Record number of tidal energy projects awarded CfD revenue support
The fifth round of the UK government’s flagship renewable energy auction scheme has secured 3.7 GW of clean energy projects, enough to power the equivalent of 2 million homes. Launched in 2014, the Contracts for Difference (CfD) scheme ensures projects receive a guaranteed price from the government for the electricity they will generate – giving Read More »
Mocean Energy secures EuropeWave funding for wave energy demo at EMEC
Wave energy developer Mocean Energy has secured over £3 million EU funding to develop and deploy a 250 kW wave machine at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC)’s Billia Croo wave test site in Orkney. The large-scale wave energy device – named Blue Horizon 250 – will be manufactured in Scotland and will be deployed in Read More »
