The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have visited Orkney and the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in pursuit of solutions for tackling climate change and supporting the UK’s green economic recovery.
U.S.-based marine energy company ORPC has contracted Sustainable Marine’s Swift Anchors division to provide its novel rock anchoring system for ORPC’s Advanced TidGen project set to launch in Maine later this year.
The Basque energy agency Ente Vasco de la Energía (EVE) has launched a call for marine renewable energy demonstration projects that will be funded under the state aid program for renewable energy development.
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has signed a berth option agreement with the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) for the deployment of two multi-megawatt WaveSub wave energy converters.
Researchers from the University of Edinburgh and Swedish wave energy developer Seabased have completed a project to optimise the latter’s direct drive linear generator.
UK-based engineering and technical innovation specialists Rovtech Solutions and Brimstone Enterprises have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to jointly develop a tidal energy system inspired by marine creatures.
German renewable energy company BayWa r.e. has informed that the initial studies carried out on a floating solar farm in Zwolle in the Netherlands showed no adverse effects to the surrounding environment.
UK-based tidal energy developer Simec Atlantis Energy has warned of an alleged appointment of administrators to one of its main shareholders which owns 43% stake in the company.
AqualisBraemar LOC has joined two wave energy projects, which have been awarded UKRI Engineering and Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) grants of a combined value of over GBP 2 million.
Norwegian Geotechnical Institute (NGI) and Glint Solar have developed a technology that automatically estimates wave conditions and wind directions for floating solar installations.
Futuristic designs of Orbital Marine Power’s tidal stream turbine technology have received recognition at iF Design Awards which celebrate well-designed industrial products.
Irish hydrokinetic turbine developer GKinetic Energy will trial the innovative C-GEN power take-off (PTO) technology in a new University of Edinburgh-led project.
South Korea-based wave energy developer Ingine has secured €2.9 million from the state-owned Korea Development Bank to advance its wave energy business and technology.
In this edition of In focus, we’ll be looking at ways through which the offshore energy sector is working to reduce carbon emissions.
