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  • Top News of the Week of Mar 24 – Mar 30, 2014

    30 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    1. BREAKING: No Survivors in Flight MH370 Crash In an emergency press conference held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysian Minister Najib Razak informed that no one survived the Flight MH370 accident. 2. CNRI Hires Harkand Da Vinci Vessel in North Sea Fast-Growing international subsea inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) group Harkand is to position a second […]

  • MPS on track to build demonstrator device in Wales

    25 August 2020
    Research & Development

    Swansea-based Marine Power Systems (MPS) has reached a £1.5m crowdfunding target in just two weeks after launching and then moved into overfunding, now at over £2m. The company also obtained support from WEFO with £12.8m of EU funding which has been supporting them with this phase since being awarded last year. MPS has developed a […]

  • Top news, April 27 – May 3, 2015

    3 May 2015

    Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from April 27 – May 3, 2015. Atlantis acquires Siemens’ Marine Current Turbines Atlantis has acquired Marine Current Turbines (MCT) from Siemens in an all share deal. The acquisition includes seabed rights, existing projects, staff and intellectual property. With this contract, Atlantis […]

  • Aquamarine Power Appoints New CEO

    30 September 2014
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Wave energy company Aquamarine Power has appointed John Malcolm as their new Chief Executive Officer. He will take the reins at the Edinburgh-based business on October 15. The current CEO Martin McAdam is stepping down after six and half years in post. John Malcolm has broad international experience, and has been a non-executive director on […]

  • Top news, April 20 – 26, 2015

    26 April 2015

    Tidal Energy Today Staff has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from April 20 – 26, 2015. PLAT-O system anchors at EMEC Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) has signed a long term testing contract with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). SME has secured one of the berths at the Fall of […]

  • BPS replaces bioWAVE cable

    10 February 2017
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    BioPower Systems (BPS) has installed a new subsea cable at the bioWAVE wave project site near Port Fairy, Australia.

  • ORPC not to pursue Cobscook Bay tidal license renewal

    31 May 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Ocean Power Energy Company (ORPC) has informed it would not apply for relicensing of the Cobscook Bay tidal energy project after the current license expires in 2022.

  • Scotland’s First Near Shore Commercial Wave Power Array Gets Approval

    14 February 2012

    Scotland’s first near shore commercial wave power array, which will power more than 1,000 homes, has been approved by Energy Minister Fergus Ewing. Two new Oyster wave energy converters will be added to an existing device at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) at Billia Croo, Orkney, to allow operators Aquamarine Power to test the […]

  • Marine Renewables Canada embraces offshore wind

    13 February 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Canada’s national association for wave and tidal energy, Marine Renewables Canada, has added offshore wind to its mandate as it looks to explore the similarities between the resources to advance the sector as a whole.

  • Bureau Veritas Issues Guidelines for De-Risking Floating Wind Projects

    20 December 2016
    Research & Development, Technology

    International classification society Bureau Veritas has published a set of guidelines to reduce and manage risk as ocean engineering requirements develop in the growing marine renewable energy sector. The guidelines, NI 631 “Certification Scheme for Marine Renewable Energy Technologies”, cover floating offshore wind turbines, current and tidal turbines, including sea and river turbines, wave energy converters, and ocean thermal energy converters […]

  • Western Isles academics wrap up wave assessment tech trials

    18 May 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Researchers from the Lews Castle College have completed a year-long trial of a modified radar system which could provide more accurate wave and current data for tidal and wave energy developers.

  • In focus: Post-COP26, offshore energy sector using every lever to support creation of net-zero future

    19 November 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Rules & Regulation, Transition

    As the dust is settling in the aftermath of COP26, new developments in the offshore energy sector are laying the grounds for the net-zero future.

  • Seaton Beach Management Plan on Display

    21 December 2016
    Business & Finance

    Community groups and East Devon District Council have met for the first time to discuss the brief for a Beach Management Plan (BMP) for Seaton. “Seaton’s beach is an integral part of the town’s defenses from flooding and coastal erosion. It diffuses wave energy and protects the seawall from damage, as well as reducing wave […]

  • OPT deploys new PowerBuoy off Atlantic City

    8 September 2015
    Research & Development, Technology

    Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) has deployed its APB350 A1 PowerBuoy approximately 14 miles northeast of Atlantic City, New Jersey. The APB350 A1 contains an improved Power Takeoff (PTO) system compared to the APB350 that was deployed in 2011 and then redeployed in 2013. The APB350 A1 features an advanced PTO design with a focus […]

  • Industry leaders gather in Cardiff for tidal and wave workshop

    15 July 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Tidal and wave energy sector players are gathering today, July 15, in Cardiff to attend the workshop on wave and tidal demonstration zones and test test sites across the UK. Welsh Government is hosting the event in Cardiff, and the Crown Estate, along with Natural England, Natural Resources Wales, Scottish Natural Heritage, and Welsh Government, […]

  • Marine WITT prepares for summer tank testing

    26 February 2016
    Research & Development, Technology

    Witt Ltd, the developer behind WITT technology that converts motional energy into electricity, plans to conduct tank tests on its 200-Watt Marine WITT this summer. Witt Ltd is focusing on the development of 200-Watt WITT marine power unit with the aim of bringing it into manufacture for sale to customers from mid-2017, the company informed. […]

  • Scottish Renewables urges govt to create support mechanism for wave and tidal energy

    4 November 2021
    Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vision

    Industry body Scottish Renewables has issued a publication outlining steps that the Scottish Government should take to reach the energy transition.

  • US researchers study waves and tides off east and west coasts

    1 June 2017
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has started recording wave and tide movements off Oregon and Maine to collect data that will support the development of marine and hydrokinetic (MHK) industry in the United States.

  • Celtic Sea Power seeking environmental review for Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone

    9 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Wave Hub Development Services, trading as Celtic Sea Power, has issued a tender seeking environmental and scoping review services for the Pembrokeshire Demonstration Zone (PDZ) offshore Wales.

  • Five Marine Energy Developers to Share £7.9Mln Funding (UK)

    29 August 2012
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Five marine energy developers will benefit from £7.9 million funding to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The second round of WATERS (Wave & Tidal Energy: Research, Development & Demonstration Support) funding is to enable Scottish developers and supply chain […]

  • Scottish Government Awards GBP 7.9 Million Funding to Five Marine Energy Developers

    29 August 2012
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance

    Five marine energy developers will benefit from £7.9 million funding to further develop testing of new wave and tidal prototypes in the seas around Scotland, Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has announced. The second round of WATERS (Wave & Tidal Energy: Research, Development & Demonstration Support) funding is to enable Scottish developers and supply chain […]

  • UK: FabTest Receives South West Green Energy Award

    22 November 2012
    Business & Finance

    Falmouth Harbour Commissioners (FHC) has won a coveted South West Green Energy Award for the groundbreaking FabTest marine energy test site in Falmouth Bay. The pioneering project scooped the Best Business Innovation category in the Regen South West Green Energy Awards 2012, which were presented at a gala dinner in Bath on November 20. FabTest […]

  • Stonehenge Sets Eyes on Maldives

    23 September 2015

    Stonehenge Metals Limited has entered into an exclusive option to acquire 99% of Clean Energy Maldives Pvt Ltd (CEM). The management of CEM has the approval and local support to facilitate the establishment of a commercial wave energy converter power generation and seawater desalination facility off the coast of Hanimaadhoo Island, Maldives. The wave farm […]

  • Vella: Making ocean energy a European success story

    18 July 2016
    Authorities & Government

    The European Commission is looking to turn emerging ocean energy technologies like tidal and wave power into ‘another European success story’, replicating the spectacular uptake of offshore wind, EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, Karmenu Vella has said.

  • EU Energy Summit spotlights blue energy

    16 April 2018

    The fourth EU Energy Summit, which gathered 500 politicians and business representatives in Brussels on April 12, featured a plenary session that saw the speakers highlighting the significance of blue energy (renewable energy sourced from rivers, seas and oceans) in the energy transition.