Nova wins €20m funding for world’s largest tidal site in Orkney
Nova Innovation has secured EU funding for a 4MW tidal energy farm off Orkney that will be home to the largest number of tidal turbines anywhere in the world.
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Homemade hydrogen and oxygen may mean greener space flights from Shetland
Energy developer Nova Innovation is leading a consortium to look at the potential of producing green hydrogen and oxygen from its tidal projects in Shetland.
Scottish tidal firm deploys its first unit in France
Nova Innovation has successfully installed a tidal turbine in Brittany, marking the first deployment of its technology outside the UK.
Tidal Turbines: A rare Scottish success story
Regardless of what government, its agencies and trade groups try to claim, offshore wind has not had that Saudi Arabia scale impact on the Scottish supply chain scene some hoped it would.
Nova wins new seabed lease for Shetland tidal array
Tidal energy developer Nova Innovation has been given approval develop its largest tidal array to date at Yell Sound in Shetland.
Nine Scottish projects receive £3.6m in Energy Entrepreneurs funding
Nine Scottish projects including technologies for tidal power, a new type of wind turbine blade and a low-carbon heating system, have secured funding in the latest award from the government’s Energy Entrepreneurs Fund (EEF).
Tidal developer Nova takes FLITE to Indonesia
Tidal energy pioneer Nova Innovation has secured Innovate UK funding that could help deliver the first tidal turbine array in Indonesia.
Nova Innovation handed £6.4m to fund manufacturing of tidal turbines
Scottish tidal energy firm Nova Innovation has been handed £6.4 million to fund manufacturing and distribution of its subsea turbines.
Nova handed £2m to scale up tidal turbine production
Scottish tidal energy firm Nova Innovation has been given a £2 million cash injection from the Scottish Government to advance its turbine manufacturing.
Can’t-do attitude to manufacturing no longer acceptable
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Franco-Scottish duo team up for tidal energy expansion
A Franco-Scottish alliance has been formed to speed up the deployment of commercial tidal energy schemes in both countries.
Electric vehicles can now fill up using tidal energy in Shetland
Tidal-powered cars are now a reality in Shetland, a Scottish marine energy firm said today.
Water of life: Islay and Jura distilleries to make whisky using Nova tidal power
Whisky distilleries on Islay and Jura are to use tidal power from Nova Innovation in order to create “the water of life” as part of a new development.
Will COP26 provide inspiration and trigger ambition?
The United Nations climate change conference which is to be held in Glasgow in November should be a source of inspiration and an opportunity for Scottish industry to showcase its Net Zero manufacturing supply chain.
Nova Innovation announces trio of new board appointments
A Shetland-based tidal energy firm has announced a trio of new appointments to its board.
Nova Innovation secures £1.2m in funding for ‘ground-breaking’ tidal energy project
Nova Innovation has secured £1.2 million in backing from the Welsh Government for its Enlli tidal energy project in north Wales.
Fourth turbine installed at Shetland Tidal Array as part of EU-funded expansion
Nova Innovation has installed a fourth turbine at the “world’s first tidal array” in Bluemull Sound in Shetland.
Apollo to share in £1.4m wave power efficiency funding
An Aberdeen engineering firm is set to share in a £1.4 million pot to drive efficiency and bring down the cost of wave power.
Nova Innovation competes tidal turbine able to cut technology costs by 30%
A Shetland marine energy firm has completed construction on a new incarnation of tidal turbine, able to cut costs by around 30%.
Shetland tidal firm powers past crowdfunding target to win £700k stake
A Shetland tidal firm has today smashed through its initial crowdfunding target, received an investment of more than £700,000.
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Scottish tidal firm launches £500k crowdfunder
A Shetland marine energy firm has launched a £500,000 crowdfunding campaign to raise investment for its offshore tidal technology.
Lack of renewable investment leaving Scottish rural areas ‘flagging’, Highland MSP says
A Highland MSP has criticised the UK and Scottish Governments over a lack of renewable energy investment after a new report claimed some of Scotland’s most rural regions have been left behind as funding sources “tighten”.
Nova Innovation completes testing on project to reduce tidal cost by 30%
Edinburgh-headquartered tidal energy firm Nova Innovation has announced the completion of a project aiming to reducing the cost of the technology by 30%.
SNP tidal energy hopeful wants to ‘maximise’ Shetland oil and gas extraction
A Scottish National Party (SNP) candidate and tidal energy expert said he wants Shetland to "maximise" the island's oil and gas extraction.