National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has organized an event to provide information for small businesses involved in US DoE’s SBV Pilot programme on how to best use NREL’s experience, capabilities, and testing infrastructure to advance their technologies. On December 2, 2015, NREL is organizin
Wave for Energy, a Turin-based wave energy developer, plans to connect its ISWEC wave energy device to the Italian electricity grid by the end of January, 2016. Wave for Energy has deployed ISWEC off Pantelleria island early in August, 2015. The device has since been undergoing tests, and the compan
Researchers at the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering of the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) have designed and patented a floating platform for offshore wind turbines that can reduce energy costs to 12 euro cents per kilowatt hour (kWh) through a more efficient design and c
WERPO, an Israeli wave energy developer, has teamed up with Sunbelt Israel, a capital investment group, to raise funds for the delivery of WERPO’s announced wave energy projects. According to WERPO, the companies will start an aggressive campaign to raise funds so that WERPO can start building all t
Renewable energy supply is set to double collectively in eight major economies by 2030 due to new national climate and energy plans, World Resources Institute’s analysis states. Assessing the Post-2020 Clean Energy Landscape analysis found that the renewable energy levels will be 18% higher in 2030
DEME has developed an innovative technique and pontoon to seal and reinforce canal and river bends. This solution, the bentonite mattresses laying pontoon called the MATTEDOOR, is currently being used for the widening of the Juliana Canal. The Juliana Canal forms a vital navigation route between Lim
Québec-based hydrokinetic technology developer Idénergie has signed a contract with Parks Canada for the installation of 10 in-river turbines in Canadian provinces of Alberta, and British Columbia. According to Écotech Québec, Idénergie is expected to install 10 in-river turbines in the Canadian Roc
India and Belgium have signed a memorandum of understanding for energy cooperation between the two countries. The objective of this memorandum of understanding (MoU) is to establish the basis for a cooperative institutional relationship to encourage and promote technical bilateral cooperation on new
A survey conducted by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) and ComRes shows that the UK public offers substantial backing to renewable energy subsidies and programmes that reduce energy waste. The ECIU/ComRes survey shows that nearly three-quarters (73%) support subsidies for solar power,
The Atlantic Wavepower Partnership (AWP) has withdrawn from the Wave Energy Prize competition. AWP, a partnership formed between Renewable Ocean Energy and AWS Ocean Energy, has been selected by the Wave Energy Prize administration as one of the 20 qualified teams out of 92 official registered teams
OpenHydro is currently preparing for the realization of two tidal energy projects in Canada and France before the end of 2015. Irish-based company is working with Emera, through its joint venture Cape Sharp Tidal, to deploy and grid connect two 2 MW tidal turbines in the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia, C
A new review has found that turbidity and sedimentation, two of the most widely recognized threats to coral reefs, can have an effect on coral reproduction before, during and after spawning. Elevated turbidity regularly occurs in shallow, tropical marine environments driven primarily by wind-driven
Tidal energy developments will provide significant opportunities for the fishing sector in North Wales according a recent Marine Services Supply Chain Study. The study was commissioned by Menter Môn, the third party manager for the Anglesey Tidal Demonstration Zone in order to identify local supply
DONG to Build World’s Biggest Offshore Wind Farm DONG Energy decided to construct the 660MW Walney Extension offshore wind farm, located in the Irish Sea, approximately 19 km off the west coast of Britain. Van Oord: Dredging Companies Venturing into Offshore Wind (Interview) During the Offshore Ener
