Renewable Wave and Tidal Power

Wave power and tidal power generation is in development with methods to harness tidal energy and wave energy.  Wave energy technology can use offshore and onshore systems such as terminator devices, point absorber, and attenuators.  Tidal energy technology includes hydro electric dams, tidal fences, and tidal turbines.

Wave & Tidal Power News

US tidal power company to invest in Scotland

09/04/2013 US tidal power company ResHydro has announced plans to establish operations in Scotland, representing the first American renewa...

GE hails Hydrogenie superconductor ‘breakthrough’

05/04/2013 GE has completed trials of its Hydrogenie, a power generator capable of producing large amounts of electricity from renewable r...

Independence would damage Scotland’s renewables growth says energy secretary

19/03/2013 UK Energy Secretary Ed Davey has said that Scotland’s renewable energy industry would be damaged if it were to become independe...

ABB in $12m marine turbine investment

14/03/2013 Swiss power company ABB is to boost its renewable energy assets after it led a $12m investment in UK-based Scotrenewables Tidal...

UK marine energy firms win £20m funding for arrays

27/02/2013

The UK government has today awarded a total of £20m ($30.3m) to two marine energy companies.

Alstom fits 1MW tidal turbine for testing

30/01/2013

Alstom has completed its acquisition of tidal stream turbine designer and manufacturer Tidal Generation from Rolls-Royce.

Crown Estate considers $32m investment in wave energy

17/01/2013 The Crown Estate in Britain has announced that it is examining the feasibility of investment in wave and tidal power in the UK.

Through the weather window

01/12/2012

Weather patterns and forecasting intelligence are critical when planning ahead for wind farm site construction.

UK Crown Estate confirms go ahead for three more tidal energy projects

15/11/2012 Three organizations have been granted permission to progress to the next stage of the development process of tidal energy proje...

Scots optimistic about being 50 per cent renewable by 2015

31/10/2012

Scottish First Minister, Alex Salmond says Scotland plans to see half of its power generated by renewables by 2015.

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