
South Korean wave energy developer Ingine has received support from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to advance its planned wave power plant in Vietnam.

Swedish-Israeli company Eco Wave Power (EWP) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Pecém Complex for the implementation of its wave power plant in the facilities of Pecém Port in the northeastern Brazil.

Dutch company Water2Energy (W2E) has successfully tested the installation of the mounting frame that will support its next generation tidal energy turbine in the Port of Flushing, the Netherlands.

Swedish wave energy company Seabased has unveiled plans to build a 10MW wave power park at Audierne Bay, located in the French region of Brittany.

A new partnership between academia and business entities has been established in East Asia under the joint goal of introducing and developing marine energy industry in Taiwan.

Australian company Wave Swell Energy (WSE) has launched the Bluefire project, a comprehensive enhancement programme dedicated to refining its wave energy technology, and developing and implementing additional benefits for both the wave energy sector and the environment as a whole.

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has opened a consultation on a decommissioning programme for Mocean Energy’s half-scale wave energy prototype Blue X.

The Dutch Energy from Water Association (EWA), an industry group promoting renewable energy generation from water in the Netherlands, has announced the appointment of a new board.

A historic ruling has shaken the energy market this week after a Dutch court ordered oil major Shell to reduce its carbon emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 compared with 2019 levels. The decision was delivered in connection with a climate change case filed against Shell in 2019 by Dutch environmental

French marine energy company HydroQuest has unveiled plans to develop a 17.5MW tidal energy farm at Raz Blanchard site, located off Normandy in France, following the takeover of the concession for the site from its former operator EDF Renewables.

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has launched a consultation on a decommissioning programme for AWS Ocean Energy’s Archimedes Waveswing device that will be tested in the waters off Orkney in summer 2021.

Marine Power Systems (MPS) has opened pre-registration for early access to a crowdfunding campaign run by equity investment experts Crowdcube, with the public campaign due to go live in June.

Marine energy company ORPC has submitted a preliminary permit application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for a tidal energy project at East Foreland in Alaska.

A syndicate of significant Welsh investment angels has completed a £950,000 investment in Swansea-based renewable energy developer Marine Power Systems.