Tidal stream and wave power technologies are taking longer than hoped to develop, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance, who have recently revised down their estimates for their deployment by 11% and 72% respectively. By 2020, Bloomberg predict that tidal stream and wave power will grow to 148 MW and … [continued]
Scotland’s government has just announced the start of a new multi-million-pound fund that will target private renewable energy investments. Alex Salmond, Scotland’s First Minister, speaking at the Scottish Low Carbon Investment conference, said the Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF) will be another channel for investors who are looking to use … [continued]
The New England Marine Renewable Energy Center (MREC) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth has partnered with the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to advance research and development activities in the field of renewable energy, mainly energy captured from waves, tides and offshore wind. According … [continued]
Scotland opened its first — and the world’s largest — marine energy park earlier this week. The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Marine Energy Park (MEP) is expected to have a power capacity of up to 1.6 GW. The UK leads tidal power in the world, with 46 power … [continued]
The energy generated from wave capture technology can be doubled by implementing new methods developed to predict wave power. Significant advancements in marine renewable energy are possible because of new research from the University of Exeter. The research could pave the way to making wave energy a more viable … [continued]
Florida Atlantic University’s Southeast National Marine Renewable Energy Center (SNMREC) is the first to apply for a Bureau of Ocean Energy Management lease to install and operate experimental marine turbines some 15 miles off the coast of Fort Lauderdale, smack in the Atlantic Ocean’s powerful Gulf Stream current.
According to a new report from the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee, the UK could become one of the leading exporters of wave and tidal power equipment and expertise, but only if the UK Government adopts a more visionary approach to developing marine renewables. The UK is already … [continued]
Scalable and made from recycled materials, British designer Phil Pauley’s hybrid solar-wave power system generates clean, renewable electricity from solar energy and wave motion.
Marine power – generating clean, renewable electricity primarily from ocean waves and tidal currents – has been high up on the energy policy and political agenda across the UK, particularly in Scotland. Proposed increases in government investments and subsidies is boosting investment, start-ups and attracting growing interest on the part of multinational energy and engineering companies.
Some more clean (& dirty) tech policy and politics stories from the last week….
