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MeyGen secures consent for 86MW tidal energy project
MeyGen Ltd. has been awarded consent by the Scottish Government for an 86MW tidal energy project, following the completion of the statutory approval process with the regulator Marine Scotland. The project is located in the Inner Sound of the Pentland Firth off the north coast of Caithness, home to one of Europe’s greatest tidal […]
£103m renewable energy fund launched
A multi-million pound renewable energy investment fund (REIF), geared to stimulating greater levels of private finance into innovative green power and renewable district heating projects in Scotland, was opened for business by First Minister Alex Salmond today. Initial priorities for the REIF are wave and tidal energy, community-owned renewables and renewable district heating, as […]
Caithness Companies Collaborate Under the Firth
Three Caithness companies, Kongsberg Maritime, EnergyHunt and Marine5 have combined skills, strengths and experience to develop a drop down camera technology and methodology for use in high tidal stream areas in which the marine renewable industry typically operates. Bill Baxter of Kongsberg Maritime emphasised ‘This was an interesting project which happened to coincide with one […]
The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters get on board with marine power
The Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters in the North of Scotland will today confirm their place on the global marine energy map with the launch of the area as a Marine Energy Park. Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker will welcome the launch of the marine park during a visit to Thurso in Caithness, […]
Pentland Firth poised to become first energy park in Scotland
THE Pentland Firth is poised to become the first marine energy park in Scotland, it has emerged. Energy minister Greg Barker has asked Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP John Thurso to host a meeting of the Marine Energy Programme Board in the county this summer, at which the minister hopes to be in […]
Energy and Climate Change Select Committee asks all the right questions:Source Aquamarine Power
A well-informed group of MPs was asking all the right questions yesterday as the Energy and Climate Change Select Committee called for oral evidence in its inquiry into the future of marine renewables in the UK. The committee kicked off their inquiry earlier this year, with the goal of examining the UK Government’s […]
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