For the UK renewable energy sector, the most significant part of today’s Budget speech was the announcement by the Chancellor George Osborne that the Government is opening talks with Tidal Lagoon Power on providing financial support for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project. RenewableUK’s Wave and Ti
In UK’s Budget 2015 the government has announced investments in the creation of the new Energy Systems Catapult in Birmingham. The government will invest an initial GBP 60 million in a proposal made by six universities across the Midlands for a new Energy Research Accelerator, a major project to dev
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have welcomed reports that plans for the world’s first tidal lagoon based in Swansea Bay were unveiled in the Budget today. Jenny Willott, Welsh Lib Dem MP for Cardiff Central, said: “This is fantastic news for anyone who believes in green energy. The Liberal Democrats re
RenewableUK has commented on Chancellor’s Budget 2015 announcement on financial support for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. The most important announcement for the renewables sector in the Budget 2015 is the one about the start of the commercial negotiations over Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon, Renewabl
In remarks at the U.S. Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell laid out the Department’s priorities for strengthening the nation’s economy with a balanced, prosperous energy future over the next two years. Read the highlights of the speech: Our e
Chancellor George Osborne has announced today that the UK government is entering formal negotiations on financing subsidy for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. UK government is opening of the negotiations on the subsidy for the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. In his Budget speech, the Chancel
European Commission has approved subvention for Bilfinger Mars Offshore’s offshore wind turbine foundation plant in Szczecin, Poland. The project is in accordance with Innovative Economy Programe’s priorities and receives from the European Regional Development Fund financial subvention for about EUR
European Commission has approved subvention for Bilfinger Mars Offshore’s offshore wind turbine foundation plant in Szczecin, Poland. The project is in accordance with Innovative Economy Programe’s priorities and receives from the European Regional Development Fund financial subvention for about EUR
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC) has submitted a response to request for information (RFI) to the U.S. Department of Energy proposing Cobscook Bay, Maine, as a test site for marine hydrokinetic research and development. The proposal was submitted by ORPC, along with a consortium of tidal develop
Norwegian Centre for Offshore Wind Energy (NORCOWE) was well represented at the EWEA Offshore exhibition by several partner stands, three presentations and four posters – of which Yngve Heggelund’s poster was declared the best in the category “Resource assessment”. The poster “A fast reduced order m
In a bid to develop more offshore wind the Japanese Environment Ministry has selected three sites with combined capacity of 1.42GW. Iwate Prefecture and the town of Hirono were selected by the ministry to study community acceptance and environmental impact on the construction of a 200MW offshore win
The Energy Department’s Water Program is seeking feedback from the marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) industry, academia, research laboratories, government agencies, and other stakeholders regarding the Program’s activities and priorities in MHK. The Program makes strategic investments in the marine and
A variety of designs have been developed in order to harness the kinetic energy available in tidal streams. A report issued by EU’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) offers a classification of tidal energy converters (TECs). According to the 2014 JRC Ocean Energy Status Report, horizontal-axis turbines re
U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) is sponsoring Wave Energy Prize competition in order to encourage the development of WEC devices that reduce the cost of wave energy production. Through the Wave Energy Prize, the DoE is trying to identify new technologies that can help reduce the Levelized Cost of En
