Saipem has signed a memorandum of understanding with Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to jointly evaluate the launch of innovative and sustainable projects aimed at promoting the energy transition in Italy and abroad. The initiatives, focused on decarbonisation, circular economy and energy efficiency, will
HydroWing, in partnership with Tocardo, has rolled out a new concept that creates green hydrogen from the sea. Tidal Hydrogen production, Storage and Offtake (THyPSO) is a floating platform, housing one – six conventional bi-directional tidal turbines that convert tidal flows into electrical energy,
HydroQuest has marked the first anniversary of its 1MW tidal turbine OceanQuest immersion off the coast of Bréhat Island. After 12 months of effective operations, the the turbine is still fully operational and has started its second year. The OceanQuest tidal turbine landed at EDF’s Paimpol-Bréhat s
Ocean energy company Bombora is looking for technical certification and third party verification services associated with the development of the mWave wave energy converter. The scope of work will involve the assessment of the technology, design, fabrication and site criteria. This will involve the
The EU-funded DTOceanPlus project have recently produced five new deliverables now openly shared with the marine energy sector. Specifically, the development initiated several months ago, has resulted in the release of four alpha versions of the suite: Structured innovation design tool by Energy Sys
The Orkney Islands have won €100,000 in the first ever EU RESPonsible Island Prize, funded by Horizon 2020. Orkney scored third behind the Danish islands of Bornholm and Samsø, respectively taking the first and second place accolades. The European Commission launched the Responsible Islands Prize in
Ocean Power Technologies (OPT) has recently received $0.9 million of non-dilutive funding through the New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA). This specifically enables companies to raise funding to finance their growth and operations. NJEDA and the New Jersey Department of the Treasury’s
Swedish wave developer Seabased is joining the Ocean Energy Europe board of directors as a lead partner. As a member of the board, Seabased VP Marcelle Askew will play an role in steering the strategic direction of the association and in ensuring that wave energy reaches its full industrial potentia
Marine Energy Wales has welcomed the news that North Wales’ tidal stream array demonstration project, Morlais, has signed up three new international turbine developers. French firms Sabella and HydroQuest as well as Spanish developer Magallanes are planning to deploy their devices on a commercial sc
German developer SINN Power will offer solar panel manufacturers the opportunity to demonstrate and test their PV modules on a floating platform in Iraklio, Greece. The goal is to internationalise SINN Power’s ocean hybrid platform as a complete off-grid energy solution. The company has worked on in
French energy major Total has joined a project to explore the potential of powering offshore oil and gas platforms with floating wind and wave energy. The O/G Decarb innovation project will examine the possibility of using a combined wind and wave technology on a floating foundation to store energy
SIMEC Atlantis’ MeyGen tidal turbine array has now exported 28GWh of energy to the national grid. MeyGen exported over 13.8GWh of renewable electricity in 2019, equivalent to the average annual electricity consumption of around 3800 typical UK homes, Atlantis informed. During 2019, Atlantis announce
The Selkie project has launched a tender for a software company to develop an operations and maintenance cost calculation tool. The aim is to assist tidal energy converter and wave energy converter device developers. Specifically, the tool will model the O&M activities associated with offshore farms
A new study shows tidal power may be a significant resource for Faroe Islands to balance other renewable energy sources. This is the preliminary result of a PhD project on the energy balance and stability of the Faroese electrical system. PhD researcher, Helma Maria Tróndheim, said:“So far the resul
