The UK has decided to support renewable energy projects through its latest Contracts for Difference (CfD) auction with an additional €265 million, of which €55 million per year has been earmarked for wave, tidal, floating wind and geothermal energy projects. Divided into three pots, this will be the
SIDS DOCK has signed an agreement with Global OTEC Resources to collaborate on developing and deploying floating ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) technology in small island states.
With marine energy on the cusp of significant growth, the National Hydropower Association has unveiled new industry deployment targets of 50MW by 2025, 500MW by 2030, and 1GW by 2035.
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has released a report which summarizes the best available data on the United States’ marine energy resources at both state and regional scales.
IECRE has launched a survey to better understand the growing needs for certification in the marine energy sector and develop corresponding services by certification bodies and test facilities worldwide.
UTM Ocean Thermal Energy Centre (UTM OTEC) has developed a virtual reality tool to explain the basic concept of power generation and desalination process in Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system.
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) of the Philippines has denied the petition filed by the National Renewable Energy Board (NREB) for Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) for electricity generated from ocean energy resources.
Deploying ocean energy at scale requires simpler, faster consenting processes that are informed by the latest environmental research, according to a new report launched by sectoral advisory group ETIP Ocean.
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand existing cooperation and accelerate the commercialisation of ocean energy technologies.
Brussels-based industry body Ocean Energy Europe has welcomed the new European strategy for offshore renewables as an important step towards scaling up a brand-new European industry, while calling for swift, concrete implementation of the strategy’s actions.
The European Commission has presented the EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy which sets a goal of reaching 40 GW of installed capacity for ocean energy, and other emerging technologies like floating wind and solar, by 2050.
Navingo has recently organised its 13th, but also the first virtual edition of Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference (OEEC 2020), creating a perfect opportunity for people working in the offshore energy industry to establish new business relationships and maintain existing ones. The content-pack
The members of International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) collaborative framework on ocean energy and offshore renewables have identified 13 topics of focus to advance the sector forward.
The US Department of Energy’s (DOE) Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) have launched the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) education portals for water power technologies. Water power is a flourishing segment of the renewable ene
