French start-up, Guinard Energies, has completed an on-site assessment of French Guiana’s tidal resources using its Poseide technology.
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has named Joe Thompson as its new Metocean Data Manager.
OpenHydro, part of DCNS Energies, has appointed Patrick Gougeon as the Chief Executive Officer.
Byron Davies, Gower MP and Vice-Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Marine Energy and Tidal Lagoons, has urged for no delays of the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project, according to BBC.
A billboard that reads “Grinding Nemo” has been set up by a group of fishermen and other citizens concerned about the impact of Cape Sharp Tidal’s project in the Bay of Fundy, Global News reports.
Scottish Government aims for 50% of renewable energy in the country’s energy mix by 2030. The target was revealed yesterday as part of consultation on Scotland’s first energy strategy.
Aalborg University (AAU) and École Centrale de Nantes are working on the organisation of the 2017 edition of their PhD course in Wave Energy Modelling that has been previously held during the European Wave and Tidal Energy Conference (EWTEC).
The Norway-based tidal energy technology developer, Tidetec, recently carried out an initial engineering for a 20MW turbine system with a 7m diameter turbine runner. The analysis has shown an efficiency gain of 11% in addition to cost reductions for the complete system of 6-9%.
Invitalia Ventures and Enel Green Power have closed a €2.25 million co-investment round in the Italian wave energy company 40South Energy.
The European Investment Bank (EIB) informed today that it had provided more than GBP 5.5 billion for a record number of UK-based projects in 2016, compared to GBP 5.6 billion in 2015.
In order to complete the group restructuring, Norway-based shipowner Olympic Ship has once again agreed with its secured lenders to extend the stand-still agreement.
The deployment of renewable energy technology will need to be increased and accelerated to enable reaching a 36% share of renewable energy by 2030, according to latest report from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).
RenewableUK has welcomed the UK Government’s commitment to “support industries of the future”, including clean energy, as part of the Industrial Strategy.
Affordable energy and clean growth are listed under one of the ten pillars of the Modern Industrial Strategy, set to be launched today by the country’s Prime Minister Theresa May.
