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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
UK’s technology innovation and research centre Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult has appointed Alex Smith, Group financial controller, risk and insurance manager of Forth Ports, to its Board. Chairman, Colin Hood, said: “Alex brings extensive financial experience having worked in a variety of
Irish company DesignPro Renewables has completed the deployment and testing of its 60kW (DPR60) turbine at Kirkwall in the Orkney Islands, Scotland in conjunction with Leask Marine. The completely operational turbine and deployment system underwent a comprehensive series of tow testing to prove out
Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) has issued guidelines for those considering applying for MEA support. Developers of early stage (TRL 3/4) marine energy technology concepts, make sure to continue reading. MEA project has a total budget of €6 million and is financially supported by Interreg North West Eu
The EU-funded project “Multiple Use of Space for Island Clean Autonomy” (MUSICA) has recently held its kick-off meeting in Chios, Greece. The Valetta Declaration launched the Clean Energy for EU islands initiative aimed at accelerating the clean energy transition for small islands. It calls for acti
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from January 20 – January 26, 2020. https://marineenergy.biz/2020/01/23/eu-unveils-e1-trillion-green-deal-investment-plan/ https://marineenergy.biz/2020/01/20/blue-gift-launches-2nd-call-for-ocean-energy-demos/ https://marineener
The European Commission has recently presented “The European Green Deal’s Investment Plan – the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan” to mobilise public investment and unlock private funds through EU financial instruments, which would lead to at least €1 trillion of investments. On 11 December 2019, t
Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) will organize a live webinar about its recently launched second call for support. The Webinar will be held on 28 January at 14.30 CET, presented by Daphne Linzell from Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC), Lead Partner – Marine Energy Alliance. After the first successful ca
An international Ocean Renewable Energy Action Coalition has been formed to advance sustainable deployment of ocean-based renewable energy and mitigate the harmful impacts of climate change. Ocean-based renewable energy—such as offshore wind, floating solar, tidal and wave power—could meet nearly 10
The Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project has opened the 2nd call for applications. Funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, Blue-GIFT, aims to help Atlantic Area companies test the next generation of marine renewable energy (MRE) technology in real sea environments and prove power ca
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from January 13 – January 19, 2020. https://marineenergy.biz/2020/01/14/eni-and-politecnico-di-torino-strengthen-marine-energy-ties/ https://marineenergy.biz/2020/01/14/sustainable-marine-energy-applies-for-grand-passage-demo-per
DTOceanPlus and ETIP Ocean are hosting a webinar on digital representation of standard data formats for ocean energy systems. There is currently no standard method of describing the key characteristics and attributes of ocean energy technologies. Without such a standard, it can be difficult, if not
The Rector of the Politecnico di Torino, Professor Guido Saracco, and Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi, have signed a memorandum of understanding to further strengthen scientific collaboration and undertake a joint academic initiative to study energy from marine resources. This agreement will involve the
