UK Government is seeking opinions from the stakeholders regarding the approach it would take if it decides to enter into Contract for Difference (CFD) negotiations for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales. This represents Government’s new transparency approach for the engagement with
Accumulated Ocean Energy (AOE) and T’Sou-ke Economic Development Limited Partnership (TED LP), a T’Sou-ke Nation-owned partnership, have formed an agreement to develop renewable energies, with the first project focused on energy generation from the waves. The newly formed partnership is called T’Sou
The Swansea Bay City Region has formally supported the building of the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. Terry Matthews, a chairman of the Swansea Bay City Region, wants the government to make a swift decision regarding the project, so that it could move to the construction phase, which would generate signi
The wave energy device is installed in Pecém wave power plant that was financed by the Tractebel Energia SA and supported by the government of Ceará, Brazil. The energy generated has the potential to produce 87 GW of electricity. The prototype was designed by Coppe Subsea Technology, and its capacit
Mojo Maritime and IKM Subsea have secured an EU Horizon 2020 Grant to develop an ROV which would be used in high energy tidal sites and operated from Mojo’s energy vessel HF4. Mojo Maritime, British tidal energy developer, and IKM, Norwegian ROV manufacturer, joined forces in mid-2014 to bid for EU
Dutch applied research institute TNO has won innovation challenge for renewable-energy seawater desalination technology for its MemPower membrane distillation process that produces both drinking water and electricity, TNO’s press release reads. Three other teams were awarded for their desalination a
Hydroquest’s river tidal turbine has been installed in the Loire river in the city of Orleans, according to laRep news site. The installation represents another test phase for the river tidal turbines. It is expected that the turbine will be connected to the electricity grid in March or April. Frede
Subsea engineering and training company, Jee Ltd, will present at the Renewable UK event, sharing their experience in the field of offshore renewables and marine energy, it is stated in the company’s press release. Gary Howland, Jee’s Busniess Development Manager for the Renewables sector, will pres
Atlantis Resources has announced that the onshore construction for the MeyGen tidal project has begun today, the company’s press release reads. Contractors will begin the construction of a 340 meter access road at the MeyGen tidal stream project today, which marks the start of all onshore constructi
POWER-GEN Europe and Renewable Energy World Europe 2015 have revealed the conference program which focuses on accelerating technological and commercial innovation, it is stated in the press release. The conference is taking place in the Netherlands from June 9-11, 2015. Among other things, the confe
WERPO, an Israeli wave energy company, has signed an agreement with Beijing Capital Group (BCG) which will represent the company in China, it is stated in the press release. The signing of this agreement represents an important step for both WERPO, and China, which is looking to expand its renewable
Channel MOR is a cluster of marine renewable energy related projects which have been selected under the Interreg IV A France (Channel) – England programme. The Channel MOR (Marine Offshore Renewable) group seeks to support the economic development of the marine renewable energy sector and facilitate
A web portal designed to give businesses access to comprehensive data on Channel area’s marine renewables sector including courses, installations and businesses involved in the MRE sector will be launched at Channel MOR Project’s conference, it is stated in Cornwall Marine Network’s press release. T
Carnegie Wave has announced that the works on the onshore power plant for the Perth Project have been completed, and the plant is now ready to be connected to the electricity grid, it is stated in Carnegie Wave’s press release. Carnegie has received approximately USD 45.000 grant from the Western Au
