Scottish Ministers plan to set up a new interim public body that would manage the UK Crown Estate assets in Scotland.
The SmartBay Subsea Observatory will begin feeding data today from the seabed for researchers, businesses, scientists and policy makers in the marine sector.
UK renewables associations have welcomed the announcement that the UK government has set the fifth carbon budget covering the period from 2028 to 2032 at 1,725 MtCO2e.
The European Commission is to step up its collaboration with China on emissions trading, with a new €10 million cooperation project.
Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have voted in favour of increasing the European Union’s target for renewables to ‘at least’ 30% by 2030. The EU’s renewable energy target which states that 20% of total energy consumption should come from renewables by 2020 has already been hit by many EU me
Representatives from two Canary Islands-based firms, Raley Estudios Costeros and Hexia, held a seminar on marine renewable energy challenges yesterday, June 23, at PLOCAN.
Germany’s 8.2 Consulting AG has supported Quadran – Énergies Libres in the planned floating offshore pilot wind farm off the coast of the French region Languedoc-Roussillon by defining the Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental (QHSE) concept for the tendering phase. As the step from fixed offsho
Sea Mammal Research Unit of the University of St Andrews, in collaboration with SMRU Consulting, has published the results of a Scottish Government-funded study that developed and tested new technology for the detection and measurement of marine mammal behaviour around tidal turbines. The technology
Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Oregon-based Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) to encourage knowledge exchange and joint research activities.
Scotland has exceeded the 2020 target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 42% six years early, Climate Change Secretary Roseanna Cunningham confirmed today.
Wind turbine makers are set to benefit from the Paris Climate Agreement (COP21) as the call for increased investments to meet a targeted reduction in CO2 emissions is expected to positively impact their sales figures, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The increased investment, particularly in
The European Commission (EC) has presented a proposal for the European Union to ratify the Paris Agreement, the world’s first universal, legally binding deal to tackle climate change.
Cape Sharp Tidal has released a video showcasing the interaction between an OpenHydro tidal turbine and a group of pollock shoaling around it at slack tide.
A report which describes a new method for estimating the risk of collision between harbour seals and tidal turbines has been published.
