MT Tidal has announced that the company’s CEO and co-founder, Paul Morris, is retiring from the position. According to MT Tidal, Morris is stepping down due to the worsening health conditions. David Wylie, founder and CEO of Mosscliff Environmental, will become the interim CEO, until the new CEO is
Offshore Marine Management (OMM) has begun the delivery of a long term scope for cable management consultancy services to Wave Hub Ltd, based in Hayle, Cornwall. Under the contract OMM is expected to deliver cable consultancy services throughout the project lifecycle, from survey and reporting throu
Technocampus Ocean, a centre for research dedicated to technological innovation in marine renewable energies and shipbuilding, will open its doors on October 15, 2015. According to Pays de la Loire, this joint platform will host numerous players from the marine sector, and is expected to boost colla
The BlueTEC Texel Tidal partnership is planning the installation of a second, larger turbine on the BlueTEC floating platform that has been successfully operating during its first months of deployment. “The electricity production conforms to expectations, the mooring loads are lower than expected an
The Isle of Man government has granted a survey licence to Manx Tidal Energy to explore the possibility of developing a tidal array off the Point of Ayre. The seven-year agreement will enable Manx Tidal Energy to carry out preliminary work to determine the practicality and commercial viability of of
DEME Group’s GeoSea has concluded the trials of a jack-up vessel at Raz Blanchard, off France. According to DEME, the demonstrated utilisation of GeoSea’s jack-up platform under the extreme tidal conditions are the direct result and the practical implementation of a two year in-house study analysing
Marine Ecological Surveys has conducted an impact assessment study of a proposed tidal array installation off Torr Head, Northern Ireland, using Saab Seaeye Falcon. The study was performed for Tidal Ventures, a partnership between Brookfield Renewable and OpenHydro, for a proposed 100 MW tidal array
The Irish Maritime and Energy Resource Cluster (IMERC) has named Resolute Marine Ltd the winner of its ‘Innovator of the Year’ award. The award is sponsored by the global professional services firm EY and includes a cash prize and advisory services, Resolute Marine’s press release reads. Resolute Ma
Friends of the Supergrid (FOSG), NGO’s and industry groups from Europe’s energy sector have issued a joint letter in response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the new electricity market design. The signatories of the letter strongly agree with the European Commission that key chan
Statkraft and Grantham Research Institute have announced a three-year partnership for low-carbon economy research. According to Statkraft, the new programme of policy analysis will focus on the transition to the low-carbon economy and will contribute independent analysis to support and inform the cl
Tocardo Tidal Turbines has installed an array consisting of 5 tidal turbines in the Eastern Scheldt storm surge barrier, the Netherlands, on September 24, 2015. The array has the capacity of 1.2 MW, and consists of 5 Tocardo’s T2 tidal turbines. The suspension structure, designed and build by Huisma
IMarEST’s Oceans of Knowledge event, scheduled to take place on November 11, 2015, will explore the latest developments in operational ocean observation and prediction. The event will provide a summary of user requirements for operational oceanographic products and services. It will look to enhance
A 16-foot long radar piece of a new VTS (vessel traffic system) was transferred by helicopter from EMEC’s Billia Croo wave test site to the Black Craig, Orkney. The Black Craig, which the European Marine Energy Center (EMEC) uses as an environmental observation point for its wave test site, stands a
The European Commission recently published its new vision for EU energy research and development policy, the Integrated Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan), under which the preservation of EU’s leading position in ocean energy developments is defined as a strategic priority. The document set
