A new survey by OnePoll, commissioned by RenewableUK, reveals that the UK public think that subsidies for wind power are over fourteen times the amount they actually are. OnePoll questioned 2,000 UK adults and found that the average estimate was £259 from a typical £1,300 annual domestic dual-fuel e
Scottish Government’s GBP 10 mln Saltire Prize, designed to accelerate the development of Scottish marine energy, will most likely remain unclaimed due to the competitors’ inability to meet the qualifying criteria. The Saltire Prize demands from competitors to operate wave or tidal technology contin
Tritech’s Micron sonar has been selected for the latest academic Autonomous Underwater Vehicle (AUV). The acoustic design team at McGill Robotics, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, chose to incorporate a mechanical scanning sonar into their new build AUV. The team now plans to integrate the Micro
Brown University scientists propose that in order to gain the insights into the ecological and socioeconomic effects ocean renewables could potentially have, changes in benefits provided by ocean ecosystem before and after deployment of ocean energy infrastructure should be observed. As tidal energy
Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) is organizing a tender to improve wave power research. The Australian Government wants to improve data gathering on wave behavior by organizing a tender for electronic upgrades for two wave data buoys, according to Financial Review, news publisher that focuses
Carnegie Wave has announced that its desalination plant on Garden Island has been commissioned off electricity in advance to its connection to CETO system. After it’s connected to the CETO system, it will be powered by hydraulic energy from Carnegie’s CETO wave units, to produce fresh water from sal
The international wind energy conference EWEA Offshore 2015 in Copenhagen in early March will see Siemens focusing on innovations supporting cutting the costs of offshore wind power. In addition to further developing the technology of its wind turbines, the company is advancing the efficiency of tur
The King and Queen of Norway embarked on their first official visit to Australia on Monday, 23rd February, in Canberra. On Friday, 27th February, the last day of the visit, Their Majesties will be present at a mini-seminar in Perth, Western Australia, devoted to maritime and offshore related researc
RenewableUK applauds the announcement made by Fergus Ewing, Scottish Energy Minister, about the funding Scottish Government is to provide for WES. Wave Energy Scotland (WES) will receive GBP 14.3 mln in order to to address a range of technology priorities, staff recruitment and innovation in the wav
The new cable installation device is expected to lower the costs of cable installations for up to 75 percent when compared to the current mechanisms used by the industry, according to Carbon Trust. UK innovator, North Sea Systems, has completed the first full scale trials of its CableFish at EMEC. T
Wave Energy Scotland will receive a total of £14.3 million over the next thirteen months, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced today. ‘Wave Energy Scotland’ awarded its first contract to a group of 12 former Pelamis employees, led by former Chief Executive of Pelamis Wave Power Richard Yemm, to ca
Nautricity has secured a grid connected tidal test berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), following successful sea trials at EMEC’s non-grid connected site last year. In 2014, Nautricity tested its CoRMaT tidal energy converter and Hydrobuoy mooring system at EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test
Nautricity, a Scottish tidal turbine developer, will now have access to grid connected tidal test berth at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). The announcement follows concluded sea trials of Nautricity’s CoRMat tidal energy converter and Hydrobuoy mooring system at EMEC’s Shapinsay Sound test
The European Commission published a strategy to renew EU’s energy policy, underlying the important role of next generation renewable technologies, such as ocean energy. According to the paper, EU stays committed to progress renewable energy and to be ‘the global hub for developing the next generatio
