Non-battery based offshore energy storage solutions pioneer FLASC has established a collaboration agreement with Subsea 7. FLASC’s patented Hydro-Pneumatic Energy Storage (HPES) concept combines pressurised seawater with compressed air to create an energy storage device. Specifically, the technology
The Scottish Green Energy Awards has shortlisted potential winners including those involved in the marine energy sector. This year’s awards will see 44 individuals, companies and projects compete in 12 categories at a virtual ceremony – 26 November. The shortlist includes projects, people and busine
Seismic player SeaBird Exploration said that its source contract announced on 20 April 2020 has been terminated by the charterer. Namely, the Oslo-listed SeaBird secured a letter of award in April for a project in South America. The contract should have taken place in the third quarter of this year,
One of the UK’s leading offshore renewable energy academics has been admitted to the Fellowship of the Royal Academy of Engineering. Professor Deborah Greaves OBE has been working in the sector for more than two decades. She is currently director of the UK’s Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE)
The Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) and the European Space Agency (ESA) will launch a tender on 14 September, aimed to accelerate marine energy solutions. It will assess technical as well as economic viability of using space technology and data in support of marine energy. The tender will give an
South Tyneside Council has secured almost £500,000 to develop a manufacturing zone for the offshore energy sector. Coming from the UK Government’s Local Growth Fund through the North East Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), the funding will be used to support high growth businesses in the advanced m
There are only two weeks left to apply for the EU-funded Ocean DEMO 3rd call. Successful applicants will receive free access to test their ocean energy products and services in real sea environments at the project’s network of test centres. This call will focus on supporting technology developers wi
Marine-i is launching a series of online events to explore the opportunity for incorporating marine energy into smart grids, especially in isolated communities. This series is a collaboration between Marine-i and the EU-funded ICE (Intelligent Community Energy) Project, which aims to design and impl
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has been designated with Renewable Energy Testing Laboratory (RETL) status, the highest international designation for marine energy test laboratories. RETL designation is awarded by the International Electrotechnical Commission – Renewable Energy System (IECR
The new EU Strategy on Offshore Renewable Energy must include a target of 100MW of ocean energy installed in Europe by 2025, Ocean Energy Europe reported. This would be enough to power 100,000 European homes a year, and would pave the way for installing 3GW by 2030 and 100GW by 2050. This target wou
The Supergen Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Hub has awarded almost £1.2 million to UK universities to support research projects investigating all aspects of offshore renewable energy. The Hub’s Flexible Funding has been established to enable UK researchers to respond to a number of key research cha
The Dutch Marine Energy Centre (DMEC) has joined forces with the European Space Agency (ESA) to accelerate marine energy solutions. The partnership will explore the added value of space tech and data in the development of marine energy. It can play a key role in the acceleration of marine energy sol
Energy regulator Ofgem has approved the 600MW HVDC subsea transmission link connecting Shetland to the Scottish mainland. The link, advanced by SSEN Transmission, will facilitate the connection of renewable electricity developments on Shetland. This includes SSE Renewables’ 443 MW Viking wind farm w
European Commission has published a roadmap and opened a public consultation in preparation for the initiative on new approach for exploiting Europe’s offshore renewable energy potential in a sustainable and inclusive way. As part of the European Green Deal, the Commission identified the importance
