The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has awarded funding to ORPC Ireland for conducting a feasibility assessment to identify tidal energy development opportunities in the coastal waters of County Donegal, Ireland. The project will review existing resource data, evaluate grid accessibil
The decision to allow the reopening of Dean Quarry that could provide rock for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon has been challenged by the local group Cornwall Against Dean Superquarry (CADS). A judge has given the permission for judicial review of Cornwall Council’s Dean Quarry decision over failure to
50Hertz has received an approval for its Ostwind 1 offshore cable project within the EEZ from Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency of Germany (BSH). “We are greatly pleased with the permit for this last 20 kilometre section in the EEZ. This means that the entire cable route is now approved,” sai
US Department of Energy (DoE) has selected 20 teams as official qualified teams for the Wave Energy Prize. The 20 qualified teams, selected out of 92 official registered teams, have passed the first technology gate and will continue their quest to double the energy captured from ocean waves and win
New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) is planning to hire an outside consultant to advise on offshore wind development. The expert would consult on state regulation, four year in delay from being adopted, needed for offshore wind development, writes New Jersey Spotlight. The regulation would de
Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development (ENEA), in collaboration with the Polytechnic Univeristy of Turin, has developed PEWEC wave energy converter. PEWEC (Pendulum Wave Energy Converter) is a floating, raft-resembling device that can be positioned
Bombora Wave Power has been selected as one of the finalists for the Western Australian Innovator of the Year awards. WA Innovator of the Year program aims to promote and acknowledge the success of Western Australian innovators, encourage co-support from industry for promotional activities, activate
The Basque Energy Agency (Ente Vasco de la Energía; EVE) will financially support demonstration and validation of emerging marine energy technologies with EUR 2.5 million. Specifically, subsidies will be made available for pilot projects demonstrating and validating full scale, or almost full scale,
The Basque Energy Agency (Ente Vasco de la Energía; EVE) will financially support demonstration and validation of emerging marine energy technologies with EUR 2.5 million. Specifically, subsidies will be made available for pilot projects demonstrating and validating full scale, or almost full scale,
MP Craig Mackinlay opened Vattenfall’s newly refurbished site office in Ramsgate on Wednesday in front of staff and contractors. “Our Operations and Maintenance building is now officially up and running having been refurbished and extended to accommodate more staff. The facilities have also been upg
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), the Marine Institute and Commissioners of Irish Lights have completed the construction of the Galway Bay underwater ocean observatory. The ocean observatory will enable the use of cameras, probes and sensors to permit continuous and remote live und
The Danish Energy Agency (DEA) has extended the deadline for public hearing of EIA for Sæby nearshore wind farm. New deadline for comments is 24 August, 2015. The deadline is extended to give local MPs, in the newly elected parliament, and others a better opportunity to comment on the EIA. This year
Nova Scotia Government has decided to end the community feed-in tariff program after a program review that began in January. “This is the right time to bring COMFIT to a close, it has achieved its objectives,” said Energy Minister Michel Samson. “We are now at a point where the program could begin t
Nova Scotia’s government has decided to end the community feed-in tariff (COMFIT) program after a review that began in January, 2015. The COMFIT program provided eligible groups an established price per kilowatt hour (kWh) for projects producing electricity from renewable resources such as wind, bio
