RenewableUK has welcomed two key announcements in the wave energy sector which will help to spur growth and maintain the UK’s global lead in this innovative and dynamic field. The Edinburgh-based company Aquamarine Power has secured full consent to build the largest commercial wave energy array in the world. The 40-megawatt wave farm, off the [...]
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The Crown Estate has announced plans to lease further wave and tidal sites in a bid to encourage and accelerate technology development. In line with responses to the recent industry engagement exercise, the leasing will focus on test and demonstration projects to be installed in waters around the UK. The further leasing adds to the [...]
International marine engineering companies SeaRoc and McLaughlin & Harvey have today announced a partnership to provide construction, installation and operation & maintenance services to tidal and wave energy developments. The companies have highly complementary competencies and capabilities and over the past 8 years they have each gained significant experience of designing and building tidal and [...]
The Renewable Energy Association (REA) welcomes the news that several marine renewables projects are set to progress having been successful in securing funding. MeyGen Ltd and Sea Generation Wales Ltd have won £10 million each under the Government’s Marine Energy Array Demonstrator scheme (MEAD), which will progress their tidal stream projects at Pentland Firth and [...]
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Pelamis Wave Power has been awarded a £1.4m project from The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) to fund development work to enhance the cost-effectiveness of wave energy converter arrays in UK waters. The funding will support the first phase of work this year ahead of a larger demonstration programme if the results prove encouraging. Gregory Barker, [...]
Juliet Morris, Journalist and Broadcaster, will be the official chair of Day 2 and facilitator of four topical panel debates at Wave & Tidal 2013. Juliet’s credits include BBC Breakfast and BBC News for whom she presented numerous documentaries and current affairs programmes. She was a regular contributor to Countryfile and also presented all 3 [...]
Aquamarine Power Ltd. plans to bring its technology to market by adding one or two new investors, who will provide funds and expertise to help the company achieve this goal, Aquamarine’s CEO Martin McAdam revealed to Bloomberg without giving further details on this subject. Aquamarine Power, with ABB, SSE and Scottish Enterprise as its major [...]
Reportlinker.com announced a new market research report “Marine Power (Wave and Tidal) – Installed Capacity, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Profiles of Technology Developers and Key Country Analysis to 2030.” This is the latest report from GlobalData, the industry analysis specialists that offer comprehensive information and understanding of the marine energy industry. The report provides [...]
The full programme for Wave & Tidal 2013 has been announced. Conference sessions will update delegates on: The Academic Agenda: Advancements in Knowledge Political Buy-In in the Age of Austerity Delivering Certainty – The Implication of the Electricity Market Reform Environmental Research: Ensuring Knowledge Fits with Needs Wave Energy – Getting the Message? Navigating the [...]
The 10th Wave & Tidal conference will be held on 27-28 February at the Queen Elizabeth II. Conference Centre in London. Now a two day event, the industry’s premier annual wave & tidal event will gather over 500 industry professionals and 50 exhibiting companies. The following topics and issues will be covered: The Politics [...]
