AW-Energy has announced plans to develop a 10 MW wave energy farm in the Pacific Ocean, off Mexico. Finnish wave energy developer AW-Energy has signed a memorandum of understanding with ENAL, a Mexican renewable energy developer, to develop, design and build 10 MW WaveRoller wave farm off Mexico. Th
Atlantis Resources has appointed Stephen Ward as Director of Power Generation following the relocation of its headquarters to Edinburgh, Scotland. Ward joins Atlantis from Adwen Offshore, a joint venture between AREVA Wind and Gamesa Offshore, where he had been responsible for the project management
DEME Group has released a video of its GeoSea jack-up vessel during tests at Raz Blanchard, off France. GeoSea’s jack-up vessel Goliath operated in currents of up to 10 knots (approximately 5 m/s) and water depths, under hull, of 56 meters. Specific operating models as well as procedural and technic
Positive Action Group, an Isle of Man-based political group, is organizing a public meeting that will discuss the potential of tidal energy in the waters off the Isle of Man. The Isle of Man government has recently announced the granting of a survey license enabling local company Manx Tidal Energy t
Royal HaskoningDHV has been contracted by the Scottish government and the UK Government’s Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) to deliver consultancy services for Orkney Marine Energy Array demonstration project. Royal HaskoningDHV will be tasked with developing a proposal for marine ener
Upgrade works on the BlueTEC floating tidal platform have been completed. Tocardo’s T1 tidal turbine with the capacity of 100 kW has been replaced with the larger T2 turbine from the same manufacturer, doubling the platform’s generating capacity. According to Bluewater’s social media, the platform h
Eastern Scheldt tidal energy project which comprises an array of 5 Tocardo’s T2 tidal turbines has officially been put into service on November 25, 2015. This commercial demonstrator array, located in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, the Netherlands, has the capacity of 1.2 MW and is expecte
Tidal Lagoon Power, the developer behind Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, has announced job cuts following the delay in the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon construction start. The company is reportedly making 17 redundancies at its Gloucester office. The announcement comes after the company stated last month that
The European Commission (EC) has launched a survey on what an EU regulatory framework on renewable energy should look like for the post-2020 period. Current EU renewable energy rules are contained in the Renewable Energy Directive, which is designed to ensure that all EU countries meet their renewab
The power take-off (PTO) system and sensors on the 1:50 DUO wave energy device scaled model have been wet tested at the wave tank in Queens University in Belfast. Sea Potential’s scaled model is nearly ready for shipment to Iowa where it will be tested as part of the Wave Energy Prize challenge. Acc
Take a look at the video showcasing the deployment operation of Sabella’s D10 tidal turbine. Sabella’s 1 MW D10 tidal turbine has been depoloyed and grid-connected earlier this year. It is located in Fromveur Passage, off France, and is delivering power to the Ushant island. Combi Lift’s cargo ship
Tidal power plant in the Dutch Eastern Scheldt surge barrier consisting of 5 tidal turbines has been put into service. The official opening marks the start of the operational phase of the project which will last for approximately 20 years, according to Tocardo. The festive commissioning was performe
Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing has been confirmed as speaker at the upcoming International Conference on Ocean Energy (ICOE) 2016. Ewing will speak alongside Karmenu Vella, European Commissioner for Environment, Fisheries and Maritime Affairs, who has been confirmed as a keynote speaker at
Soil Machine Dynamics (SMD) has announced the loss of 70 to 80 jobs across the business due to decline in demand within the offshore renewables, and oil and gas markets. The news comes as SMD’s largest order in history for two suites of cable laying and burial equipment, has been suspended due to th
