Tidal Energy Ltd has postponed the deployment of DeltaStream tidal turbine due to lack of finance. Tidal Energy Ltd, the developer behind DeltaStream tidal energy device, has delayed the deployment of the device due to the extra costs that have arisen since the initial deployment plan that was suppo
Jennifer Webber, Renewable UK’s Director of External Affairs, has responded to the comment made by Oxford professor Dieter Helm on tidal lagoon projects. As announced earlier, in the paper ‘British energy policy – what happens next?’ Dieter Helm proposes to DECC to avoid supporting expensive project
The renewables associations are calling for EU policy makers to ensure secure and sustainable energy future in line with the EU’s long-term climate commitments. The European Council’s guidance from last year for 2030 targets for renewable energy and energy efficiency falls far short of the EU’s pote
Jan De Nul Group has been named as the company that filed a complaint over the regularity of the preferred bidder contract award to China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC). According to BBC, Jan De Nul raised a question on the potential conflict of interest over the award of the £300 mln contract t
In a paper criticizing the UK energy policy, Professor Dieter Helm proposes for DECC to avoid supporting expensive projects such as tidal lagoons, and to focus on other energy efficiency programmes. The paper ‘British energy policy – what happens next?’ analyzes the British energy policy, and offers
Eco Wave Power, an Israeli wave energy developer, has been shortlisted for the Erasmus Energy Awards that will be held as part of EU Sustainable Energy Week 2015, in the Netherlands. The Erasmus Energy Business Award nominations were judged based on the novelty of the project’s approach and proposal
A Belgian company has raised questions over the regularity of £300 mln contract appointment of China Harbour Engineering Company as the preferred bidder for delivering marine works for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, UK media report. According to The Guardian, the unnamed Belgian contractor who lost t
Tocardo Tidal Turbines has announced plans to install an array of 5 tidal turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier. The Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier is designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding from the North Sea. The location will now deliver the combination of water defen
A team of European experts has secured the funding from the European Commission’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 to develop a new project whose aim is to advance the wave energy sector. Using as a starting point the identification of the major constraints that have been delaying wave
JBA Consulting, an environmental engineering company, is supporting Tidal Lagoon Power in the development of Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. JBA Consulting is supporting the project in the preparation of evidence for the discharge of the environmental Development Consent Order (DCO) and Marine Lic
Coastal Chariot multi-purpose support vessel will be used for the installation of BlueTec floating tidal platform off Texel island, the Netherlands. According to Acta Marine, the company has coincided the installation process with Van Oord Offshore. The Coastal Chariot will tow and hook-up BlueTec t
EEL Energy has received financial help from its partners Bpifrance and Nord-Pas de Calais region for the development of its tidal energy technology. The funding in the amount of €500.000 will allow the company to finalize its 1:6 scale prototype tidal energy converter designed for sea trials. In add
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) is holding an information webinar next week to provide details on its latest project call for novel wave energy converters. The aim of the webinar is to enable potential applicants clarifications of any points on the programme stages. The webinar will be held on June 18, 2
Formerly known as the Industrial and Power Association, the organisation has re-branded to the Scottish Energy Association in an effort to become the go-to membership organisation for the energy industry in Scotland. Scottish Energy Association (SEA) will focus on making sure that consumers are full
