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£60 million marine energy project in Wales gets government green light
A multi-million pound marine energy project in Pembrokshire, Wales, has been given the green light with the UK and Welsh governments approving the project’s business case.
Eco Wave Power in agreement with APDL for wave power development in Portugal
Onshore marine energy developer Eco Wave Power has signed an agreement with APDL (A Administração dos Portos do Douro, Leixões e Viana do Castelo) for the use of an area suitable for...
Queen gets OK for hydro development at Balmoral Estate
A new 2MW hydroelectric scheme will soon be generating power on the Queen’s Balmoral Estate in Scotland, as news reports suggest that planning permission has been given for the...
Hydropower protecting piece of Welsh history
A pico turbine is being used by the National Trust for the primary aim of protecting a historic collection in Wales, which includes one of only 24 known copies of the first...
First commercial wave energy project being commissioned in Portugal
Portugal has taken a step closer to commercial wave energy as an AW-Energy WaveRoller device has been deployed and is being commissioned offshore at Peniche, a seaside municipality in...
La Coche hydro plant inaugurated in France
EDF has announced that the La Coche power plant has been inaugurated in Savoie, France, with the facility increasing the total capacity of the La Coche pumped-storage hydro facility by 20%.
Simec Atlantis decommissions 1.2MW SeaGen tidal system
Simec Atlantis Energy Limited has successfully decommissioned the SeaGen tidal turbine support structure in Strangford Narrows, Northern Ireland, marking the completion of the...
MeyGen export eclipses previous record
Simec Atlantis Energy Limited has announced that MeyGen – the world’s largest multi-megawatt tidal stream array – has now exported 17.5GWh of electricity to the national grid,...
EMEC looking to streamline consenting process at Billia Croo
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is applying for site-wide Section 36 consent at its grid connected Billia Croo wave test site off the west coast of Orkney, Scotland.
IFC, North Macedonia to study hydro plant value
World Bank Group member IFC is to assess the value of a planned hydropower plant in Macedonia as part of an agreement recently signed with the Government of North Macedonia.
Britain set to achieve historic milestone in clean energy in 2019
More electricity is to be generated from zero carbon sources than fossil fuels in Britain this year, marking a historic milestone for the country, thanks to a number of...
Hydropower Balkans 2019 will bring key decisions makers together at dedicated platform
The 3rd Annual International Investment Summit and Exhibition Hydropower Balkans 2019 (to be held 7-8 November 2019 in Belgrade, Serbia) is a dedicated platform that will bring...
Fortum boosts plant by pairing hydro and batteries
Fortum has announced it has activated a large set of lithium ion batteries at the Forshuvud hydropower plant located near Borlänge and Dalälven in Dalarna, Sweden, marking the first...
New test centre aims to bring tidal technology on stream at high speed
A £2.4 million engineering research facility being built by the University of Edinburgh and commercial partner Babcock International at Rosyth in Fife, Scotland, will seek to speed...
New forum aims to give voice to European hydropower community
A new three-year long EU funded project has recently begun – coordinated by the International Commission on Large Dams (ICOLD) – which aims to gather input from the European...
Schottel merges tidal business into SME
Following the successful collaboration between Sustainable Marine Energy (SME), Schottel Hydro and Black Rock Tidal Power to develop and demonstrate the PLAT-I floating tidal...
Fatality confirmed in Croatian hydro plant fire
One worker has been confirmed dead with another two missing following a fire at a hydroelectric power plant in Plat, near Dubrovnik in Croatia.
EERA in extensive hydropower research cooperation
The European Energy Research Alliance (EERA) – Europe’s largest energy research community – is to establish a Joint Programme on hydropower, the Norwegian Research Centre for...
Scoping report submitted for marine energy test site in Welsh waters
Marine Energy Wales has submitted an environmental scoping report to Natural Resources Wales and relevant stakeholders, asking for their scoping opinion for the development of the...
