tidal stream energy News
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GBP 8m project to help unlock potential of marine energy launched by The Energy Technologies Institute
An £8 million project that will produce tools capable of accurately estimating the energy yield of major wave and tidal stream energy has been approved by the Energy Technologies Institute.Performance Assessment of Wave and Tidal Array Systems (PerAWaT), a project led by Garrad Hassan, and including EDF Energy, EON, the University of Edinburgh, the University of Oxford, Queen’s University Belfast ...
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€46.8m 'Game-Changing' Tidal Energy Project Approved for Channel Regions
Interreg France (Channel) England Program, an EU program set up to foster economic development around the Channel regions of the UK and France, has approved the biggest ever Interreg project which will be a game-changer for the tidal stream energy sector. The Tidal Stream Industry Energiser Project, known as TIGER, is an ambitious 46.8m project, of which 28m comes from the European Regional ...
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Carbon Trust grant to support first Welsh tidal stream energy device
Environmental impact assessment to benefit wider marine energy industry The Carbon Trust has offered a grant of up to £390k through its Entrepreneurs Fast Track service to Cardiff-based Tidal Energy Ltd. The grant represents up to 60% of the funding needed to monitor the environmental impacts associated with the deployment of Wales’s first tidal stream renewable energy device at ...
By Carbon Trust
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New UKERC & ETI marine energy roadmap says sector should aim to half costs by end of decade
A new roadmap developed by the UK Energy Research Centre (UKERC) and the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has identified the research and development areas that need to be addressed to make marine energy cost competitive with other energy technologies. Marine energy resources, consisting of wave and tidal stream energy, are abundant in UK waters. Although marine technology must secure cost ...
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World’s first commercial tidal energy scheme to be launched in North Wales
npower renewables, the British subsidiary of RWE Innogy, and Bristol-based tidal power developers Marine Current Turbines (MCT), have announced a pioneering partnership to help deliver one of the world’s first commercial-scale tidal stream projects, off the coast of Anglesey, north Wales. This exciting and innovative showcase tidal farm scheme would be capable of generating 10.5 megawatts (MW) ...
By RWE AG
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UK innovator develops `CableFish` to help reduce cost of marine energy
UK innovator, North Sea Systems, has successfully completed the first full scale trial of its novel CableFish, which was put through its paces at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in the turbulent waters around Orkney. The final trial began in November 2014 and was the culmination of a Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) project funded by the Scottish Government, managed by the ...
By Carbon Trust
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Best marine energy sites could be cost competitive with nuclear and onshore wind by 2025 with accelerated and targeted innovation
Major three-year Carbon Trust marine energy R&D programme sets course for future growth New in-depth analysis published today by the Carbon Trust shows the UK’s best marine energy sites could generate electricity at costs comparable with nuclear and onshore wind1. With continued and targeted innovation this could be as soon as 2025, once cost reductions from deploying the first ...
By Carbon Trust
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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 ...
By Carbon Trust
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Global Ocean Energy Report
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Ocean Energy Report http://www.reportlinker.com/p01094730/Global-Ocean-Energy-Report.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable_energy This new report looks at the key market drivers for the global Ocean Energy market, developments and future projections. 2009 was a ...
By ReportLinker
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ETI announces two projects to identify the challenges and solutions of collecting and distributing electricity from renewable sources in the UK
The challenges and opportunities of collecting and distributing more electricity from renewable sources in the UK are to be investigated in two projects launched by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).Large-scale offshore renewable energy farms, including wind, tidal stream and wave energy systems are likely to play an increasingly significant role in enabling the UK to meet its long-term CO2 ...
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UK could grab a quarter of global marine energy market
Global leader position could bring £76bn to UK economy by 2050 New analysis released today by the Carbon Trust shows the UK could capture just under a quarter of the global marine energy market. Equivalent to up to £76bn to the UK economy by 2050, this growing sector could also generate over 68,000 UK jobs, if the technology is successfully developed and deployed internationally ...
By Carbon Trust
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The rising Tide of Ocean Energy – New Ideas for Renewable Power
A race is on worldwide to harness the tides and waves for electrical power, with more than 100 different devices being tested by companies hoping to make a commercial breakthrough. And a new report from the European Union’s Joint Research Centre expresses confidence that the Atlantic Ocean will soon be an important contributor to the continent’s energy mix. It adds that many other ...
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Global Alternative Energy Industry
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Global Alternative Energy Industry http://www.reportlinker.com/p0155837/Global-Alternative-Energy-Industry.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Renewable The global outlook series on Alternative Energy provides a collection of statistical anecdotes, market briefs, and concise ...
By ReportLinker
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Marine Power (Wave and Tidal) - Installed Capacity, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Profiles of Technology Developers and Key Country Analysis to 2030
Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Marine Power (Wave and Tidal) - Installed Capacity, Levelized Cost of Energy (LCOE), Profiles of Technology Developers and Key Country Analysis to 2030 ...
By ReportLinker
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