The deadline for application submissions for the first call for projects launched by the West Atlantic Marine Energy Center (WeAMEC) is approaching with the due date set for March 15, 2016. WeAMEC, a recently established business hub dedicated to marine renewable energies in Pays de la Loire, a regi
A multidisciplinary consortium led by the University of Vigo will install two wave energy converters (WECs) off Galicia, Spain, to demonstrate the efficiency of wave energy devices in the high-energy coasts. The main objective of the Life DemoWave project is to demonstrate the viability of two WECs,
The video shows the recently completed project whose aim was to investigate cost-effective methods of cable laying for tidal arrays in strong tidal flow conditions.
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has been announced as the winner of the Green Business of the Year award at the South Wales Evening Post and Swansea Bay Business Awards 2016. The Swansea-based wave energy developer has been announced as the winner after beating competition from runners up Dan-yr-Ogof, th
Nova Innovation, a UK-based tidal energy company, has joined Ocean Energy Europe (OEE), an industry group representing the renewable ocean energy sector in Europe. The move comes on the same day as the Scottish tidal stream developer announces the first delivery of power from the Shetland Tidal Arra
Industry body Scottish Renewables has hailed the news of the first power production to the Shetland grid from the Shetland Tidal Array project. Responding to the announcement, Lindsay Roberts, Senior Policy Manager at Scottish Renewables, said: “Nova Innovation’s success in Shetland shows not only t
Witt Ltd has launched a £750,000 equity raise through the crowdfunding platform, Crowdcube, to take the WITT technology into manufacturing for its first application as the 200-Watt Marine WITT. The Marine WITT is expected to provide autonomous power for marine applications, such as large-scale survi
The energy produced from the first tidal turbine from the Shetland Tidal Array project has been exported to the grid. The first Nova M100 turbine of the array delivered power to the Shetland grid following a winter of operations and testing, Nova Innovation informed. The Shetland Tidal Array is a jo
Around 100 participants from 22 countries gathered in Norway for the first UNI-SET Energy Clustering Event (ECE) to discuss and stimulate cooperation for the development of innovative research and education programmes in the energy field. This was the first of five ECEs scheduled in 2016 and 2017. T
Sustainable Marine Energy (SME) is conducting final tests on its PLAT-O tidal platform ahead of the scheduled transportation to Orkney.
The Environment and Sustainability Committee of the National Assembly for Wales (NAW) has today published a report which calls for a target date for meeting all energy needs from renewable energy in Wales. In the context of the need to reduce carbon emissions by at least 80% by 2050, Wales should se
French National Research Agency (ANR), in collaboration with France Energies Marines (FEM), has launched a second call for marine research and development projects. The call for projects in 2016 has a total budget of €3 million and is part of the SET-Plan set by the European Commission. ANR will co-
Lagermist, a Dutch-based sealings manufacturer, has appointed Subsea Global Solutions (SGS), a ship repair service provider, as its exclusive US-based service agent. Under the agreement, SGS will provide service, installation and repair services to Lagersmit customers in North America, Central Ameri
Carbon Trust, in association with DECC, is seeking opinions on the creation of a new fund to support UK-based start-ups and projects in the renewable energy and low-carbon sectors. The Carbon Trust is working with the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to assess the need for a low-carbon
