Tidal turbine powers up in Scotland
Friday, 18 May 2012 Toby Price An underwater turbine that is set to be used in Scotland’s first and only consented tidal power project has successfully completed an initial testing period in Orkney, and is providing electricity f...
Offshore wind hampered by supply chain and financing issues
Friday, 18 May 2012 REMAccording to a new report by market intelligence provider, GlobalData, development of the offshore wind industry is being hindered by several issues regarding the supply chain and financing.
Nova Scotia unveils plan to have tidal energy meet 10 percent of its energy needs
Wednesday, 16 May 2012 REMThe Canadian province of Nova Scotia has established a target of having 10 percent of its power supplied by tidal energy by 2020.
United Kingdom
Pulse Tidal plans commercial demo of full-scale tidal energy converter
Monday, 14 May 2012 Toby Price The Crown Estate has awarded Pulse Tidal an Agreement for Lease at Lynmouth, in the South West Marine Energy Park in Devon (UK). The permit will now enable the company to deploy a full-scale prototype...
Scotland
"World's first" ocean energy engineering firm launched
Wednesday, 09 May 2012 Toby Price A consortium of leading energy and engineering firms have incorporated a new company in Scotland called Nautimus. Described as “the world’s first engineering services company dedicated to wave and...
Australian government to provide $10 million to support wave energy project
Friday, 04 May 2012 REM Australia’s minister for Resources and Energy, Martin Ferguson, has announced the government will provide $10 million to the Perth Wave Energy Project, which is being developed by Carnegie Wave Ener...
United States
Landmark move by state regulators means grid distributed tidal power will soon debut in US
Wednesday, 02 May 2012 REM Regulators in the state of Maine have set the terms of a 20 year contract to distribute electricity being harvested from the movements of ocean tides -- the first long-term power purchase agreement fo...
Australia
OWC wave energy device close to commercialisation
Wednesday, 18 April 2012 Toby Price After a decade and a half developing its wave energy technology, the Sydney-based company, Oceanlinx, is on the brink of launching its patent oscillating water column technology onto the global market...
United Kingdom
Fred Olsen installs first wave device at Falmouth’s wave energy test site
Friday, 13 April 2012 REM The team behind FabTest, Cornwall’s pioneering marine energy test site in Falmouth, has welcomed the first wave device to be installed in its waters. Fred Olsen’s BOLT “Lifesaver” wave energy ...
United Kingdom
£20 million marine energy scheme now open
Wednesday, 11 April 2012 REM Last Thursday,the UK Government launched its eagerly awaited £20 million Marine Energy Array Demonstrator scheme (MEAD). This scheme will support up to two pre-commercial projects to demonstrate the ...
Execs in solar, wind, ethanol and electric vehicles top Forbe’s list of green billionaires
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