Posts Tagged ‘wave energy’

3 April 2009

UK 2020 renewable energy targets: an unrealistic goal?p

Fears have been growing that the UK is no longer on target to reach its 2020 renewable energy goals amidst a flurry of major project closures. Energy majors such as Shell described alternative energy as uneconomically viable in times of financial uncertainty; a sentiment echoed around the camps of fellow players BP and Iberdrola Renewables.

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2 April 2009

Aquamarine Power to concentrate on tidal wave energy technology

Scottish marine energy company Aquamarine Power is focusing its efforts on the development and commercialisation of its Oyster Wave Energy Converter technology, the company said. As a result, the company will cease production of its tidal stream device, Neptune.

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1 April 2009

Listed wave energy company Ocean Power Technologies receives additional $1.1m from US Navy

US listed wave energy company Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. has received additional funding of $1.1m for its on-going project with the US Navy to demonstrate the company's PowerBuoy wave energy system off the Hawaiian island of Oahu.

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30 March 2009

Atlantis Resources Corporation secures $14m funding for European tidal power projects

Atlantis Resources Corporation, a developer of tidal current turbines, has completed a $14m funding round and added Norwegian renewable energy company Statkraft as a new partner and lead investor in the fundraising.

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16 March 2009

US Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar looks to spur renewable energy development on public lands

US Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar is looking to bring renewable energy to the forefront of the department with a new order utilising public lands.

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11 March 2009

Canadian wave energy company SyncWave receives CAN$2.7m

Canadian wave energy technology company SyncWave Systems has received CAN$2.7m from Sustainable Development Technology Canada (SDTC), according to reports.

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26 February 2009

UK renewable energy companies Aquamarine Power and Airtricity team up for marine power projects

Aquamarine Power has signed an agreement with Airtricity, the renewable energy development division of Scottish and Southern Energy, to work on projects generating up to 1,000MW of marine energy by 2020.

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10 February 2009

E.ON plans to generate tidal power as part of mission to develop marine energy

The UK's renewable energy generator E.ON is planning to generate tidal electricity as part of the company's ongoing mission to develop marine energy.

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5 February 2009

The Scottish Government approves Siadar Wave Energy Project

The Scottish Government has approved the Siadar Wave Energy Project in the Outer Hebrides.

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3 February 2009

Ocean Power Technologies appoints Dr Phil Hart as chief technology officer

Wave energy technology company Ocean Power Technologies has appointed Dr Phil Hart as chief technology officer.

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22 January 2009

Paris Mouratoglou the latest addition to Renewable Energy Holdings’ board

Renewable Energy Holdings, an investor in renewable energy technologies, has appointed Paris Mouratoglou to the board of REH as non executive director, effective 1 February 2009.

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20 January 2009

Carnegie, Australian Department of Defence team up to explore tidal energy

Carnegie Corporation, the CETO development partner of Renewable Energy Holdings, an investor and operator of renewable energy technologies, has signed an agreement with the Australian Government's Department of Defence (DoD).

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16 January 2009

Vattenfall acquires 51 per cent stake in Pandion

Vattenfall has acquired 51 per cent of Pandion, an ocean energy company, for €500,000. Ocean energy developer Wavebob will retain the outstanding 40 per cent of Pandion.

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13 January 2009

Aquamarine Power appoints ABB to construct latest tidal energy technology

Aquamarine Power has appointed ABB, a power and automation technology specialist, to complete the electrical engineering design and construct the generating system for the company's tidal stream device, Aquamarine Neptune.

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5 January 2009

US DOE unveils marine and hydrokinetic database

The US Department of Energy's Wind and Hydropower Technologies Program has built and released a database that provides the latest information on marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy in the US and around the globe.

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24 December 2008

Leighton Contractors develops Australian renewable energy

Australian construction company Leighton Contractors has executed agreements with two global technology providers to explore and develop wave and solar power projects in Australia.

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5 December 2008

Scottish government’s £10m Saltire Prize Challenge commended by EU Energy Commissioner

The Scottish government has been commended by EU Energy Commissioner Andris Piebalgs for its active role in renewable energy, following the launch of the £10m Saltire Prize Challenge.

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18 November 2008

UK wave energy farm to be operational by 2010

The UK's South West Regional Development Agency (RDA) has selected J P Kenny, part of the John Wood Group, to manage the design, procurement and construction of the Wave Hub renewable energy project off South West England.

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13 November 2008

Ocean Power Technologies installs wave energy generation unit in Hawaii

US wave energy company Ocean Power Technologies has installed a wave energy generation unit in Hawaii as part of the company's ongoing agreement with the US Navy for installation of wave energy units off the Marine Corps Base Hawaii at Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

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29 October 2008

Progress Energy Carolinas seeks renewable energy proposals

US energy company Progress Energy Carolinas is seeking proposals for potential renewable energy projects and alternative energy providers.

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