Carnegie Clean Energy has put in motion two new international technical collaborations which support the advancement of the CETO wave energy device’s power take-off (PTO) and mooring systems.
A new sub-target in the revised Renewable Energy Directive for the deployment of innovative technologies is all it would take for Europe to reclaim its competitive edge in renewables.
The Welsh government has issued a Prior Information Notice (PIN) to determine the best approach to formulating a potential competition that would support the delivery of a tidal range energy project on the Welsh coastline.
A new study by the University of Plymouth has positioned the UK at the forefront of offshore renewable energy innovation and development worldwide, finding also that wave energy could have a greater role in the country’s transition to net-zero future. Wave energy has the potential to provide at leas
Tech spin-off of subsea player Rovco, Vaarst, was formally launched today, saying it aims to revolutionise the offshore robotics sector. Vaarst said it will leverage intelligent data flows for smart asset management to create an energy-efficient and more sustainable future. The business’ technology
Dutch-based company Water2Energy (W2E) is making headway with the construction of its next-generation tidal energy turbine that will be installed at an existing sluice in the Port of Flushing later in 2021.
The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), has awarded funding to eight projects looking to develop and test new cutting-edge wave energy technologies.
Singapore-based solar energy developer Sunseap Group has completed the installation of a 5MW-peak floating solar farm, said to be one of the largest offshore solar developments in the world, in the Straits of Johor in Singapore.
Japanese shipping company Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) plans to install a microplastic collection device on a newbuilding woodchip carrier that will be delivered in 2022 and sail under a charter contract with Marusumi Paper. Microplastics are small particles less than 5 millimeters in diameter that are
A team of partners across Europe has launched the EVOLVE project with an aim to examine the overall market value of the inclusion of ocean energy in the European energy systems.
The UK Hydrographic Office has announced its support of the Mayflower Autonomous Ship (MAS) project, which will see one of the first Transatlantic crossings of a fully-autonomous vessel.
Columbia Power Technologies (C-Power) has entered into collaboration with RigNet for the supply of a comprehensive set of data and communications solutions for its autonomous offshore power systems (AOPS).
The UK’s Defence and Security Accelerator (DASA) is set to launch the second phase of its competition for technologies that mitigate radar risk of offshore wind farms. The Windfarm Mitigation for UK Air Defence competition seeks proposals that can develop technologies to permit the coexistence of fu
Swedish wave energy company Seabased and the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult have created a new software tool designed to help extract the most power from various types of wave climates.
