The Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), as part of the Research Councils UK (RCUK) Energy Programme, has issued a funding call for collaborative research projects that will investigate novel concepts for marine energy development. The focus of this call is on wave and tidal e
POWER-GEN Europe, and its co-located event Renewable Energy World Europe, has announced Ineke Dezentjé Hamming-Bluemink and Marie Donnelly as final keynote speakers for the conference. Dezentjé was appointed president of FME, a Dutch employers’ association in the technology industry in 2011, and her
DNV GL (Renewables Advisory Division) is looking for a Head of Section Offshore Renewables Installation and Logistics. The Section has expertise in offshore renewable installation and logistics, decommissioning, vessel application, ports and fabrication. Staff advise and run projects for utilities,
The UK government has committed £50 million of existing funding to the Climate Development Finance Facility (CDFF) to help developing countries tackle climate change. The funding is aimed at reducing poverty by helping developing countries take up low carbon growth and adapt to the impacts of climat
FloWave Ocean Energy Research Facility at Edinburgh University and Canadian marine turbulence specialists Rockland Scientific will join forces to measure impact of turbulence on wave and tidal energy devices. The organizations will work together to develop tank-scale turbulence measurement technolog
Anchors for BlueTec tidal platform are being towed into position on May 28, 2015, ahead of the planned installation of the floating tidal platform. The platform will serve as a demonstration targeted at remote locations, and will be deployed off Texel island, after which it will be connected to the
Alun Griffiths has been named as preferred bidder for public realm ancillary works for Swansea Bay tidal lagoon. Under the contract, worth approximately £25 mln, Abergavenny-based Alun Griffiths will provide ancillary civil engineering for the project’s public realm works, including breakwater surfa
Sabella, a French tidal energy developer, has completed the cable laying procedure for its 1 MW D10 tidal turbine on Tuesday, May 26, 2015. The cable was installed using Bourbon’s Argonaut tugboat that is 69 m long and 14 m wide. The installation of the 2 km, 7.5 kVA cable started on Monday, May 25.
Plans to extract rock for the construction of the proposed Swansea Bay tidal lagoon from Dean Quarry has raised concerns over the potential impact it could have on marine conservation area. The developer of Swansea Bay tidal lagoon, Tidal Lagoon Power, plans to re-open Dean Quarry in order to extrac
The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) and CENSIS (Innovation Centre for Sensor and Imaging Systems) have joined forces to support innovation and development of new sensor technologies. By helping innovative sensor technologies develop through technology readiness levels (TRL) and providing indepe
Marine Power Systems (MPS) has been invited to present at the annual conference of the Partnership for Research in Marine Renewable Energy (PRIMaRE). John Chapman, Chief Engineer at MPS, will update attendees on the development of its wave energy converter – the WaveSub. The prototype was designed a
Ocean Wave Power Station will be presented at ‘Our Ocean Challenge’ demo day, a part of ‘Aerospace meets Maritime’ event in Dordrecht, the Netherlands. Ocean Wave Power Station (OWPS) consists of two large vessels that support a framework with floating standard 45 foot (13.72 m) container-sized pont
Natural Power has named Lauren Wheatley as Director of its Technical team. Lauren Wheatley has worked in the renewable energy industry since 2003, and brings extensive experience in site development including wind resource assessment and asset performance. Wheatley will be tasked to lead a multi-nat
SMRU Consulting Europe has announced the promotion of Carol Sparling to Technical Director, and Cormac Booth to Director of Business Development. Sparling will be tasked to lead SMRU’s European team. She is the technical lead on numerous projects considering the impact of renewable energy developmen
