The auctions, which will start on 29 January, will see only the most competitive projects receive contracts – helping to drive down the cost of renewables support. Projects are set to compete for £325 million in support from new Contracts for Difference (CFD) – an increase of £25 million from the bu
The auctions, which will start on 29 January, will see only the most competitive projects receive contracts – helping to drive down the cost of renewables support. Projects are set to compete for £325 million in support from new Contracts for Difference (CFD) – an increase of £25 million from the bu
DeepOcean is urging the UK Government to review the policing of contracts for levels of ‘local content’ awarded by licence holders for UK offshore energy projects. The company said that it has missed out on a number of competitive tenders for UK offshore wind farm projects, which have been awarded t
Following yesterday’s announcement by the UK Government that it will allocate GBP 46 million to projects in seaside towns across England and Scotland, RenewableUK issued a press release to highlight the fact that the Coastal Communities Fund is partially financed by the UK’s offshore wind industry,
The Wave Energy Prize is a public prize challenge sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Program that aims to encourage the development of more efficient wave energy conversion (WEC) devices. Registration for the Wave Energy Prize opens online on April 1, 2015, with access to the W
The Rance Tidal Power Station is the world’s first tidal power station that has been producing electricity from tidal energy since 1966. The facility is located on the estuary of the Rance River, in Brittany, France. Opened on November 26, 1966, it is currently operated by EDF, and has the capacity
A four-metre-high device, built and installed by local company MPM North West Ltd, is being tested to assess its capabilities of generating electricity using wave power. If the test results for the prototype are encouraging then MPM North West could go on to build more devices for installation aroun
The Crown Estate and Natural Resources Wales have jointly signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) demonstrating their commitment to work together to ensure the natural resources of Wales are sustainably managed in the long term. The memorandum sets out a framework in which the two organisations c
UK Government is seeking opinions from the stakeholders regarding the approach it would take if it decides to enter into Contract for Difference (CFD) negotiations for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales. This represents Government’s new transparency approach for the engagement with
AOE Accumulated Ocean Energy Inc. (AOE) and T’Sou-ke Economic Development Limited Partnership (TED LP), a T’Sou-ke Nation-owned partnership, have completed an agreement to pursue business opportunities located in the traditional territory of the T’Sou-ke Nation (located on Vancouver Island, British
Accumulated Ocean Energy (AOE) and T’Sou-ke Economic Development Limited Partnership (TED LP), a T’Sou-ke Nation-owned partnership, have formed an agreement to develop renewable energies, with the first project focused on energy generation from the waves. The newly formed partnership is called T’Sou
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a competitive lease sale auction for four wind energy areas on the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) offshore Massachusetts on Thursday, January 29. A mock auction for the eligible bidders will be held on Monday, January 26, when BOEM will cont
The Swansea Bay City Region has formally supported the building of the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Terry Matthews, a chairman of the Swansea Bay City Region, wants the government to make a swift decision regarding the project, so that it could move to the construction phase, which would generate signi
U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Director Abigail Hopper have announced the release of an Environmental Assessment (EA) supporting a potential lease sale for more than 300,000 acres of federal waters off the coast of North Carolina for wind ene
