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World's Biggest Wave Farm's Future Uncertain as RWE npower Pulls Out

In a move that stunned the renewable energy world, the German utility RWE pulled out of the Siadar Wave Energy Project off the coast of the Scottish island of Lewis. The fate of this project is now in the hands of the other developer, Voith Hydro Wavegen, a renewable energy company based in Inverness. Wavegen has indicated that they are in discussions to find a new owner/investor in the plant.

The Siadar Wave Energy Project had been intended to generate 4 megawatts of electricity from next year onwards. This would have been enough to power 2,500 homes.

http://www.oceanpowermagazine.net/2011/07/29/worlds-biggest-wave-farms-future-uncertain-as-rwe-npower-pulls-out/

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Ocean Power Technologies deploys Spanish wave unit - New utility-scale wave power station expected to eventually deliver 1.39MW of power off the coast of Spain. Pennington, N.J.-based Ocean Power Technologies said today it has deployed its first PowerBuoy wave energy unit to Spanish utility Iberdrolam. - http://media.cleantech.com/3558/ocean-power-technologies-deploys-spanish-tidal-unit

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Marine Energy Market: Huge Potential for the UK - The value of worldwide electricity revenues from wave and tidal stream projects could ultimately be between pounds sterling 60bn (euro 77.40bn) and pounds sterling 190bn (euro 245.10bn) per year. The United Kingdom is a clear leader both in terms of activity and in terms of support to the sector. It possesses 50% of Europe's wave energy potential. According to estimates, 20% of UK's total electricity requirement can be harnessed from ocean energy. - http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Marine-Energy-Market-Huge-Potential/story.aspx?guid={39E97AD6-

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13 Wave and Tidal energy startups - Excellent list by Earth2Tech - http://earth2tech.com/2008/09/18/13-startups-energized-by-waves-and-tides/

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The Hawaii Wave Energy Opportunity - An excellent detailed white paper that lays out the case for Hawaii. Lots of data in terms of potential, bottlenecks and challenges. An excellent resource for an entrepreneur wishing to know about this domain - loks like a 2006 white paper - http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/info/energy/renewable/Hawaii-wave-EWTEC-07.pdf

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Pelamis Wave Power Building Wave Energy Project in Portugal - Scotland's Pelamis Wave Power has started operating what Portuguese officials say is the world’s first commercial wave-power project, located five kilometers (three miles) off Portugal's northern coast.

The €9 million Aguçadoura project could be expanded from 2 MW to 21 MW if initially successful. - http://media.cleantech.com/3562/pelamis-starts-portugal-wave-power-farm

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Lots of wave enegry business data here - This is a programme listing of a wave enegry conference. Lots of programs and their data will be useful for an entrepreneur from a topic point of view - http://www.waveenergytoday.com/wave08/programme.shtml

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Wave Energy Market leader is Ocean Power Delivery - So far the market's front-runner is OPD, which has a second commercial project in the works off Scotland's Orkney Islands. It has also scored $22.5 million from a consortium led by GE Energy Financial Services - 2007 data -

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PG&E signs wave-energy agreement - Pacific Gas and Electric Co. has signed the nation's first commercial agreement to buy electricity generated from ocean waves from a project that has not yet been constructed. Vancouver, British Columbia-based Finavera Renewables Inc. (TSX-V: FVR) plans to build the two-megawatt project about 2.5 miles off the coast of northern Humboldt County. The company expects to begin generating power in 2012. - http://bizjournalshire.com/sacramento/stories/2007/12/17/daily17.html

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Australia can clean up on wave power: Carnegie - Clean power developer Carnegie Corporation says more than a third of Australia’s base-load power needs could be economically generated by wave technology, according to a report commissioned by the company.

The report, compiled by RPS MetOcean, says that Australia has a potential near-shore wave energy resource of about 171,000 megawatts (MW) – four times the country’s total installed power generation capacity, Carnegie said. - http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuId=3&ContentID=100172

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Wave Energy Market leader is Ocean Power Delivery - So far the market's front-runner is OPD, which has a second commercial project in the works off Scotland's Orkney Islands. It has also scored $22.5 million from a consortium led by GE Energy Financial Services - 2007 data -

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UK has over 100 marine energy companies - So says this article (see link) - jan 2007 data - http://www.ukrenewables.com/news-1/january-2007/marine-energy-uk-at-forefront-of-global

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Seattle Company Having Ambitious Wave Energy Plans - A Seattle company is hoping to convert the motion of the ocean into electricity. Grays Harbor Ocean Energy Company has asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for permits to harness energy from waves off the coastline of six states. In all, the company would build seven harnessing sites — in federal waters off California, Hawaii, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York and Rhode Island — each covering about 100 square miles. - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28113042/

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Pelamis Wave Energy Converter, Scotland - A pilot project: Pelamis Wave Energy Converter, based on the Orkney Islands north of Scotland. Pelamis resembles a huge snake made up of four 40-meter tubes, linked end to end, riding on the sea surface. Waves make the segments flex against each other, driving hydraulic rams that, in turn, drive electric generators. By next year, said the operator, Pelamis Wave Power Ltd. (www.pelamiswave.com), it hopes to supply the power that 10 percent of Orkney’s 20,000 inhabitants need. - http://www.boulderweekly.com/20080904/newsbriefs11.html

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UK could benefit vastly from wave energy - According to the Carbon Trust, global business opportunities for the wave and tidal energy sector are estimated to be worth a minimum of £600 billion in the future and it is predicted that the UK could secure at least half of this. With world-leading innovations and grid-connected prototypes, the UK is currently benefiting from powerful assistance from government funding, legislation and programmes at what is recognised as a critical stage of its development. - http://www.ukrenewables.com/news-1/january-2007/marine-energy-uk-at-forefront-of-global

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C Wave - Wave Energy Company - C-Wave Limited is a renewable power company and the developer of an innovative wave energy technology. C-Wave offshore power systems can provide genuinely green electricity at a cost that is competitive with traditional generating technologies and established renewable energy providers such as wind power. - http://www.cwavepower.com/

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$ 28 billion wave energy projects proposed in the US - Grays Harbor said the $28 billion project would be the largest renewable energy project in the nation. The firm expects to pay for the project largely with private investment, but is also seeking federal help - Dec 2008 - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28113042/

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AWS Ocean Energy Archimedes Wave Swing Wave Energy - Scottish company, AWS Ocean Energy (www.awsocean.com), with backing from Shell, the big oil company, plans to deploy a small demonstration of its underwater Archimedes Wave Swing off the stormy coast of Scotland next year. It hopes to produce commercial power by 2011. - http://www.boulderweekly.com/20080904/newsbriefs11.html

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