Regen SW, Renewable UK, and Ocean Energy Europe have welcomed the planning consent approval for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon given by the UK Secretary of State. According to RenewableUK, not only could Swansea Bay lagoon save over 236.000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year but the construction of
A consultation is being launched on a marine plan that will be used to guide development activities in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters, Scotland. The Marine Spatial Plan has been developed by a working group that includes Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highland Council. It is an im
UK Secretary of State, Amber Rudd, has granted the planning consent for the construction of the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay. Swansea Bay 320 MW tidal lagoon project, developed by Tidal Lagoon Power, has a design life of 120 years and a net annual power output of 400 GWh. It is enough t
NWEI’s Azura wave energy device has been connected to the Hawaiian electricity grid, and is delivering power to Marine Corps Base located on the island. The collaboration between US Navy, Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) and the Energy Department brought online a prototype of the Azura wave energ
BlueTec floating tidal platform is located in the Marsdiep, the Netherlands. Marsdiep is a deep tide-race between Den Helder and Texel island in the Netherlands. BlueTec tidal platform houses a single T1 100 kW Tocardo tidal turbine. The platform will serve as a demonstration targeted at remote loca
Following the successful punching through of the second bore hole, the construction at the MeyGen tidal array site north of Caithness, Scotland, is making a good progress. According to Atlantis Resources’ social media, the drilling works are progressing well with the company now halfway through the
Existing satellites applications can be used to provide solutions to offshore renewable energy industry challenges, and therefore drive down the cost of energy from offshore wind, wave and tide, according to ORE Catapult. The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) and Satellite Applications (SatApps) Catap
With the Western Isles grid now operating at full capacity, Scottish and Southern Energy Power Distribution (SSEPD) together with representatives from the Comhairle, developers and Community Energy Scotland has set to explore alternative and innovative ways by which to connect additional renewables
The European University Association (EUA) is calling on European higher education institutions to participate in a survey on university-based energy research and education open until July 15, 2015. EUA is conducting this survey to take forward its work in the field of energy, through the European Pl
Atmocean, a US wave energy developer, is aiming to deploy its wave energy system off Peru on June 10, 2015. The assemly process of the 1:3 scaled wave energy system lasted four days, following the arrival of the power take-off (PTO) system and buoys, at the deployment location in Ilo, Peru. The scal
Strategic Marine has appointed Rob Osborn as General Manager for Fabrication and Engineering. According to Strategic Marine, a specialist shipbuilding and engineering company, the appointment of Rob Osborn represents company’s strategic move into a new growth phase in the marine infrastructure, modu
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) will make redundancies as part of restructuring process to ensure the company can respond to wave and tidal industry market demands. Neil Kermode, EMEC’s Managing Director, said the restructuring would take place over the coming months and the staff would rec
Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from June 1 – 7, 2015. China enters UK with £300 mln contract for Swansea tidal China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) has been named as preferred bidder for the £300 contract for the construction of the 9.6 km
Alstom participated in the Thetis exhibition showcasing its marine technologies for tidal and offshore wind sector. French-based company displayed its two principal technologies – the Haliade offshore wind turbine and the Oceade tidal turbines platform. Nantes, located in the north-western France, i
