The Delta Flume hydraulics research facility has been opened in Delft, the Netherlands. The Delta Flume will be the location for full-scale studies of the effects of extreme waves on dikes, breakwaters and offshore structures. It is 300 m long, 5 m wide and 9.5 m deep. According to Deltares, an inde
Businessmen and politicians from Mexico have visited bimep marine energy research platform located off the coast of Basque Country. The visit was part of the tour during which the delegation visited various institutions and companies in Basque Country, in an effort to build relationship for further
A collaborative effort between Instream Energy Systems and IT Power Consulting to design a floating tidal platform has been approved for financial support from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP). Instream Energy Systems, a Canadian hydrokinetic
Victor Osu, a PhD student from Robert Gordon University (RGU), is working with Bayelsa State Government in Nigeria to investigate the best way to establish a viable offshore renewable energy industry in the country. Osu has focused his research on how best to foster the transition to offshore renewa
Wavepower Technologies, a private investor in the wave energy industry, is looking for wave energy professionals that would help the company advance the industry. Glastonbury-based Wavepower is currently recruiting for various positions in order to build the team that would offer technical support f
A new North-east engineering firm has been launched by two Insch businessmen following a six-figure investment. Engineering Solutions and Rental Limited (ESR), has been established by Stuart Mackie, Fabritech UK’s Managing Director, and Innes Smith, Engineering Manager, to meet the demand from clien
TNEI Services, a UK-based energy and environmental consultancy, has completed a series of studies on behalf of ORE Catapult regarding marine energy electrical architectures. Three reports have been produced that take a detailed look at marine energy converter components and how these place constrain
The Entrepreneur Ship, a new centre that seeks to optimise the opportunities of the blue economy for Ireland and accelerate job creation in this sector, has officially been opened in Cork, Ireland. Speaking at the opening of The Entrepreneur Ship, Simon Coveney (pictured), Minister for Agriculture,
Mojo Maritime is testing its marine planning and risk optimisation tool called Mermaid prior to the planned launching at the end of October, 2015. Mermaid (Marine Economic Risk Management Aid) is an innovative software solution which simulates marine operations against historical weather and tidal d
The European Commission (EC) has launched a survey garnering feedback on simplification in Horizon 2020, the Commission’s research and innovation programme. The questionnaire allows users to evaluate the impact of the new measures introduced in the research and innovation framework programme. There
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has increased the Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) 2023 by €400 million to bring the total amount outstanding to €1 billion. The bond completes EIB’s € Green Bond curve with a third liquid reference point in an intermediate maturity and takes the total CAB issuance to
The FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility has become member of AIRTO, a UK’s innovation, research and technology association. AIRTO, the Association for Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations, brings together the country’s leading universities, businesses and research organisations to en
Sound & Sea Technology (SST) has completed the assembly of Fred. Olsen’s Lifesaver wave energy converter ahead of its planned deployment at Navy’s Kaneohe Bay Wave Energy Test Site (WETS) in Hawaii. Fred. Olsen’s Lifesaver Energy Platform is ready for installation at WETS after being assembled at Jo
EEL Energy’s scaled tidal energy converter has produced first power during the tests in Ifremer’s flume tank in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. According to EEL Energy, the integration of the energy conversion units was tested for the first time on the membrane of the 1:6 scaled device. EEL tidal converte
