Jan de Nul Group, a Belgian dredging and marine construction company, has received a licence to use Mojo Maritime’s Mermaid software. Mermaid allows users to realistically simulate marine operations to uncover the risks and identify critical operations before going offshore, according to Mojo Mariti
Ireland-based tidal energy developer OpenHydro has won three awards at this year’s Engineers Ireland Excellence Awards, and SEAI Sustainable Energy Awards. OpenHydro, a DCNS company, won the Tech Innovation Award for its Turbine Control Centre, while employee Andrew Carlisle secured the Internationa
AW-Energy’s WaveRoller power take-off (PTO) system has been tested at full scale at the WaveRoller Research Center in Järvenpää, Finland. According to AW-Energy, the grid-connected 350 kW PTO met electricity generation expectations throughout the power matrix. The Järvenpää Research Centre’s wave ma
Aquamarine Power, the Edinburgh-based wave energy developer, has left over £11 million of debts after it had ceased trading last month. Aquamarine Power ceased trading on November 23, 2015, and according to a financial statement filed at Companies House, it owed Scottish Enterprise £6.2 million. The
Orkney-based marine energy consultancy Aquatera has secured a contract with Chinese wave technology developer FINIMA. Aquatera will provide programme management and technical support for FINIMA’s upcoming technology development activities in the UK, Aquatera’s press release reads. FINIMA is developi
Orkney Islands Council has invited feedback on a draft strategy designed to build on the county’s role in developing hydrogen–based projects. The strategy highlights the benefits offered by hydrogen production and looks at a range of challenges this could help address. A key challenge is to find way
Ocean Energy Europe, among several other energy associations, has signed a position paper saying that making a commitment towards a renewable-based energy system in Europe will help limit global warming. Moving away from the extensive use of fossil fuels by focusing on renewable energy and energy ef
Minesto, together with eight partners, has received EUR 5.1 million to develop the Deep Green technology within a project named PowerKite, financed through EU Horizon 2020. The aim is to develop the next generation of the Deep Green power plant; to give it a better performance, a longer life expecta
Public consultation period has now started on a co-ordinated approach to planning along the Fabian Way, a 5km stretch of road that links the Amazon roundabout in Neath Port Talbot to the eastern bank of Swansea’s River Tawe. The co-ordinated approach being proposed is looking to make the most of exi
Eco Wave Power has received an approval for EU funding for a wave energy power plant in Gibraltar. The grant for Eco Wave Power has been provided as part of the EU Funding under the 2014-2020 European Regional Development Fund Operational Programme in support for renewable energy. According to the P
The construction of Atlantis Resources’ MeyGen Phase 1A tidal energy project is progressing well.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is looking to expand its team by recruiting for Technical Manager, and Project Manager. Technical Manager will be responsible for driving innovation, development of strategy and project delivery at EMEC. EMEC states that technical/engineering degree (or equiv
Following the gradual increase in the speed of the Fromveur Passage currents, Sabella’s D10 tidal energy turbine has produced 10 MW/h of electricity under real operating conditions. The turbine which was deployed in June this year started delivering limited amounts of power to Ushant island on Novem
The world can save an estimated $550 billion on the cost of deploying clean energy technologies over the next decade, putting them on a path to cost competitiveness, if countries work together to accelerate innovation by unlocking global collaboration, according to a report by Carbon Trust. United I
