The Water Power Technologies Office (WPTO) of the US Department of Energy has organized a webinar that will provide an update on the research in composite materials for marine renewable energy devices.
The University of Bristol is hosting a major conference that will seek to address the research and development challenges in the marine energy sector, including wave, tidal stream, tidal range and offshore wind.
Specialist marine project management division of James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) – Mojo Maritime – has repaired a broken connection at SEM-REV test site making it ready to export clean power to the French grid.
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has welcomed the findings of the European Commission’s ocean energy market study which strongly advised acting ‘towards the implementation of revenue support mechanisms, as much as possible consistent across EU Member States’ to create certainty for the sector.
Former Head of Turbine Development at Tidal Lagoon Power – Michael Case – has joined civil engineering organization, HR Wallingford, as Business Development Manager for the power sector.
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from June 25 until July 1, 2018.
Emerging marine industries had a turnover of €398 million and provided employment to over 2,000 full-time equivalents, according to the figures published by NUI Galway university.
The northern region of Belgium called Flanders has launched a Blue Cluster – an organization dedicated to developing and promoting economic activities that are linked to the sea – including marine energy undertakings.
United States’ Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) intends to issue a funding call to establish a hub that will work to advance water desalination methods in order to provide clean and safe water.
In the first quarter of 2018, renewable electricity generation in Scotland has increased for 11% or 736 GWh from the same quarter last year, with installed renewable electricity capacity also rising by 11% or 999MW over the same period, according to government reports.
Offshore wind developer Equinor has installed Batwind solution – said to be the world’s first battery for offshore wind – at its Hywind Scotland floating offshore wind farm.
The elastomeric mooring tethers, said to be in position to address cost and reliability challenges associated with marine energy devices, have been installed at the BiMEP test site in the Bay of Biscay, on the northern coast of Spain.
DG MARE, a body responsible for the EU Commission’s policies on maritime affairs and fisheries, has published an ocean energy market study which outlines the financial needs of the ocean energy sector in the EU.
The representative organizations for the UK marine energy sector, as well as their European counterpart Ocean Energy Europe, have expressed their disappointment on the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon rejection and called the UK government to chart clear and viable route to market for tidal and wave industr
