Deploying ocean energy at scale requires simpler, faster consenting processes that are informed by the latest environmental research, according to a new report launched by sectoral advisory group ETIP Ocean.
Marina Solutions has received permission from the Norwegian authorities to temporarily moor a wave energy test plant outside the Atlantic Ocean Park in Ålesund.
Offshore solar developer Oceans of Energy and The Seaweed Company have installed the world’s first combined offshore solar and seaweed farm in the Dutch North Sea as part of the demonstration project to showcase the sustainable multi-use of the marine space.
Wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has appointed Aharon Yehuda as its new Chief Financial Officer.
TechnipFMC and Bombora Wave Power have entered into a partnership to develop a floating offshore energy platform, integrating wind with the mWave wave energy technology.
Danish company Floating Power Plant has appointed Ulrikke Ekelund as a new member of its board of directors.
Jason Hayman, CEO of UK-based marine energy company Sustainable Marine Energy, has been declared a winner of this year’s Vi Maris industry award.
Swedish developer Minesto has delivered clean electricity to the Faroese grid as part of the ongoing commissioning work of its DG100 tidal kite system in Vestmannasund.
A public planning inquiry into the Anglesey tidal stream energy project has been launched as part of the process to secure the permission for the scheme.
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE) and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to expand existing cooperation and accelerate the commercialisation of ocean energy technologies.
The UK Hydrographic Office (UKHO), together with the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), have invited innovators to identify how marine geospatial data can be used to find suitable sites for offshore wind, and tidal and wave energy infrastructure.
There is little doubt that the past few years have witnessed the rise of energy-related collaborations to an extent never seen before. This is because cross-industry collaborations seem to be crucial for companies to ride the energy transition train which is indeed moving very fast.
National Renewable Energy Laboratory’s (NREL) researcher Scott Jenne has designed an inflatable wave pump device that could lead the way to affordable wave energy of the future.
The government of Australia’s state of Victoria is pouring the first AUD 108 million (around € 67 million) from its clean energy 2020/21 budget into the first steps toward bringing new renewable energy and hydrogen projects, such as the country’s first offshore wind farm, to realisation. The funds w
