Marine Power Systems (MPS) has secured the support of the Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OGWP) through the Wind Expert Support Toolkit (WEST) programme to further advance its floating offshore wind commercialisation strategy.
The 600kW Penguin wave energy converter, developed by the Finnish company Wello, has started generating clean power to the local Basque electricity grid.
Tension Technology International (TTI) has developed the NetBuoy design tool under Wave Energy Scotland’s materials and manufacturing programme.
Swedish marine energy developer Minesto has signed a two-year extension of its power purchase agreement (PPA) with the electric utility company SEV for its tidal energy site in Vestmannasund, Faroe Islands.
Green Platform, a programme set up by the Norwegian government to accelerate green energy transition, has awarded NOK 79 million (€7.7 million) for the development of a hybrid hydropower and floating solar energy project led by Scatec.
The Coastal Engineering Research Group of Ghent University and the Belgian Electrotechnical Committee (BEC) have completed the process to enroll Belgium as a full member of the International Electrotechnical Commission on Renewable Energy (IECRE).
The AR500 tidal energy system, designed and built by SIMEC Atlantis Energy, has generated over 150MWh of clean power to Japanese electricity grid since its installation early in 2021.
When it comes to the energy transition, we have already seen that the first-mover advantage is there.
DTOceanPlus project has released an open-source suite of second-generation advanced design tools for the selection, development, and deployment of ocean energy systems.
Dutch-based start-up Teamwork Technology has put the upgraded Symphony Wave Power turbine through its paces in a test campaign performed in collaboration with In2Sea in Portugal.
The representative body for Welsh marine energy industry Marine Energy Wales has launched the ‘Road to COP26’ initiative to showcase the emerging offshore renewable energy industry in Wales and highlight the contribution the sector can make to net-zero.
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has teamed up with the country’s national ocean test centre Lir NOTF to offer free-of-charge access to its research and testing facilities for offshore renewable energy developers.
Major European companies and project developers have joined forces with leading research institutions to unlock large-scale potential of combined wind, wave and offshore floating solar renewable energy sources in the newly launched €45 million marine energy project ‘European Scalable Offshore Renewa
DNV has warned in its energy transition report that electrification will not be enough to meet the global net-zero target of the Paris Agreement.
