
Port of Milford Haven has submitted a planning application seeking approval for works to begin at Pembroke Port to create the infrastructure needed to support the development of a world-class renewable energy and engineering hub.

The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has begun an independent power performance assessment for Verdant Power’s Gen5 tidal energy turbines.

Sustainable Marine Energy has joined a technology partnership, backed by Canada’s Ocean Supercluster, to develop a smart electrical grid solution for remote communities using ocean energy generators.

Carnegie Clean Energy has received a Research and Development Tax Incentive cash rebate from the Australian Tax Office of over Au$660,000 (€410,000).

Danish wave energy developer Wavepiston has installed the first string of its device at the Oceanic Platform of the Canary Islands (PLOCAN) test site.

Denmark-based company Floating Power Plant (FPP) has received €1.5 million from Danish authorities to build what is said to be the biggest wave energy power take-off (PTO) test bench in the world.

French tidal energy company Sabella has finalized the construction of a prototype for a new generation of tidal turbine blade.

SuperNode and MaREI have launched a project that revolves around SuperNode’s concept of a single subsea superconductor connection for offshore renewable energy sources. According to MaREI, the technology would facilitate up to ten times faster development of offshore renewable energy projects global

The teams from Université Bretagne Sud (UBS) and Morbihan Hydro Energies have carried out a series of hydrodynamic measurement campaigns and environmental characterisations of the Morbihan site in Brittany, France.

Tension Technology International’s (TTI) NetBuoy has been deployed for sea trials in the Cromarty Firth, off Scotland.

Danish firm Wavepiston has reached it initial target of raising a minimum of €2 million. The wave energy developer recently opened a crowdfunding campaign on Seedrs investment platform in order to fund the final phase its technology development. The company, based in Elsinore, Denmark aims to raise

UK-based Simec Atlantis Energy has entered into a share placement agreement with a US-based investor New Technology Capital Group to raise up to £12 million ($16 million). Atlantis will get an initial investment of £2,000,000 for new shares with the value of £2,090,000 on or about 17 December 2020.

UK-based civil engineering and environmental hydraulics organisation HR Wallingford has conducted computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations which helped Bombora finalize the design of its mWave wave energy device.

Nova Innovation has opened a recruitment process for an experienced project manager that will lead the development of its Enlli tidal energy project in north Wales.