The US State Department has made $500 million grant payment to support the United Nations climate fund.
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a commercial wind lease sale for the 122,405-acre area offshore Kitty Hawk, North Carolina on 16 March 2017, and has identified nine companies as eligible to participate in the auction.
The Prime Minister of the UK, Theresa May, has in her Brexit speech expressed the continued support for innovation and clean energy.
International Energy Agency (IEA) has found that French government’s plans to significantly cut the share of nuclear power generation, while also reducing greenhouse gas emissions, would require significant investments in energy efficiency and new low-carbon generation.
Carnegie Clean Energy is participating in two Wave Energy Scotland-funded research projects to examine different materials for use in constructing wave energy converters.
State Oceanic Administration of China, the country’s maritime authority, has published a five-year plan to accelerate the development and use of ocean renewable energy.
Innovate UK will launch a new innovation competition that will also allow entries from offshore wind on 16 January. UK businesses can apply for a share of up to GBP 15 million to develop innovative solutions to challenges in infrastructure systems. There are 4 priority areas: ‘smart’ infrastructure
Charles Hendry has found that tidal lagoons can help UK deliver security of electricity supply and its decarbonization commitments, urging the UK government to act swiftly on the ‘pathfinder’ Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project.
Innovate UK plans to invest up to £15 million through a funding call to stimulate innovation that creates UK business growth in infrastructure systems, including energy innovation.
Tidal energy industry has welcomed the official review report which supported the development of large scale tidal lagoon projects in the United Kingdom.
The proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project will be supported in a review report of tidal lagoon energy to be published later today.
Forthwind Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of 2-B Energy, has been granted a license by the Scottish Ministers to construct and operate the 18MW Forthwind Offshore Wind Demonstration Project in the Firth of Forth at Methil, Scotland. The marine license covers marine renewables construction, operation
Beatrice Offshore Windfarm Limited (BOWL) has been granted consent to renovate two historic buildings at Wick Harbour which will form the new GBP 10 million Operations & Maintenance (O&M) base for the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm. The construction works on the O&M base is expected to start in F
Oregon has called its renewable energy developers to apply for a share of $2 million in available grants for renewable energy projects, including tidal, wave and OTEC.
