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
Australian Maritime College (AMC) at the University of Tasmania plans to build a new $750,000-facility dedicated to development of underwater robotic technologies. AMC’s autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) facility will be home to a fleet of robots used to survey the ocean’s depths and collect scien
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
Nissum Bredning Vindmøllelaug has submitted the winning bid to the Danish Energy Agency’s (DEA) call for the construction of a pilot project for new offshore wind technology. According to DEA, the 28MW project “Testbed for new technologies and integrated design” proposed by Nissum Bredning Vindmølle
Nissum Bredning Vindmøllelaug has submitted the winning bid to the Danish Energy Agency’s (DEA) call for the construction of a pilot project for new offshore wind technology. According to DEA, the 28MW project “Testbed for new technologies and integrated design” proposed by Nissum Bredning Vindmølle
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
U.S. President Barack Obama’s final budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2017 includes a request for USD 7.7 billion in discretionary funding for clean energy research and development across 12 governmental agencies, an increase of about 20 percent compared to the previous year. U.S. Energy Secretary Ern
U.S. President Barack Obama’s final budget proposal for Fiscal Year 2017 includes a request for USD 7.7 billion in discretionary funding for clean energy research and development across 12 governmental agencies, an increase of about 20 percent compared to the previous year. U.S. Energy Secretary Ern
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
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
The project led by the ORE Catapult could see the creation of a detailed map to identify the type, speed of growth and prevalence of attaching organisms with the aim of better informing the operation and maintenance of subsea equipment. The overall aim of the project is to map for how communities of
