The Scottish Government, acting on behalf of itself and its project partners the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment in Northern Ireland and the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources in Ireland, is commissioning a Business Plan to inform and encourage potential future
Europe’s wave and tidal sector will require action from the EU and its Member States to get pilot array projects in the water, according to the final report from the SI Ocean project which was published today. The project’s Market Deployment Strategy (MDS) stated that completing these early projects
Chinese government plans to install three test energy parks offshore its coast by 2016, according to China Daily. The government plans to develop a 300-kilowatt wave farm in Zhuhai, Guangdong province and a tidal farm with the capacity of 1 megawatt or more in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province. The third
After the Ohio State House of Representatives and State Senate recently approved legislation to undercut Ohio’s renewable energy standards, the legislation now goes to Governor John Kasich’s desk. The following statement is by David Foster, Executive Director of the BlueGreen Alliance: “We urge Gove
China Ming Yang Wind Power announced that its subsidiary, Jiangsu Mingyang Wind Power Technology Limited, has been approved by Rudong Energy Bureau in Jiangsu Province, China, to exclusively develop and operate a 300MW offshore wind power project off the coast of Rudong in Jiangsu Province, China, s
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) today released the results of a comprehensive study of Ireland’s electricity system throughout the whole of 2012. The study shows that renewable electricity resulted in greatly reduced use of gas, coal and peat, saving Ireland €245 million in fossil
The Maryland Energy Administration (MEA) has released a report detailing a high-resolution geophysical and oceanographic survey of the entire Maryland Wind Energy Area. The survey was the first by any state to map the seafloor geology of a complete Wind Energy Area. This information is critical to o
Wave energy developer Perpetuwave Power PTY LTD announced its recently established subsidiary Perpetuwave Power UK Ltd has been awarded a grant of approximately $110,000 from the European Regional Development Fund Convergence Programme. The grant supports development of Perpetuwave Power’s world-lea
The Planning Committee of the Dorset County Council has voiced its objection to the Navitus Bay offshore wind project at a meeting yesterday, the Dorset Echo informs. The Committee gathered to review a report on the project’s planning application, which will be filed to the County Council. The repor
The U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued a lease to Florida Atlantic University (FAU) for marine hydrokinetic technology testing offshore Florida to evaluate the use of turbines powered by ocean currents. “This is the first time a lease has been issued to test ocean current energ
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) held the 7th meeting of its Council in Abu Dhabi with a record number of country representatives. Delegates from 96 countries travelled to Abu Dhabi to discuss climate change, the socio-economic benefits of renewable energy, and ways to accelerate it
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) held the 7th meeting of its Council in Abu Dhabi with a record number of country representatives. Delegates from 96 countries travelled to Abu Dhabi to discuss climate change, the socio-economic benefits of renewable energy, and ways to accelerate it
Mike Schreiner, leader of the Green Party of Ontario, called on the status quo parties to clear the way for far-offshore wind power generation from Ontario’s great lakes. “The ban on offshore wind is just another example of the Liberals playing favourites to get votes in close ridings,” said Schrein
The Japan Wind Power Association (JWPA) has lifted the bar for wind energy development in the country, now targeting 75 GW of installed wind capacity by 2050, Bloomberg writes. Under the newly set target, 37 GW of offshore wind power is expected to be installed by 2050, including both bottom-fixed a
