MMO grants marine licence to marine development project following collaboration and joint working. MMO ‘Last month the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) granted a marine licence to Associated British Ports (ABP) for the development of the Lowestoft Eastern Energy Facility (LEEF). This followed a period of collaboration and joint working, beginning in November 2020, when ABP […]
The focus of this paper is on Water-Energy-Carbon Nexus at a domestic level and how it presents both a challenge and an opportunity. The challenge is the contribution of water and energy to greenhouse gas (GHG emissions); the opportunity is to provide solutions, such as the 50L home, as a building block to signicantly reduce […]
The recording of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Fisheries’ recent webinar #FishingAndWind event, which explored how the fisheries and offshore wind sectors can collaborate and ensure optimal marine planning outcomes for all involved, is now live on the APPGF website, alongside summaries of speakers’ answers to questions from Parliamentarians and attendees. Click here Dickon Howell, Howell Marine Consulting and […]
Energy white paper: Powering our net zero future – to access this click here Energy white paper setting out how the UK will clean up its energy system and reach net zero emissions by 2050. The energy white paper builds on the Prime Minister’s Ten point plan for a green industrial revolution. The white paper addresses the […]
BBC ‘Marine energy: Wales urged to be ‘world leader’ By Sarah Dickins BBC Wales economics correspondent Wales could be a world leader in marine energy and should make the industry a priority, a former energy minister has said. Lord Peter Hain, who served under Tony Blair in 2001, said there was “massive untapped potential” around […]
Energy security in the EU is a priority of the European Commission (EC). However, at present, energy-related policies do not account for the use of water as a resource — and water is becoming increasingly scarce as a result of human activity. This study provides a detailed assessment of the water footprint (WF) of the […]
Europe still leads the world in tidal energy installations, and European tidal stream projects generated 50% more electricity in 2019 than the year before, according to new statistics released by Ocean Energy Europe. This gives a good overview of stats for both wave and tidal and the various projects in Europe. Good infographics and case […]
As well as providing renewable energy, wave farms can help protect coasts against erosion by reducing the force of waves. However, it remains unknown whether they can provide this complementary service under future climate change when sea levels will be higher. A new study, based upon computer simulations, concludes that a wave farm off the […]