The Scottish Government has awarded a share of the Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) to Pelamis Wave Power, to support the commercialisation of the Pelamis wave energy device and parallel site development activities. Richard Yemm, CEO of Pelamis Wave Power said: “Today’s announcement i
Wave energy developer Carnegie Wave Energy Limited announced the formal completion of Government Grant Milestone 3 of the Perth Wave Energy Project, the ordering of long lead items. The eligible Government payment for the completion of the Milestone totals $2,770,422 of which $950,759 has already be
Energi Coast took part in a Tees Valley Unlimited-hosted visit by Business and Energy Minister Michael Fallon MP, who saw first-hand how the area is capitalising on new business opportunities. During his time in Tees Valley, Mr Fallon toured the UK’s largest advanced gasification energy-from-waste p
Alstom and ScottishPower Renewables have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to incorporate Alstom’s tidal power devices within the Sound of Islay project. The tidal array, between the islands of Islay and Jura on the west coast of Scotland, will include up to four of Alstom’s 1 MW tidal devices, o
At Nordic Yards a 390-tonne section of a new wind turbine service jack-up vessel was laid down in the Wismar dock today as scheduled, marking a further milestone in the building of the 80 metre long and 32 metre wide ship. The vessel was ordered last year by the Danish company DBB Jack-Up Services f
The wind farm project developer, PNE WIND AG, has successfully issued a second tranche of its 8.0% corporate bond issue 2013/2018 to top-up its corporate bond within the scope of a private placement. Bonds with a total nominal value amounting to approx. EUR 33.7 million were subscribed by institutio
Leading renewable energy consultancy Natural Power is helping Scottish coastal communities with two new guidance documents published this week. The reports will be announced by the Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing at today’s Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference. They highlight the socio
Teachers from Hull, East Riding and Teesside schools are being sought to become wind energy champions as Forewind launches the next stage of its innovative education initiative, Champions for Wind. Ten teachers will be awarded bursaries to develop and implement wind energy careers related activities
Leading provider of safety training to the Wind Energy Sector, Safety Technology, have announced the opening of their new training facility in South Shields this week. With world class training facilities already located in South Wales and Great Yarmouth, Safety Technology has now expanded their ope
Independent, international energy consultancy Xodus Group is delighted to hear the announcement of consent for Europe’s largest tidal energy project in the Pentland Firth at the Scottish Renewables Marine Energy Conference. As lead consultant in the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) for the 86MW
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
ING Commercial Banking (ING CB) is shifting its European focus from financing natural gas plants to financing renewable energy projects, reports Business Recorder. The main reason for this shift to offshore and onshore wind and solar power is the increased development of renewable energy projects in
RenewableUK today welcomed news that MeyGen Ltd. has been awarded consent by the Scottish Government for an 86 Megawatt tidal energy project, following the completion of the statutory approval process with the regulator Marine Scotland. Located in the Pentland Firth, off the north coast of Scotland,
Siemens will establish its new projects and construction base in Livingston, and the company is now recruiting to fill 30 working positions at the new base, Herald Scotland informs. The expansion of Siemens’ operations in Scotland will support a 100 more jobs elsewhere, most of them in Scotland and
