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The African Development Bank-managed Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa (SEFA) has approved a $990,000 grant to support the preparation of a 9-MW solar-hydro hybrid project in Burundi. The project consists of two plants, each featuring a solar and a hydro component as well as a local distribution ne
Using onshore wind technologies to harvest resources from the sea, Vestas has developed a customized solution for a 50 MW intertidal project in Bạc Liêu Province, Vietnam for the local company, Bac Phuong JSC. The intertidal project site is covered in water at high tide and some of the turbines will
The MaRINET2 project has awarded €1.3 million worth of free lab, tank and open-sea testing to 38 offshore renewable energy developers. The results of the project’s fourth call bring the total amount provided by MaRINET2 for free testing access to €4.8 million. High-quality testing of devices and com
Delegates at the ‘Marine Renewable Energy and Offshore Aquaculture’ seminar in Lisbon, Portugal, heard about a series of advances involving deep water floating wind, wave energy, hydrogen production, offshore aquaculture and seaweed cultivation. New developmental pathways are being geared towards su
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Jifmar Offshore Services has continued its expansion in Scotland with acquisition of the Shetland-based company Delta Marine one year after taking over North West Marine. Thanks to this acquisition, Jifmar will now operate a fleet of nearly 40 vessels worldwide. It will also reinforce its position i
Scottish tidal energy company Nova Innovation has won a contract to develop an innovative subsea electrical connector for Wave Energy Scotland (WES). Nova’s MECMate subsea connector is tailored to meet the requirements of the marine energy environment. Nova Innovation engineering director, Gary Conn
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has reported net loss for the second quarter of fiscal 2020 ended October 31, 2019 of $3.2 million, compared to a net loss of $3.9 million for the prior-year period. The decrease in net loss was mainly attributable to lower cost of revenues and decrease in engineering
Orkney-based contractor Green Marine has won the ‘Outstanding Service Award’ at this year’s Scottish Green Energy Awards. Nominees for the Outstanding Service Award also included Arup; Seaway 7 and Atkins; McFadyens Transport. Jason Schofield, managing director of Green Marine, said: “To win this pr
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In 2020, the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) will invest EUR 500 million in its Knowledge and Innovation Communities across Europe – the EIT Governing Board decided. This investment will drive European innovation in the areas of climate (EIT Climate-KIC), digitisation (EIT Digita
Aquarius Marine Coatings (AMC) has launched its anti-foul coating, Coppercoat-Commercial, in the offshore energy sector. The coating, which is said to contain exceptionally high levels of copper, a natural anti-microbial agent, protects subsea infrastructure from hosting layers of plant, animal and
