Wave and tidal energy Features for June 2010

Wave and tidal energy Features Archive

Comment: The marine renewable engineering challenge Comment: The marine renewable engineering challenge

With its 2020 targets of 20% of energy from renewable sources, the challenge for the UK Government and the energy industry is to deliver almost a seven-fold increase in the share of renewable energy in little over a decade. The marine renewable energy potential is enormous, with an estimated, technically exploitable potential of some 15 TWh, however, little of this potential has been realised.

Narec becomes national renewable energy testing and training hub Narec becomes national renewable energy testing and training hub

The National Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) in the UK is set to become a national hub for renewable energy testing, and perhaps even training.