The first call for applications of the €2.5-million Blue-GIFT (Blue Growth and Innovation Fast Tracked) project ended in September with a successful outcome for nine companies. Funded by Interreg Atlantic Area, the Blue-GIFT project is a coordinated ocean energy technology demonstration programme, e
The Aberdeen Renewable Energy Group (AREG) is hosting its final event of the year at the Carmelite Hotel on Wednesday 11th December. Titled “Investing in the Future”, the event will give delegates the chance to engage with leading experts from academia and private equity investment. The event, which
UK Marine Energy Council is looking for an experienced public affairs director to work to further develop the sector across the UK. The ‘Marine Energy Council’ (MEC) is the national-level representation of the UK marine energy sector. The MEC has so far operated as a network of companies and people
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Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) will play an active role at the first Pan-American Marine Energy Conference (PAMEC) to raise awareness on how standards and certification can boost marine innovations. PAMEC will take place in San José, Costa Rica between 26-28 January 2020. Besides a paper presenta
Portugal’s marine renewable energy firm WavEC Offshore Renewables is teaming up with the Norwegian Embassy and Innovation Norway to host an international seminar on December 04 and 05, at Museu do Oriente in Lisbon. The ‘Marine Renewable Energy and Offshore Aquaculture’ seminar will involve major in
Marine Energy Alliance (MEA) will open the Second Call for Applications on January 01, 2020. 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 subsequ
Seven successful applicants have been awarded funding under the Marine Institute’s SmartBay National Infrastructure Access Programme (NIAP) following the 2018/2019 funding call. The awardees will receive support of approximately €25,000 per project to trial and validate their technology and/or gain
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The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking for a Performance Test Engineer to deliver its services into collaborative R&D projects, focussed on marine energy device testing and performance assessment. Based in Orkney, this is a full-time post for a fixed term of 2 years. The Performance Tes
Ocean Energy Systems is predicting strong advances in ocean energy in 2020, driven by public and private sector funding. The last OES annual report highlights significant international investment including $25 million pledged by the US Department of Energy to support 12 ‘next-generation’ marine ener
The U.S. Department of Energy Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO), announced 15 teams selected to participate in the first ever Marine Energy Collegiate Competition (MECC). The MECC challenges interdisciplinary teams of undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of programs to identify ne
A report recently published by RenewableUK shows that UK-based onshore and offshore wind, wave and tidal energy companies are now exporting their products and services to 37 countries across 6 continents. Using an illustrative sample of companies involved in the sector, “Export Nation” reveals that
A new $3-million prize that will help generate innovation in marine-energy-powered ocean-observing platforms is now open for applications. The Powering the Blue Economy: Ocean Observing Prize will provide a new opportunity for the innovation community to develop marine energy technologies that enabl
