DNV has published two new coordinated standards for floating solar photovoltaic (FPV) systems with the aim of improving their safety, reliability, and long-term performance. These two new standards, DNV‑ST‑C108 Structural design of floats for floating photovoltaic systems and DNV‑ST‑E309 Station kee
Danish wave energy firm Wavepiston and its Spain-headquartered partner Bluenewables have submitted all permitting documentation for a site in Gran Canaria where a pilot wave energy farm is planned to be developed. Wavepiston describes the submission of permitting documentation for the selected site
Offshore Renewable Energy Sustainability Alliance (ORESA), an Interreg North-West Europe project, has extended the application deadline for its second innovation call targeting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing products, technologies, or services in the offshore energy sector. The
A one-year wave data campaign has commenced in the Caribbean island of Martinique to gather information that will chart the path for the development of a pilot wave energy project. Danish wave energy company Wavepiston entered into an agreement in 2023 with French firm YS Energies Marines Developpem
Offshore Renewable Energy Sustainability Alliance (ORESA), an Interreg North-West Europe project, is inviting small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) developing innovative products, technologies, or services within the offshore energy sector to apply for its second innovation call. This 2nd Innova
Menter Môn Morlais has secured regulatory approval to deploy different types of tidal technology within the Morlais tidal energy scheme off the coast of Anglesey in Wales. Natural Resources Wales has approved the company’s application to vary its existing marine license, allowing different types of
UK-based pioneer in ocean thermal energy conversion (OTEC) development, Global OTEC, has installed a floating prototype offshore Spain designed to produce electricity by using the temperature difference between warm surface water and cold deep ocean water. It is said to be the first purpose-built of
The Hague-based Wave Energy Collective (Weco) has teamed up with Rijkswaterstaat, part of the Dutch Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management, to test its wave energy converter (WEC) capable of generating power even in very small sea states. Weco reported today, April 23, that it had been deve
Wave-Op, a joint venture between the Legendre Group and Geps Techno dedicated to innovation in coastal and port infrastructure, is progressing the construction of its first full-scale demonstrator for what it describes as a unique wave-powered system, combining coastal protection and renewable elect
New research by RenewableUK Cymru has found that 71% of Welsh people believe renewable energy development should increase, with just 6% saying it should decrease, and 58% want Wales’s future energy system to be mainly or entirely based on renewable energy. New polling published by RenewableUK Cymru
French energy giant TotalEnergies and Switzerland-headquartered sustainable construction player Holcim have inaugurated a floating solar power plant with a 31 MW capacity, located in Belgium. The plant, inaugurated on March 20, is located in Obourg on a former chalk quarry site that has been rehabil
The Welsh government has launched the Renewable Energy Sector Deal, a strategic partnership between the government and industry, focused on ensuring that Wales meets its renewable energy targets and unlocking the full economic potential of its renewable energy future. Central to the Renewable Energy
Oslo-headquartered Fred. Olsen 1848 has completed the pilot installation of automatic Tension Buoys at Europe’s first open-access laboratory dedicated to testing technologies for floating and hydro solar power generation, an adaptive mooring technology designed to ensure stability and performance fo
Swedish tidal energy developer Minesto has begun production from its 100 kW microgrid-scale powerplant Dragon 4 to the Faroese grid. This is said to be a preparatory first step of the microgrid project, partly funded by the Swedish Energy Agency and in close collaboration with project partners, incl
