Organised by the Intermediterranean Commission of the Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions of Europe (CPMR) in collaboration with the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur Region and in the framework of the COM&CAP MarInA-Med project (MED Programme 2007-2013), the “Blue Energies in the Mediterranean Sea”
Brazil has sworn in a new energy minister last Friday, who opened the door for ocean renewables development in this country, according to the Brazilian Ministry of Mines and Energy website. Namely, Minister Eduardo Braga said he wants the federal government to begin studies on offshore wind and ocea
Marine Renewables Industry Association (MRIA), an organization supporting the development of Irish marine renewables, has issued a discussion paper on maritime infrastructure development priorities to support Ireland’s future ocean energy industry. Ireland’s wave energy resource is off the west coas
In the UK Prime Minister’s Questions yesterday, Mr Andrew Turner, MP for the Isle of Wight, asked if David Cameron would join him in supporting the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre, a public / private partnership. Mr Turner explained the centre, based on the Isle of Wight, will provide the world’s firs
The Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has applied to the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) and Isle of Wight Council (as Local Planning Authority) for permission to construct and operate a tidal energy demonstration site off St Catherine’s Point to the south of the Isle of Wight. If consent is
The French Senate has adopted conclusions of the Joint Committee on a draft bill for the simplification of business life, which will vastly benefit the offshore renewables sector through some of its sections. The industry has welcomed several simplification measures, particularly provisions aimed at
Hebei Province Development and Reform Commission has approved China Guodian Corp’s offshore wind farm off the coast of Hebei province, according to Chinese media. The green light was given on December 31, 2014, for the 75-turbine project located around 8.2 kilometers offshore Tangshan city. The wind
UK Ministers of Parliament debated the effect of the Contracts for Difference (CfD) allocation process on offshore wind developments in one of five Westminster Hall debates this morning (January 6). The majority of MPs have stressed the industry’s positive overall impact on employment, local and nat
Harsh Vardhan, Indian Union minister for science, technology and earth sciences stressed out the need for a better exploration of ocean energy. During his talk at the inaugural programme of the Golden Jubilee year celebration of National Institute of Oceanography, Dona Paula, Vardhan said: “We must
Company developing Swansea Bay tidal lagoon is planning a similar project in Cardiff Bay. Tidal Lagoon Power released details about the project to Planning Inspectorate. According to their website, the tidal lagoon will have a capacity between 1800MW and 2800MW. The project would comprise a seawall
Marine Renewables Canada (MRC) worked with Nova Scotia Department of Energy over the course of 2014 to develop guidance and best practices for in-stream tidal energy development in Nova Scotia. Together, the two organizations worked with their members, industry, and other stakeholders to develop thi
RenewableUK has highlighted new official statistics from National Grid which show that record amounts of clean electricity were generated by wind power in 2014. Wind generated enough electricity to supply the needs of more than 6.7 million UK households last year; a 15% increase on the amount genera
Scottish government is set to take over the Pelamis wave energy company’s assets after no final offer was made for the business. Although Highlights and island Enterprise was selected as the preferred bidder by KMPG administrators, the remaining 16 workers will lose their jobs. Blair Nimmo, joint ad
Nova Scotia Government has granted four awards that will help tidal energy developers deploy the first turbine arrays in the Bay of Fundy. In October, developers at the Fundy Ocean Research Centre for Energy (FORCE) applied to the Department of Energy to receive a developmental feed-in tariff, an es
