The U.S. Department of Interior’s (DOI) Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has recently released a draft strategy for offshore oil and gas leasing, which has shown that a significant number of officials representing eastern coastal states disapprove the plan, recommending renewable energy, esp
Southeast Alaska Conservation Council, Oregon and Washington Congressional Delegation Members and thirty-six Members of Congress have opposed US Government’s Oil and Gas Leasing Draft Proposed Program (2017-2022) – in favor of marine renewables, including wave and tidal energy. US Government has iss
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has received tax rebate in the amount of USD 3 mln. The funds were received from Research and Development Tax Incentive, from the Australian Tax Office. The R&D Tax Incentive provides a tax rebate to support Australian companies to undertake Australian rese
A representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Patricia A. Haddad, introduced a bill that would promote renewable energy generation off its coast. The legislation requires utilities to conduct periodic joint solicitations for proposals from offshore wind energy developers no later t
A representative in the Massachusetts House of Representatives, Patricia A. Haddad, introduced a bill that would promote renewable energy generation off its coast. The legislation requires utilities to conduct periodic joint solicitations for proposals from offshore wind energy developers no later t
GEV Wind Power Projects Director, Alastair Gadney, was among the energy industry leaders to be hand-selected to meet with the RT Hon Ed Davey, Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, at a recent roundtable discussion at the Hull & Humber Chamber of Commerce offices. The Minister led the gr
Geir Arne Solheim, Havkraft’s CEO, has joined the International Energy Agency (IEA) Marine Renewable board of directors. Solheim was selected by The Norwegian Wind Energy Association (NORWEA), a trade organization that works to promote Norwegian renewable energy production, including wave and tidal
The auctions, which will start on 29 January, will see only the most competitive projects receive contracts – helping to drive down the cost of renewables support. Projects are set to compete for £325 million in support from new Contracts for Difference (CFD) – an increase of £25 million from the bu
The auctions, which will start on 29 January, will see only the most competitive projects receive contracts – helping to drive down the cost of renewables support. Projects are set to compete for £325 million in support from new Contracts for Difference (CFD) – an increase of £25 million from the bu
DeepOcean is urging the UK Government to review the policing of contracts for levels of ‘local content’ awarded by licence holders for UK offshore energy projects. The company said that it has missed out on a number of competitive tenders for UK offshore wind farm projects, which have been awarded t
Following yesterday’s announcement by the UK Government that it will allocate GBP 46 million to projects in seaside towns across England and Scotland, RenewableUK issued a press release to highlight the fact that the Coastal Communities Fund is partially financed by the UK’s offshore wind industry,
The Wave Energy Prize is a public prize challenge sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Water Power Program that aims to encourage the development of more efficient wave energy conversion (WEC) devices. Registration for the Wave Energy Prize opens online on April 1, 2015, with access to the W
The Rance Tidal Power Station is the world’s first tidal power station that has been producing electricity from tidal energy since 1966. The facility is located on the estuary of the Rance River, in Brittany, France. Opened on November 26, 1966, it is currently operated by EDF, and has the capacity
A four-metre-high device, built and installed by local company MPM North West Ltd, is being tested to assess its capabilities of generating electricity using wave power. If the test results for the prototype are encouraging then MPM North West could go on to build more devices for installation aroun
