HR Wallingford has been appointed by China Harbour Engineering Company to support the development of Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. China Harbour Engineering Company, the company that was recently selected by Tidal Lagoon Power, the developer behind Swansea tidal lagoon, as a preferred bidder for £300 ml
Alstom, a French-based technology developer, has released a video showcasing its Oceade tidal platform. Oceade tidal platform allows customers to select various turbines to fit their sites’ specific requirements. Alstom has developed Oceade 18 – 1.4 MW tidal turbine, with an improved design based on
Scotland’s wave energy test centers are collaborating to support technology companies aiming to develop the next generation of wave energy converters. The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC), and the FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility will work together to offer real world technical input and t
Duchy of Lancaster has granted exclusivity rights to Natural Energy Wyre to build a tidal barrage across the river Wyre, Lancashire, UK. Natural Energy Wyre, the developer behind Wyre Tidal Barrage, can now proceed with the funding and planning application stage for the Wyre Tidal Barrage project. T
Wave Energy Scotland (WES) has issued a second competitive project call for the development of novel wave energy converters. According to WES, applicants will need to have already identified a concept and carried our preliminary feasibility work. WES will only seek to support truly novel devices whi
ABPmer has welcomed the decision by the UK Energy and Climate Change Secretary to grant planning permission to the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project in South Wales. According to ABPmer, it has been providing marine environmental advice and support to the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon project since 2012. B
AW-Energy, the company behind WaveRoller, hosted the visit from Portuguese officials at the installation site in Almagreira, Portugal. The Portuguese Minister of Environment, Spatial Planning and Energy, Jorge Moreira da Silva, and the Secretary of State for Energy, Artur Trinidade, visited both the
The government of Chile, through the Ministry of Energy and Corfo, has signed an agreement with French-based DCNS to create a marine energy research and development center in Chile. The agreement was signed by Maximo Pacheco, Minister of Energy for Chile, Hervé Guillou, CEO of DCNS, and Eduardo Bitr
Local Planning Authority has granted an outline planning consent for the onshore elements of the Perpetuus Tidal Energy Centre (PTEC) on the Isle of Wight, southern England. A planning application was submitted to the Isle of Wight Council in November last year for a substation and associated infras
Regen SW, Renewable UK, and Ocean Energy Europe have welcomed the planning consent approval for the Swansea Bay tidal lagoon given by the UK Secretary of State. According to RenewableUK, not only could Swansea Bay lagoon save over 236.000 tonnes of carbon emissions each year but the construction of
A consultation is being launched on a marine plan that will be used to guide development activities in the Pentland Firth and Orkney Waters, Scotland. The Marine Spatial Plan has been developed by a working group that includes Marine Scotland, Orkney Islands Council and Highland Council. It is an im
UK Secretary of State, Amber Rudd, has granted the planning consent for the construction of the world’s first tidal lagoon in Swansea Bay. Swansea Bay 320 MW tidal lagoon project, developed by Tidal Lagoon Power, has a design life of 120 years and a net annual power output of 400 GWh. It is enough t
BlueTec floating tidal platform is located in the Marsdiep, the Netherlands. Marsdiep is a deep tide-race between Den Helder and Texel island in the Netherlands. BlueTec tidal platform houses a single T1 100 kW Tocardo tidal turbine. The platform will serve as a demonstration targeted at remote loca
Following the successful punching through of the second bore hole, the construction at the MeyGen tidal array site north of Caithness, Scotland, is making a good progress. According to Atlantis Resources’ social media, the drilling works are progressing well with the company now halfway through the
