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  • New UK Wave and Tidal Zones Unlocked

    8 July 2014
    Authorities & Government

    Manager of the UK seabed, The Crown Estate,  agreed seabed rights for six new wave and tidal current demonstration zones, which for the first time will enable locally-based organisations to manage and sub-let parts of the seabed to a range of wave and tidal stream developers, and for five new wave and tidal current sites, […]

  • Major Global Energy Event to Be Held in Orkney, UK

    26 September 2013

    A major international ocean energy conference is set to take place in Orkney next month, with wave and tidal test experts from around the world travelling to the islands to see first hand the pioneering work carried out by the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC). The two-day Global Ocean Energy symposium will also give test […]

  • European Offshore Electricity Grid to Save Billions of Euros (Belgium)

    5 October 2011
    Storage

      New results on offshore electricity grid infrastructure in Europe: the EU “OffshoreGrid” project analysis reveals tremendous cost saving potential. Report published in Brussels today. Offshore grids, connecting North and Baltic Sea wind farms to electricity consumers, will be substantially cheaper to build than expected. Building “hub connections” at sea instead of using cables to […]

  • ORE Catapult, Frazer-Nash to reduce tidal and wave projects risks

    7 July 2015
    Authorities & Government, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Frazer-Nash Consultancy have developed a new approach to assessing and reducing uncertainty associated with energy yield assessment for wave and tidal energy projects. The aim of this new approach is to make projects more attractive to investors by helping reduce the risks associated with the projects’ development. According […]

  • CMRC and HMRC form Beaufort Research

    29 December 2014
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Coastal and Marine Research Centre (CMRC) and the Hydraulics and Maritime Research Centre (HMRC) have joined forces and formed Beaufort Research, a new research centre, it is stated in Beaufort’s press release. Beaufort Research is dedicated to inter-disciplinary research and knowledge transfer supporting development and innovation in the maritime and energy fields. Its maritime […]

  • Leask Marine Expands Wales Ops with New Base

    31 January 2020
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Leask Marine has expanded its Wales base, moving from Marine Energy Wales’ Marine Energy Hub. Starting from 2020, Leask Marine has moved to a light industrial unit on Pier Road in Pembroke Dock, to have workshop and equipment storage space, as well as administrative offices. Leask Marine established an office base in Wales, as part […]

  • AGA: Customers See Benefits of Gas Abundance (USA)

    25 May 2012

    Low domestic natural gas prices have led to savings of almost $250 billion for natural gas customers over the past three years. The American Gas Association (AGA) released a study entitled “Identifying Key Economic Impacts of Recent Increases in U.S. Natural Gas Production” which credits the recent success of shale gas production in the United […]

  • MOL secures LNG supply for two new LNG-fueled ferries

    6 January 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Green Marine, Outlook & Strategy, Transition, Vessels

    Japanese shipping major Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has signed basic agreements with Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) and Hokkaido Gas for the supply of LNG fuel to two newbuilding LNG-fueled ferries. The LNG will be supplied in each port on the Oarai-Tomakomai route operated by MOL Group company MOL Ferry, and the supply is scheduled to […]

  • Crown Estate’s Study Shows Great UK Wave, Tidal Resources

    11 October 2012
    Authorities & Government, Research & Development

      The Crown Estate today published findings of a new study into the UK’s wave and tidal energy resources, to help inform industry and government about the potential for future projects. The report finds there is potential for tens of gigawatts of wave, tidal stream and tidal range projects at sites around England, Wales, Scotland […]

  • UK: Global Collaboration Vital for Growth of Marine Energy

    22 October 2013

    INCREASED connectivity and collaboration between the world’s wave and tidal power test sites is vital to ensure resources are used strategically and to help boost the development of international markets. That was the key message from delegates attending a major international marine energy conference held in Orkney last week. Plans to create an international research […]

  • SgurrEnergy Kicks Off Wave and Tidal Research Project in UK

    15 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Leading renewable energy consultancy, SgurrEnergy, has commenced a research project with the University of Edinburgh and ScottishPower Renewables to establish ways to reduce uncertainties for wave and tidal projects. The three-year project will provide solutions to some of the current issues in order to meet the needs of the growing wave and tidal industry and […]

  • New Approach to Reduce Wave and Tidal Project Risks

    7 July 2015
    Research & Development

    The Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult and Frazer-Nash Consultancy have produced a standardised approach to assessing and reducing uncertainty associated with energy yield assessment for wave and tidal energy projects. This approach will ultimately help to reduce risk and make projects more attractive to investors. Until now, there has been no standardised methodology or common […]

  • Intertek joins tidal stream turbine research project

    6 December 2016
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Intertek Energy and Water has become an industrial partner on a three-year tidal stream research project.

  • TotalEnergies firming up 15-year LNG deal to meet Caribbean nation’s energy needs

    15 April 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, Transition

    TotalEnergies is working on closing a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) sale and purchase agreement (SPA) in the Caribbean, which will enable it to assist the Dominican Republic in boosting its electricity supply.

  • Offshore Wind Power Flows Through Caithness-Moray Link

    11 January 2019
    Storage

    Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks Transmission, the wholly-owned subsidiary of SSE plc, has completed the construction, commissioning and energization of the new Caithness-Moray electricity transmission link in Scotland. The link uses HVDC (High Voltage Direct Current) technology to transmit power through a 113-kilometre subsea cable beneath the Moray Firth seabed between new converter stations at […]

  • Smaller Support Vessels Show Cost Saving Potential

    22 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Scotland’s Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has announced that the first leg of a project in Orkney funded by the Scottish Government has demonstrated the potential for considerable cost savings using the capabilities of smaller support vessels in the marine renewables industry. The Orkney Vessel Trials project, which has been facilitated by Orkney consultancy Aquatera Ltd, […]

  • National lab sets out need for US marine resource inspector

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

    The facility of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) – the National Wind Technology Center – has opened a post-doctoral research opportunity that will help in the characterization of the United States’ marine energy resource.

  • Scots present new low-cost blade as ‘step change’ for tidal energy

    26 October 2023
    Business Developments & Projects, Technology

    The design engineers from the University of Edinburgh, together with Tocardo Turbines, have manufactured a new tidal turbine blade which could lead to the reduction of the levelized cost of tidal energy. The blade was manufactured in Scotland for the first time and more cheaply than before, with the new structure that reduces the amount […]

  • Blue-GIFT backs final three marine renewable energy demos

    17 June 2021
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology

    The Interreg Atlantic Area-funded Blue-GIFT programme has awarded recommendations for support to three marine renewable energy projects under its third and final call to test and validate technologies in real sea environment.

  • UK: Natural Power’s Wave & Tidal Business Development Manager Appointed as Board of Directors Member at OREF

    12 March 2013

    Natural Power’s Business Development Manager for Wave & Tidal, Sally Roberts, has been appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors at Orkney Renewable Energy Forum (OREF). OREF’s principal aims are to promote and develop sustainable local energy resources and promote local skills and expertise, benefiting the local community in Orkney. Sally commented on […]

  • Fugro Awarded Major DONG Energy Contract

    21 November 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Fugro EMU has been appointed to manage a network of wave buoys which has the potential to become Europe’s largest wave monitoring network, surpassing the UK Coastal Observatories Network, also managed by Fugro EMU. DONG Energy has selected Fugro EMU, part of Fugro’s Renewable Services Group, to procure, deploy, service and manage a network of […]

  • Welsh marine energy gets a boost with new collaboration deal

    30 June 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Marine Energy Wales and Morlais have signed a memorandum of understanding to enhance their collaborative efforts and accelerate growth of the marine energy sector.

  • 2012-built rig in digital era pursuit as Island Drilling awards five-year gig to Tampnet

    21 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production, IT & Software, Project & Tenders, Technology

    With digitalization spreading its wings across offshore operations, Norway’s offshore drilling contractor Island Drilling has handed out a multi-year deal to Tampnet, a compatriot provider of offshore high-capacity and low-latency connectivity services, to enhance the digital capabilities of its semi-submersible rig ahead of its upcoming assignment in the North Sea.

  • MOL orders two super eco ferries

    17 February 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Environment, Infrastructure, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Transition, Vessels

    Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) and its group company MOL Ferry have ordered two liquefied natural gas- (LNG) fueled, wind power-ready ferries.

  • UK Energy Minister considers marine energy ring-fencing in next CfD auction

    11 December 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business Developments & Projects, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Regulation & Policy, Technology

    UK Energy Minister Kwasi Kwarteng has confirmed the government is considering the creation of a ‘pot within a pot’ for marine energy in the 2021 contracts for difference auction round.