The Crown Estate has today published a study of the UK offshore wind market that reviews the existing programme, and identifies future opportunities and potential challenges. Among the key findings, the report concludes that the offshore wind sector is capable of meeting the government’s ambition of
Following the announcement of the first three winners of the second call of the Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration scheme, DECC has yesterday launched a £4 million fourth call, aimed at driving forward further innovation in the offshore wind sector and helping even mo
Offshore wind innovation has yesterday been given a real boost with the announcement of the first three winners under the second call of the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) and the Technology Strategy Board’s (TSB) Offshore Wind Component Technologies Development and Demonstration sch
The Welsh Government has given its approval to the development of the Skerries Tidal Stream Array, which will be Wales’ first commercial tidal energy farm. The Skerries tidal array, one of the largest of its kind to be consented in the UK, will be developed by Siemens-owned Marine Current Turbines (
RenewableUK has welcomed comments made by the Energy and Climate Change Minister Gregory Barker in his opening speech at the trade association’s Annual Wave and Tidal Conference in London, in which he declared that “now is the time for the next bold steps – moving from individual projects to large s
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited, announced the award of a $1.27m AusIndustry grant from the Clean Technology Innovation Program to support a CETO Seawater Desalination Demonstration Pilot Plant. The award of the funding supports the design and construction of a CETO Desalination P
The Examining Authority has issued its recommendation to the Secretary of State on Able’s proposed Marine Energy Park. The Planning Inspectotate’s (PINS) recommendation and a final decision on the project, which consists of a quay on the Humber Estuary to support offshore wind farm construction in t
The Examining Authority has issued its recommendation to the Secretary of State on Able’s proposed Marine Energy Park. The Planning Inspectotate’s (PINS) recommendation and a final decision on the project, which consists of a quay on the Humber Estuary to support offshore wind farm construction in t
MeyGen has been awarded a capital grant of £10 million by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC). Meygen will use the grant to further develop its Demonstration Array via the Marine Energy Accelerator Developer (MEAD) process which started in March 2012. The MeyGen project is the largest
The Senate Finance Committee voted 7-4 in favor of the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013 (Senate Bill 275) on Tuesday, the CapitalGazette.com reports. This is not an unexpected move, as the offshore wind bill, proposed by Governor Martin O’Malley, gained massive public support this year, alo
The Energy Department’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) recently announced 70 grants totaling $10.5 million to small businesses to develop technologies with a strong potential for commercialization and job creation. These awards will help small businesses with promising ideas
Environment Minister Johannes Remmel visited ABB in Bad Honnef on his tour called “Future Energies NRW: Places of the energy future”. Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalia; NRW) benefited from the expansion of the offshore wind energy. According to the PricewaterhouseCoopers study “Full power
The Maryland Climate Coalition commends Chairman Derrick Davis, Speaker Busch, and members of the House of Delegates for passing HB 226, the Maryland Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, with a vote of 86-48. “Today was a great day for democracy. With 72% of Maryland voters in support of investing in a
The Maryland House of Delegates gave preliminary approval to the Offshore Wind Energy Act of 2013, the Baltimore Sun informs. Governor Martin O’Malley’s bill passed the second reading in the House on Wednesday and the third reading, and final vote on the bill, is scheduled for today (Friday, Februar
