Ireland can tackle its heavy reliance on imported fossil fuels by developing own indigenous and renewable energy resources, according to Dr. Eimear Cotter, Head of Low Carbon Technologies at Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). According to the “Energy Security in Ireland” report publishe
Roughly 30 legislators, representing all regions of the world, are meeting today in Abu Dhabi at the Legislators Forum 2016 to discuss the deployment of renewable energy, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) announced. The Forum, being held on the eve of the IRENA’s sixth Assembly, will fac
Roughly 30 legislators, representing all regions of the world, are meeting today in Abu Dhabi at the Legislators Forum 2016 to discuss the deployment of renewable energy, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) announced. The Forum, being held on the eve of the IRENA’s sixth Assembly, will fac
The US Department of Energy (DoE) and Wave Energy Scotland (WES) are organizing a joint workshop on wave energy converters (WEC) system requirements and performance metrics. The goal of the workshop is to reach out to the wider wave energy community to facilitate input into the important specificati
Twenty Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have signed the “Northern Seas as the Power House of North-Western Europe” Manifesto which sees offshore wind energy as a way to make the Northern Seas the “power house” of Europe. MEPs believe that the progressive, large-scale, deployment of offshore
The Danish Maritime Authority (DMA) has had a report drawn up that maps the regulations and industry standards applicable to maritime operations in the offshore wind sector of Denmark, the United Kingdom, Germany and the Netherlands. The report, which DNV GL has made for the Danish Maritime Authorit
Director of RenewableUK’s Welsh office, David Clubb, has responeded to UK Prime Minister David Cameron’s comments that appear to indicate he is edging away from supporting the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. In response to comments Cameron made while giving evidence to the House of Commons Liaison
Fraunhofer Institute for Wind Energy and Energy System Technology (Fraunhofer IWES) expects to receive a EUR 10 million financial investment from German federal authorities to further develop a new method of rotor blade testing, as well as improve its test infrastructure in Bremerhaven. At present,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s final Clean Power Plan (CPP) will increase investment in cost-effective clean energy resources, such as renewables and energy efficiency, according to a modelling analysis of the plan carried out by energy and environmental advisers at M.J. Bradley & Associates
The State of New York will engage community members, environmental advocates, and government partners at all levels to create the New York Offshore Wind Master Plan that will serve as a blueprint for the future of offshore wind in New York, the state’s Governor Andrew Cuomo said in his State of the
Questioned over the potential use of tidal energy from Bristol Channel while giving evidence to the House of Commons Liaison Committee, UK’s Prime Minister David Cameron said that his ‘enthusiasm is reduced slightly by the fact that the cost would be quite high.’ Swansea Bay 320 MW tidal lagoon proj
The Union Cabinet of India has approved India’s membership in the International Energy Agency – Ocean Energy Systems (IEA-OES). The nodal agency for the membership would be Earth System Science Organisation – National Institute of Ocean Technology (ESSO-NIOT) under the Ministry of Earth Sciences, ac
The Development Bank of Japan (DBJ) and Japan Wind Development (JWD) are planning to establish a JPY 50 billion (USD 423 million) fund to finance large-scale wind power generation projects, DBJ said in a statement. The fund, provisionally named Japan Wind Development Co., Ltd., is a 50:50 joint vent
Scotland should set an ambitious new target of generating the equivalent of 50% of its total electricity, heat and transport demand from renewables by 2030, according to industry body Scottish Renewables. Scottish Renewables is calling for the new target as part of its manifesto, Renewed Ambitions:
