This is a very important document because it ends the uneasy drift there has been with energy policy over the last five years since Cameron’s ‘cut the green crap’. The strategy has been widely welcomed as signalling Government’s commitment. ‘It sets a direction, a tone and a set of goals, which together are an impressive […]
Site in Orkney has produced hydrogen from electricity generated by tidal energy for the first time. In a world first for clean energy, researchers in Scotland have generated hydrogen using electricity from tidal arrays. The first ever ‘tidal hydrogen’ was generated at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney at the end of August […]
Tidal power: MeyGen Phase 1A approaches 400MWh of generation Global tidal power company Atlantis has confirmed that the MeyGen array continues to deliver clean, sustainable and predictable electricity to the National Grid. Meygen entered operation in November 2016 and was awarded full Ofgem accreditation as a 5 ROC project in February 2017, In the first three […]
EAEM News: Atlantis Energy has announced a partnership agreement with Natural Energy Wyre to develop the first eco tidal hydro energy plant in England on a barrage across on the Wyre estuary. Atlantis Energy, a division of marine renewables developer Atlantis Resources, has announced a partnership agreement with Natural Energy Wyre (NEW) to develop the first eco tidal hydro […]
With the Hendry report coming out with a positive view it is now up the Government to decide. I wonder how long this will take? Independent Review of Tidal Lagoons On 12 January 2017 Charles Hendry published his final report and recommendations of the Independent Review of tidal lagoons. Commenting Charles Hendry said: “I was appointed […]
How to balance the use of a major renewable resource with its benefits re climate change mitigation versus the environmental impacts of the development process, that’s the dilemma. The Hendry review didn’t look into the environmental aspects of tidal lagoons in any detail, there are however, a range of issues not least how the requirements […]