Tidal Energy Today has compiled the top news from tidal and wave energy industry from September 11 – 17, 2017.
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has hired David Collier for the role of Chief Operating Officer, and appointed Bernt Erik Westre as the company’s new Chief Technology Officer.
Waves4Power has unveiled plans to provide fossil-free energy supply produced from its wave energy technology for the fish farming industry.
US Department of Energy (DOE) has provided funding for a project looking to improve the monitoring of fish swimming around marine energy devices.
James Fisher Marine Services (JFMS) has joined Nova Innovation-led EnFAIT project which aims to optimize tidal arrays to accelerate the commercialization of tidal energy sector.
The collaborative initiative aiming to boost marine innovation in Cornwall known as Marine-i has launched a website designed to engage businesses looking to develop marine technology projects.
Hidden from the view below the surface of the water, the Atir floating tidal platform will soon receive its distinguishing mark – the power generating equipment, whose tidal turbine blades span 19 meters in diameter and bring the platform’s power generating capacity to 2MW.
Marine Energy Event 2017, along with both EWA and DMEC are proud of the program and speaker line-up for the event this year.
US-based wave energy developer Resolute Marine Energy (RME) has launched several requests for feasibility studies for its project in Cape Verde in the central Atlantic Ocean.
Aquanet Power has commissioned a full-scale 1MW air turbine power take-off (PTO) system which will be integrated into the wave energy device set for 2018 deployment off Taiwan.
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has awarded over £660,000 of funding to 13 new projects aiming to develop innovative control systems for wave energy converters.
European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has produced hydrogen gas using electricity generated from tidal energy, demonstrating the sector’s potential to contribute to clean replacement for polluting fuels.
Scotrenewables Tidal Power’s SR2000 has produced 116MWh in less than a week of continuous generation, providing nearly 7% of Orkney’s electricity demand.
The Green Party of New Zealand has put forward a plan to create a research institute that would focus on tidal and wave energy technologies in the west of New Zealand’s North Island.
