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Wave and tidal energy News for March 2010
Europe and North Africa could obtain all of their electricity from renewable energy by 2050, if the concept is supported by a single European power market united with a similar market in North Africa.
30 March, 2010
Wales has the potential to generate twice its electricity demand from renewable energy sources within 15 years, according to environment minister Jane Davidson.
26 March, 2010
1.2 GW of wave and tidal across 10 sites in Scotland’s Pentland Firth and Orkney waters have been announced in the Crown Estate’s first wave and tidal energy leasing round.
16 March, 2010
Marine energy such as wave and tidal could provide up to 16,000 jobs in the UK, according to the UK Government’s new Marine Energy Action Plan.
15 March, 2010
Ocean Power Technologies reported a third quarter (Q3) net loss of US$5.7 million, a 58% deepening from the same period ending 31 January 2009.
12 March, 2010
The European Union will surpass its target to consume 20% of its energy from renewable energy sources by 2020, according to national forecasts submitted by its member states.
12 March, 2010
The Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation (MICINN) has granted €2.1 million for the development of the Wave Energy Lift Converter Multiple España (WELCOME) wave power generator project.
11 March, 2010
The Government of Australia has released its first national Energy Resource Assessment, concluding that wind energy and other renewable energy sources are expected to become increasingly significant.
10 March, 2010
An organisation to progress policy towards construction of a pan-European offshore supergrid, Friends of the Supergrid, has been set up.
08 March, 2010
RenewableUK (formerly BWEA) says 2 GW of wave and tidal could be installed in the UK by 2020, but that further Government investment is needed.
05 March, 2010
The first full Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for wave and tidal energy in Wales and England has been outlined, says the UK Department of Energy and Climate Change.
05 March, 2010
The Mersey Tidal Power project has completed the first stage of a major feasibility study designed to select a preferred tidal power scheme for Mersey Estuary, North West England.
05 March, 2010
Ocean Power Technologies Inc has been awarded €2.2 million under the European Commission's Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) for a wave energy project in Spain.
04 March, 2010
Targets for climate change are ambitious but are achievable if the Scottish Government considers support for green heat and other non-traded energy.
01 March, 2010