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Alstom and GDF Suez ally in developing a pilot wave energy project in France
The French engineering company Alstom will team up with energy firm GDF Suez in developing a pilot project the government is launching later on Monday to develop wave and tidal energy.
read more... 01/10/2013
UK: renewable generation increased more than 50% in the second quarter of 2013
According to figures offered by DECC in the second quarter of this year renewables output in UK increased 56% to 12.8 TWh. Due to increased capacity and high wind speeds wind production augmented by 62%, hydro was up almost 30% while solar, wave and tidal registered a 22% increase.
read more... 27/09/2013
The largest tidal energy project in Europe to be built in Scotland
The Scottish government received the green light for the construction of the largest tidal energy project in Europe, in the Pentland Firth, between Orkney and the Scottish mainland.
read more... 19/09/2013
France to build a € 200 million euro pilot marine project
The French government will launch a tender on Saturday, envisaging the construction of pilot marine projects of 200 million euro ($267 million). The project is designed to spur the development of wave and tidal power.
read more... 18/09/2013
Queen Elizabeth’s Crown Estate makes some important steps towards supporting renewable energy in UK
The Crown Estate, which handles one of the largest property and marine portfolios in the UK, has recently released the conclusion of a report that it had undertaken into the potential capacity of marine energy that is obtainable in the UK. The findings estimate that as much as 118GW could be exploited from tidal power.
read more... 18/10/2012