Seatricity, a Cornwall-based wave energy developer, has completed the Oceanus technology testing at Beaufort Wave Basin of the Marine Research Center at the University of Cork, Ireland. The trial was conducted from July 13 to 17, 2015, during which a number of load cases were tested including float
Tocardo, a Dutch tidal energy developer, has joined forces with UK-based Mosscliff Environmental to create a new tidal energy company MT Tidal. The new company will be based in UK and led by CEO Paul Morris, who formerly headed Tocardo Tidal Energy Ltd in the UK, with Jon Bell from Mosscliff Environ
Tidal Lagoon Power (TLP) has named Mike Unsworth as the Delivery Director for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon project. Unsworth will join the company in August, and will support Andrew McNaughton in bringing tidal lagoon power plant into service by leading the construction and commissioning activities
Inter-Departmental Marine Coordination Group’s (MCG) ‘Harnessing Our Ocean Wealth – Review of Progress 2014’ report provides an update on Irish marine sector key activities undertaken in 2014, and offers an overview of expectations for 2015. The report sets out the work done in 2014 to implement the
Following the successful completion of the initial phase, SeeByte, ASV and the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom have been awarded funding to carry out phase two of the Adaptive Autonomous Ocean Sampling Networks (AAOSN) research study. The aim of the project is to reduce the compl
Atlantis Resources, the developer behind MeyGen tidal energy project, has announced today, July 23, that the last bore hole for the project has been punched through. The first horizontal directional drilling (HDD) hole was punched through on April 21, followed by the second bore hole drilled on May
The boundaries of Anglesey Enterprise Zone are to be extended to include a new marine renewable energy zone and the Menai Science Park site. Wales government said the new sites include the West Anglesey Demonstration Zone, a 37 km2 of seabed off the west coast of Anglesey, and Cefn Du, the 21 hectar
Ed Davey, former UK Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change has criticized government’s announcement to cut subsidies for renewables. Following the UK government’s yesterday’s announcement to introduce measures to deal with a projected over-allocation of renewable energy subsidies, Ed Davey
French lawmakers have passed the energy bill that is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, boost renewables and create 100.000 jobs in green energy sector. The energy bill was passed July 22, after the final reading in the National Assembly, Parliament of France. Ségolène Royal, the French Mi
A further delay in providing clarity on support for renewables could ’cause damage to Scotland’s offshore wind and islands renewable energy projects’ according to Scotland’s Energy Minister Fergus Ewing. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has postponed vital announcements on Contract
Sabella, a French tidal energy developer, has chosen Open Ocean’s current analysis system Metocean Analytics for the examination of the ocean currents on Sabella’s future tidal energy sites. According to Open Ocean, Metocean Analytics simplifies and accelerates the search and analysis process for po
An industry led sub-group of Marine Energy Pembrokeshire (MEP) has recently provided recommendations to assist Natural Resources Wales (NRW) and Welsh Government in streamlining the marine energy consenting process in Wales. In 2014, a consenting subgroup was established with the primary aim of revi
Five British companies are celebrating after they received grant funding from the Government’s innovation experts at Innovate UK to develop tidal energy projects with Canadian businesses and universities. As reported earlier today, grants in the amount of £700.000 have been awarded for two projects
Nova Scotia is boosting its tidal industry with two new international research grants. The two projects, worth $1.43 million, aim to help governments, industry and researchers better understand the effect tidal technology has on the marine environment, and the impact of the marine environment on tha
