The Marine Renewables Business Park (MRBP) in Hayle, created to strengthen Cornwall’s growing marine renewables sector, will be officially opened tomorrow, February 12, 2016. MRBP offers 2,500 sq metres of managed workspace including a two storey modern office building comprising seven offices desig
The UK’s trade body for wind, wave and tidal energy, Renewable UK, has issued a response to the announced review of the feasibility and practicality of tidal lagoon energy in the UK. The UK government has commissioned a review of the technology to improve the understanding of how tidal lagoons could
Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has started its Mauritius wave and microgrid design project. The project, which will be delivered on Mauritius and the neighboring island of Rodrigues, will see Carnegie receive Au$800,000 (∼$560,000) grant through a partnership between the Austr
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has awarded £250,000 to industry partners for three landscaping studies in wave energy materials, structural forces and technology transfer. Arup’s team will lead the delivery of the research into structural forces and stresses, and the Institute for Materials and Processe
Following the UK government’s announcement of tidal lagoons review, Tidal Lagoon Power welcomed the news, but also called for immediate start of works on the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, if tidal lagoon power at scale is to be a real option for the long term.
The UK government has announced an independent review into the feasibility and practicality of tidal lagoon energy in the UK. Whilst progress has been made to understand the technology behind tidal lagoons, which have the potential to provide the UK with clean and secure energy, more work needs to b
The Construction Industry Research and Information Association (CIRIA) has published essential guidelines for the management of unexploded ordnance (UXO) in the marine environment. CIRIA’s report ‘Assessment and management of unexploded ordnance (UXO) risk in the marine environment (C754)’ defines m
US President Barack Obama’s final budget proposal for fiscal year 2017 provides $7.7 billion for fundamental and transformative clean energy R&D. Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said the President’s FY 2017 budget reaffirms Obama’s commitment to Mission Innovation, an agreement made by the United Stat
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) are organizing a visit to marine renewables test sites in Orkney as a side event of the ICOE 2016 conference. The attendees will get a chance to learn more about EMEC and the unprecedented level of marine renewables
SgurrEnergy, a UK-based renewable energy consultancy, has become a member of Ocean Energy Europe. As part of this membership, SgurrEnergy will use its sector expertise to feed into a number of policy and steering documents, as well as having valuable input into research groups, SgurrEnergy’s press r
Environmental Interactions of Marine Renewable Technologies (EIMR) is organizing a one-day workshop with the intent of furthering knowledge and standardizing approaches for monitoring and mitigation around marine renewable energy (MRE) devices and arrays. The workshop is organized in cooperation wit
George Eustice, Minister of State for Farming, Food and the Marine Environment, has visited the University of Exeter’s Penryn Campus to find out more about the University’s world-class research in marine energy and aqua culture. The Minister received an update from the Offshore Renewables Group, who
The European renewables industry has identified the ten priorities for the 2016 renewables legislative package expected to enable the cost-effective fulfilment of both the 2030 renewables target and the EU’s long-term decarbonisation objectives.
The US Department of Energy (DoE) seeks to fund projects related to state energy planning, innovative energy efficiency and renewable energy practices, and technical assistance to advance clean energy activities. The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy’s (EERE) State Energy Program (SEP
