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Bi-Weekly News March 31, 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.
Canadian News
Request for Expression of Interest Regarding the Development of Marine Renewable Energy Demonstration Projects
"Nova Scotia is inviting expressions of interest from tidal developers around the world to participate in the Bay of Fundy tidal energy project in the future. Tidal energy projects require time to plan, approve, finance and build. The expression of interest will start that process for future FORCE participants."
BC ready to support ocean power, minister says
"British Columbia is preparing to make a push to become a leading proponent of ocean energy resource development, B.C. Energy Minister Blair Lekstrom said on Friday at the Globe 2010 conference in Vancouver."
US News
Green light for Maine Maritime tidal energy venture
"It has received a special order of clarification from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), that will enable it to further the research and testing of field-scale models of tidal energy devices at two sites located near the academy."
Marine Renewables track at Oceans 2010 (Seattle, Sep 20-23)
"Abstract submission is now open for the MTS/IEEE Oceans 2010 Conference, to be held in Seattle this September 20-23. We invite you to submit to Track SEA 3, 'Marine Renewable Energy'. This track will focus on science and technology topics related to wave and tidal energy conversion. Abstracts from all regions are welcome, however studies focusing on the Pacific Northwest are preferred, including device performance evaluation, resource assessment, and environmental monitoring activities."
UK News
Orkney tidal energy tests to measure effects on marine life
"A UNIQUE project is underway in Orkney exploring how the emerging wave and tidal energy industry can co-exist with the islands' inshore fishing community."
Marine energy to face £50m grid costs
"Under the UK's current
transmission charging system, which is calculated according to location,
projects in remote areas such as Orkney face paying as much as £42.13 per
kilowatt (kW) for the privilege of connecting to the grid while others in the
south-west of England could be subsidised to the tune of £6.98 per kW."
Wave and tidal energy fund
"The Wave and Tidal Energy: Research, Development and Demonstration Support fund (WATERS) will support the development and testing of new wave and tidal stream prototypes in Scottish waters. This includes related infrastructure and the costs of very small arrays."
INNER SOUND IN LINE FOR MAJOR TIDAL ENERGY PROJECT "The Crown Estate announced today that we are inviting expressions of interest for a tidal energy project in the Inner Sound, which lies between Caithness on the Scottish mainland and the island of Stroma."
Scotland’s £10 million Saltire Prize for marine energy opens
"The competition will reward a commercially viable wave or tidal energy technology able to generate at least 100 GW of electricity – enough for 10,000 homes – over two years."
First marine spatial plan published for Pentland Firth
"The Scottish Government has published the first stage report of a masterplan for the development of wave and tidal energy in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters."
New marine energy business park to support Cornish Wave Hub
"The government confirmed that it would provide a £5m grant to support the £12.8m project to build improved road and harbour facilities at Hayle in Cornwall, the location for the electricity substation that is currently under construction and will connect the Wave Hub testing platform to the mainland."
New Zealand News
Wave power experiment near Waitara
"Applications for resource consents to allow the wave energy converter to be installed 4.5km off the coast in 25m of water were last week filed with the Taranaki Regional Council."
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