The UK government has established a new financial safety net to provide certainty for successful Horizon Europe applicants as UK’s efforts to associate with the EU’s key funding programme for research and innovation continue.
Scotland-based tidal energy company Nova Innovation has won funding that could deliver the 7MW tidal turbine array in Indonesia, the first ever in the Southeast Asian island country.
California’s continued push to rapidly adopt offshore wind signals a glowing opportunity for wave energy technology as a complementary power partner to accelerate the mission to net-zero, according to Swedish company CorPower Ocean.
Welsh marine energy company Marine Power Systems (MPS) has opened a tender for the installation of anchors for its megawatt-scale wave and wind demonstrator in Spain.
Maritime classification society Lloyd’s Register has secured approval from the International Electrotechnical Commission’s Renewable Energy System (IECRE) for the certification of complex hybrid renewable energy projects that involve multiple technologies, such as wind, wave and tidal.
The energy transition is taking a more concrete shape with each passing day as witnessed in a week behind us that was full of announcements favoring the net-zero future coming from governments, across investment banks, all the way to private offshore energy companies.
The Technical University of Denmark (DTU) and Aarhus University (AU) have teamed up on a research project that aims to optimise the efficiency of Crestwing’s wave energy converter.
Danish company Floating Power Plant (FPP) has signed an agreement with the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) to test its 5MW hybrid floating wind and wave energy platform off the coast of Gran Canaria.
Sustainable Marine has unveiled plans to start operating its floating tidal energy platform early in 2022 to demonstrate that Nova Scotia can produce vast amounts of clean and predictable energy from its world-famous tidal streams.
The voice of Europe’s ocean renewable energy industry, Ocean Energy Europe (OEE), has applauded the UK government’s decision to ringfence £20 million a year for tidal stream energy, calling the EU to step up for ocean energy as well.
Works to redevelop areas within Pembroke Port and create the infrastructure needed to support the development of a world-class marine energy hub have started.
The UK’s tidal energy industry has welcomed the government announcement of ring-fenced funding for tidal stream energy, deeming the move as ‘absolutely pivotal’ for reinstating the industry on its journey to large-scale power generation in the UK.
The UK government will invest £20 million per year in tidal stream electricity as part of its flagship renewable energy auction scheme, kickstarting a brand-new chapter for the marine energy industry.
Scientists from Malta have developed and verified a simulation tool that can help developers assess the effect of waves on the offshore floating solar system and optimise its energy yield.
