The Smith Commission today issued “Report of the Smith Commission for further devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament”, which comprises a recommendation that The Crown Estate in Scotland should be devolved to the Scottish Parliament. “Responsibility for the management of the Crown Estate’s e
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change has released energy statistics for second quarter of 2014. Total electricity generated fell 6.2 per cent from 83.9 TWh in 2013 Q2 to 78.7 TWh, reflecting lower demand. The generation by wind, PV, wave and tidal fell 10.2 per cent from 7.2 TWh to 6.5 TWh. In s
The Crown Estate has announced the appointment of Paula Hay-Plumb to its main board, commencing 1st January 2015. Paula Hay-Plumb is an experienced board director in both the public and private sectors, and is currently a non-executive director at Hyde Housing Association and Aberforth Smaller Compa
Renewable energy has become Scotland’s main source of power, new independent figures have revealed. Records from the first half of 2014, the most recent period for which data is available, show renewables generated 32% more electricity than any other single source of power in Scotland. In total, the
An Orkney-based project to develop an innovative use of renewable energy generated on land and at sea has secured funding support from the Scottish Government. The Community and Renewable Energy Scheme (CARES) Local Energy Challenge Fund has awarded just under GBP 30,000 to the Orkney Surf and Turf
The European Commission today announced a € 315 billion Investment Plan to get Europe growing again and get more people back to work. The EC will create new European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) to mobilise these funds over the course of three years. The Fund will be set up in partnership w
UK Energy Secretary Edward Davey has given a speech at Tidal Energy Summit about tidal energy and the challenges that industry is facing, commenting on the latest Pelamis’ administration proceedings and Siemens’ decision to abandon MCT. In his speech, Edward Davey said that the UK is the world’s for
The Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has approved the Marine and Hydrokinetic Renewable Energy Act of 2013, and the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014. US Senator Ron Wyden has announced that his bill to encourage development of electricity from the water power
The U.S. Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources has approved the Marine and Hydrokinetic (MHK) Renewable Energy Act of 2013 (S. 1419), and the Nexus of Energy and Water for Sustainability Act of 2014 (S. 1971). S. 1419, sponsored by Senator Ron Wyden [D-OR], amends the Energy Independence
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) will foster industry collaboration that will drive research and development, share learning and knowledge and bring in expertise from other industry sectors such as oil and gas. Achieving greater industry collaboration will be a key objective for a new body that is being c
Achieving greater industry collaboration will be a key objective for a new body that is being created to encourage innovation in wave energy technology, Energy Minister Fergus Ewing confirmed yesterday. Wave Energy Scotland (WES) will foster industry collaboration that will drive research and develo
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited has announced that the first of its new generation CETO 5 wave energy units has been successfully installed and is operating at its Perth Wave Energy Project site off Garden Island, Western Australia. The CETO 5 unit was successfully installed and h
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been approved as an assessor under the EU’s Environmental Technology Verification (ETV) scheme and will be checking claims about the performance of innovative environmental technologies. Building on its reputation as a test site, EMEC will issue a Stateme
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Acting Director Walter Cruickshank announced that more than 742,000 acres offshore Massachusetts will be offered for commercial wind energy development in a January 29, 2015, com
