Anders Jansson, CEO of Minesto, finds the EU action on climate very encouraging and hopes it will inspire other nations and regions outside EU to follow it. A central objective for the 2030 framework is to reduce EU domestic greenhouse gas emissions by at least 40 percent below the 1990 level by 203
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has released regional and national jobs analysis, which has revealed that UK renewable energy jobs grow 7 times faster than national average employment growth. In the UK as a whole, employment in renewable energy has increased by 9 percent across all sectors, b
Nova Scotia Government introduced a legislation yesterday to ensure marine renewable energy projects are developed in a responsible manner to respect the environment and interests of local communities. The new legislation will increase consultation and provide for the safe, responsible and strategic
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change has released energy statistics report for the 3 month period from December 2014 to February 2015, with comparison to the same period a year earlier. Electricity generated in the fourth quarter of 2014 fell by 5.3 percent, from 93.9 TW/h a year earlier to 89.0
Government of Nova Scotia has introduced a new legislation that will regulate the development of marine renewable energy projects. The act governs the development of marine renewable energy resources including waves, tidal range, in-stream tidal, ocean currents, and offshore wind in designated areas
According to a DECC public survey, nearly four fifths of the public (79 percent) said they supported the use of renewable energy to provide the UK’s electricity, fuel and heat. Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) states that this level of support is consistent with the previous three year
Renewable NRG Systems has sold two WINDCUBE 200S 3D Scanning Doppler Lidars to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The two machines will be utilized by NOAA’s Chemical Sciences Division for a variety of measurement purposes, starting with the XPIA experiment at the Bould
The Energy Department has announced USD 10.5 million in available funding to support the design and operation of innovative marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) systems through survivability and reliability-related testing of these systems. The ‘Next-Generation Marine Energy Systems – Durability and Surviv
The U.S. Energy Department (DoE) has announced $10.5 million in available funding to support the design and operation of innovative marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) systems through survivability and reliability-related testing of these systems. Such advances will help these devices harness even more su
BIRD Energy has issued a new call for proposals for collaborative US – Israel renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. To be considered, a project proposal must include R&D cooperation between two companies or cooperation between a company and a university/research institution (one from the
US Department of Energy (DoE) has opened the registration period for the Wave Energy Prize competition that aims to double the performance of wave energy conversion (WEC) devices over the next two years. This prize competition builds on the Energy Department’s efforts to demonstrate and reduce the c
Energy Wales Unit team has been created to identify core energy policies and delivery priorities in Wales, including marine energy as one of the key areas. Edwina Hart, Welsh Minister for Economy, Science and Transport is updating energy policy objectives after after consultation with stakeholders.
Fortum Corporation, headquartered in Espoo, Finland, is now the newest member of Ocean Energy Europe. Fortum is participating in three wave power demonstration projects. The first project, implemented in France, uses AW-Energy’s WaveRoller technology. Fortum will be responsible for the project devel
A new study shows tidal energy industry could bring USD 1.391 bln (CAD 1.7 bln) to Nova Scotia, Canada, over the next 25 years. The study ‘Value Proposition for Tidal Energy Development in Nova Scotia, Atlantic Canada and Canada’ commissioned by the Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scoti
