Delivering a secure and diverse low-carbon energy supply is among the key areas that the UK’s business group CBI has defined as the ones that the UK National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) should set as priority. CBI said that the Commission cannot afford to be way-laid by politics, but instead mus
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) hosted the third International WaTERS (Wave and Tidal Energy Research Sites) workshop on 26 February at the International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) 2016 in Edinburgh. Nine countries from around the globe were represented, including Canada, France, Ire
KIC InnoEnergy has recently made a number of new appointments in Poland and Germany, as part of its ongoing drive to connect industry with innovative products and solutions across east and west Europe. In Poland, Jakub Miler has been appointed as CEO and Marcin Lewenstein has been appointed as Clean
The fact that the industry is now talking about the difficulty new technologies face in trying to access UK subsidies under the Contract for Difference (CfD) scheme, is in itself a positive sign that the marine energy sector is beginning to make some headway towards the first commercial scale projec
Witt Ltd, the developer behind WITT technology that converts motional energy into electricity, plans to conduct tank tests on its 200-Watt Marine WITT this summer. Witt Ltd is focusing on the development of 200-Watt WITT marine power unit with the aim of bringing it into manufacture for sale to cust
Ecotricity, a UK-based green energy company, plans to build the first tidal lagoon in the UK for almost half the price currently proposed for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon scheme, the company informed. Ecotricty, which will release details of its plans later this year, said it is ready to compete to buil
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is seeking ideas on future learning opportunities and R&D projects which may benefit from utilising the Pelamis P2-002 wave energy prototype.
Tocardo Tidal Turbines, a Dutch tidal turbines manufacturer, has singed up to demonstrate a 20 year pre-commercial array at the European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) in Orkney. Tocardo plans to install eight T2 turbines across two Tocardo systems at EMEC’s grid-connected tidal test site at the Fall o
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has announced a total grant award of €4.3 million to 15 new marine energy projects underway in 2016 under its Prototype Development Fund. The announcement was made as SEAI in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland hosts an ‘Ireland open for business’ e
SmartBay Ireland is currently seeking applications for the position of Business Development and Projects Coordinator. The Business Development and Projects Coordinator is responsible for the development of new projects and opportunities for the Galway Bay Marine and Renewable Energy test site. This
International renewable energy company, Enel Green Power (EGP), has joined Ocean Energy Europe’s Board of Directors. Enel Green Power is a global operator in the field of energy generation from renewable sources, with an annual production of 32 TWh. The company is developing wave energy projects and
Energy companies from across the globe visited Orkney and saw first hand why it is the location to test and demonstrate marine energy development projects. The first class wave and tidal conditions in Orkney have attracted marine energy developers for many years and particularly since the inception
Ocean energy is a batch of hugely promising technologies that could replicate the successes of offshore wind, EU Commissioner for Environment, Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Karmenu Vella said. Speaking at the International Conference on Ocean Energy in Edinburgh, Commissioner Vella stressed the Eur
The European Commission’s research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, has awarded a grant of €10 million (£7.75 million) to advance the commercialisation of Scotrenewables’ floating tidal energy technology. The Floating Tidal Energy Commercialisation (FloTEC) project will advance Scotrenewables
