ICOE 2010 closing bets the investment in R&D and cost reduction as key to the future of marine energy

· Responsibles for the International Energy Agency, the European Commission and other agencies as Tecnalia have valued highly the Bilbao Conference. · In this third edition of ICOE have been presented over 90 papers chosen from 300 proposals received by the organization, with over 600 delegates from 32 countries.

Press call: ICOE 2010 closing

The responsible for marine energy projects of the European Commission on tomorrow's ICOE 2010 conclusions session

Huckerby, Lewis and Campbell, the three major world experts in marine energy in the second day of ICOE 2010

· John Huckerby es quien dirige el desarrollo de las energías oceánicas en todo el mundo desde la Agencia Internacional de la Energía (IEA) · Chris Campbell, director de la Asociación Industrial Canadiense, es uno de los responsables de la exitosa política en energías marinas de Canadá · Tony Lewis expondrá la visión desde el HMRC irlandés, un centro de I+D en energía marina con más de 30 años de experiencia

ICOE 2010 conference focuses in Bilbao the Global Know-How on Marine Energy

• Opened this morning at the BEC, in the presence of the Minister of Industry and Innovation of the Basque Government, Bernabé Unda, the CEO of Iberdrola Renovables and the responsibles for marine energy at EVE and Tecnalia. • Bernabé Unda has stressed that the commitment of the Basque Country is to become a leadership reference in the development of wave energy and that this development will take into account other uses of the sea such as fishing, navigation, recreation and sports. • Until Friday, BEC will host over 600 delegates, international expers and leading companies in the various forms of exploitation of ocean energy.

Speech by Minister of Industry in ICOE 2010 opening

Bernabé Unda, Minister of Industry, Innovation, Trade and Tourism of the Basque Goverment

Experts of ICOE 2010 share waves in Sopelana beach

Photonews: Xabier Garmendia opens the Waveplam seminar

INVITATION TO PRESS CONFERENCE ICOE 2010-PRE: WAVEPLAM

Authorities and speakers of the ocean energy conference will participate on tuesday in an "Expression Session" in Sopelana Beach, where they learn to catch waves with the help of the best surfers in The Basque Country

Bilbao becomes the world’s ocean energy capital as the city hosts ICOE 2010

• More than 600 delegates, international experts and top companies will be at the Bilbao Exhibition Centre from 6th to 8th October • As part of Wave Week, there will be a surfing “Expression Session” at Sopelana, which will act as a meeting point for technologists and surfers to share ideas and reflections about the sea and its energy. • The sea has vast potential for generating electricity, cutting greenhouse gas emissions and creating a powerful new industry. • The Basque Country is leading the way with some pioneering initiatives and is home to some of the leading companies in capturing energy from the sea.

Global marine test centre EMEC expands capacity by a third

A flagship test centre for wave and tidal energy machines, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), has increased its capacity by a third in a £5m expansion.

Pelamis Wave Power Becomes the First Official Saltire Prize Competitor

Pelamis Wave Power is the first developer to be awarded ‘Official Saltire Prize Competitor’ status from the Scottish Government for their wave farm project at Farr Point, Sutherland.

Cornwall Wave Hub cable laying halted

A multi-million pound project to create a testing platform for wave energy devices in Cornwall has ground to a halt.

Biggest wave energy plant in the world planned in Sweden

A new wave energy power plant is planned in Sotenäs on the Swedish west coast (see map). The company Seabased Industry applied earlier and today the application was approved by the regional environmental court...

Wave Energy Test Site

The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland plans to develop a National Wave Energy Test Site, which is proposed to be located off Annagh Head, west of Belmullet in County Mayo...

Power From The Waves

New Zealand’s pioneer marine energy company has been granted the first resource consent for a wave generator to prove it can capture power from the waves...

SUSTAINABLE OCEAN SUMMIT ADVANCES “CORPORATE OCEAN RESPONSIBILITY”

Over 150 business leaders from a range of ocean industries -- including shipping, oil and gas, fisheries, aquaculture, mining and offshore renewable energy...

Firm develops 'forgotten' wave power technology

A renewable energy company has gone "back to the future" to develop a device to harness power from waves...

The Challenges of Wave Energy (7th Waveplam Newsletter Editorial)

In recent past the common perception of wave energy development has had an increasingly negative tendency, as the technologies have not yet delivered the expected advances...

Oceans of Energy – European Ocean energy Roadmap 2010-2050

The Roadmap for the development of the ocean energy industry in Europe provides a set of steps which, once implemented...

Aquamarine Power unveils Oyster 2 design

Wave energy developer Aquamarine Power has unveiled the design of its Oyster 2 wave energy converter, which will be built in Scotland in summer 2010...

Marine ecosystem impacts of wave energy installations

South West Regional Development Agency confirms construction work on flagship testing...

600ft 'sea snake' to harness power of Scotland

LIKE a giant red sea snake, the 600ft machine oscillates on the surface of the sea, generating...

World-leading Cornish Wave Hub takes shape

South West Regional Development Agency confirms construction work on flagship testing...

E.ON UK Launches First Pelamis P2 Wave Power Device For Test

The U.K. subsidiary of German utility E.ON AG (EOAN.XE) Tuesday launched its first wave power generator in...

TECNALIA y la Escuela de Ingenieros Navales colaboran en energías renovables marinas

Tecnológica y la Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Navales de la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (ETSIN) / Fundación Marqués de Suanzes han firmado un acuerdo de colaboración para...

UK Marine Energy Action Plan launched

Marine energy such as wave and tidal could provide up to 16,000 jobs in the UK, according to the UK Government’s new Marine Energy Action Plan....

Government to wave in new era of British marine energy

Lord Hunt releases Marine Action Plan ahead of anticipated announcement of around 700MW of new...

Inside a giant energy-generating wave machine

Ten sites on the seabed off the north coast of Scotland have been leased out to power companies in an effort to generate wave and tidal energy...

Crown Estate Leasing round results released

Today The Crown Estate announced the names of the successful bidders for the world’s first commercial wave and tidal leasing round, for 10 sites in Scotland’s Pentland Firth and Orkney waters....

Ocean energy could reach up to 200 GW of renewable capacity by 2025.

If ocean energy trial projects are successful in the next few years, the industry could represent a large source of renewable electricity, reaching up to 200 GW of installed generation capacity by 2025, according to a report by Pike Research...

Marine energy mass deployment by 2020.

The announcement came at the same time as the Carbon Trust presented the 6 most promising marine energy technologies that will receive £22 million of funding to speed up the deployment of full scale prototypes of their leading marine energy designs...

President Increases Ocean Renewable Funding.

$40 Million sought for Clean Sustainable Ocean Renewables...

Una estación submarina extraerá energía de las olas.

La infraestructura sumergible permitirá en un futuro inyectar a la red la energía generada por la planta piloto de boyas de Santoña (Cantabria). Aún habrá que esperar un tiempo para que los hogares españoles cubran en parte sus necesidades eléctricas gracias al gran azul. En este caso, como pronto, en 2011...