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Twitter Q&A: Marine Energy

The Carbon Trust's Head of Technology Acceleration, Dr Stephen Wyatt, will be answering your questions on marine energy on Wednesday 3 October. Follow @theCarbonTrust and ask questions in advance using the hashtag #AskCarbon. Have you ever wondered how the power of waves and the tides are being harnessed to produce ...

Oct. 2, 2012

By Carbon Trust

Maldivian move to marine energy

Scotland will help the Maldives in developing the country’s huge potential in renewable marine energy. A study of the archipelagic country’s wave, tidal and ocean thermal energy will be conducted by Scotland’s Robert Gordon University to establish the potential before adaptations are made. Scotland’s energy minister Jim Mather met with the Maldivian environment ...

Aug. 4, 2011

By SciDev.Net

Global Market for Marine Energy

ResearchMoz.us include new market research report "Global Market for Marine Energy" to its huge collection of research reports. The global marine energy industry is at an exciting and critical stage in its development. After a period of intense development, the leading technologies are now moving rapidly ...

Jul. 30, 2013

Government invests £5m marine energy

The Government today announced a grant of up to £5m to support the continued development of marine energy in the UK. The grant will support the development of a Marine Renewables Business Park at Hayle, in the South West. It is envisaged that the Business Park will act as a focus for the future development of a cluster of businesses based around marine energy. Hayle is close to the pioneering ...

Mar. 31, 2010

By Causeway Technologies

Funding Boost for Scottish Marine Energy

Scotland’s marine energy sector is to benefit from a £2.8 million share of the Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) which is run by the Carbon Trust. The news was announced by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing during the RenewableUK ...

Feb. 26, 2014

By Carbon Trust

Marine energy doubled by predicting wave power

The energy generated from our oceans could be doubled using new methods for predicting wave power. Research led by the University of Exeter, published (27 June) in the journal Renewable Energy, could pave the way for significant advancements in marine renewable energy, making it a more viable source of power. The study was carried out by a team of mathematicians and engineers from the University ...

Jun. 26, 2012

By FLS Energy

Entec report on Marine Renewable Energy sector launched

Entec report on Marine Renewable Energy sector launched. BWEA has launched a State of the Industry report on the UK’s Marine Renewable Energy sector. The report, developed by Entec, provides BWEA with an independent review of the current status of the marine (i.e. wave and tidal stream) renewable energy industry. The focus of the review was to identify the estimated cost of energy for wave and ...

Nov. 3, 2009

Tidal Today: Lowering the cost of Marine Energy generation

The key is to ensure R&D investment looks at the overall infrastructure and practical mechanics of project installation and operation and maintenance regimes rather than development of turbine technologies in isolation, as reported by Tidal Today. Jon Harman at Tidal Today reports "What makes tidal very different from other sectors is the limited operational windows there is for ...

Sep. 14, 2011

Research and Markets: Rising Tide of Marine Energy

Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/d6qgw4/rising_tide_of) has announced the addition of GlobalData's new report "Rising Tide of Marine Energy - The UK Focus on Being a Pioneer in Marine Energy Development" to their offering. Rising Tide of Marine Energy - The UK Focus on Being a ...

Nov. 16, 2012

Greening the battlefield - marines enlist green energy in Afghanistan

Solar-powered generators and water-cooling systems that already are helping to save civilian lives in Haiti will be put to use by Marines fighting in Afghanistan. Under desert conditions similar to those found in Afghanistan, a company at the Marine Air Ground Combat Center in Twentynine Palms recently finished training with what is considered the Corps' first renewable energy-powered base, ...

Aug. 17, 2010

By GLOBE SERIES

Global Marine Energy Market Analysis to 2020

GlobalData’s “Global Marine Energy Market Analysis to 2020 – Capacity, Generation, Regulation and Market Share Analysis” report gives an in-depth analysis of the Global, the US and the UK marine energy markets. It provides a deep understanding of key drivers impacting the market and key restraints in the market. It gives installed capacity (MW) and generation (GWh) ...

Jun. 10, 2013

Europe leading the way in marine energy - study

The sea could supply 20% of UK energy demand and about 10% of world consumption Wave energy sources are not only available in plenty, but are also consistent, predictable and have the highest energy density among all renewable energy sources. The best resource is found between 40-60 degrees of latitude where the available resource is 30 to 70 kW/m, with peaks of 100 kW/m. The potential worldwide ...

Jan. 21, 2008

By Frost & Sullivan

Carbon Trust to slash costs of marine energy by 20%

£1m Carbon Trust research initiative to reduce costs of marine energy using innovative technologies transferred from traditional industries including aviation, oil and gas.Giant turbine blades developed using technology from the aviation industry and underwater hydraulic power networks as used in the oil and gas industry are just two of the technologies that could be harnessed by the marine ...

Dec. 30, 2008

By Carbon Trust

Energy Department Awards $10.5 Million for Next-Generation Marine Energy Systems

The Energy Department today announced six organizations selected to receive up to $10.5 million to support the design and operation of innovative marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) systems through survivability and reliability-related improvements. As part of its MHK technology research and development ...

Dec. 28, 2015

By US Department of Energy

Department of energy awards $37 million for Marine and Hydrokinetic energy technology development

U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu today announced selections for more than $37 million in funding to accelerate the technological and commercial readiness of emerging marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) technologies, which seek to generate renewable electricity from the nation's oceans and free-flowing rivers and streams. The 27 projects range from concept studies and component design research to ...

Sep. 9, 2010

By US Department of Energy

Energy Department Announces $10.5 Million for Next-Generation Marine Energy Systems

The Energy Department today announced $10.5 million in available funding to support the design and operation of innovative marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) systems through survivability and reliability-related testing of these systems. Such advances will help these devices harness even more sustainable energy from the enormous ...

Apr. 28, 2015

By US Department of Energy

EI Humber branch visit ABLE Marine Energy Park

Members of the EI Humber branch were given the opportunity to visit the ABLE Marine Energy Park (AMEP) on 26 November 2015. ABLE UK Ltd gave a background of the company and their offshore and onshore services. They also covered the company development and the project to construct a facility at North Killinghome on the South Bank of the River Humber, to develop a Marine Energy Park. AMEP is a ...

Dec. 24, 2015

By Energy Institute (EI)

Iberdrola Ingeniería heads the world’s largest research project into marine renewable energy

With a budget of €30 million A total of 19 companies and 25 research centres will take part in the Ocean Lider project over the next three years IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA, along with 19 Spanish companies and 25 research centres, is heading a consortium which will develop the world’s largest RDI project into marine renewable energy. The Ocean Lider initiative boasts a budget of €30 ...

Jan. 5, 2010

By Iberdrola

Money to move marine machines to mainstream

Climate Change Minister in Scotland to announce £20m for marine industry Cash to take marine power devices to the next level of development has been announced by Climate Change Minister Greg Barker on a visit to Pelamis Wave Power at Leith Docks in Edinburgh. Generating energy from the power of waves or tides has the potential to meet 15-20% of the UK’s current ...

Jun. 27, 2011

By Department of Energy and Climate Change

Marine Current Turbines aiming for first tidal energy farm in Scotland by 2013

UK tidal energy company, Marine Current Turbines, is targeting 2013 to install Scotland’s first tidal energy farm. The company, which designed and deployed the world’s first commercial scale offshore tidal stream energy system in Northern Ireland’s Strangford Lough, is investigating the feasibility of a tidal farm in Kyle Rhea, a strait of water between the Isle of Skye and the ...

Dec. 3, 2010

By Marine Current Turbines Ltd. (MCT)

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