The US subsidiary of Scottish wave energy company Aquamarine Power is look at the potential of the technology for the Oregon coast in the northwest of the country. Aquamarine Power USA is receiving a $50,000 grant from Oregon Wave Energy Trust (OWET) to undertake a feasibility study of deployment of the company’s Oyster® wave energy technology. The […]
In a bid to improve infrastructure and reduce emissions from transport, the US Government is investing $2.4 billion in high-speed rail projects across the country. The awards to 54 high-speed rail projects in 23 states announced by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood last week are the first tranche in a promised $8 billion investment from the […]
Finnish company Fortum has dropped plans for a large-scale carbon capture and storage (CCS) demonstration plant because of the “technological and financial risks”. Over the last few years, Fortum has been collaborating with Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) on the Finncap CCS project at their jointly owned Meri-Pori power plant. But partner TVO dropped out of the project earlier […]
The £42 million Wave Hub marine energy test centre off the UK Cornwall coast is ‘plugged in’ and open for business, it was announced today Speaking at the RenewableUK conference in Glasgow, general manager Guy Lavender said that the seabed socket to which wave power devices can be connected was plugged into the grid for the first […]
The US wind industry is experiencing the slowest quarter for new installations in three years, according to the latest figures from the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). In the third quarter of this year, the US installed just 395 MW of new capacity, with year-to-date installation at 1634 MW, down 72% on last year. The rate of new wind […]
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond today announced a £70 million investment fund to support the development of offshore wind in the region. The National Renewables Infrastructure Fund will support port and manufacturing facilities, as well as the offshore wind turbine manufacturing supply chain. The fund, which is being delivered by Scottish Enterprise and Highlands & Islands Enterprise until 2015, […]
