The UK lacks a “coherent approach” to monetising trade and industry in the country’s oceans, according to Ryan Mowat, director and chair at the Marine Science and Technology Council at the Society of Maritime Industries UK.
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Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has released a concept design for multi-megawatt clusters of wave energy devices which incorporates technology used in floating wind.
Off the coast of Alderney later this year, Spiralis Energy chief executive Guy Levene hopes to see the start of a revolution in UK tidal energy. Quite a few revolutions, in fact.
Scottish wave energy developer Mocean Energy is targeting international expansion in Australia and the US as it looks to secure its first commercial orders in 2025.
The Welsh Government has taken an £8 million equity stake in what will become the largest consented tidal energy project in Europe.
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has diluted the wording of the UK’s clean power mission from achieving 100%, to a new goal to deliver “at least 95%”, clean energy by the end of the decade.
Scottish wave energy developer Mocean Energy is aiming to raise £900,000 from a crowdfunding campaign as the company looks to mature its technology.
Energy secretary Ed Miliband told industry at the EnergyUK conference in September that reaching net zero, which the government wants to achieve by 2030, will be a matter of “national security”.
Aberdeen-based oil and gas controls firm Proserv has teamed up with marine energy group Mocean Energy to develop subsea renewable energy control systems.
A 1 MW wave energy demonstration project in Orkney has secured €19.6 million (£16.5m) for a two year grid connected trial.
Six UK tidal stream projects have secured funding as part of the sixth Allocation Round (AR6) renewables auction in an “important step forward” for the sector.
Mocean Energy's Cameron McNatt outlines a strategic vision for wave energy in the UK, and the role GB Energy could play.
ETZ Ltd has awarded £1.47 million in grants to ten North East Scotland firms as part of the Challenge Fund focused on driving the energy transition and creating jobs.
Inverness firm 4C Engineering has received close to £260,000 from two separate wave energy funding competitions organised by the Scottish and US governments.
Offshore wind developers will vie for £1.1 billion in funding under AR6, with budget boosts for floating wind and tidal projects as well.
Apollo has completed sea trials of an innovative system which allows marine vessels to quickly connect to offshore renewable energy infrastructure.
Orkney and Shetland MP Alistair Carmichael has called on the UK government to increase funding for tidal stream energy in the upcoming CfD allocation round.
Labour promised to “take the brakes off Britain” as it unveiled its energy policy priorities in the King's Speech today.
As the UK accelerates its transition to renewable energy, a critical challenge emerges: the growing skills gap in the sector.
The British Hydropower Association (BHA) has called for more clarity from Labour about the party’s pre-election manifesto – which mentions tidal energy will be “aggressively explored” and “unleashed” across the UK.
Sir Keir Starmer has appointed Sarah Jones as a minister across the energy and business and trade portfolios in the new Labour government.
As Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer plans the move into Number 10 Downing Street following his election win, Energy Voice takes a look at who could join incoming energy secretary Ed Miliband's team.
Ocean Kinetics and Green Marine UK have entered into a joint venture agreement to begin decommissioning a tidal energy platform located in the Orkney Islands.
The Labour Party released its election manifesto promising a “phased and responsible” transition in the North Sea and pledged to make Britain a “clean energy superpower”.