13 Mar 2017
EAEM News: Atlantis Energy has announced a partnership agreement with Natural Energy Wyre to develop the first eco tidal hydro energy plant in England on a barrage across on the Wyre estuary. Atlantis Energy, a division of marine renewables developer Atlantis Resources, has announced a partnership agreement with Natural Energy Wyre (NEW) to develop the first eco tidal hydro […]
22 Feb 2017
If you can ignore the project acronym this is a really interesting exercise to help inform the location of renewables. Using ecosystem services & participation to inform the spatial planning of offshore wind ‘The CORPORATES project builds community understanding of and dialogue about the range of ecosystem services provided by the Firth of Forth marine […]
22 Feb 2017
Innovative wind power company Dounreay Trì has awarded the construction contract for a novel floating wind farm approximately 9km off the northern coast of Scotland to Scottish energy service company, Global Energy Group, subject to approval by Marine Scotland and the Scottish Government. The Dounreay Trì floating wind demonstration project will comprise a single semi-submersible platform with two five-megawatt wind turbines, […]
29 Jan 2017
UK offshore wind power costs tumble 32 per cent in four years UK offshore wind power costs have plummeted by almost a third in four years, putting the technology on course to soon be level with the cost of conventional power generation, a report by the UK’s Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult (ORE) has revealed. The […]
14 Jan 2017
With the Hendry report coming out with a positive view it is now up the Government to decide. I wonder how long this will take? Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons On 12 January 2017 Charles Hendry published his final report and recommendations of the Independent Review of tidal lagoons. Commenting Charles Hendry said: “I was appointed […]
14 Jan 2017
How to balance the use of a major renewable resource with its benefits re climate change mitigation versus the environmental impacts of the development process, that’s the dilemma. The Hendry review didn’t look into the environmental aspects of tidal lagoons in any detail, there are however, a range of issues not least how the requirements […]
30 Nov 2016
This is an interesting report because it shows how a range of big ideas are being pulled together to provide a coherent framework towards achieving a more sustainable water sector in Scotland. Sustainability and Climate Change – Scottish Water – Sustainability report Scottish Water ‘Our purpose is to support the protection of public health and […]
14 Nov 2016
Guardian ‘Carnegie Wave Energy in Cornwall announced that it had secured £9.6m of EU funding that would enable it to connect England’s first commercial-scale wave power project to the grid. A 15MW array at Cornwall’s wave hub centre should now be commissioned in 2018, before commercial deployment in 2021. The local MP and environment minister George Eustice, […]
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