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With wind turbines becoming a familiar part of the scenery in many places, and the cost of photovoltaic (PV) solar power approaching “grid parity” (ie, the point where it’s as affordable as “regular” electricity from coal or gas), is the renewables industry ready to take on its next challenge:
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North Sea oil production passed its peak more than a decade ago, but the UK is still looking offshore for future energy supplies … from the ocean waters themselves. With the potential to generate up to 27 gigawatts of ocean energy by 2050 — that’s as much as is produced by
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There’s a lot of energy in the world’s oceans, and Siemens wants to play a big part in developing that power for our use. The Germany-based technology giant announced today that it’s taken on a larger stake in a British marine-energy company, Marine Current Turbines Ltd. Siemens
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Wind and wave energy might be clean and renewable, but they’re not without their downsides. Land-based wind turbines create noise and vibrations that bother some people to the point their complaints have been dubbed “wind turbine syndrome.” If the science behind those complaints is still poorly understood, even less
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Marine energy technology could pump £76 billion into the UK economy by 2050 — that’s one-fourth of the global marine energy market — according to a new Carbon Trust Green Growth report on marine renewables. The report, focused on demonstrating the potential of marine energy in the UK, concludes this growing
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The UK government is inviting wave- and tidal-energy developers to bid for £22 million in new funding aimed at accelerating the commercial development of marine energy in Britain. The Marine Renewables Proving Fund, announced in July as part of the government’s Renewable Energy Strategy, will be designed and delivered
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Developing renewable marine energy in Scotland could add more than 12,000 jobs and £2.5 billion to Scotland’s economy by 2020, according to a new study from the industry-led Marine Energy Group. The report makes several recommendations to the Government and its partners, calling for: * The Scottish Government
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Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power is welcoming the £60-million package for marine renewable energy development announced this week by the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) under The UK Low Carbon Transition Plan. The package includes £9.5 million for the Wave Hub in Cornwall, £10 million for the
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Sea-energy projects in the South West have received a boost through £10.3 million in research funding for the Peninsula Research Institute for Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE). Established two years ago by the Universities of Plymouth and Exeter with funding from the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA), PRIMaRE will
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New research is set to get under way this year aimed at keeping Scotland on track to meet its ambitious renewables targets without damaging its unique marine environment. Marine Scotland plans three projects that look at the potential impact of marine renewables on Scotland’s biodiversity: * A review of the
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The Crown Estate says today that it’s received multiple bids for wave and tidal energy projects in the Pentland Firth strategic area. The deadline for the world’s first large-scale commercial wave and tidal energy leasing round was 15 May. According to The Crown Estate, the number and range
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Ediburgh-based Aquamarine Power, one of the world’s leading marine energy companies, is giving to full support to Scotland’s first Marine Bill, introduced to the Scottish Parliament last week. The Bill promises to deliver a new future for Scotland’s seas by balancing protection of its marine environment with
