Indonesian national electric utility company PT PLN (Persero) and British-based marine renewable energy developer SBS have signed a memorandum of understanding for the development of tidal energy power plant. According to SBS, the planned tidal-stream facility will be a phased development, starting
Marine Energy Research Innovation and Knowledge Accelerator (MERIKA) is recruiting a research associate to support its wave energy resource characterization and modelling activities in Outer Hebrides, off Scotland. The vacancy is based at the University of the Highlands and Islands, Lews Castle Coll
The UK government is being urged to fulfill its commitment to ‘enable the deployment of renewable energy on the Scottish Islands.’ Fergus Ewing, Scottish Energy Minister, has written to the Secretary of State for Energy, Amber Rudd, ahead of the Scottish Islands Delivery Forum which will meet in Gla
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based wave energy developer, has expanded its team with the appointment of a new design engineer. After completing the internship at MPS, which involved the development of Marine Power System’s WaveSub device, Daniel Pérez Torres has been hired as a full time de
PolyGen, a UK-based wave energy developer, has deployed a full-scale Volta wave energy device off Falmouth, Cornwall. Volta wave energy device is built almost entirely from high-density polyethylene (HDPE). The device will continue tests at the wave energy test site FaBTest, located in Falmouth Bay,
Atlantisstrom, a German-based tidal energy developer, is seeking investment to complete the tidal power plant in Faroese islands, part of Denmark. According to Atlantisstrom, the segment of the tidal power plant on the Faroese islands has already been completed and connected to the public electricit
The University of Oxford Department of Engineering Science, in conjunction with Kepler Energy, has developed a new horizontal axis tidal turbine that can operate in lower velocity tidal waters. The Kepler Transverse Horizontal Axis Water Turbine (THAWT) is designed to be operated either in arrays or
A series of events during September is expected to highlight Orkney’s pioneering role in creating a new use for power harnessed from the wind and tides. According to EMEC, the events offer the chance to discover more about the ‘Surf and Turf’ project, which involves generating hydrogen fuel using wi
Atlantis Resources, the developer behind the MeyGen tidal energy project, has raised funds in the amount of £2.5 million. The funds were raised through the conditional placing of shares at a price of 42 pence per share. Atlantis stated that the proceeds will be used to fund project development activ
The Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) has awarded funding to ORPC Ireland for conducting a feasibility assessment to identify tidal energy development opportunities in the coastal waters of County Donegal, Ireland. The project will review existing resource data, evaluate grid accessibil
Scottish Renewables, an organisation dedicated to strengthening business relationships and committed to securing the best possible environment for renewables in Scotland, will hold a conference on marine renewables in September. The two-day conference will feature some of the leading names from the
The decision to allow the reopening of Dean Quarry that could provide rock for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon has been challenged by the local group Cornwall Against Dean Superquarry (CADS). A judge has given the permission for judicial review of Cornwall Council’s Dean Quarry decision over failure to
DNV GL has issued a ‘Statement of Feasibility’ for Alstom’s Oceade 1.4 MW tidal turbine. DNV GL is using DNV-OSS-312 to certify the Oceade 18 tidal turbine, with the first stage in the process involving a full risk assessment of the turbine and agreeing actions to mitigate the risk of failure, DNV G
NEMOS, a German wave energy developer, has started the fully automatized operation of their scaled wave energy system in Denmark. The fully automatized 1:5 scaled NEMOS wave energy device is operating at Nissum Bredning test site in Denmark. It is equipped with optimized hardware and advanced operat
