Scotland’s Secretary for Economy Jobs and Fair Work, Keith Brown, has written to the UK Government to discuss concerns over the progress of the Green Investment Bank (GIB) privatisation. “I am extremely disappointed with the approach that the UK Government has adopted around the sale of the Green In
The government of Canada’s province of Ontario has extended the moratorium on offshore wind projects imposed in 2011, according to local media. The province’s environment ministry said that after recently receiving results of two studies, one on the decommissioning requirements and the other on the
ScottishPower Renewables has awarded the Peterborough-based Royal HaskoningDHV with an GBP 8 million contract to carry out environmental assessments for East Anglia ONE North and East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm projects. The contract is said to be one of the largest of its kind in the offshore wi
New York labor unions, civic and environmental organizations and elected officials hosted a rally outside of Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) to show their support for what is to be the nation’s largest offshore wind farm ahead of LIPA’s expected vote to approve the project. Located off the east e
Over 500 new surveys have been added to The Crown Estate’s Marine Data Exchange (MDE) since 2015, making 60% of all survey work completed by offshore renewable energy customers freely accessible via the platform.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is recruiting for a Marine Industries Advisor who would provide expert guidance on the management of the maritime environment, particularly in relation to marine industries.
MarTERA consortium, consisting of 16 collaborating countries, has opened a joint call for transnational research and innovation projects in maritime and marine technologies, including renewable energy generation.
Minesto has hired Kongsberg Maritime to supply marine mammal detection sonar system (MMDS) to be used for its Deep Green tidal power plant.
WavEC’s environmental team has performed a midterm survey of the coatings being developed for marine renewable energy technologies under the OCEANIC project.
Oil & Gas Giant to Build Dutch Borssele III & IV Offshore Wind Farms The Dutch government announced that a consortium of Shell, Van Oord, Eneco and Mitsubishi / DGE won the second Borssele tender. Following the announcement, the consortium revealed that the preferred supplier for the wind turbines i
Canadian tidal energy developer Black Rock Tidal Power (BRTP) has been included among the top 10 projects running in the Energy category of 2017’s GreenTec Awards.
President-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, has selected the former Texas governor Rick Perry as the country’s new energy secretary.
Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) has launched a $150,000 call for proposals to improve techniques for the environmental monitoring of tidal power.
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) could deny the marine license for the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon on the basis that it would have an adverse effect on the fish in the area.
