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  • New Logo for France Energies Marines

    10 January 2020

    After 8 years of activity, France Energies Marines, now the Institute for Energy Transition approved by the French State, has redesigned its visual identity. This overhaul aims to mark the new dynamic of the structure whose achievements are now carried by a simplified joint stock company. The new logo displays a simple, uncluttered and modern […]

  • Ireland rolls out marine energy supply chain database

    5 September 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) and the Marine Institute (MI) have launched a new supply chain database for Ireland’s marine energy industry under the Ocean Renewable Energy Development Plan (OREDP).

  • UK increases tidal stream ringfence budget

    31 July 2024
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders, Vision

    The Marine Energy Council (MEC) welcomed the increase, which is expected to contract an additional 25 MW of tidal stream capacity to the UK’s deployment pipeline. 

  • RenewableUK Expands Its Range with Tidal Lagoon Power

    2 May 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    RenewableUK, has announced that it is expanding its membership to include companies involved in tidal lagoon energy. The organisation has covered wave and tidal stream energy since 2004 and will now take on an additional form of tidal power. Tidal lagoon technology traps water at high tide in vast specially-constructed pools and releases it through […]

  • QED Naval set to launch Subhub tidal energy platform

    29 March 2022
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Equipment, Innovation, Outlook & Strategy, Technology

    Scottish marine energy company QED Naval has informed that its Subhub tidal energy platform is ready for launch from Mainstay Marine’s facilities in Wales.

  • Renewables could drive Scottish islands’ economic growth

    7 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Environment, Technology

    Scotland’s island economies could benefit from up to £725 million over the next 25 years from renewable energy projects, according to the most recent report. The report ‘Economic Opportunities of Renewable Energy for Scottish Island Communities‘, commissioned by the Scottish government and published by Baringa, provides analysis of the scale of the economic opportunities available […]

  • EMEC, Crown Release Cable Study Findings

    17 March 2015
    Storage

    The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and The Crown Estate have published a report on the performance of subsea cabling in high energy environments to support the development of commercial wave and tidal energy sites. The key aim of the Sub-sea Cable Lifecycle Study is to improve the industry’s understanding of how best to specify […]

  • UK Government to consult stakeholders on Swansea Bay tidal project

    23 January 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development

    UK Government is seeking opinions from the stakeholders regarding the approach it would take if it decides to enter into Contract for Difference (CFD) negotiations for the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales. This represents Government’s new transparency approach for the engagement with stakeholders, the Government’s press release reads. Energy and Climate Change Secretary […]

  • Port of Oostende Holds ‘Blue Energy’ Conference

    21 April 2015
    Business & Finance, Ports & Logistics

    The Port of Oostende organised the BEPPo (Blue Energy Production in Ports) closing conference “Ports as hubs for marine renewable energy projects” at the Greenbridge Incubator centre. BEPPo is a transnational collaborative project between public and private organisations from Belgium, Denmark, Scotland and Norway, 50% co-funded by European Regional Development Funds (ERDF) within the Interreg […]

  • Interview: JMU’s Contra Rotating Propellers Cut Fuel Consumption

    9 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    With the climate in the shipping industry as competitive as ever, the shipowners look favorably on any breakthrough that could lead to cutting shipping costs.   That is why Japan Marine United Corporation’s (JMU) innovative fuel-saving Contra Rotating Propeller System (CRP) has made waves within the shipping community. This technology, which was developed independently by JMU, is […]

  • Joint UK-Ireland funding to boost research of ocean wave breaking

    11 March 2021
    Business Developments & Projects, Collaboration, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development

    UK’s Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) have awarded funding for a £1.1 million multi-institution project that aims to assist the development of offshore renewable energy in challenging sea conditions.

  • South Korean Inventor Designs Combined Offshore Power Generation Structure

    6 May 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published a patent of a combined offshore power generation structure on May 2, designed by a South Korean inventor Hwal Jin Jang. The summary of the invention says: In recent years, offshore wind power generation structures, offshore tidal power generation structures, and offshore wave power generation structures have been […]

  • PLAT-I tidal power platform settles in Canada’s Grand Passage

    20 September 2018
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Sustainable Marine Energy’s (SME) 280kW floating tidal platform called PLAT-I has been installed in the Bay of Fundy after securing the necessary permits from Nova Scotia authorities.

  • Ireland’s Ocean Energy Test Facility Lir Opens

    21 January 2019
    Research & Development

    Ireland’s ocean energy test facility, Lir, was officially opened by Simon Coveney, Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade. The facilities at Lir include four wave tanks, which can replicate real ocean conditions and enable testing of various marine innovations, technologies and structures at different scales. In addition to the ocean test infrastructure, Lir also […]

  • Morlais tidal energy scheme draws funding

    31 March 2016
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    Funding boost in the amount of £300,000 has been awarded for the advancement of Morlais Tidal Energy Demonstration Zone off Anglesey, Wales.

  • SmartBay Becomes New Member of Ocean Energy Europe

    10 June 2014
    Technology

    Ireland’s marine test & demonstration facility actively seeks European wave device developers wishing to undertake funded sea trials in Ireland’s ¼ ocean energy test site. Irelands National Marine Test and Demonstration facility is located approximately 1.5km East of Spiddal on Ireland’s west coast. The Galway Bay test site is located within the national marine facility […]

  • FORSEA invites O&G tech developers to transition to renewables

    11 October 2017

    The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Energy through Strategic European Action) program has launched its 4th call for proposals on October 11 at the Offshore Energy 2017 conference. The call for proposals, open until June 29, 2018, aims to help developers of offshore technologies transition into the renewable energy space by developing new applications for their products. […]

  • Aquamarine Power: Ocean Energy on European Horizon

    8 October 2014
    Technology

    At the Ocean Energy Europe conference in Paris last week the atmosphere was quite upbeat. Of course, the major challenge in the industry remains – principally funding technology development. The good news is that Europe is taking ocean energy seriously. It will not be on the same stage as funding for the nuclear industry or […]

  • Guernsey’s RET Announces Strategic Renewable Energy Plan

    2 February 2012

      Guernsey’s Renewable Energy Team has announced a strategic plan for offshore wind, wave and tidal power in that area, reports IFC feed. There is a great possibility for Guernsey to become the center of excellence for the research and educational aspects associated with renewable energy. “Renewable Energy Team Strategy – 2012 and beyond” – […]

  • EVE Inaugurates World’s First Commercial Wave Power Plant Mutriku (Spain)

    8 July 2011
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

      Basque seaport of Mutriku, located between Bilbao and San Sebastian witnessed a historical day in energy generation history. Utility Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE) officially inaugurated the Mutriku wave power plant – the first worldwide in commercial operation. Voith Hydro supplied the equipment for Mutriku’s 16 power units that will provide an output […]

  • Interview: To help boost confidence and give clear direction for tidal energy, UK government should set 1GW target for 2035

    25 September 2023
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Outlook & Strategy, Project & Tenders, Regulation & Policy, Research & Development, Technology, Transition, Vision

    Jeremy Smith, CEO of QED Naval and its Welsh subsidiary Mor Energy, talked with Offshore Energy about the funding it received in the latest UK government’s contracts for difference auction, the Subhub tidal energy technology, the issues the sector is facing in the UK and what can be done to accelerate its route to commercial maturity.

  • Tidal Energy in China to Move Forward

    7 November 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Research & Development

    Under the serious pressure of energy shortages and environmental pollution, China has formulated various strategy measures to accelerate the development of renewable energy technologies. Among them the medium and long-term China’s target, increasing the portion of renewable energy in the final primary energy consumption to 15 per cent by 2020, was set in Medium and […]

  • International experts discussing marine energy in Chile

    8 May 2018

    Fundación Chile and the Marine Energy Research & Innovation Centre (MERIC) is hosting a workshop in Chile today (May 8), bringing together leading international experts for the purpose of accelerating the growth of the country’s marine energy sector.

  • UK: Scottish Government Announces New Fund for Renewables

    22 March 2012
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has announced a new £103 million investment fund which will drive the growth of renewable energy in Scotland for generations. The Renewable Energy Investment Fund (REIF) will initially focus on supporting communities and rural businesses to develop their own local renewable projects, on supporting district heating, and on supporting wave and […]

  • North Carolina Looks to Harness Ocean Energy (USA)

    18 November 2011

    Leading experts have zeroed in on the Outer Banks as a prime testing spot to see if it’s possible to harness energy from waves, currents…   By Michelle Wagner (outerbanksvoice) [mappress] Source: outerbanksvoice, November 18, 2011