Tidal Energy
Tidal Energy
TIDAL TURBINE POWERS UP IN ORKNEY – HARNESSING SCOTLAND’S TIDAL ENERGY A STEP CLOSER
An underwater turbine that is set to be used in Scotland’s first and only consented tidal power project has successfully completed an initial testing period in Orkney, and is providing electricity for homes and businesses on the island of...
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Vattenfall plans to open marine renewables services company
Swedish power company Vattenfall has shed light on its plans to open the world’s first marine renewables services company. Nautimus, the new wave and tidal energy venture founded with British engineering company Babcock and Spanish green...
Tidal Energy
Pulse Tidal secures lease agreement to deploy 1.2MW power system in UK
Crown Estate has awarded an agreement for lease to Pulse Tidal for the deployment of a 1.2MW tidal power generating machine on a seabed area near Lynmouth in Devon, UK. The Lynmouth site is shallow, in...
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Simulator research could aid the design of tidal turbines
Research being carried out at a unique environmental simulator in Hull could inform the design and deployment of tidal turbines. The EPSRC-funded project will aim at solutions that find a compromise between energy generating efficiency and...
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UK government set to invest in tidal-energy demonstration
The UK government is to invest more than £10m in research and development to help demonstrate that wave and tidal energy can be generated at scale and with lower energy-production costs. According to a statement, ’Marine...
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Crown Estate Encouraging Tidal Power Expansion with Nine Contracts
The Crown Estate has awarded nine contracts for the development of renewable energy sources, including wave and tidal energy sites. The European Union is targeting a 20% increase in renewable energies by 2020, prompting the Crown...
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Atlantis to develop tidal power plant in India
Construction of Asia's first commercial-scale tidal power plant is set to begin after developers Atlantis signed a deal with the Indian state of Gujarat. According to Business Green, Narendra Modi, chief minister of Gujarat, has approved...
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