The European Commission (EC) has launched a public consultation on the development of an Integrated Research, Innovation and Competitiveness Strategy aimed at facilitating the EU’s transition to a sustainable, competitive, energy-efficient and low-carbon economy.
Scientists from Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University (OIST) are designing a tidal turbine that could harness the energy of the Kuroshio Current flowing along the Japanese coast. The Quantum Wave Microscopy Unit at OIST have designed a turbine that comprises a float, a coun
UK government’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is conducting a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) of a draft plan to enable future leasing for wave, tidal, and offshore wind devices off England and Wales.
Canada and the Republic of Korea have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation in innovation and energy technologies. The new MoU demonstrates the cooperative efforts between the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea and Natural Resources Canada (NR
The Government of Finland has approved the investment aid scheme for renewable energy and new energy technologies as part of the country’s ongoing efforts to achieve national and EU climate goals. The Government plans to allocate a total of €80 million for the investment aid in 2017 and 2018, for in
The US Department of Energy has granted $1.5 million to advance the commercialization of Ocean Renewable Power Company’s (ORPC) RivGen Power System. The US Department of Energy has selected Alaskan village of Igiugig to receive up to $1,540,341 to further advance the design and operation of ORPC’s m
Natural Power, an independent renewable energy consultancy, has obtained the aerial imaging surveyor system Trimble UX5 suitable for wind and tidal renewable energy projects. Data from the new aerial imaging surveyor will be integrated with traditional ground-based surveys, by providing highly effic
Climate researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are coordinating a research project to study the interaction between wind farms and their potential effect on local climate in the North Sea. So far, mutual interactions of wind farms and their potential effects on local climate have bee
Climate researchers at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) are coordinating a research project to study the interaction between wind farms and their potential effect on local climate in the North Sea. So far, mutual interactions of wind farms and their potential effects on local climate have bee
Renewables have come out top of a new poll that asked people in Scotland which energy source the next Scottish government should prioritise. As Scotland heads to the polls on May 5, the YouGov survey asked more than 1,000 respondents whether the next government should prioritise the continued develo
The representatives of the United States and Mexico have signed several agreements strengthening the ongoing cooperative activities on energy development, conservation and preparation for the impacts of climate change on the two countries’ shared natural resources.
The United States and Mexico have signed several agreements to strengthen ongoing cooperative activities on energy development, conservation and preparation for the impacts of climate change on the two countries’ shared natural resources. The agreements were signed on 25 February during the third ro
The United States and Mexico have signed several agreements to strengthen ongoing cooperative activities on energy development, conservation and preparation for the impacts of climate change on the two countries’ shared natural resources. The agreements were signed on 25 February during the third ro
The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) Office of Renewable Energy Programs has finalized information requirements guideline for renewable energy Site Assessment Plan (SAP). A developer is required to submit a SAP one year after receiving an offshore renewable energy lease from BOEM which re
