Tidal Power articles

South Wales enjoys tidal energy industry boost

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Tidal Energy Ltd and Tidal Lagoon Plc both edge forward with plans for innovative tidal energy technologies

13 Jun 2013

Severn Barrage: MPs not convinced by green credentials

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Report argues proposed £25bn scheme "has not demonstrated sufficient value as a low-carbon energy source to override regional and environmental concerns"

10 Jun 2013

Alstom joins £650m Swansea Bay tidal project

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Engineering firm set to design and build generating units for the world's first tidal lagoon

31 May 2013

Work starts on £650m Swansea Bay tidal energy scheme

Developers say geotechnical investigation will determine scope of the project, which could be first in a series of tidal lagoons

21 May 2013

Welsh tidal power project bags £1.6m EU funding

Cardiff-based Tidal Power plans to install a 10MW array off Pembrokeshire after demonstrating technology

02 May 2013

Dual boost to marine energy industry aims to promote best practices

Crown Estate and Energy Technologies Institute both debut new services designed to help reduce cost of marine energy developments

24 Apr 2013

Siemens cuts ribbon on marine power production plant

Energy and Climate Change Secretary officially opens Marine Current Turbines' tidal device assembly and test facility in Bristol

08 Apr 2013

UK tidal power sector enjoys surge of interest as ResHydro reveals Scottish plans

Scottish project takes leap forward, as Tidal Lagoon also unveils share issue for green energy plant in Swansea Bay

08 Apr 2013

Five Green Things we learnt this week

From Fairtrade success to a banking bonus we can all get behind, we run down the top stories from the past seven days

01 Mar 2013

Scotland offers flood of support for wave and tidal power

European Marine Energy Centre gets £4m for new test berth and vessel project, as ETI surveys environmental impact of tidal turbines

28 Feb 2013

Siemens dives into Wales' first tidal array project

Engineering giant says £50m Skerries project is due to be completed by 2015

28 Feb 2013

Breaking: SeaGen and Meygen swim away with £20m tidal power pot

Greg Barker unveils winners of government's marine energy array demonstration fund at Renewable UK wave and tidal conference

27 Feb 2013

Is marine energy about to go mainstream?

With Blue Chip investors backing marine energy projects, Dr Stephen Wyatt reckons the costs of wave and tidal power could soon plummet

27 Feb 2013

Industry warns financial support needed if UK marine energy is to make waves

RenewableUK argues wave and tidal project will need strike prices of between £280 and £320/MWh if UK is to retain global lead

27 Feb 2013

Alstom ties up £42m acquisition of tidal turbine pioneer TGL

Deal completed as 1MW tidal turbine enters Orkney waters for testing

30 Jan 2013

Crown Estate unveils £20m investment plan to power up UK wave and tidal industry

Two demonstration projects could benefit from funds, as new report shows UK could be underestimating marine power potential

16 Jan 2013

Hain calls for Severn Barrage plans to surge forward

Former Welsh Secretary tells MPs controversial tidal power project will boost UK energy security and slash emissions

11 Jan 2013

UK in Europe's renewable energy relegation zone

A 3.8 per cent share of green energy in 2011 still leaves the UK above only Malta and Luxembourg among EU member states

19 Dec 2012

Narec prepares offshore wind demo site as part of £150m revamp

Testing centre to open new site in 2014 allowing companies to trial next generation of offshore turbines

03 Dec 2012

Severn's renewable energy capacity could be larger without a barrage

Combined approach using a range of green technologies could provide 14GW of capacity, report says

27 Nov 2012

Updated: Isle of Wight and Scotrenewables among winners in tidal leasing round

Crown Estate confirms three new agreements for leases, including innovative Minesto tidal kite

14 Nov 2012

MPs haul Severn Barrage scheme out of cold storage

Select committee to investigate whether £34bn tidal energy proposal is feasible with private funds

08 Nov 2012

Lord Heseltine backs Severn Barrage to boost economic growth

As coalition splits emerge over wind farm support, Conservative grandee calls for long-term investor certainty in energy policy

01 Nov 2012

Innovation could halve cost of UK wave power

Carbon Trust report highlights hot spots for ideal development of wave power

18 Oct 2012

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