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  • OPT Terminates Wave Energy Project in Australia

    15 July 2014
    Business & Finance

    USA company, Ocean Power Technologies (OPT), announced it is terminating its plans to develop a wave energy project in Australia, writes Bloomberg. OPT, a developer of wave energy generators, stated that the project off the coast of Victoria near the city of Portland, developed by its unit Victorian Wave Partners (VWP) is not “commercially viable.” […]

  • CORER to Host Workshop on Tidal and Wave Energy

    18 July 2014

    A free workshop on tidal and wave energy is to be held on 22 July 12:30–17:00 at the University of Liverpool’s Gallery Room at the Foresight Centre on Brownlow Street, L69 3GL. The workshop “Overcoming the obstacles to deployment of tide and wave marine renewable energy” is open to all. The workshop is organised by […]

  • Wave Energy Scotland hires external experts

    30 November 2018
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has engaged the services of external assessors to provide technical expertise for the evaluation of applications proceeding to the next stage of wave power innovation program.

  • Australian wave energy technology changes hands

    27 August 2018
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Storage, Technology

    Protean Energy has agreed to sell its wave energy technology to Pearl Clean Energy following the decision to divest its interest in the sector.

  • CorPower Strikes Wave Energy Pact in Ireland

    13 February 2020
    Research & Development, Technology

    Swedish wave energy developer CorPower Ocean and the Centre for Ocean Energy Research (COER) at Maynooth University, Ireland, announced a new collaboration on control technology for optimising the operation of Wave Energy Converters (WECs). Together, the two organizations will bring the latest developments in control engineering into full-scale wave energy equipment. Professor John Ringwood, director […]

  • NWEI Deploys Its Wave Energy Device

    10 June 2015

    After a several months of preparation, Northwest Energy Innovations (NWEI) has deployed its Azura™ wave energy device at the United States Navy’s Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) near Kaneohe Bay, Oahu, Hawai’i. The device will be deployed for 12 months of grid-connected testing as part of a rigorous program to commercialize the Azura technology. “As […]

  • Atmocean Postpones Wave Energy Device Deployment

    12 June 2015
    Research & Development, Technology

    Atmocean, a US wave energy developer which is set to demonstrate its technology in Peru, reported that it will wait for better weather conditions to deploy the wave energy device off Ilo, a coastal city in the southern part of the country. The company attempted to deploy the device on Wednesday, but was forced to retrieve the equipment […]

  • Wave Energy, Aquaculture Industries Partner Up

    20 October 2015

    Wave Energy Scotland (WES), a subsidiary of Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE), has announced a £720,000 partnership, which will demonstrate wave energy converters as a means of powering offshore aquaculture installations and potentially, remote island communities. Wave energy technology developer, Albatern, is behind the commercial demonstration and has teamed up with one of the world’s […]

  • EOLO Develops Wave Energy Predicting Technique

    1 September 2015
    Technology

    The EOLO group (UPV/EHU-University of the Basque Country) has developed various models for predicting the amount of wave energy for the Bay of Biscay, by using a technique called random forests. “Random forests (RF) is an algorithm developed in recent years in the field of machine learning. The basis of RFs are the so-called ‘regression […]

  • Bambora and AMC Team Up on Wave Energy

    17 October 2014
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    Research into the optimal design for ocean wave energy converters is set to enter the next phase thanks to a partnership between Perth-based Bombora Wave Power and the Australian Maritime College. In conjunction with Bombora’s financial commitment, a $256,000 Australian Research Council Linkage Program funding injection will support a significant increase in research effort, starting […]

  • Ricardo to Administer Wave Energy Conversion Competition

    2 October 2014
    Business & Finance

    U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy has chosen Ricardo to administer a unique ocean Wave Energy Converter (WEC) prize challenge, aimed at helping to bring this important potential source of clean energy to commercial scale. Wave energy conversion is technology that uses the motion of ocean waves to create […]

  • Iberdrola and Oceantec Test Wave Energy Converter

    30 June 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    IBERDROLA INGENIERÍA and OCEANTEC held a demonstration on the results of the UHINDAR project, a flagship R&D initiative to create a generation system for harnessing energy from waves. The presentation on this €8.5 million project included a comprehensive demonstration on the functioning of the new wave converter, which is based on an oscillating water column […]

  • Laminaria Gets Funding for Wave Energy Development

    5 September 2017
    Business & Finance

    Laminaria has raised EUR 2 million from new investors, QBIC II and PMV, and existing investor CEIP, to support the development of its wave energy generation technology and initiate a full-scale demonstration project at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney, Scotland. Proving survivability in extreme storm conditions is a key focus of Lamwec, an […]

  • Wello Strikes Wave Energy Deal in China

    9 February 2018
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development

    The Finnish wave energy technology provider Wello has signed a contract with the Chinese conglomerate CIMC OEI. This contract paves Wello’s way to the Chinese energy market and enables Wello to reach a most competitive position in renewable energy technology markets worldwide, the company said. The co-operation begins with a joint research phase for defining […]

  • MacGregor Winches for NEMOS Wave Energy Project

    2 June 2016
    Business & Finance, Equipment, Project & Tenders, Research & Development

    MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has won an order to supply winches for the NEMOS wave energy project. NEMOS employs floating structures that move in a controlled trajectory to capture up to 80 percent of available wave energy, compared to 50 percent achieved by conventional rise and fall systems. Their associated generators and mooring winches can be located […]

  • UK: Siadar Wave Energy Project Cancelled

    21 December 2012
    Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance

    Development of a wave energy project at Siadar (Shader) on Isle of Lewis, which was planned jointly between RWE npower renewables and Voith Hydro Wavegen, has been cancelled. This happened because of lack of funding and uncertainty surrounding the subsea cable across the Minch, the Stornoway Gazette news site informs. The 20MW project was planned […]

  • CETO Wave Energy Ireland Licence Approved

    6 May 2013
    Business & Finance, Research & Development

    Wave energy developer, Carnegie Wave Energy Ltd. announces that the Irish Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, Mr Phil Hogan T.D., has approved its application for a Foreshore License in respect of site investigation works between Freagh Point and Spanish Point, Co. Clare. This site was originally selected by CWE’s 100% owned Irish […]

  • Perth Wave Energy Project connects to the grid

    18 February 2015
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Operations & Maintenance, Technology

    Perth Wave Energy Project was formally opened by Ian Macfarlane, the Federal Minister for Industry and Science, and is now feeding electricity to the West Australian power grid. The Project represents the first grid connected CETO wave power plant and the only wave power plant anywhere in the world operating multiple wave units. The power […]

  • Havkraft tests new wave energy technology

    10 December 2014
    Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology, Vessels

    Havkraft, a Norwegian based wave energy developer, has recently deployed its prototype wave power device off the coast of Norway, and is looking for the funds to build a full scale demonstration plant. In 2012, Havkraft received little over EUR 500,000 in funding from Innovation Norway, which helped the developer to recently launch its first full-scale […]

  • VIDEO: SINN Power wave energy converter

    28 April 2016
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    SINN Power, a German-based wave energy developer, has constructed and tested its wave energy converter based on modular design.

  • Wave Energy Prize unveils finalist teams

    2 March 2016
    Authorities & Government, Business & Finance, Research & Development, Technology

    The nine finalists and two alternates, identified from the 17 remaining official qualified teams, will continue their quest to double the energy captured from ocean waves and win a prize purse totaling more than $2 million as part of Wave Energy Prize challenge. Each of the finalists and alternates will now receive seed funding from […]

  • VIDEO: EWP wave energy plant in Gibraltar

    16 February 2016
    Research & Development, Technology

    Take a look at the video released by Israeli wave energy developer Eco Wave Power showcasing its wave energy plant in Gibraltar. Eco Wave Power (EWP) and the Government of Gibraltar agreed that EWP would construct a 5 MW wave energy power plant in two phases. The first phase involves the implementation of a 100 […]

  • MathWorks backs Perth Wave Energy Project

    17 September 2015
    Technology

    MathWorks has announced that Carnegie Wave Energy used Model-Based Design, MATLAB and Simulink, to design and build the world’s only operating wave farm. As part of the Perth Wave Energy Project (PWEP), Carnegie needed to demonstrate the viability of its CETO technology, which generates power from ocean swells via submerged buoys. Engineers needed to analyze loads […]

  • VIDEO: Atargis’ Cycloidal wave energy converter

    6 August 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    Atargis Energy Corporation, a Colorado-based wave energy player, has developed a cycloidal wave energy converter to produce electricity from waves. Atargis’ Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter (CycWEC) uses hydrofoils that create lift in order to interact with incoming ocean waves, and produce rotational shaft power that can directly drive a conventional generator. According to Atargis Energy, […]

  • VIDEO: H24 wave energy converter deployment

    19 November 2015
    Operations & Maintenance, Research & Development, Technology

    40South Energy and Elements Works have deployed their H24 wave energy converter off Tuscany, Italy on November 12, 2015. The 50 kW H24 machine was deployed as part of Marina di Pisa project off Tuscany, Italy. It consists of a guiding part located on the sea floor, or on a support structure, and of a […]