MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from June 11 – June 17, 2018.
“France is well placed to be an ocean energy frontrunner at global scale. This is thanks to good natural resources. But just as importantly, it is thanks to world-class marine engineers and visionary industrial entrepreneurs,” said Karmenu Vella, EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and
Negotiators from the European Commission, Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on increasing renewable energy use in Europe on June 14, setting a binding renewable energy target for the EU of 32% by 2030 with an upwards revision clause by 2023.
DesignPro Renewables and Mitsubishi Electric, which has joined the hydrokinetic technology start-up in the development of its 25kW in-river turbine, are working towards deploying the device at the SEENEOH test site in Bordeaux, France, later this summer.
On June 6, the consortium behind the NeSSIE project (short for North Sea Solutions for Innovation in Corrosion for Energy) launched a competition for delivering anti-corrosion solutions for tidal, wave and offshore wind energy sectors.
MarineEnergy.biz team is now on its way to Cherbourg, France, where the 7th International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) will kick off on June 12 and bring together stakeholders from tidal, wave and ocean thermal energy industries.
MarineEnergy.biz has compiled the top news from marine energy industry from June 4 – June 10, 2018.
Scottish marine service provider Green Marine has submerged another piece of innovative technology into Orkney’s deeps having recently installed Microsoft’s clean energy-powered datacenter.
Six awardees have been selected to receive a total of $6.7 million in federal funding for the development of innovative marine energy technologies.
Dutch province of Zeeland has provided €250,000 from its public fund to support the joint, large-scale, north-west European tidal energy and battery storage project called the MIDAS.
The MRECo operations team – together with those from the University of Rhode Island and Nortek – plans to replace sensors installed at the Bourne tidal site in an operation set for tomorrow.
The university in French northwestern city of Caen – ESITC – has inaugurated marine test facility equipped with a 40-meter long flume tank.
The Scottish government has called the low-carbon energy project developers to apply for a share of £20 million supplied through the Energy Investment Fund.
Offshore Energy Research Association of Nova Scotia (OERA) has launched a funding call for marine renewable energy proposals with increased budget and diversified research stream.
