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  • Orkney Marine Work Gets Cannes Festival Spotlight

    16 May 2019
    Environment

    A major documentary on climate change, featuring Orkney’s pioneering marine energy work, is set to be premiered at the Cannes Film Festival next week. Ice on Fire has been produced by Leonardo DiCaprio and is also narrated by the actor, who has a strong interest in climate change and ecological issues. Directed by Leila Conners, […]

  • Scottish Finance Secretary Negotiates about Closer Cooperation with Russia

    18 January 2012

    “There is an investment appetite from Russian investors,” said Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney following the meetings with Russian Ambassador Alexander Yakovenko, on Monday at the Russian Embassy in London. The talks were related to trade, investment and greater collaboration between Scotland and Russia. Since both of them have similar ambitions for economic growth, there […]

  • EMEC, FORCE Host Workshop at ICOE

    10 November 2014

    Ocean energy test sites spanning Europe, Asia, and North America have committed to coordinate procedures and standards to ensure consistency in testing marine energy converters across the globe. Bringing together operational and planned test sites from around the world for the second time, the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and the Fundy Ocean Research Centre […]

  • Reducing Risk of Entangling Marine Life

    19 September 2014
    Environment

    New guidance to protect large marine animals from UK marine renewable energy development has been put forward in a ground-breaking new report. The collaborative report, carried out by the University of Exeter and the Scottish Association for Marine Science, suggests moorings are likely to pose a ‘relatively modest risk’ to marine animals – particularly when […]

  • Australia: Victoria sets massive budget for offshore wind, green hydrogen

    30 November 2020
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Market Outlooks

    The government of Australia’s state of Victoria is pouring the first AUD 108 million (around € 67 million) from its clean energy 2020/21 budget into the first steps toward bringing new renewable energy and hydrogen projects, such as the country’s first offshore wind farm, to realisation. The funds will support research, start-ups and innovation, and […]

  • Norwegian firm quadrupling its North Sea oil & gas production with Sval Energi buy

    10 March 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Exploration & Production

    DNO has set the wheels into motion to augment its hydrocarbon portfolio with the acquisition of Sval Energi.

  • Pelamis Delivers Live Wave Analysis from Farr Point

    3 July 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance

    Live wave measurements captured off the north coast of Scotland are now accessible to public via the Pelamis Wave Power website. Pelamis Wave Power manages the development of commercial scale wave power projects around Scotland, in parallel with other Pelamis wave farms being developed directly by customers and joint venture partners. These projects will demonstrate […]

  • ‘Tidal Array in a Day’ Seminar to be Held at RenewableUK 2011

    7 October 2011

      Following their highly successful seminar with RenewableUK at All Energy 2011 titled “The Tidal Installation Challenge” SMT has assembled a team of renewable energy installation specialists to present a systems level view of tidal array deployment. Industry invited to join major initiative to help enable Tidal Energy to become a commercial reality. The first […]

  • HydroQuest to develop 17.5MW tidal energy farm at Raz Blanchard

    28 May 2021
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects, Equipment, Innovation, Market Outlooks, Operations & Maintenance, Outlook & Strategy, Research & Development, Technology

    French marine energy company HydroQuest has unveiled plans to develop a 17.5MW tidal energy farm at Raz Blanchard site, located off Normandy in France, following the takeover of the concession for the site from its former operator EDF Renewables.

  • Candela’s hydrofoil electric boats picked for Saudi’s ‘megacity of the future’

    19 August 2024
    Vessels

    Candela, a Swedish maker of sustainable, electric hydrofoil vessels, has revealed that it will supply a fleet of P-12 electric hydrofoil ships for NEOM, a mega city project in Saudi Arabia.

  • Technip Receives Norway Boycott Notice

    30 September 2015
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Norway’s offshore union, Industri Energi, has warned Technip Singapore PTE about a boycott starting October 23 because the company, reportedly, refuses to conclude a collective agreement. Namely, Industri Energi’s association chairman Leif Sande and area manager Ommund Stokka delivered today (September 30) a boycott notice to Technip Singapore PTE Ltd, at the company’s premises in Singapore. “Industri Energi requires […]

  • “K” Line to Invest in Flag Ship for “Drive Green Project”

    13 February 2014
    Business & Finance

    Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (“K” Line) has launched “DRIVE GREEN PROJECT” in order to pursue environmental protection and energy savings with the world’s most advanced technologies to be integrated on the 7,500-unit Car Carrier on order with Japan Marine United Corporation as Flag Ship of this project that includes constructing total of 8 new similarly-designed […]

  • Minesto Unveils Utility Scale Deep Green Kite at Holyhead

    31 August 2018
    Equipment

    Minesto has held an unveiling ceremony of the company’s first marine energy kite at utility scale in Holyhead on Thursday. Minesto was joined by local suppliers and partners, representatives of the Welsh Government and Albert Owen, Member of Parliament for Anglesey for the unveiling of the DG500 kite, Minesto’s first device at utility scale of its patented […]

  • Moog Announces AC Wind Turbine Pitch System in China

    16 October 2013
    Research & Development, Technology

    Moog, a leader in providing blade pitch control, slip ring and rotor monitoring solutions for the wind energy industry, announced the launch of its new AC Moog Wind Turbine Pitch System in China. Adopting a compact modular architecture, the new system has distinct advantages in safety, reliability and an overall reduction in the cost of […]

  • MEP brings out 2016 seminar videos and presentations

    6 May 2016
    Technology

    Marine Energy Pembrokeshire (MEP) has released the videos and presentations from its 7th annual seminar held in Milford Haven in March this year.

  • RenewableUK Names New Chief Executive

    11 January 2016
    Authorities & Government

    RenewableUK has selected Hugh McNeal as the trade association’s next Chief Executive, the post which he will take up in April 2016. McNeal is currently Director of Change at the Department of Energy and Climate Change. His other roles have included Chief Executive of the Office for Renewable Energy Deployment at DECC, and Deputy Director of Low Carbon Business […]

  • UK: RenewableUK Cymru Appionts New Chairman

    10 May 2012

    Jonathan Cawley from West Coast Energy has been appointed the new chairman of RenewableUK Cymru, the trade and professional body for the wind and marine renewables industries in Wales. He is currently planning and development manager at Mold-based West Coast Energy where he is responsible for overseeing the company’s interests in Wales. He is a […]

  • Marubeni, UK GIB Acquire Half of Westermost Rough OWF

    31 March 2014
    Business & Finance

    DONG Energy has today signed an agreement to sell 50 per cent of the 210 megawatt UK offshore wind construction project Westermost Rough to Marubeni Corporation and UK Green Investment Bank. At completion of the transaction, Marubeni and UK Green Investment Bank will each acquire a 25 per cent ownership share in Westermost Rough for […]

  • Denmark: Anholt Offshore Installation Work Proceeds as Planned

    5 July 2012

    During the last six months, a lot of effort has been put into the construction of Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm, the Anholt Offshore Wind Farm.  DONG Energy’s Project Manager, Claus Bøjle Møller, has been overall responsible for the construction project and gave a status of the last six months: ”If I don’t take the daily […]

  • New Ocean Renewables Project Launched

    28 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    A new collaborative project, Cost of Energy Assessment for Wave, Tidal, and OTEC at an International Level, funded by the OES, has been initiated by a consortium led by the University of Edinburgh (UK) with two partners – WavEC Offshore Renewables (PORTUGAL) and Julia F. Chozas (DENMARK) – and three advisors: RAMBOLL Group A/S (DENMARK), FOT-K […]

  • FloWave Launches Global Ocean Energy Prize

    3 November 2014

    The ocean energy pioneers of tomorrow have been offered the chance to compete for a week of free testing – worth £38,000 ($61,000) – at FloWave, the world’s most sophisticated ocean energy simulator. The FloWave Prize – or ‘FPrize’ – is aimed at young researchers studying for PHDs and beyond, who must put forward their […]

  • Enhanced Description Added to UK Renewable Resources Atlas

    25 April 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Following completion of a detailed hydrodynamic modelling study commissioned by The Crown Estate, ABP Marine Environmental Research Ltd (ABPmer) has added a down-scaled description of wave and tidal resources of the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters Strategic Area to the Atlas of UK Marine Renewable Energy Resources. The application of a detailed hydrodynamic model has […]

  • Robotic arm comes within ocean energy sector’s reach

    28 August 2017
    Business & Finance, Environment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    A new European project, named Kraken, has officially started aiming to develop a viable robotic arm to be used with remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) for the inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) of ocean energy devices.

  • Welsh Secretary Cairns highlights support for tidal & wave

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

    Welsh Secretary Alun Cairns visited some of Pembrokeshire’s leading marine renewables tech firms to underline his support for the sector and highlight the importance of the UK government’s City Deal to future economic growth in the region.

  • MRCF Funding to Support EMEC’s Tidal Energy Development

    27 February 2014
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Scottish Government has awarded a share of the Marine Renewables Commercialisation Fund (MRCF) to the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) to support the further development of an integrated site characterisation and measurement platform for high energy marine environments. The support of the MRCF Array Technology Innovation Programme (ATIP) will enable EMEC to further develop, […]