Paul Wheelhouse has been appointed as Scotland’s new Minister for Business, Innovation and Energy.
Offshore wind turbines in shelf seas can cumulatively change the local flow of water and alter the heights of tides far beyond the immediate areas around offshore wind farms, according to a new study by Plymouth Marine Laboratory (PML). Overall, the environmental impact of renewable energy is expect
The American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) has hailed progress by American agencies in working with their Scandinavian counterparts to expedite the development of offshore wind in this country. The leaders of the United States, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden released a joint statemen
Nova Scotia Energy Minister, Michel Samson, shares his views on the opportunities the emerging tidal energy sector is offering.
Blyth Offshore Demonstrator Ltd (BODL) will be deploying 11 hydrophones in order to monitor the presence and activity of small cetaceans in and around the proposed 99.9MW Blyth Offshore Wind Demonstration project, Kis-Orca reports. The hydrophones are passive devices consisting of a buoyant plastic
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has opened a tender to assemble a group of experts which would help SEAI deliver its Ocean Energy programme.
NEL, a global supplier of hydrogen solutions, has formed a partnership with renewable energy company Greenstat for the development of large and small scale hydrogen production facilities in Norway based on renewable energy.
DONG Energy has selected HiDef Aerial Surveying Limited to undertake ultra-high resolution digital video aerial surveys for birds and marine megafauna across the Hornsea Project Three offshore wind farm. The Hornsea Zone is located adjacent to the River Humber, approximately 200 kilometres south of
The first two reports from ORE Catapult’s Tidal Turbine Collision Sensor Development project, done in collaboration with Censis, have been published.
DONG Energy has launched a GBP 15 million Walney Extension Community Benefit Fund to support community and environmental projects in coastal areas of Lancashire and Cumbria. The fund is part of the community engagement programme for DONG Energy’s Walney Extension offshore wind farm, being built 9 ki
International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has launched a new version of its online renewable energy mapping platform called Global Atlas for Renewable Energy.
The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has launched a new version of the Global Atlas for Renewable Energy, the online renewable energy mapping platform, which now allows users to download resource data for offline analysis, and to print and export map images. The enhancements include an
The call for applications under the Marine Institute SmartBay National Infrastructure Access Programme (NIAP), aimed at research performing organizations in Ireland, has been opened.
Experts from various organizations around the world have come together for IEA workshop to advise on an in-depth feature on renewable energy to be included as part of IEA’s World Energy Outlook 2016.
