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Ocean Energy Forum (2015) Draft Ocean Energy Roadmap, 56pp.Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Marine Renewables 2015-2025 Roadmap, 16pp.(2015) Renewables Global Status Report (GSR), McCrone, A (Ed.) (2015) Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2015, Frankfurt School-UNEP Centre/BNEF (Frankfurt am...

On 5th October 2015, the European Investment Bank (EIB) held an event on “What opportunities does the EIB offer to the ocean energy sector?”. Meeting presentations and a summary output from the meeting can be found below. The meeting was also broadcast via webcast.EIB workshop, 5 October 2015 -...

The deadline for website comments on the “Roadmap 3-pagers July 2015” is now closed and we would like to thank all for their contributions to the process.Next stepsMeeting with the Steering Committee Chairs (Finance, Technology, Environment & Consenting) in Brussels 3rd September to discuss further...

Two teams are assessing the usefulness and accessibility of Europe's marine data – one in the North Sea and one in the Mediterranean. Part of the work involves responding to a series of challenges. In one of the challenges, the teams are told that an accident has occurred and oil is discharging into...

The questionThe drillship “Magna Belgica” in the wider area of ‘Caliph prospect’ off the coast of Libya encountered a technical failure. A fire and crude oil leak began immediately. The spill was contained within a duration of 5 hours with total of 50 tons crude oil loss at sea surface.After initial...

The questionThe South Arne platform in Danish waters has had a major disaster. Ecoterrorists have taken control of the rig and are diverting the production into the sea. Can you find out where the oil goes and what impact it has on human activity and the ecosystem?The methodThe response team used...

PEGASEAS is an INTERREG IVA France (Channel) - England capitalisation project aiming to promote the efficient governance of the Channel ecosystem. PEGASEAS seeks to identify common governance outcomes, outputs and lessons learnt from a suite of INTERREG IVA Channel Area Projects relevant to the...

Ocean energy (OE) is one of the focus areas identified as a potential source of growth in the European Commission's Blue Growth Communication[1]. It is widely recognised that developing the energy resource in our seas and oceans could benefit European citizens by increasing energy security...

Irish-Scottish Links on Energy Study (ISLES)SLES was a collaborative project between the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Executive and the Government of Ireland. Funded mainly by the EU's INTERREG IVA Programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB), it is assessed the...