Wave and tidal energy News for May 2011

Wave and tidal energy News Archive

All-Energy: Scottish vertical-axis wind turbine and hydro unit All-Energy: Scottish vertical-axis wind turbine and hydro unit

Caledonia Green Innovation Ltd presented its Sycamore vertical axis-wind turbine and Nymph hydro unit at All-Energy in Aberdeen, Scotland.

All-Energy: SMT unveils tidal energy platform All-Energy: SMT unveils tidal energy platform

Sustainable Marine Technologies (SMT) is planning a common platform to carry a range of horizontal axis tidal energy devices, the PLAT-O.

All-Energy: Offshore lifting system for renewable energy industry All-Energy: Offshore lifting system for renewable energy industry

Chemicals company Aubin launched its Gel Lift System (GLS) that can be used to install offshore renewable energy such as wind, wave and tidal at All-Energy in Aberdeen, Scotland.

All-Energy: Langlee Wave Power’s device to New Zealand

Langlee Wave Power will deliver a test wave power device to deployed off Stewart Island, New Zeland, in 2012 for Tangaroa Energy.

All-Energy: EMEC to bridge gap between tank and full-scale wave and tidal testing

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is opening two test sites to bridge the gap between tank testing and full-scale offshore trials for wave and tidal power.

All-Energy: Aquamarine secures seabed rights for 40 MW wave energy

Aquamarine Power has secured seabed leases to capture up to 40 MW of wave energy off the west coast of Lewis, the wave power company announced at All-Energy in Aberdeen, Scotland.

All-Energy: Wave farm agreed for Shetland

Aegir Wave Power Ltd, a joint venture between Vattenfall AB Pelamis Wave Power Ltd, has secured an Agreement to Lease from to develop a wave farm off the Shetland Islands from The Crown Estate.

All-Energy: Scotland aims for 100% renewable energy

Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond said in a recording played at All-Energy that the Scottish Government aims for 100% renewable energy by 2020.

All-Energy: Renewable energy priorities for the new Scottish Government

Scottish Renewables has outlined what the re-elected Scottish Government must do to meet its proposed target of 100% renewable energy by 2020.

OWEL to test wave energy converter OWEL to test wave energy converter

Offshore Wave Energy Ltd (OWEL) has been given the go ahead to develop a wave energy converter demonstrator and is now engaged in an equity funding-round to commercialise the business.

Wave power device undergoing trials in Scotland

Ocean Power Technologies’ (OPT) has started ocean trials of its 150 kW PowerBuoy PB150 wave power device 33 nautical miles off Invergordon, North East Scotland.

Welsh unis assess environmental impact of tidal power

Welsh universities are performing an environmental assessment of tidal power off the Pembrokeshire coast.

Offshore renewable energy storage Offshore renewable energy storage

An Energy Bag has been developed for undersea compressed air energy storage (CAES) of offshore wind, wave and tidal power.