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UK launches a marine energy contest
Britain’s Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has announced a £20 million contest for two large scale marine energy demonstration projects, inviting developers to submit until June 1 proposals for new wave and tidal arrays.
read more... 06/04/2012
UK could become a world leader of marine power
According to a new report from Energy and Climate Change Committee, the UK government should boost support for marine renewable if it is to become the world leader in generating electricity from waves and tidal sources.
read more... 22/02/2012
FERC gives license for New York’s first tidal energy project
The first pilot license, for a 1 MW tidal energy project to be developed in the East Channel of New York’s East River, was issued by Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The project was drafted by New York-based Verdant Power Inc. and will be built in three phases by installing up to 30 commercial class turbines with five fixed generator units to capture energy from tidal flow.
read more... 26/01/2012
UK onshore, offshore wind subsidies slashed in favor of marine energy
The British government envisages cutting onshore and offshore wind subsidies from 1 Renewable Obligation Certificate (ROC) per MWh to 0.9 ROC/MWh and from 2 to 1.9 ROCs/ MWh respectively, while it will boost the support for wave and tidal technologies.
read more... 21/10/2011
Scotland suggest rigorous control of the UK’s offshore electricity market
The importance of developing the UK’s renewable electricity market has prompted the Scottish Minister John Swinney to request a better control over country’s shores following a leasing of sites to marine energy companies this week for the development of 17 wave and tidal projects to be built in Scottish waters as to encourage the development of the marine and offshore renewable energy industry.
read more... 20/05/2011