Reacting to the announcement made by Fergus Ewing MSP, Minister for Energy, Enterprise and Tourism, ahead of the Scottish Renewables Marine energy conference in Inverness today (Monday 16 Sept), that the Scottish Government has awarded consent to MeyGen to construct a 86MW (megawatt) tidal project i
MeyGen has welcomed Scottish Government’s approval of the 86MW tidal energy project located in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth off the north coast of Caithness, home to one of Europe’s greatest tidal resources. Ed Rollings, Environment & Consents Manager of MeyGen, commented: “The award of thi
As MP Peter Hain describes the Severn Barrage project as ‘dead in the water’, Tom King considers where the Government’s energy priorities should really be: Peter Hain, who quit Labour’s frontbench to campaign for the Severn Barrage, has today announced the project is effectively dead in the water so
Speaking on the consent given the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth, the Energy Minister Fergus Ewing announced that leading Scottish wave developers Aquamarine Power Limited and Pelamis Wave Power are to share a slice of a £13 million wave first array support programme – part of the
Development of the largest tidal array in Europe today can now progress after Scottish Ministers awarded consent to build the first tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth. MeyGen Limited, a competitor in the Scottish Government’s Saltire Prize, has been given the go ahead to install the tidal ar
Able UK has today warmly welcomed Prime Minister David Cameron’s description of its plans for a multi-million Marine Energy Port on the South Bank of the Humber as a ‘very important investment’ and his promise to look at the issue of finalising a decision on the development. Mr Cameron was respondin
During Prime Minister’s Questions on Wednesday, Martin urged David Cameron to intervene in the Able Marine Energy Park application to ensure its early determination. The exchange is below: Martin Vickers (Cleethorpes, Conservative): “My right hon. Friend and the Government have been working hard to
As the Department of the Navy (DoN) continues to emphasize the need for energy security, the Office of Naval Research (ONR) has announced it will increase its support for Energy Excelerator, a Hawaii-based program that funds development of new and innovative energy ideas. The program, part of ONR’s
In a report published today, seven leading charities, including WWF, RSPB, Greenpeace, the Wildlife Trusts and Friends of the Earth, assess the green performance of coalition ministers and Labour shadow ministers since the last general election. They reviewed the parties on four key areas: the econo
In a written statement to the Parliament, UK Minister of Transport Norman Baker has announced that the deadline for the decision on Able Marine Energy Park is extended to 18 December 2013: I refer to the application made by Able Humber Ports Limited on 16 December 2011 under section 37 of the Planni
As part of his “Future Energies” tour, North Rhine-Westphalia’s Environment Minister Johannes Remmel visited ThyssenKrupp Rothe Erde in Lippstadt on August 27. The Minister came to the company’s biggest German production location to find out about the manufacture of slewing bearings, a key component
E.On’s proposal for the offshore wind farm in the English Channel has faced many hurdles. The Rampion wind farm faced its latest obstacle on Wednesday when the country’s leading governing bodies picked apart the project’s pre-application, writes The Argus. Before making the final application, the co
As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to deploy every available source of American energy, the Energy Department today announced $16 million for seventeen projects help sustainably and efficiently capture energy from waves, tides and currents. Together, these projects will
Swansea councilors have met today to debate the proposal for the Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay, the South Wales Evening Post writes. Even though the project would generate the equivalent of 9 percent of Wales’ electricity needs, the tidal lagoon has raised a lot of questions. Some of the questions and co
