Publication of DTOcean Design Tools for Ocean Energy Arrays

environmental impact assessments

The DTOcean (Design Tools for Ocean Energy Arrays) suite of tools for optimising the design of wave and tidal arrays is now available for download at this site. ITPEnergised was a project partner in this project and contributed to developing the hydrodynamic, electrical, operations and maintenance models used within the tools. The open source software allows developers […]

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ITPEnergised welcomes Charles Hendry’s Tidal Lagoons report

floating offshore wind

ITPEnergised welcomes and supports Charles Hendry’s final report on his review of tidal lagoons, published today. Acting as technical advisors to the Hendry Review, ITPEnergised and its team of consultants and independent experts provided technical analysis and recommendations, based on the submissions received under the Review’s call for evidence. We hope that Hendry’s recommendations are […]

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PTEC Tidal Project Gains Planning Consent

battery storage

The Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) has been given offshore consent by the UK Government’s Marine Management Organisation (MMO); this was granted on the 20th of April 2016. The 30MW PTEC project is the only consented tidal array project in English waters. With the onshore part of the project given local planning consent in September 2015 […]

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FUNCTIONAL BUFFER ZONE GUIDANCE

onshore wind

Energised Environments was recently interviewed to help inform the first guidance on ‘Functional Buffer Zone’ for new developments located in the vicinity of designated sites. This guidance intends to be a guide of best practice regarding buffer zone implementation in Scotland and is aimed at stakeholders and developers who wish to create areas along sensitive […]

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UK Government funding for India offshore wind development

energy efficiency consultants

IT Power is leading a consortium of three British consultancies which has been awarded a UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office funded project to provide support to the Government of India in the formation of its offshore wind industry. IT Power Consulting, CmY Consultants and SeaChange Offshore have partnered to deliver a 10-month long project that […]

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Floating Tidal Stream Turbine Design Project Receives the Eureka Label

offshore wind development

Vancouver, 07 October 2015 – A collaborative effort between Instream Energy Systems Corp. of Canada and IT Power Consulting Ltd. of the UK has been approved for financial support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) and been awarded the EUREKA label. Instream Energy Systems, a Canadian hydrokinetic technology company, […]

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Visit to Floating Tidal Turbine in Zhoushan, China

biodiversity net gain planning

Ocean Energy Workshop In March 2015, IT Power’s staff visited the Zhoushan archipelago near Shanghai in China to host a workshop on ocean energy policy, technology and commercialisation potential as part of the FCO funded UK-China Ocean Energy collaboration project. The workshop was opened by Mr. Fang Tao, Director of New and Renewable Energy Institute […]

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China – UK Offshore Wind Power Construction and Investment Forum 2015

grid connection consultants

In March 2015, IT Power co-organised an offshore wind workshop in Taicang, China, alongside the Chinese Wind Energy Equipment Association (CWEEA),the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Titan Wind Energy (Suzhou) Co. Ltd. This was a part of an on-going UK-China co-operation project on offshore wind that has been funded by the UK Foreign and […]

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Energised Environments delivers training to the Green Investment Bank

onshore wind

Members of the Energised Environments team delivered a training seminar to Green Investment Bank staff in Edinburgh and London, on consenting and regulation of offshore wind and small-scale onshore renewables development.  We covered aspects such as the planning and consenting process, the regulatory regime, key stakeholders and their responsibilities, steps through the development process from […]

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