The integrated SET-Plan will play a central role in a new European energy research and innovation (R&I) approach designed to accelerate the energy system transformation. According to the Strategic Energy Technologies Information System (SETIS), the new integrated European Strategic Energy Technology
Tidal Lagoon Swansea Bay (TLSB) has submitted a planning application to Swansea Council to build an international watersport centre that will also house operations, maintenance and research facilities supporting TLSB’s commitments to monitor the lagoon’s environmental impacts. The application has be
A university researcher has received a funding boost from the Canadian government for the development of innovative hydrokinetic turbines. An investment in the amount of C$500.000 (US$ 385.300) has been announced for the Engineering Faculty of the University of Manitoba. It will support the testing
European Commissioner and four ministers have been confirmed as participants of the Ocean Energy Europe 2015 conference. The event is organized with the support of Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI). Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, Alex White, will be joi
Atlantis Resources, the developer behind the MeyGen tidal energy project, has celebrated the progress made on the construction of the project located at Caithness, Scotland. In particular, the celebration marks the completion of Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) of four bore holes, 550 m long ea
Marine Power Systems (MPS), a Swansea-based wave energy developer, has become a member of Ocean Energy Europe. Marine Power Systems joined a growing list of industry representatives uniting behind a common strategy for industrialising the ocean energy sector, MPS’ press release reads. With Marine Po
The developer Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has submitted plans for the new 7.5 km cable route, and for the construction of water sports center as part of the lagoon. According to the South Wales Evening Post, Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon has submitted the planning application to Swansea, and Neath Port Talb
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/events/Test-Sites-AnnexIV-Webinar-20150721.mp4 Annex IV has hosted the webinar that featured discussions on marine renewable energy test centers and environmental effects research. The webinar discussed current environmental research efforts focused around
Basque Government has officially opened bimep marine platform for research, development, and operation of marine energy converters near the coastal town of Armintza, Spain. With a power generating capacity of 20 MW, bimep is a research infrastructure dedicated for demonstrating the technical and eco
Alstom has decided to lower the sale price of most of its energy assets to General Electric (GE) in an effort to win European Commission’s approval for the acquisition deal. Since the Extraordinary General meeting held on December 19, 2014, which approved the acquisition by General Electric of Alsto
Ocean Energy Europe (OEE), the industry group for ocean renewable energy in Europe, exceeded 100 members this week, when Wavepower, Marine Power Systems and Mojo Maritime joined as members. Formerly the European Ocean Energy Association, the industry group was re-launched as Ocean Energy Europe in 2
Wave for Energy’s ISWEC wave energy device is ready for the August deployment off Sicily, Italy. After delaying the deployment of the device several times due to unsuitable weather conditions, Wave for Energy, a Turin-based wave energy developer, plans to deploy the device on August 1, 2015. Paolo G
Collaborative project TiME that aims to improve the understanding of the effect of marine turbulence on tidal arrays in Scottish waters is entering the final stages of data analysis following the successful turbulence measurements surveys. TiME (Turbulence in Marine Environments) project is develope
International Marine Contractors Association (IMCA) has appointed Bruno Faure as the association’s new President. In addition to becoming President of IMCA, having served as Vice President of IMCA since September 2014, Bruno Faure also became Chairman of the association’s Overall Management Committe
