Marine Plan has been published today by the Scottish government, and it sets out a single statutory planning framework for all marine activity in Scottish waters. Marine Plan includes sectoral plans for tidal and wave energy in Scottish waters. Within the Scottish marine area, a number of planned de
The Scottish government has granted GBP 1.35 mln in funding to Orkney Surf ‘n’ Turf community renewables project. Orkney Surf ‘n’ Turf project will combine electricity from 2 tidal turbines and a wind turbine on Eday, which at times produce more power than can be used in the area. The excess electri
Baker Consultants has opened a new base in Swansea, Wales, following the increased activities in the renewables sector in the region. The new Swansea office will cover both terrestrial and marine environments, and will be a permanent base for two ecologists – Diana Clark, Senior Ecologist, and Helen
UK Ministers have reaffirmed their support for Wave Hub, a test site that aims to accelerate and support the development of offshore renewable energy technology, Wave Hub’s press release reads. Wave Hub is owned by the Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) UK. It provides shared offshor
Laminaria wave energy converter is a device that uses tilting motion to convert the energy of the waves into electricity. The Laminaria WEC is constituted from vertical surface that interacts with the incoming horizontal wave energy. As a result of the horizontal movement in the water the Laminaria
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has released the annual energy statistics report for 2014. Electricity generated in 2014 fell by 6.7 percent, from 359.2 TWh a year earlier to 335.0 TWh. Renewable electricity generation was 64.4 TW/h in 2014, an increase of 20 percent on the 53.7 TW/h
Géraldine Martin has been named as the new General Director of West Normandy Marine Energy (WNME). Géraldine Martin previously occupied the position of Deputy Director. The primary objective entrusted to Martin by the Board of Directors will be to further develop marine renewables energy (MRE) secto
Damen Shipyards Group, an international shipyard group based in the Netherlands, has become a member of World Ocean Council (WOC). The company stated that it works on optimizing the ship design and product innovations in order to reduce the environmental impacts of the shipping. Damen’s designers an
The video published by SAL Offshore shows the installation of the Voith tidal turbine at EMEC’s tidal test site at the Fall of Warness. The MV Lone vessel, Equipped with Kongsberg Dynamic Positioning II System, was required for the installation process in order to lift the tidal turbine from its tra
UK Department for Business, Innovation and Skills has released ‘The Size and Performance of the UK Low Carbon Economy’ report that covers the time period from 2010 to 2013. The report states the rates of employment in marine technologies industry was the lowest out of all in low carbon electricity s
IMarEST’s Metocean Awareness Course aims to help professionals in offshore industries to better understand the effects of meteorology that could have an impact on their design and operations activites. Metocean is a discipline covering meteorology and physical oceanography, and is concerned with qua
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), together with the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, is offering free component testing to support the development of wave and tidal energy converters. The goal of the project is to help the industry gain better understanding of issuses regarding comp
WATERS awards in the amount of GBP 3.7 mln will be divided between three companies to support the total tidal and wave project costs of GBP 7 mln. Albatern, Nova Innovation and Sustainable Marine Energy will receive the fundings from the third round of WATERS scheme – a collaborative venture between
The EU’s TEN-T Programme will provide EUR 400.000 for energy efficiency initiative at the Port of Bordeux. The project is said to combine energy saving measures and alternative energy production plans in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and transport sector’s dependency on oil and gas. The b
