Finnish wave energy company AW-Energy has embarked a 3-year project to develop processes for the roll-out of large megawatt wave farms.
The floating materials and components testing platform, HarshLab, has proven to be robust enough to withstand extreme weather having recently gone through the Epsilon storm unimpaired.
Columbia Power Technologies (C-Power) has unveiled plans to test and validate the technical and economic capabilities of its SeaRAY autonomous offshore power system (AOPS).
SIMEC Atlantis, and its project partner Asturfeito, have given the green light for progressing their Variable Pitch System for Tidal Turbine Generators (VPSTTG) project to the manufacturing stage.
The UK’s Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) will consider the role of tidal energy in the UK’s low-carbon energy mix. This is part of the latest phase of the Technological Innovations and Climate Change inquiry. The technology is at the early stages of development and has not rolled out despite 80
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has purchased a 1.8 MWh vanadium flow battery (VFB) system from Invinity Energy Systems. EMEC will deploy the flow battery at its tidal energy test site on the island of Eday. A world-first project will combine flow battery technology with tidal power to produce
Scottish marine engineering firm QED Naval has launched a tender for inspection, repair and maintenance (IRM) works related to Subhub tidal platform refitting.
The government of Canada has made one of its largest-ever investments in tidal energy by awarding multimillion-dollar funding to Sustainable Marine for the development of a floating tidal energy array in Nova Scotia.
A three-year trial in the Netherlands has shown that the floating solar panels produced by the Dutch-based company Floating Solar are capable to withstand storms without damage.
Ireland-based provider of hydrokinetic solutions GKinetic Energy has been selected to receive support from Europe’s BlueInvest Readiness Assistance Programme.
The Seattle-based company Oscilla Power has raised over $300K in an ongoing crowdfunding campaign that will remain open for two more weeks.
The EU-funded Ocean DEMO project has awarded recommendations for support to 12 offshore renewable energy developers under its third call.
Industry body Marine Energy Wales has asked the public to pledge their support for marine energy, and for taking action on climate change by using renewable energy to generate clean electricity and reduce carbon emissions.
Italian energy company Eni has joined the ocean energy industry body Ocean Energy Europe, taking up a seat on the board of directors as a lead partner.
