marine

The Marine Energy Council claims UK Government subsidy cuts in 2016 are to blame

Inverness-based AWS Ocean Energy and Edinburgh’s Mocean Energy have received the financing from Wave Energy Scotland

A new joint venture has been created to deliver the project off the coast of France

The marine energy firm says the milestone marks the first major step towards full power production

The firms plan to jointly develop a hydrogen-powered drive system for large ships to use

The Prime Minister is to call on Commonwealth Heads of Government to join an alliance to fight plastic pollution

A tidal stream power plant off the coast of Scotland has set a world record for monthly energy production. Phase 1A of marine developer Atlantis’ MeyGen project in the Pentland Firth produced more than 700MWh of clean electricity in August. The facility’s total production since launch is now approaching 2GWh. It will soon enter into […]

An Australian company is developing an ‘artificial blowhole’ device to harvest wave energy. Wave Swell Energy’s technology takes the form of a concrete column in the sea, measuring 20m by 20m across and standing 18m tall. Only 8m of the structure protrudes above the water but contains all of the moving parts – here, water […]

The first stages of an English-Danish interconnector project have begun with plans to appoint a marine contractor. The successful company will carry out surveys to pinpoint areas of environmental and archaeological interest for the 1,400MW electricity link. It will also help identify the best route for the marine cables and suitable landing locations. The Viking Link interconnector, […]

Researches from a Scottish university are receiving more than £300,000 for marine energy research in Indonesia. The cash is being provided by the UK and Indonesian governments. The researchers from the Center for Understanding Sustainable Practice (CUSP) at Robert Gordon University (RGU) hopes to create a viable marine energy industry in Indonesia. They will help build the […]