Maine Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology has unanimously voted to give the bill LD 295, intended to promote tidal energy projects, an ought not to pass recommendation. The rejection followed mostly negative testimonial on behalf of Washington County residents and organizational leaders. O
Nagasaki prefecture, Japan, plans to develop a testing site for renewable marine energy to aid research and development of this sector. According to Wall Street Journal, the government of the Nagasaki prefecture will include the marine renewables experiment sites in the projects for the current fisc
As part of a report, recently released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), an exhaustive analysis was conducted to understand what the wind industry in the U.S. could look like decades from now based on changing electricity demand, fuel prices, wind power costs and transmission infrastructure. T
As part of a report, recently released by the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE), an exhaustive analysis was conducted to understand what the wind industry in the U.S. could look like decades from now based on changing electricity demand, fuel prices, wind power costs and transmission infrastructure. T
The Committee on Energy, Utilities and Technology in Maine, USA, has unanimously voted to give the LD 295 bill an ought not to pass recommendation. The LD 295 bill expands the definition of tidal energy demonstration project set up by the laws governing general permits for tidal energy demonstration
The next UK Government should implement policies to continue to develop renewable energy, according to 79 percent of the Scottish adults. The results of a poll conducted by YouGov show that 4 in 5 adults (79 percent) in Scotland are in favor of the pro-renewable energy UK government. Those in favor
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is seeking expressions of interest from appropriately qualified and experienced industry representatives to join its independent Advisory Group. The expressions of interest are sought from the representatives of industry, academia, investment and insurance communities that
Almost four in five Scottish adults (79%) believe the next UK Government should implement policies to continue to develop renewable energy, according to a YouGov poll ahead of the General Election. That’s compared to just 26% who back fracking for shale gas, 45% who support new nuclear power station
RS Aqua is expected to supply wave measurement buoys for the MERIKA project initiated by UHI (University of the Highlands and the Islands). RS Aqua supplies oceanographic and environmental equipment to the research, survey and monitoring markets. The company has been awarded contract by the Scottish
The Honourable Greg Rickford, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister and Minister for the Federal Economic Development Initiative for Northern Ontario, has announced the appointment of Ellen McGregor as Director for Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC) for a term of five years. Ms. McGregor
The aim of the webinar is to inform people involved in the development of wave energy technology in Scotland about the GBP 7 mln support set up by the Scottish government. Highlands and Islands (HIE), through its wholly owned subsidiary Wave Energy Scotland (WES), launched its first GBP 7 mln intern
Greg Rickford, Canada’s Natural Resources Minister has named Ellen McGregor as Director for Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC). Ellen McGregor is currently CEO of Fielding Chemical Technologies, a clean tech company that produces recycled chemicals. Her community engagements include se
Simply Blue Energy and Wave Hub have signed a contract to develop a wave farm off Cornwall. Simply Blue Energy aims to create the first UK’s wave energy farm using Seabased wave energy technology. The farm will be located at the Wave Hub facility approximately 16 km off Hayle on the north coast of C
Marine Plan has been published today by the Scottish government, and it sets out a single statutory planning framework for all marine activity in Scottish waters. Marine Plan includes sectoral plans for tidal and wave energy in Scottish waters. Within the Scottish marine area, a number of planned de
