The All Energy Conference provided an opportunity to see where marine energy sits within the wider context of the energy sector as a whole, and there was plenty of food for thought in terms of what is needed to help the likes of wave and tidal go mainstream, writes Jay Sheppard, project manager for
Currently the largest subsidy-free floating solar project in Germany, the 3MWp power plant on the Silbersee III lake has been officially inaugurated and put into operation.
Aker Solutions has won a contract from Equinor to deliver the subsea production system for the Halten East development offshore Norway. The development concept is a subsea tie-back to the Åsgard B platform using existing facilities and infrastructure. The discoveries consist of gas and condensate. A
Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering (DSME) has ordered tank design for new LNG carriers from French LNG containment specialist GTT.
The Netherlands-based subsea cable specialist WIND has signed a framework agreement with TenneT for the provision of cable transfers and storage for spare export cables. The scope of the contract includes the supply of cable storage equipment, execution of cable transfers, and management and storage
Swedish marine energy company Minesto has successfully completed the first week of commissioning of its new Dragon 4 tidal power plant in Vestmanna, Faroe Islands.
SFI MaREI Centre has invited applications for a full-time fixed term position as research fellow in tidal energy as part of the TIDAL-GES project at NUI Galway in Ireland.
Korean shipyard Hyundai Samho Heavy Industries (HSHI) has ordered the fuel tank design of a new LNG carrier from French LNG containment specialist GTT.
CorPower Ocean has spoken at the Swedish Parliament to build awareness of the future potential of wave energy amongst the nation’s policy makers.
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) has welcomed the European Commission’s REPowerEU initiative, which at its heart endorses a massive and accelerated roll-out of renewables.
The representatives of ocean energy associations have called both the Danish and Dutch governments and parliaments to also integrate wave energy in the energy strategy for the North Sea region by setting both national and regional deployment targets.
Korean shipyard Hyundai Heavy Industries has ordered tank designs of six LNG-fueled container vessels from French LNG containment specialist GTT.
Eco Wave Power and its project partner OCIBAR have agreed terms for the detailed feasibility study and project licensing for the 2MW wave energy plant in Port Adriano.
Several European renewable energy associations have united to call for changes to the EU’s Innovation Fund as its award criteria ‘puts renewable energy projects at a structural disadvantage’.
