In a paper criticizing the UK energy policy, Professor Dieter Helm proposes for DECC to avoid supporting expensive projects such as tidal lagoons, and to focus on other energy efficiency programmes. The paper ‘British energy policy – what happens next?’ analyzes the British energy policy, and offers
Eco Wave Power, an Israeli wave energy developer, has been shortlisted for the Erasmus Energy Awards that will be held as part of EU Sustainable Energy Week 2015, in the Netherlands. The Erasmus Energy Business Award nominations were judged based on the novelty of the project’s approach and proposal
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has received final permit approval for the deployment of its PB40 PowerBuoy off New York City. The permit has been issued by the New York City District Army Corps of Engineers, and the device will be deployed approximately 55 km southeast of the New York City Harbour.
A Belgian company has raised questions over the regularity of £300 mln contract appointment of China Harbour Engineering Company as the preferred bidder for delivering marine works for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, UK media report. According to The Guardian, the unnamed Belgian contractor who lost t
Tocardo Tidal Turbines has announced plans to install an array of 5 tidal turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier. The Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier is designed to protect the Netherlands from flooding from the North Sea. The location will now deliver the combination of water defen
Australian wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy has been selected in the Global Sustania 100, an annual international award that honours outstanding sustainability performance. Carnegie was selected for the Sustainia 100 shortlist from over 1.500 different sustainable projects from 151 countri
A team of European experts has secured the funding from the European Commission’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 to develop a new project whose aim is to advance the wave energy sector. Using as a starting point the identification of the major constraints that have been delaying wave
Hawboldt Industries has secured a deal with Cape Sharp Tidal to supply equipment that will be used for turbine deployment in the Bay of Fundy. Hawbolt Industries has been awarded $4.7 mln contract for the design and manufacturing of three heavy lift winches that will be used on the OpenHydro deploym
Eco Wave Power, an Israeli wave energy company, has developed wave energy technology that harnesses the energy of the waves at onshore and near shore site locations. Eco Wave Power has developed its proprietary wave energy converters which use Wave Clapper and Power Wing buoys that rise and fall wit
JBA Consulting, an environmental engineering company, is supporting Tidal Lagoon Power in the development of Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. JBA Consulting is supporting the project in the preparation of evidence for the discharge of the environmental Development Consent Order (DCO) and Marine Lic
Coastal Chariot multi-purpose support vessel will be used for the installation of BlueTec floating tidal platform off Texel island, the Netherlands. According to Acta Marine, the company has coincided the installation process with Van Oord Offshore. The Coastal Chariot will tow and hook-up BlueTec t
The registration deadline for the Wave Energy Prize has been extended for additional two weeks. Wave Energy Prize, a competition launched by US Department of Energy (US DoE), aims to accelerate the development of WEC devices that capture energy from ocean waves. The original deadline for the team re
EEL Energy has received financial help from its partners Bpifrance and Nord-Pas de Calais region for the development of its tidal energy technology. The funding in the amount of €500.000 will allow the company to finalize its 1:6 scale prototype tidal energy converter designed for sea trials. In add
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from June 8 – 14, 2015. UK: Planning consent granted for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon UK Secretary of State, Amber Rudd, has granted the planning consent for construction of the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea B
