Other marine energy and hydropower News for December 2011

Other marine energy and hydropower News Archive

UK opens up Northern Ireland to offshore wind and tidal UK opens up Northern Ireland to offshore wind and tidal

The UK's Crown Estate has launched offshore wind and tidal stream leasing rounds to select developers to take forward up to 800 MW of projects in Northern Ireland waters.

EU funds marine renewables test centre network

The Marine Renewables Infrastructure Network (MaRINET) is a €9 million, EU-funded initiative to provide access to test facilities in specialist marine renewables energy centres across Europe.

EU needs to back ocean energy in Europe

Ministers from Ireland, the UK, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey have called on the EU to give its full backing to the development of ocean energy.