The Scottish Green Energy Awards, a renewable energy competition, has announced the finalists in 13 categories designed to recognise the people and organisations contributing to the renewables sector in Scotland. This year’s finalists include the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), competing with
One year on from the official opening of their Fast Flow Facility, engineers and scientists at HR Wallingford are celebrating a first year in business. The Fast Flow Facility was officially opened on October 30, 2014, comprising a 75 m long and 8 m wide flume holding a million litres of water that c
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) has placed the blame on shallow government support for wave and tidal energy for the yesterday’s announcement of Aquamarine Power’s going into the administration. Responding to the news that renewable energy firm Aquamarine Power has called in administrators to
Over 70 organisations, including SMEs and research organisations, gathered in Glasgow earlier this week to learn how they could benefit from Innovate UK’s drive to support innovation in high-growth industries, including offshore renewable energy, transport systems, and satellite applications. The ‘C
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has released energy statistics report for the second quarter of 2015. In 2015 Q2, total electricity generated remained unchanged at 78.8 TWh compared to a year earlier. The share of renewables (hydro, wind, and other renewables) in electricity generati
Minesto, a Swedish wave energy developer, has secured SEK 145 million (€15.5 million) and attracted 2,500 new shareholders following the issue of new shares. According to Minesto, the company has ensured a fully funded business plan for the development of its Deep Green wave energy technology. Ander
The Edinburgh-based wave energy developer has called in the administrators to manage the business and seek a sale or investment via the administration process. Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO LLP has appointed business restructuring partners James Stephen and Graham Newton as joint admini
OpenHydro, an Irish-based tidal energy developer, has purchased a number of Tritech’s Gemini imaging sonars for its current and upcoming tidal energy projects. According to Tritech, OpenHydro will use Gemini imaging sonars to monitor the installation and recovery of tidal turbines and subsea base un
Horizon 2020, the European Commission’s research and innovation programme, is calling for submissions of project proposals competing for European grants in renewable energy technologies and low carbon energy. The €118.3 million call comprises several aspects of renewable and low carbon energy, inclu
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has submitted its proposals for the Horizon 2020 simplification survey launched by the European Commission. The LERU response addressed various topics of Horizon 2020 simplification, focusing on pressing administrative and financial issues, but als
A tri-nation deal between firms based in Ireland, France and the UK is expected to result in shared research technology designed to reduce risks faced by developers of renewable tidal and wave power schemes around north western European coastlines. Known as MOREDATAS (Methods to Obtain Refined Envir
The shortlist for the Sustainable Energy Awards 2015, presented by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI), has been revealed. Now in its 12th year, the Sustainable Energy Awards, encourage and reward excellence in energy management. The SEAI Awards feature a number of categories, and thi
Bristol will welcome the delegation of government officials and industry representatives from Zhejiang province, China, to discuss the opportunities for collaboration in the area of marine renewable energy. According to Regen SW, the delegation from Zhoushan archipelago in China’s Zhejiang province
UK and China have signed the Clean Energy Partnership agreement under which the two countries will work together to transition to the low carbon economy. According to the UK government, this will strengthen the UK’s position as the partner of choice for China in low carbon energy and will help to pa
