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UK could become leading exporter of wave and tidal power, say MPs
New report from Energy and Climate Change Committee calls on government to establish long term goals for marine energy A tidal turbine developed by Atlantis Resources Corporation at Invergordon, on the Cromarty Firth. The UK is home to about 35 … Continue reading
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Tagged Marine Energy, Marine Renewables, Tidal, UK, Wave Power Technology
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Ocean waves power a prototype generator in Newport Beach
After testing their wave-powered turbine near the Wedge, the entrepreneurs behind Green Wave Energy Corp. want Newport Beach officials’ permission to set up a more permanent trial. Waves crash at the Wedge, a Newport Beach spot famous for its big … Continue reading
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Tagged Environment, Marine, Solar Power, Tidal, USA, Wave Power
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Humber estuary gets second enterprise zone to target renewable energy firms
Development sites with extra capital grants for plant include land at BAe Systems in Brough and the port of Grimsby Wind turbines off the coast of north Lincolnshire, nice and convenient for the Humber estuary. Photograph: David Sillitoe for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Investment, Offshore Wind Farm, Tidal, UK, Wind Power
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Renewables could be UK’s major power source by 2030: WWF
Report says up to 90% of electricity could come from wind, solar, tidal and other sustainable sources – without the need for nuclear WWF’s report calls for a firm renewable target for 2030, to give long-term and stable financial support … Continue reading
Wind farms and biomass plants to keep key Government subsidies
Developers of offshore wind and biomass plants expressed relief after the Government said it would maintain their subsidies. Offshore wind farms will still receive the same support of two ROCs Photo: Alamy Ministers have been reviewing renewable obligation certificates (ROCs), … Continue reading
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Tagged Biomass Plants, Financial Subsidies, Investment, Offshore wind, Onshore Wind, Solar Energy, Tidal, UK, Wave Power, Wind Energy
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Wave power excites as next energy source
With fear over nuclear power running high and concerns mounting over global warming, ocean waves have been attracting attention as a source of natural energy. Channeling: A navigational buoy with wave-powered lights floats about 1 km offshore from the city … Continue reading
Orkney Islands provide a glimpse of a renewable future
Cutting-edge wave and tidal technology is regenerating island communities, bringing new jobs and new skills Atlantis’s AK-1000 tidal energy turbine is loaded onto a barge to be shipped to a test site off Orkney. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images The … Continue reading
Marine energy in Scotland: A rising tide?
A remote town hopes to become a clean-energy hub EVEN on a sunny day the rugged coastline of Caithness—with its small towns huddled round little harbours, looking 15 miles across the Pentland Firth to the dark cliffs of Orkney—feels as … Continue reading
Powering Japan’s future (Wind, Solar, Hydro, Tidal, Geothermal, Biomass)
The pros and cons of Japan’s renewable energy options Last year, Japan produced close to one quadrillion watt-hours of electricity — that’s 1 followed by 15 zeros. The vast majority of that — which translates into one billion megawatt hours … Continue reading
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Tagged Biomass, Geothermal, Hydropower, Japan, Nuclear Disaster, Solar Energy, Tidal, Wind Energy
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A ‘Big Thumbs Up’ for Renewable Energy
Color China Photo, Via Associated Press..Published 06-18-2010: Turbines of the Donghai Bridge Offshore Wind Farm in Shanghai. China invested almost twice as much in renewable energy last year as the United States. (Color China Photo, Via Associated Press) Wind turbines … Continue reading
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Tagged Biofuels, Biomass, Geothermal, Hydropower, ShaleGas, Solar, Tidal, Waves, Wind
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