Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond will travel to the Middle East next week to sign a ground-breaking deal on renewables. Mr Salmond will sign Scotland up to a landmark agreement to develop tangible green energy products with the world’s leading innovator, Masdar, based in Abu Dhabi. The deal to be signed next Tuesday (January 17) [...]
The Shetland Islands Council and Shetlands Charitable Trust have signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Sweden’s energy giant Vattenfall, to develop marine renewable energy in the isles. The groups hope they can drive the development of ocean energy in the area while benefitting the community. The initial focus will be on promoting the construction of [...]
The 30th annual meeting of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) ended on Friday, with countries agreeing to prohibit fishing for deep-sea sharks but failing to agree on significant, additional measures to safeguard vulnerable deep-sea species and ecosystems. While NEAFC has made considerable progress since 2006 in closing areas on the high seas south of Iceland to bottom fishing, [...]
2011 Sustainable Energy Awards Shortlist Announced Thirty six Irish companies and organisations that have introduced effective sustainable energy initiatives have been shortlisted for the 2011 Sustainable Energy Awards. The Awards, presented by the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and sponsored by ESB Electric Ireland, provide an opportunity for organisations, regardless of size or sector, [...]
Hydrogenics to Provide a One MegaWatt Electrolyzer for Renewable Energy Project Hydrogenics Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of hydrogen generation and fuel cell products, announced that it was awarded a contract to deliver and install a 1MW HySTAT(R) electrolyzer in an industrial scale renewable energy storage project, the largest of its kind in Germany. [...]
The Deepwater Horizon oil spill of 2010 was a wake up call regarding offshore drilling practices and safety protocols for the United States, but for the entire world as well. Americans were surprised to learn that oil companies face much stricter standards when drilling in the North Sea than were required in the United States [...]
The Irish Crown Estate has given the go-ahead for an investigation into the possibility of locating up to six tidal turbines in the Irish Sea that would generate enough electricity to supply 2,700 homes. Two Scottish companies, Nautricity Ltd, a Scottish developer of tidal generation technology, and Argyll Tidal Ltd are behind the scheme. The [...]
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. announced the launch of a new technology initiative to enhance the efficiency of the Company’s patented PowerBuoy(R) wave energy systems under the Company’s existing “WavePort” project. OPT will be working with a consortium of European companies and institutions to advance the energy conversion system of the PowerBuoy device through the development of [...]
Aquamarine Power Gets Green Light for 2.4MW Demonstration Project in Orkney
Ecotricity Enters Wave Energy Industry
Alstom and SSE Renewables Create Joint Venture to Co-Develop World’s Largest Wave Farm off the Coast of Scotland
Pelamis Wave Power Up for Sale
Major New Green Energy Fund Acquires Stake in Aquamarine Power
Eco Wave Power Company is Taking the Fast Track to Success
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