ABPmer supported by THA Aquatic, has been commissioned to undertake a detailed Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) of the proposed tidal lagoon safeguarding policy within the Welsh Government Marine Plan, focusing on fish and marine habitats. The Welsh Government is developing the first national M
As Marine Energy Event 2017 is about to kick off, our TidalEnergyToday.com team is looking forward to all the upcoming buzz. We would like to invite you to meet one of the members of our team, Amir Garanovic, and chat about the latest developments or explore exposure opportunities. The Marine Energy
WavEC Offshore Renewables, Sines Tecnopolo, APS (Ports of Sines and the Algarve Authority) and Teamwork Technology, supported by DMEC – Dutch Marine Energy Centre, will sign a Letter of Intent on October 11, 2017, to formally set up a sea testing facility. The signing ceremony will take place in Cen
The FORESEA (Funding Ocean Energy through Strategic European Action) programme has launched its 4th call for proposals during the Offshore Energy Exhibition and Conference 2017 (OEEC). The call aims to help developers of offshore technologies transition into the renewable energy space by developing
First day of this years’ Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2017 being held at Amstedam RAI is behind us. During the day four Technical Sessions took place as well as Community Square, Industry Panel and day two of the Offshore WIND Conference and the (co-located) Dredging Today Conference. One
Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference (OEEC) 2017 on Tuesday hosted ‘The rise of renewables session’ that offered a quick-scan of various renewable energy technologies currently under development and the markets set for their commercial implementation. The latest medium-term report by the Internat
The offshore energy industry is constantly moving forward. Despite challenging times in the industry, there are impressive achievements that require celebration. During the Offshore Energy Opening Gala Dinner and Awards Show in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, held on Monday, 22 October 2017, for the sec
PHI Group has signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to broaden the scope of cooperation with AQuarius Power and provide land-based renewable wave energy to Europe. PHI and AQuarius will form a joint venture company which will have the exclusive right to sublicense, sell, build, own and/or o
Germany-based REAC Energy GmbH has completed testing of its patent-pending tidal energy device StreamCube in Orkney. The company contracted Leask Marine to provide offshore support for the tow testing of the StreamCube, with Leask Marine fabricating a bespoke testing frame for the trials that was fi
Tocardo has welcomed a Japanese delegation of the city of Kobe to its tidal power plant in the Dutch Delta Works on Monday. According to Tocardo’s social media, the visit was organised by Holland Innovation, Embassy of the Netherlands in Japan. “The Kobe city is interested in OTEC (ocean thermal ene
National Subsea Research Initiative (NSRI) has identified potential enablers which will assist subsea supply chain companies to break into the wave and tidal energy sectors.
Marine-i, the EU funded scheme which provides support for the marine sector in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, will be represented at the Ocean Energy Europe conference in Nantes, France later this month. Members of the team form part of a delegation from Marine Hub Cornwall. Matt Hodson, Marine H
Naval Energies has appointed Laurent Schneider-Maunoury as a new president. Laurent Schneider-Maunoury, who will replace Thierry Kalanquin, is a graduate of Polytechnique and Ecole Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées. His mission is to accelerate the development and sustain the growth of Naval Energies
THA Aquatic has been hired by Tidal Lagoon Power to assess the application of acoustic telemetry for monitoring fish in the Severn Estuary and surrounding rivers. Tidal lagoon Cardiff seeks to harness the power from the rising and falling tides in the Severn Estuary. The lagoon will have a c. 3,000
