Associated British Ports (ABP) has commented on the UK Parliament’s decision to review plans for Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP). “ABP are pleased with today’s decision that it is right for Parliament to review Able UK’s plans for AMEP. “We also welcome the view expressed by the committee chairman at
Ocean energy can make a significant contribution to European energy security, but the EU and its Member States must act now in a coordinated manner to make this happen, according to the ocean energy industry. This call to action comes ahead of the first convening of the Ocean Energy Forum today in B
The UK Parliament will review plans for the proposed Able Marine Energy Park (AMEP) in Humberside. On March 7, Able Humber Ports Limited, deposited two memorials against the two petitions received from Associated British Ports. The Chairman of Committees in the House of Lords and the Chairman of Way
Liam McArthur, Member of the Scottish Parliament for Orkney, has welcomed the news that DP Energy took over SSE Renewables’ Westray South tidal power project to be developed in Orkney. DP Energy will undertake the development of the project, which has the potential for installation of up to 200MW of
Kyushu University (President Setsuo Arikawa) has announced that it has established a new Department of Ocean Energy Resources with support from leading classification society ClassNK (Chairman and President: Noboru Ueda). This new department will join the Graduate Faculty of Engineering at Kyushu Un
The Marine Management Organisation (MMO) has published the finalised plans for the East Inshore and Offshore marine areas in England, following approval from the Secretary of State for the Environment. The marine plans – which provide much-needed guidance for sustainable development in English water
The marine energy sector is to benefit from £6 million in funding to further develop testing of new wave and tidal energy prototypes in the seas around Scotland. Scottish Enterprise is launching the third round of the remaining competitive funding from the initial WATERS fund in collaboration with H
The Rt Hon George Osborne MP, Chancellor of the Exchequer, has announced 22 new Centres for Doctoral Training (CDTs). One of these, a new £7.8m Centre for Structural Integrity & Materials for Offshore Wind and Marine Renewable Energy, will be led by Cranfield and they will partner in a second new ce
Previous plans for the reform of the German Renewable Energy Act (EEG), involving cuts of wind energy subsidies and reduction of wind energy development, have been altered. After a number of German states complained on the initial plans, German Chancellor Angela Merkel met with the country’s 16 stat
According to the China Securities Journal, China could set preferential power prices for offshore wind projects this year. With this measure, the country would attract more investors to this industry and speed up its further development. After years of struggle, China granted approval for the three
ABB confirmed yesterday that it has been named in a European Commission ruling on anti-competitive practices in the power cable industry. ABB’s fine was waived because the company received full immunity for voluntarily disclosing these practices to the European Commission. The information provided b
As part of President Obama’s Climate Action Plan to create American jobs, develop clean energy sources and cut carbon pollution, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) yesterday announced the publication of its environmental assessment (EA) of an application for a wind energy resource assessme
The European Commission has found that 11 producers of underground and submarine high voltage power cables operated a cartel, and has imposed fines totalling €301,639,000. Such cables are typically used to connect generation capacity to the electricity grid or to interconnect power grids in differen
UK Shadow Energy Minister Tom Greatrex will speak at EEEGR’s flagship summer conference in Norwich in July. The EEEGR2014 Conference will look at how the East of England can continue its leading role in generating energy for the UK from a wide range of resources – and the opportunities created for t
