The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) is recruiting two new posts as part of a restructure to ensure that its marine energy test facilities can continue to respond to the wave and tidal industry’s changing landscape and market demands. “These new roles are critical to the development of EMEC over
Bureau Veritas has finalized the acquisition of HydrOcean, a French engineering company which provides design support for the construction of ships, offshore structures, racing yachts and marine energy systems. Established in 2007, HydrOcean specializes in assessing and optimizing hydrodynamic perfo
Ocean Power Technologies, Inc. (OPT) has formed a Technical Advisory Panel (TAP) to accelerate PowerBuoy® commercialization and market adoption. The TAP consists of selected potential customers, end-users, technical stakeholders, and scientific consultants from various markets to incorporate a wide
A new research project looking at optimum layouts for offshore electrical connections for marine energy farms has developed a ‘decision tree’ to help guide designers and developers towards the most cost effective array configuration for their development. The Optimum Electrical Array Architectures r
Fortum and Seabased Industry have agreed to replace an export cable at their Sotenäs demonstration wave power plant, located some 8 kilometers northwest of Smögen, Sweden. The companies said that several insulation failures occurred during connection of the plant this summer, so a new cable has been
Natural Power and its sister company SeaRoc have been awarded a contract by EDF to oversee the HSE and marine operations at the Paimpol–Bréhat tidal farm in North Brittany, France. David Wotherspoon, Operations Director at SeaRoc, said: “Natural Power and SeaRoc have extensive experience in offshore
A Singapore-based Atlantis Resources has seen its interim loss trimmed by some 14% compared to the same period a year before. The developer behind MeyGen tidal energy project posted a loss of £3.5 mln (S$7.5 mln) for the period ended June 30, 2015, versus a £4 mln (S$8.7 mln) loss in the correspondi
Minesto, a Swedish-based tidal energy developer, has made new Chief Financial Officer (CFO) and new Chief Operating Officer (COO) appointments. Fredrik Ahlström will be taking on the role of CFO, and will be tasked with leading the company’s financial planning and capitalization during the developme
This year WavEC Offshore Energy Center will hold its annual seminar in partnership with the French Embassy and the French Institute of Portugal. The focus of the 2015 seminar is put on the following: vision of Portugal and France about marine renewable energies and cooperation opportunities between
Atlas Professionals, a specialist recruitment and HR service company for the energy and marine industries, has completed the acquisition of Subserv Pro (SSP), and ORCA Offshore (ORCA). The acquisition is expected to add further scope and options for both of Atlas’ clients and personnel. Based in Ban
HydroQuest, a French-based hydrokinetic turbines developer, has accompanied the French president Francois Hollande on a three-day tour in Africa whose aim was to accelerate the development of economic collaboration between African countries and France. During the African tour, the French representat
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) has called for the respect of European Commission’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme budget, following the announced budget cuts. The organisation made the statement as the Council prepares to formally adopt its position on the 2016 E
Natural Power, a renewable energy consultancy, has hired Leanne Ramage as Head of Projects in the technical department, and appointed Selena Farris as a Senior Technical Manager. Both roles will be based at the company’s Ochil House office in Stirling, Scotland, and will support the company’s Direct
The climate and meteorology group at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU), EOLO group, has developed a technique to forecast the amount of energy waves will bring several hours in advance. The EOLO group has developed various models for predicting the amount of wave energy for the Bay of B
