Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed the new Ministerial line-up today, with the appointment of Josh Frydenberg to lead the expanded Environment and Energy portfolio.
The European Commission is looking to turn emerging ocean energy technologies like tidal and wave power into ‘another European success story’, replicating the spectacular uptake of offshore wind, EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella has said.
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has appointed Thierry Kalanquin, DCNS Senior Vice President of Energies and Marine infrastructure, and Simon De Pietro, DP Energy’s CEO, as its new Co-Presidents.
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has launched its third competitive funding call focused on structural materials and manufacturing processes for wave energy technology.
During his visit to Newport last week, the head of the Government’s independent review of tidal lagoon power, Charles Hendry, was presented with the potential economic and environmental benefits the construction of tidal lagoons could bring to steelmaking and other industries in South Wales.
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from July 11 – 17, 2016.
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has launched a tender for the provision of a tether rope to be used for its Deep Green tidal power plant.
Clean energy investment in the second quarter of 2016 totaled $61.5 billion, some 12% above the first-quarter 2016 figure but 32% below a very strong outturn of $90 billion in the equivalent period of 2015.
All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on marine energy and tidal lagoons has been set up to promote the potential of tidal and wave energy in UK.
The UK government has appointed Greg Clark as a new Secretary of State for Energy who will lead the new department that will bring together responsibilities for business, industrial strategy, science, innovation and energy.
Bombora Wave Power, an Australian wave energy developer, has appointed Erin Croot to the company’s Board of Directors.
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has deployed its wave energy device designed for commercial use four miles off the coast of New Jersey.
James Fisher Marine Services will recommence subsea cable installation works using offshore construction vessel Aker Wayfarer at the Wave Hub offshore site in two days’ time.
ABB, a Swiss-based power and automation technology group, has won a $30 million order from Norway’s transmission system operator Statnett for two substations expected to strengthen grid reliability and boost power supplies.
