Indonesia has promised that it will provide incentives, including import-tax reduction, in an effort to increase investment in the country’s renewable energy projects. According to The Jakarta Post, Indonesian Energy and Mineral Resources Minister, Sudirman Said, announced new regulations that would
Atlantis Resources, the developer behind the MeyGen tidal energy project, has raised funds in the amount of £2.5 million. The funds were raised through the conditional placing of shares at a price of 42 pence per share. Atlantis stated that the proceeds will be used to fund project development activ
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has awarded funding to ORPC Ireland for conducting a feasibility assessment to identify tidal energy development opportunities in the coastal waters of County Donegal, Ireland. The project will review existing resource data, evaluate grid accessibil
One of the Royal Navy’s specialist scientific ships, HMS Scott, has surveyed the mid-Atlantic, in her first mission in nearly two years. The Devonport-based research ship has been out of action since the autumn of 2013 undergoing the revamp, Royal Navy wrote. Scott, which is the largest of the five
Atmocean, a US wave energy developer, has retrieved its wave energy system that was deployed off Ilo, Peru. The system was deployed on July 5, 2015, and remained on sea trials for three weeks. Atmocean stated the system experienced wave heights of 4 m over diurnal cycles during the deployment. The d
Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP) has started preparations ahead of announced additional testing of Oceana in-river turbine. According to ACEP, works at the its Energy Technology Facility are ramping up for the testing of the Oceana Energy’s in-river turbine as the testing of the turbine at
Scottish Renewables, an organisation dedicated to strengthening business relationships and committed to securing the best possible environment for renewables in Scotland, will hold a conference on marine renewables in September. The two-day conference will feature some of the leading names from the
Carnegie Wave Energy, an Australian wave energy developer, has completed the geophysical surveys and identified a number of feasible sites for the CETO 6 project. The geophysical survey activities used a number of different methods, including single and multi-beam echo sounding, side scan sonar and
An international research team reports results of a three-year study of sediment samples collected offshore from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant in a new paper published August 18, 2015, in the American Chemical Society’s journal, Environmental Science and Technology. The research aids in
A report resulting from the G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9)’s first Safe by Design workshop is now available. The report explores a number of key topics associated with the transfer of personnel from a Crew Transfer Vessel to a transition piece via the traditional push on method
A report resulting from the G9 Offshore Wind Health and Safety Association (G9)’s first Safe by Design workshop is now available. The report explores a number of key topics associated with the transfer of personnel from a Crew Transfer Vessel to a transition piece via the traditional push on method
The port development sector in the Middle East is witnessing considerable growth and mega projects across the region have been gaining increasing attention as to how these projects will be delivered. Moreover, it has been estimated that the Gulf countries are allocating $36 billion to further develo
The Striped Bass Association (SBA), a Nova-Scotia based conservation group, is opposing to the installation of in-stream tidal energy turbines in the Minas Passage at the Bay of Fundy, Nova Scotia. SBA is calling upon respective agencies, industry, and government to act in support of striped bass an
This summer Portland State University (PSU) Civil and Environmental Engineering professors David Jay and Stefan Talke embark on a multi-year study to investigate the transport of contaminants in one of the most polluted Superfund sites in the United States. The goal of the study is to identify the m
