Kieran O’Brien, Carnegie Wave Energy’s Executive Director of Business Development, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Ocean Energy Europe (OEE). Kieran O’Brien joins Oliver Wragg of Orkney-based European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and John Malcolm, Chief Executive of Scottish wave energy
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has identified measures to bolster marine energy sector funding, underlining that urgent action is necessary to get investors’ confidence back, it is stated in their press release. The report highlights that this strategically important market could be worth
Reduction costs for the electricity sector of Spain in 2013 amount to EUR 9.197 mln thanks to Spanish renewables, it is stated in APPA’s report. Renewable energy savings generated in 2013 in the electrical system of Spain amount to EUR 9.197 mln. Out of these, EUR 5.871 mln correspond to savings for
RenewableUK has announced that one of the most prestigious global conferences on renewable energy will be held in the UK for the first time in 2016. The 6th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) will take place from February 23 to 26, 2016 at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre.
Ofgem has approved GBP 1.1 bln in funding for the new subsea link in the north of Scotland that is supposed to connect 1.2 GW of new renewable electricity once completed in 2018, Ofgem’s press release reads. The regulator’s decision is GBP 105 mln less than the funding request from Scottish Hydro El
Sabella, a French based engineering firm in the field of marine energies, more specifically tidal turbines, is currently testing its largest D15 tidal turbine at INSEAN research institute. This bi-directional turbine has the capacity of up to 2.5 MW at flow speeds of 4.0 m/s, and can be installed in
Jardine Lloyd Thompson (JLT) has been named as Insurance broker for land-connected Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, the company announced today. JLT is UK based provider of insurance, reinsurance and employee benefits-related advice, brokerage and associated services. Poul Hansen, Head of Renewable Energy
The ‘weather bomb’ hit Scotland last week, causing large waves of up to 12 m – the perfect environment for testing a device for harnessing wave energy. Albatern, a Scotland based company, developed WaveNET – an offshore array-based wave energy converter that uses the motion of waves to generate elec
The deadline for Planning Inspectorate to submit recommendation for the Secretary of State for Energy and Climate, Ed Davey, regarding the building of the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay, set for March 10, 2015. The six-month examination period closed on December 10. There will now be a pe
Resolute Marine CEO, Bill Staby, announced the company will base its headquarters in Cork, and that it expects to create around 80 new jobs in the area, Irish media report. Resolute Marine Energy, a Boston based company, concerned with developing technologies that produce energy from ocean waves rev
The Energy Policy in Wales summit, which is being held at the Angel Hotel in Cardiff, will discuss the future of energy in Wales, including the proposed Wylfa site, wind, solar and marine power generation, UK Government announced today. Baroness Jenny Randerson, representing UK Government, in acknow
Scottish Government has released the first National Marine Plan which is supposed to secure sustainable economic growth of a range of marine industries and protect the marine environment, the press release reads. The National Marine Plan is expected to cover all of Scotland’s sea out to 200 nautical
The reduction of CO2 emissions amounts to almost 12 million tonnes, in the most recent year for which data is available, thanks to green energy in Scotland, it is stated in the Scottish Renewables’ press release. The statistics were published in response to a Parliamentary Question tabled by Eilidh
MacArtney has launched ‘GreenLink’, a connectivity solutions brand. The backbone of the GreenLink is the GreenLink Inline Termination. MacArtney GreenLink Inline Termination solutions are used to connect dynamic cables from offshore renewable wind, tidal and wave energy converters to export cables.
