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Wave hello: Scots marine pioneers find Blue Horizon under water

Wave energy pioneers Mocean Energy have secured over £3 million in EU funding to develop and deploy a 250kW wave machine in Orkney. The large-scale...

To Shetland & beyond: tidal power may make oxygen for islands’ space probes

Rockets from Shetland’s new SaxaVord Space Centre may be powered by locally produced green gases. Tidal power developer Nova Innovation is heading a consortium to...

Anne spares no spin to help Edinburgh’s marine blades reach longer

The Princess Royal was on hand yesterday to witness Edinburgh University's technologists launch the next spin cycle in sharpening turbine technology off Scotland’s shores. Prince...

Arven, Shetland! Floating Scots turbine project goes Mainstream

Leases have been signed to speed installation of 1.8GW of floating turbines off the Shetland Islands, one of 24.8 GW of new developments -...

Welsh and Scots cities benefit from green marine power, green H2 and green mobility

Three cities outside England may reap rewards from major green developments, under proposals announced coincidentally in recent days. Blue Eden is Swansea's latest £1.7 billion...

Energised Anglia: REA tots up £3.5 billion renewables potential for Britain’s eastern hump

Renewable energy’s value to East Anglia's economy could soar to £3.5 billion by 2035, double the sector’s regional total today, according to advocates for...

Onshore wind supported by 80% of Brits, as renewables resisters change minds or die

Britons’ resistance to renewable energy continues to weaken even among the old, the government’s long-term tracking study of public attitudes indicates. A combined 87% of...

UK floating turbines bob to all-time high

British investment in floating offshore wind schemes has hit record highs, buoyed by worldwide enthusiasm for the technology, a report out today reveals. Experts at...

Scots tidal pioneers take first spin in French waters

Edinburgh-based multinational marine generators Nova Innovation have successfully installed their tidal technology in the Étel Estuary, bringing their 100 kW turbine to France for...

Contracts for Difference auctions open: AR4 “bigger than all the rest”

Power developers in clean tidal, solar, and wind technologies jumped at the starting gun today, competing for a slice of the government’s record £285...