Wave Energy

Towering achievement: Ribbon cut on 25MW floating wind farm in Atlantic

WindFloat Atlantic project off the coast of Portugal is the world's first semi-submersible floating wind farm, according to its developers

Marine
27 July 2020

Making waves: EU-funded wave energy trial delivers cost and efficiency advances

Three-year trial led by wave energy specialist CorPower Ocean helps to drive technology cost and carbon savings

Marine
09 April 2020

Report: UK wind and marine energy exports worth £525m a year

UK is the 'go-to destination' around the world for expertise on designing, building, and further developing wind, wave, and tidal energy projects, RenewableUK claims

Wind
18 November 2019

Tidal wave of MPs call for step-change in state support for marine renewables

91 MPs have signed a letter urging Energy and Clean Growth Minister Claire Perry to introduce new policies to support wave and tidal stream technologies

Marine
13 May 2019

Can a lifeline be found for embattled Normandie Hydro tidal energy project?

Naval Energies pulls plug on tidal business citing lack of commercial prospects, leaving uncertain future for flagship French pilot project

Marine
30 July 2018

WaveSub clean energy prototype completes installation off Cornish coast

Marine Power Systems hails successful deployment of its first wave energy device as new phase of sea-based testing begins

Marine
06 July 2018

All at sea: Microsoft trials renewables-powered underwater Orkney data centre

IT giant believes under water data centres powered by wave and tidal energy may help provide energy efficient, superfast internet browsing in future

Marine
07 June 2018

Driving down the cost of marine energy

RenewableUK's Luke Clark argues that the marine energy sector is on the cusp of a major cost reduction drive

Marine
16 May 2018

Report: Tidal stream energy could deliver £1.4bn boost to UK by 2030

ORE Catapult research finds development of wave and tidal stream energy in UK could boost jobs while cutting costs and emissions

Marine
03 May 2018

Marine Energy Wales and Marine Hub Cornwall ink partnership agreement

Agencies sign Memorandum of Understanding as they seek to accelerate development of regions' nascent marine energy industry

Marine
01 May 2018

The secret to cheaper energy - it's all in the cost curve

Policy Exchange's Matthew Rooney explores how energy costs can tumble over time

Energy
04 January 2018

Proving that marine energy can pass the government's new technology tests

Luke Clark exclusively reveals RenewableUK's plans to work with the ORE Catapult, to prove marine energy can meet government's key benchmarks

Marine
11 December 2017

New wave energy generator hits the water

The WaveSub prototype from Welsh developers Marine Power Systems begins sub-sea testing phase in Cornwall

Marine
16 October 2017

Milford Haven Marine Energy Test Area secures funding boost

Plans to provide a pre-consented testing area in Welsh waters for marine energy developers awarded fresh funding support

Marine
10 August 2017

Wave power: Could manmade coral unlock the 'final frontier' of renewable energy?

Wave energy has endured decades of hype and disappointment, but one start-up thinks it has the answer: transforming wave power into coastal protection

Marine
09 August 2017

REA data uncovers the winners and losers of clean energy policy

Lack of policy clarity and uneven sector support leads to sharp contractions in some green energy sectors and hopes of buoyant growth in others, REA research suggests

Energy
25 July 2017

Nova Innovation to head up €20m Scottish tidal energy project

Nova Innovation to lead group of nine industrial, academic, and research organisations on flagship project to extend existing Bluemull Sound array to six turbines