The Hague District Court has ruled that the Netherlands must take more action to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions in the country. The judge ordered the Dutch government to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by at least 25 percent by 2020 from benchmark 1990 levels. The case was brought to court by
Sustainability researchers at Robert Gordon University (RGU) in Aberdeen have been awarded more than £300.000 in funding to further develop their work which aims to create a viable marine energy industry in Indonesia. The Centre for Understanding Sustainable Practice (CUSP) at RGU, led by Alan Owen,
Atlantis Resources, the developer behind MeyGen tidal energy project, has provided an update on the development of the project stating that it’s on track to deliver first power in 2016. According to Atlantis, construction works continue at the onshore site, with three of the four directionally drill
Wello, a Finnish wave energy player, has developed the Penguin wave energy device that produces power by riding the waves. Wello has based their wave energy technology by re-purposing existing technologies from wind energy sector. Wello’s Penguin converts waves to electricity directly with continuou
Community and locally owned energy capacity in Scotland could generate enough electricity to power approximately 100.000 domestic households, according to Energy Minister Fergus Ewing. As at June 2014, 361 MW of community and local energy capacity is operational which represents an increase of 27 pe
Open Ocean, a French-based startup, has announced plans to double its workforce by 2016 and set up a foreign office in Brazil. Open Ocean has raised funds in the amount of €1.6 million from Seventure Partners, Cap Decisif Management, Force 29, and BPI France, Open Ocean’s press release reads. The co
Kepler Energy, the developer behind tidal energy fence project, is embarking on a funding round to take forward the project through development phase and planning process. Subject to planning and financing, the 30 MW tidal energy fence project would be located in Bristol Channel, in the Aberthaw to
Sabella has boarded its D10 tidal turbine on a cargo ship ahead of the planned deployment on Thursday, June 25. Palembang cargo ship has been provided by the German-based Combi Lift. Following the installation of the dead weight into turbine foundations, and additional testing, the boat will leave t
Italy-based Wave for Energy plans to deploy its ISWEC wave energy device off Sicily in the second week of July. The company originally planned to deploy the device in March off the island of Pantelleria, Sicily, but the deployment was delayed due to unsuitable weather conditions. Tidal Energy Today
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission have launched the Energy Demo Projects (EDP) facility to provide risk financing and boost the competitiveness of innovative energy technology companies in Europe. The new facility will support cutting-edge energy technology projects that
SgurrEnergy, a UK-based renewable energy consultancy, has been named as the Company of the Year at the British Renewable Energy Awards. The Company of the Year award is granted for the company that’s done the most in the past year to advance UK renewables. The British Renewable Energy Awards Gala Di
The European Commission has released the progress report on 2020 renewable energy targets showing that the EU is on track to meet its 20 percent renewable energy goals. With a projected share of 15.3 percent of renewable energy in 2014 in the gross final energy consumption, the EU and the vast major
Sabella is currently performing preparations prior to the planned installation of its 1 MW D10 tidal turbine on June 25, in the Fromveur Passage, off Ushant Island, France. According to Sabella, the cargo ship that will be used for the installation of the turbine, provided by the German-based Combi
The team behind the 100 MW Fair Head tidal energy project has announced that it has completed over 95 percent of the offshore survey work required to support the planning application for its seabed turbines. According to the project developer Fair Head Tidal Energy Park Ltd, a company comprised of D
