Scotland’s Climate Change Minister Aileen McLeod has welcomed Eurpean commitment to continued leadership on climate change. The EU formally agreed on March 4, 2016, to sign up to the global climate deal reached in December 2015. The EU was also the first to make a commitment on reducing emissions be
Ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) and wave energy are two of the renewable energy resources poised to aid Hawaii in reaching its 100% renewable energy goal by 2045.
Columbia Power Technologies has received a patent from New Zealand for its generator air-gap control system. This is the first of the Columbia Power’s pending national patents to be issued for its innovative air-gap control technology, the company states. The system allows a smaller air-gap between
Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from February 29 – March 6, 2016. US DoE launches $22M funding call for MHK projects The US Department of Energy (DoE) has issued a $22 million funding opportunity to advance marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) energy systems
Atmocean, a US wave energy developer, is preparing to conduct wave tank testing of its technology to finalize designs for its first commercial system.
The new process for consenting for Developments of National Significance (DNS) will allow renewable energy projects from 10 MW upwards to be determined by Welsh Ministers, rather than local authorities. The process, which marks a flagship reform to the planning system, will ensure timely decision-ma
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
Natural Power, an independent renewable energy consultancy, has named Neil Douglas as Director of Levelised Cost of Energy (LCoE). The role of Director of LcoE has been created in response to market dynamics, and will work across the entire Natural Power business in the UK and internationally throug
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.
DNV GL has named Ditlev Engel as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of its Energy business area. Starting April 4, Engel will succeed acting CEO Elisabeth Harstad and report to the Group President and CEO Remi Eriksen, DNV GL informed. DNV GL’s Energy business area provides testing, certification
The Oregon Legislative Assembly has appropriated $800,000 to support the Pacific Marine Energy Center’s South Energy Test Site (PMEC-SETS) grid-connected wave energy test site. The appropriation was made to the Oregon State University National Marine Renewable Energy Center, which is working on deve
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
In its latest report, the Energy and Climate Change Committee (ECCC) has warned the UK government about the detrimental impacts of its ‘sudden and numerous’ changes to energy policy since the election. ECCC’s report ‘Investor Confidence in the UK Energy Sector’ has warned that investor confidence ha
