David Krohn, Wave and Tidal development manager at RenewableUK, writes about the current state of the investment landscape for tidal energy and how increased interest from multinationals is validating the tidal industry’s future.
25 Jan 2012
Welcome to Tidal Today
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MCT reveals PIP at marine energy park launch
Companies mentioned: Marine Current Turbines, South West Marine Energy Park, DECC, Verdant, Consolidated Edison, New York Power Authority, and Royal Haskoning
25 Jan 2012
PR for tidal array deployment must start now
Al Hanagan of Sustainable Relation, a UK public affairs outfit supporting wind farm development and sustainable planning, outlines the public relations challenges tidal array deployment is likely to share with the more established wind energy sector. He also offers his opinions on the necessary PR preparedness for ‘turbine syndrome’ allegations.
10 Jan 2012
Fortnightly Intelligence Brief 20 December – 10 January 2012
Companies mentioned: EMEC, Hammerfest Strom, Iberdrola, Scottish Power, Andritz Hydro, Statoil New Energy Masdar, US Department of the Interior, Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), and Natural Currents Energy Services, and NARUC
10 Jan 2012
Fortnightly Intelligence Brief 8 – 21 December 2011
MeyGen on track for phase one
Companies mentioned: MeyGen, Morgan Stanley, International Power, Dunnet and Canisbay Community Council, Fundy Tidal, The Crown Estate, EU, MARINET, and Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) at University College Cork in Ireland
21 Dec 2011
John Callaghan, The Crown Estate ‘overwhelmingly positive’ reaction to reduction for parent company financial guarantees
John Callaghan, The Crown Estate’s Wave and Tidal Programme Manager, chats with Tidal Today on the ‘overwhelmingly positive’ industry reaction to the recent reduction for parent company financial guarantees the Crown Estate requires from wave and tidal projects.
08 Dec 2011
Fortnightly Intelligence Brief 24 Nov. – 7 December 2011
MCT set to start first tidal farm by 2013
Companies mentioned: Marine Current Turbines, Renewable Energy Team, Glaxosmithkline, Crown Estate, Energy Research Centre of the Netherlands, European Environmental Agency, Wadebridge Renewable Energy Network (WREN), Community Energy Contact Group, Minesto, Tidal Generation Limited (Rolls Royce), Scotrenewables Tidal Power, Bauer, Mojo Maritime, Voith, Bauer, and UoE
05 Dec 2011
Industry selects winners of 2nd International Tidal Energy Awards 2011
Last week, Tidal Today's 5th International Tidal Energy Summit brought the Tidal community together in one place to celebrate the industry's achievements for 2011. During this meeting, the industry selected the winners for the 2nd Annual Tidal Awards Ceremony and Tidal Today is now pleased to announce who they were.
30 Nov 2011
Fortnightly Intelligence Brief 10- 23 November 2011
Flumill to deploy full-scale prototype at EMEC
Companies mentioned: Flumill, European Marine Energy Centre (Emec), Sørkomp, Smart¬Motor, Scanmatic, Currie Brothers, ABPmer, Marine Scotland, BlueTEC, National Taiwan Ocean University and Taiwan’s National Science Technology Program for Energy
23 Nov 2011
2014: the year of marine power?
Industry forecasters say a total of 150MW of wave and tidal current stream capacity is set to be installed in 2011-2015 with a lot riding on 2014 to be the year in which installations take off by more than 100 per cent.
22 Nov 2011