UK-based engineering consultancy Ryder, part of Tekmar Group, has completed a geotechnical site investigation for an offshore floating tidal turbine project located at the Fall of Warness European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) test site in Orkney. A site investigation assessed ground conditions for de
The EU’s flagship Horizon Europe program is to issue a multi-million funding call this September, focused on advancing the sustainability, reliability, and cost-efficiency of ocean energy devices. With a budget of €8 million, this call for the “Critical Technologies for Future Ocean Energy Farms” pr
Norway-based floating solar company Ocean Sun has secured funding from state-owned Innovation Norway to advance key technology areas, including a freshwater collection system.
Ireland-based survey provider Green Rebel has secured a contract for floating LiDAR services for the Atlantic Marine Energy Test Site (AMETS), located west of Belmullet in County Mayo. The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) issued a call for tenders for a floating LiDAR and associated pr
France-based floating solar company HelioRec has earned B Corporation (BCorp) certification from B Lab, a nonprofit organization that certifies companies for their social and environmental impact, marking its commitment to a more sustainable and equitable future.
Norway-based floating solar company Ocean Sun has unveiled the addition of two new C-level executives to its leadership team.
Portugal-based technology and innovation center dedicated to developing marine renewable energy, WavEC Offshore Renewables, has conducted a fish population survey to provide relevant information for the currently installed HiWave-5 project and future installations.
The European Commission’s (EC) Directorate-General for Energy (DG ENER) is preparing detailed recommendations on the integration of non-price criteria in offshore renewable energy tenders.
This initiative, part of the marine characterization research project (MCRP), aims to ensure the safe deployment of tidal energy devices in the Morlais scheme.
Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult, UK’s technology innovation and research center for offshore renewables, has appointed a new Non-Executive Director, Maida Zahirovic.
Swedish-Israeli wave energy developer Eco Wave Power has launched its first MW-scale wave energy project in Porto, Portugal.
France-based start-up HelioRec and Centrale Nantes, a component institution of the Nantes University, have finished wave tank testing of the W200CM floating solar model.
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has granted £400,000 (approximately $514k) to be shared between two projects in the second round of the Direct Generation Concept Design Competition.
The Marine Energy Council (MEC) welcomed the increase, which is expected to contract an additional 25 MW of tidal stream capacity to the UK’s deployment pipeline.
