Industry body Scottish Renewables has hailed the news of the first power production to the Shetland grid from the Shetland Tidal Array project. Responding to the announcement, Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Nova Innovation’s success in Shetland shows not only t
Witt Ltd has launched a £750,000 equity raise through the crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, to take the WITT technology into manufacturing for its first application as the 200-Watt Marine WITT. The Marine WITT is expected to provide autonomous power for marine applications, such as large-scale survi
Scaling up renewable energy and introducing improved plant cooling technologies in China’s power sector can reduce water-intensity up to 42% and emissions-intensity up to 37% in 2030, report states. The new joint brief by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) and China Water Risk called
The energy produced from the first tidal turbine from the Shetland Tidal Array project has been exported to the grid. The first Nova M100 turbine of the array delivered power to the Shetland grid following a winter of operations and testing, Nova Innovation informed. The Shetland Tidal Array is a jo
Around 100 participants from 22 countries gathered in Norway for the first UNI-SET Energy Clustering Event (ECE) to discuss and stimulate cooperation for the development of innovative research and education programmes in the energy field. This was the first of five ECEs scheduled in 2016 and 2017. T
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has partnered up with the National Data Buoy Center (NDBC) to conduct ocean demonstrations of its SCOOP monitoring system integrated into OPT’s APB350 PowerBuoy. An initial ocean demonstration will be conducted off New Jersey, with additional demonstrations to be condu
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) is conducting final tests on its PLAT-O tidal platform ahead of the scheduled transportation to Orkney.
The Environment and Sustainability Committee of the National Assembly for Wales (NAW) has today published a report which calls for a target date for meeting all energy needs from renewable energy in Wales. In the context of the need to reduce carbon emissions by at least 80% by 2050, Wales should se
French National Research Agency (ANR), in collaboration with France Energies Marines (FEM), has launched a second call for marine research and development projects. The call for projects in 2016 has a total budget of €3 million and is part of the SET-Plan set by the European Commission. ANR will co-
ClassNK, a Japan-based classification society, has named Koichi Fujiwara as Chairman and President of the society effective March 7, 2016. Former Vice President, Fujiwara will also act as a Respresentative Director of ClassNK. Current Executive Vice Presidents Yasushi Nakamura and Tetsuya Kinoshita
Lagermist, a Dutch-based sealings manufacturer, has appointed Subsea Global Solutions (SGS), a ship repair service provider, as its exclusive US-based service agent. Under the agreement, SGS will provide service, installation and repair services to Lagersmit customers in North America, Central Ameri
Safrema Energy, a Florida-based company, has developed an augmented turbine system comprised of two vertical axis water turbines. The NEXUS, an augmented turbine system, features a trimaran hull which houses two improved axis water turbines, an augmenter system to increase the current velocity, and
Carbon Trust, in association with DECC, is seeking opinions on the creation of a new fund to support UK-based start-ups and projects in the renewable energy and low-carbon sectors. The Carbon Trust is working with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to assess the need for a low-carbon
Scotland’s island economies could benefit from up to £725 million over the next 25 years from renewable energy projects, according to the most recent report. The report ‘Economic Opportunities of Renewable Energy for Scottish Island Communities‘, commissioned by the Scottish government and published
