UN-recognized initiative Small Island Developing States (SIDS DOCK) and Naval Energies recently signed a memorandum of understanding to support the development of marine renewable energy. The agreement will see SIDS DOCK and Naval Energies collaborate to foster the development of OTEC deep-sea conve
Dutch-based O&G floating production specialist SBM Offshore has taken the next step in its wave energy converter project, as it plans to carry out sea trials offshore Monaco from 2021. SBM Offshore has been developing this new generation of breakthrough wave energy converter (WEC S3) since 2009. The
UK energy market regulator Ofgem has accepted Thanet OFTO Limited’s claim on a partial outage in electricity transfer in 2015 due to an export cable fault. As a result, Thanet OFTO Limited’s reported system incentive performance shall be adjusted to offset the full duration of the outage. The report
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will hold a public stakeholder meeting on November 12 to discuss how New Jersey should plan its transmission system to accommodate the scenario where offshore wind plays a major role in the State’s energy future. The public meeting will have a conferenc
The New Jersey Board of Public Utilities (BPU) will hold a public stakeholder meeting on November 12 to discuss how New Jersey should plan its transmission system to accommodate the scenario where offshore wind plays a major role in the State’s energy future. The public meeting will have a conferenc
The US Department of Energy (DOE) has announced selections for up to $24.9 million in funding to drive innovative, industry-led technology solutions to advance the marine and hydrokinetics industry and increase hydropower’s ability to serve as a flexible grid resource. Selected projects should also
The Swansea Bay City Deal’s Joint Committee has signed-off a detailed business case for the £60 million Pembroke Dock Marine project, which will now be submitted to the UK Government and Welsh Government for final approval. Led by the private sector and supported by Pembrokeshire County Council, Pem
Bombora has received the green light for the deployment and testing of their mWave wave energy technology off the coast of Pembrokeshire, Wales. This is the first Marine Licence to be granted for a wave energy device in Wales. Lesley Griffiths, the Minister for Environment, Energy and Rural Affairs
Australian wave power firm Carnegie Clean Energy is expected to be reinstated to official quotation of Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) on October 31, 2019. The securities of Carnegie were suspended from ASX official quotation on Friday, March 1, 2019. Following the appointment of administrators
ScottishPower Renewables (UK) Limited has submitted the Development Consent Order (DCO) applications for the East Anglia TWO and the East Anglia ONE North offshore wind farms to the UK Planning Inspectorate. The Planning Inspectorate received the DCO applications on 25 October. From the day after re
Scottish Ministers are gathering in Inverness for a convention to discuss how to tackle issues affecting the Highlands and Islands. Climate change and population growth will be among the main topics of discussion at the Convention of Highlands and Islands, along with economic opportunities related t
Minesto has renewed the collaboration agreement with National Taiwan Ocean University to explore the potential for Minesto’s Deep Green technology in Taiwan. The renewed collaboration agreement with National Taiwan Ocean University’s Center for Ocean Energy System (COES) was signed at a ceremony in
Swedish energy company Vattenfall and its partner Wallenstam have cancelled the Taggen offshore wind project in Sweden after the Swedish Armed Forces said no to the wind farm. ”Of course, it is regrettable that we are now forced to put down a large renewable energy project that we, together with Wal
ETIP Ocean, in cooperation with OES-Environmental, will host a webinar at 15:00 CET on 19 November 2019 on marine spatial planning and ocean energy development. In this webinar, you will hear experts discussing MSP approaches and opportunities to the ocean energy sector, how some national maritime s
