources in the EU’s electricity mix to 35% by 2030.
The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult is seeking to partner with a UK-based university to accelerate electrical infrastructure research and development activities related to offshore renewable technologies.
Queen’s University Belfast has officially opened the €9.7 million cross-border research center for renewable energy projects in UK and Ireland.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted for a renewable energy target of 35% by 2030, rather than 27% earlier proposed by the European Commission. The Parliament also voted that the member states set national targets, from which they would be allowed to deviate by a maximum of 10% under
Polish offshore wind foundations manufacturer ST3 Offshore has withdrawn the bankruptcy petition after receiving positive feedback from a District Court on its application to open restructuring proceedings.
The Offshore Energy Research Association (OERA), in cooperation with Nova Scotia’s Department of Energy (NSDOE) and Dalhousie University, has issued a Request for Proposals (RFP) for testing of innovative technologies and methodologies related to tidal energy at Dalhousie University’s Aquatron test
RenewableUK has given evidence to the BEIS Committee on the cost-effectiveness of wind, wave and tidal energy, as part of the inquiry into the energy cost review conducted by Dieter Helm.
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has called on U.S. Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke to exempt New York from the draft plan to expand offshore drilling off the Atlantic Coast, due to the plan conflicting with the state’s agenda to develop offshore wind.
