The UK Planning Inspectorate now has just over a month left of its examination of the Dogger Bank Creyke Beck development consent order application with one final set of hearings remaining. This final set of hearings will be held at the KC Stadium in Hull, on July 16 and 17. Should all matters be de
The Crown Estate, manager of the UK seabed, announced today that it has agreed seabed rights for new demonstration zones and project sites around the UK’s coast. The rights include six new wave and tidal current demonstration zones and five tidal current project sites each with the potential to deli
Tidal blade test facility at National Composites Centre was awarded £1 million as part of £86 million of new Government money awarded to the West of England LEP to boost economic growth and create jobs. Located in Bristol & Bath Science Park, it will be the first of its kind as the industry is insuf
Ocean Energy Europe has called for a new EU funding programme for technology demonstration following the NER300 programme, in a joint letter with Europe’s renewable energy associations to the Commissioner Connie Hedegaard. This follows the second and final round of NER300 awards today, in which ESB’
Scottish Renewables has welcomed an announcement by the Crown Estate that two new wave and tidal demonstration zones, and two new project sites, are set to be leased in Scottish waters. This announcement means that local organisations will be able to manage and sub-let parts of the seabed to wave an
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), in collaboration with local partners, has been awarded rights to areas of seabed in Harris, Islay and Orkney by The Crown Estate. The Crown Estate has awarded EMEC the rights to manage two seabed zones: one for the development of tidal stream, and the other
The Crown Estate confirmed plans to run a leasing process for projects that capture tidal range energy which will start later in summer 2014. Dr Ian Selby, Head of Minerals and Infrastructure at The Crown Estate said: “We have tested the market appetite for tidal range energy in England and Wales an
The Crown Estate confirmed plans to run a leasing process for projects that capture tidal range energy which will start later in summer 2014. Dr Ian Selby, Head of Minerals and Infrastructure at The Crown Estate said: “We have tested the market appetite for tidal range energy in England and Wales an
Manager of the UK seabed, The Crown Estate, agreed seabed rights for six new wave and tidal current demonstration zones, which for the first time will enable locally-based organisations to manage and sub-let parts of the seabed to a range of wave and tidal stream developers, and for five new wave an
The Crown Estate has invited the Round 3 offshore wind development partners to revise the terms of their agreements, in recognition of the progress made in zone appraisal and the transition to the project development phase of Round 3. This could see the replacement of the zone development agreements
The Crown Estate has invited the Round 3 offshore wind development partners to revise the terms of their agreements, in recognition of the progress made in zone appraisal and the transition to the project development phase of Round 3. This could see the replacement of the zone development agreements
Last week (Thursday 26th June), the Port of Milford Haven welcomed Mike Penning MP, the Minister of State responsible for the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), where he was given an update on new safety systems and current port projects. The visit began at Pembroke Port where the Minister had the o
The deadline for submitting comments for the Swansea Tidal Lagoon project has passed, yet some councillors feel they did not have enough time to review the plan, writes South Wales Evening Post. Referring to the project report, councillor Paulette Smith said: “Fifty-two councillors had them on Frida
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank announced that nearly 80,000 acres offshore Maryland will be offered for commercial wind energy development in an August 19, 2014 competitive leas
