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March 17, 2010                                                           


OREG News

 

OREG 2010 Annual Conference

October 27 & 28, 2010

Vancouver, BC

Sheraton Wall Centre

 

Details on the OREG 2010 conference will be released shortly.  Registration is open.

 

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OREG at GLOBE 2010 on the Acceleration of the International Commercialization of Ocean Energy

 

Join David Wheeler, Pro Vice-Chancellor and Dean of Plymouth Business School and Chris Campbell, Executive Director of the Ocean Renewable Energy Group at GLOBE 2010 for an interactive roundtable discussion on the potential of ocean energy and its place in the clean energy, power industry, and marine sector economies.
 

GLOBE 2010 has been the premier international event dedicated to the business of energy and the environment since 1990.

 

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US News

 

US needs more data on marine and hydrokinetic renewable energy

 

"A report to the US Congress examines the potential effects from marine energy and hydrokinetic energy, and options to prevent adverse environmental effects as the technologies become more commercial."

 

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UK News

 

South West RDA appoints team to map marine power

 

"Renewable energy consultancy PMSS has been appointed by the South West Regional Development Agency (RDA) to lead a £100,000 study into the renewable energy potential around the coast of South West England."

 

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Pathway for development vital for marine energy “revolution”

"Speaking at the event Chris Campbell, executive director of Canadian body the Ocean Renewable Energy Group (OREG), said that it was "vital" that the industry convince politicians and financiers that there is "a pathway" to develop the industry and attract the investment necessary to commercialise the technology."

 

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Government to wave in new era of British marine energy

 

"The government has today promised to review the level of financial support available to British marine energy firms as part of a newly launched Marine Energy Action Plan designed to ensure the UK generates up to 2MW of renewable energy from wave and tidal generators by 2020."

 

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Pentland Firth wave and tidal leases announced

"The successful bidders for the world's first commercial wave and tidal leasing round, for waters in Scotland's Pentland Firth, have been announced by leaseholder The Crown Estate"

 

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WORLD’S FIRST WAVE AND TIDAL ENERGY LEASING ROUND TO POWER UP TO THREE QUARTERS OF A MILLION HOMES

 

"The Crown Estate has announced the names of the successful bidders for the world’s first commercial wave and tidal leasing round, for ten sites in Scotland’s Pentland Firth and Orkney waters."

 

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New Zealand News

Govt accused of turning deaf ear over power station

"Kaipara Mayor Neil Tiller says the Government is turning a deaf ear to local concern about a tidal power station planned for Kaipara Harbour."

 

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EU News

 

Study into feasibility of Irish Sea electricity grid

 

"The project, which will examine the potential to connect wind, wave and tidal-energy sites by a new grid, is being supported by governments in the Republic, Scotland and Northern Ireland."

 

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Spain grants €2.1m for wave energy device

 

"The Spanish Ministry for Science and Innovation (MICINN) has granted €2.1 million for the development of the Wave Energy Lift Converter Multiple España (WELCOME) wave power generator project."

 

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Asian News

 

Local experts cooperate on ocean energy development

 

"Three local institutes signed a memorandum of understanding Friday to jointly set up a facility — the first of its kind in Taiwan — for field experiments on ocean power generation as part of efforts to explore alternative energy sources."

 

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