Scotland
Approval for commercial wave power array on Orkney
Monday, 20 February 2012 Toby Price Scotland moved a step closer to a greener future last week following government approval of the nation’s first near shore commercial wave power array, which will power more than 1,000 homes. Consent...
Marine and hydrokinetic capacity: sevenfold growth by 2017
Thursday, 16 February 2012 REM According to a new report from Pike Research, the marine and hydrokinetic market should see robust growth in capacity in coming years, increasing from 760 megawatts (MW) in 2012 to 5.5 gigawatts (GW) ...
United Kingdom
£6 million in funding released for wave and tidal energy development in Scotland
Monday, 13 February 2012 REM The marine and tidal energy sector is to benefit from £6 million in funding to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland. Scottish Enterprise is launching a...
Norwegian firm commits to offshore energy triple
Tuesday, 07 February 2012 Toby Price The newly established Norwegian renewable energy company Straum has big ambitions. The company is focusing on all three major offshore renewable energy technologies, believing “consolidation is the ...
United States
New York will be generating tidal power by next year
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 Toby Price The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) yesterday issued its first pilot project license for a tidal energy project located in New York City’s East River. The project, owned by Verdant Po...
United Kingdom
UK makes a splash with its first marine energy park
Monday, 23 January 2012 Toby Price The South West has today been named as the UK’s first Marine Energy Park, firmly placing the region on the international map for leadership in marine renewable energy. Climate Change Minister, Greg ...
United States
Coasts offer major potential for wave and tidal energy, says DOE
Friday, 20 January 2012 REM This week the US Department of Energy (DOE) has released two nationwide resource assessments showing that waves and tidal currents off the nation's coasts could contribute significantly to the United ...
Scotland
Key milestone reached in development of world's largest wave farm
Thursday, 19 January 2012 REM Alstom and the leading Scottish marine developer SSE Renewables have signed a new joint venture agreement to develop the Costa Head Wave Project, an up to 200 Megawatts (MW) wave energy site located n...
Fortum and Seabased AB to start construction of a wave power park in Sweden
Friday, 06 January 2012 REMFortum and Seabased AB are poised to begin construction of a joint wave power park in Sotenäs, Sweden.
Israeli firm successfully tests ocean wave energy technology
Tuesday, 03 January 2012 REMTel Aviv, Israel-based Eco Wave Power has successfully completed testing on its first ocean wave energy generation models, the Wave Clapper and the Power Wing.
Developments in Latin America include big gains for renewables and wind
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