Marine classification society, Lloyd’s Register (LR), has signed an agreement with Scotland-based renewable energy company Orbital Marine Power to start the certification process for what is described as the “world’s largest” tidal energy converter (TEC). Orbital’s upcoming O2-X TEC will generate 2.
Natural Resources Wales has completed the Environmental Monitoring and Mitigation Plan (EMMP) for the Marine Characterization Research Project (MCRP), led by Menter Môn. The EMMP, developed with input from environmental stakeholders and an advisory group, is part of the marine license for the Morlai
The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco) has completed testing of its wave energy converter (WEC) at the 24/7 Waves facility, clearing the path for further multi-week tests. At the 24/7 Wave facility, Weco said its WEC had generated electricity from 70 cm waves. “The test will help us prepare f
The Ondas de Peniche (ONDEP) project has secured €19 million in funding from the EU’s Horizon Europe funding program to deploy a 2 MW wave energy array with four WaveRoller wave energy converters offshore Portugal. The ONDEP project will start in October 2024 and run for five and a half years, cover
Key industry players have welcomed the recent UK renewables auction results, where six tidal stream projects secured contracts, viewing it as a strong endorsement of the tidal energy sector’s growth. Five developers secured contracts to develop a total of 28 MW of tidal stream energy across the UK.
Scottish wave energy company Mocean Energy and German subsea and marine technology company, SubCtech, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore how wave and solar energy can be coupled with batteries to deliver low-carbon solutions for a range of subsea technologies. The two compani
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE), a network of ocean energy professionals, has appointed two new members to its Board of Directors. One appointee comes from Spiralis Energy, a London-based tidal energy start-up, and the other from EDF, a French energy giant. Emmanuel Bouyge, Director of Innovation Project
The UK government has unveiled the results of Allocation Round 6 (AR6) of the contracts for difference (CfD) renewable auction, with six projects across five sites securing contracts to deliver 28 MW of tidal stream capacity at a rate of £172/MWh (approximately $225/Mwh). AR6 marks the third consecu
Marine classification society, Lloyd’s Register, has been contracted by Australian wave energy developer, Carnegie Clean Energy, to begin the certification process for CETO, a fully submerged point absorber wave energy converter (WEC). Lloyd’s Register will assess Carnegie’s CETO WEC according to IE
Eco Wave Power has received a green light from the Port of Los Angeles for the engineering plans of the wave energy project the company is developing in partnership with Shell International Exploration and Production, as well as for other documents submitted. The Port of Los Angeles and AltaSea at t
Carnegie Clean Energy, through its wholly owned subsidiary CETO Wave Energy Ireland (CWEI), has received a progress payment of €251,100 under the EuropeWave Phase 3 contract. The EuropeWave contract is part of the ACHIEVE Program, facilitating the first deployment of CETO in Europe. This contractu
A consortium led by the Norwegian company Ocean Oasis has secured a grant of nearly €6 million from the European Union (EU) to enhance the supply of desalinated water from floating buoys in deep water off the coast of Gran Canaria, Spain. The European Executive Agency on Climate, Infrastructure, and
Dutch-Norwegian firm SolarDuck unveiled that the Teal offshore photovoltaic (OFPV) demonstration plant in Tokyo Bay, Japan, had endured its first severe weather test. Typhoon Ampil passed near Tokyo on Friday, August 16, bringing high winds and heavy rain. According to SolarDuck, this demonstrates t
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has put together an investment offer for the first-phase buildout of an array of tidal kites in Hestfjord, Faroe Islands. According to Minesto, the actual production results of its utility-scale tidal energy kite Dragon 12 (D12) are used to accurately predict e
