Wave and tidal energy News for December 2009

Wave and tidal energy News Archive

BWEA becomes RenewableUK

The British Wind Energy Association (BWEA) is changing name to RenewableUK to reflect the increasing amount of renewable energy the organisation covers.

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ETI project to reduce subsea cable costs for wave and tidal power

A project which could considerably reduce the cost of cabling from offshore wave and tidal farms to the shore has been announced by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).

USA remains most attractive country for renewable energy

The United States remains the most attractive country overall for renewable energy, but China has moved ahead of Germany to take second spot in the rankings released by Ernst & Young.

Tidal power developer Pulse Tidal gets €8m EU grant Tidal power developer Pulse Tidal gets €8m EU grant

Pulse Tidal, a tidal power developer based in Sheffield, England, is receiving a €8 million grant from the EU’s technology research and development fund (Framework Programme 7) to enable Pulse Tidal to begin work immediately on developing its first fully commercial tidal energy generator.

Wave energy developer Orecon hits stormy waters Wave energy developer Orecon hits stormy waters

Wave energy developer Orecon, based in the South West of England, has hit stormy waters and is looking for investors or a new owner.

SeaRoc joins Natural Power forming renewable energy consultancy

SeaRoc, a marine, engineering and offshore, is joining Natural Power, to form a renewable energy consultancy capable of providing end-to-end services globally for the industry both onshore and offshore.