International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Assembly has selected Francesco La Camera to be the next Director-General of IRENA. The appointment took place during the 9th Assembly of IRENA, the ultimate decision-making body of the agency. La Camera will take office on 4 April 2019, succeeding Adnan
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A new specialist marine services company, Seabed and Offshore Solutions (Seabed Solutions), has been established to address a gap in the seabed services market. The new business is based at OrbisEnergy in Lowestoft, the renewables hub for the East of England. The company is led by managing director
Marine Energy Alliance will hold a webinar on Wednesday, January 16, to provide information on its recently opened first call for applicants which aims to progress the technical and commercial maturity level of early-stage (TRL 3 – 4) marine energy technology companies with the overall goal of reduc
Ocean Energy ERA-NET Cofund (OCEANERA-NET COFUND) has opened its second Joint Call for collaborative research and development projects in the field of ocean energy. Funding for this Joint Call is provided by seven funding organisations from four countries (Ireland, Portugal, Spain and Sweden), three
Black & Veatch UK director for Renewable Energy, Robbie Gibson, believes that asset optimisation will be as vital as new capacity as the renewables’ role grows. “People expect a reliable energy infrastructure. By 2030, for example, between a fifth and a third of the UK’s electricity is likely to com
ProtoAtlantic is accepting applications from interested start-ups/entrepreneurs in the marine sector for fast tracked product development which will enable them to apply for free testing of their technologies at a number of test facilities. One of the fundamental aims of the ProtoAtlantic project is
German company NEMOS has made design and construction progress on both its next-generation wave power prototype, as well as the Ostend tower for research into offshore wind, tidal and wave technologies.
The team of the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has made a recap of the achievements made throughout 2018 at the world-renowned Orkney-based testing center that were nothing short of remarkable, and included the proving of viability of tidal energy with GWh’s of generation, continued demonstrat
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from December 17 – 23, 2018.
The Lir National Ocean Test Facility (Lir-NOTF) will mark the start of the new year by progressing into the operational phase after completion of three years of commissioning works.
GEPS Techno’s hybrid WAVEGEM platform, combining solar and wave energy, has been inaugurated at Chantiers de l’Atlantique shipyard in Saint-Nazaire, ahead of next year’s sea trials at SEM-REV site in France.
The first Call for Applications of the Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) opened on December 17, 2108. The aim of MEA is to progress the technical and commercial maturity level of early-stage (TRL 3 – 4) marine energy technology companies with the overall goal of reducing the risk of device failure in sub
UK energy regulator Ofgem has put forward changes to Scottish and Southern Energy Networks’ (SSEN) plan to build a 220MW high voltage link that would facilitate the transmission of clean electricity generated from tidal power from Orkney to the rest of Great Britain.
