Oceanology International 2016 (OI 2016), marine science and ocean technology exhibition, has published the programme for its ten free-to-attend streams, and is now open for registrations. The conference, scheduled to take place from March 15-17, 2016, at London’s ExCeL, will feature ten free-to-atte
Smart Hydro Power, a German-based engineering company, has developed a turbine which exploits the kinetic energy of flowing waters to produce electricity. Because it is powered by kinetic energy and not with potential energy it is known as a so called ‘zero-head’ or ‘in-stream’ turbine, and as such,
Tidal Energy Today brings you a summary of interviews conducted in 2015 with representatives from companies active in tidal and wave energy sector.
North West Energy Squared (NWE²) is planning to build a tidal energy barrage that would link Cumbria with Scotland in addition to producing clean energy. The company plans to construct a tidal barrage across the Solway Estuary that would incorporate a road which would halve the distance between Cumb
Spanish tidal turbine company Magallanes Renovables has developed a floating tidal energy system with the capacity of 2 MW. The Magallanes floating system is based on a steel-built floating trimaran which incorporates a submerged part where the tidal generators are fitted. The full-scale floating pl
The European Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF) has set up a call to run a project supporting the promotion of research and innovation in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, England, UK. The call is looking to promote business investment in research and innovation in the fields of marine technolog
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has summarized ups and downs the Orkney-based centre experienced in 2015.
Renewables sources delivered 49.7% of gross electricity consumption in Scotland in 2014.
Ten companies have been awarded €10 million total for research and development projects related to marine renewable energy. Following a call for projects issued in July this year by the French National Research Agency (ANR), in collaboration with France Energies Marines (FEM), with the aim of advanc
UK Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) has released energy statistics report for the third quarter of 2015. In 2015 Q3, total electricity generated fell by 0.5%, from 76.4 TW/h a year earlier to 75.9 TW/h. The share of renewables (hydro, wind and other renewables) in electricity generation
Waves4Power, together with Olympic Shipping and Fosnavaag Ocean Academy (Fosac), has received funding from GCE BLUE Maritime Innovation Grant for the development of deployment technique for Waves4Power’s wave energy project. The grant in the amount of NOK 300,000 ($34,000) will be used to develop pr
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based wave energy developer, has hired ACS Testing to test sediment samples at the MPS’ WaveSub planned deployment site. Testing and analysis of seabed sediment has been carried out by ACS Testing in order for MPS to gain a full understanding of the site where t
UK’s Exeter and Edinburgh universities have tested up to 15 tidal device arrays at FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility.
ACE Group, a UK-based insurance company, has launched a dedicated environmental policy for companies in the renewable energy industry in the UK and Ireland. ACE Renewable Energy Environmental Protection covers environmental risks faced by renewable energy companies from the start of construction of
