ENGIE (formerly GDF SUEZ) has launched Big Pitch UK – a national competition to find the UK’s most innovative companies in the energy and services sectors. Companies, startups and entrepreneurs have been invited to pitch their innovative projects or ideas related to the following themes: energy effi
WavEC Offshore Renewables is seeking an engineer with the experience in offshore applications to complement its Technology and Monitoring Team. The successful applicant will engage in offshore engineering projects, mainly addressing offshore operations and specifications, and also the design and ass
EU-funded CEFOW research project aims to accelerate wave power development, decrease the levelised cost of ocean energy and create an efficient supply chain for future wave power projects. CEFOW project is due for launch in June 2015, and will aim to demonstrate the viability of floating energy conv
ABPmer, a UK-based marine consultancy, has been commissioned to assess the re-use value of industry marine environmental data and potential benefits arising from expanding public access to it. The UK Government has committed to enabling open access to as much marine data as possible, with the intent
The Swedish Energy Agency has granted €2 million to Corpower Ocean to test its wave energy technology that works on the principles of human heart off Scotland. Corpower will build a new prototype wave power plant and install it in the sea off Scotland, Swedish Energy Agency’s press release reads. Co
Sabella, a Frech tidal energy developer, has installed subsea power cable that will connect its D10 tidal turbine to the grid of Ushant island. The cable laying operation started on Monday morning. Burboun’s Argonaut tugboat was used to install 2 km of 7.5 kVA subsea cable. The crew of approximately
The deployment of the ISWEC wave energy converter will take place in June, off the island of Pantelleria, Sicily. Wave for Energy’s ISWEC wave energy device is currently located at the shipyard in Mazara del Vallo, a coastal town in Sicily, Italy, where the company is conducting final preparations o
The buoys for Atmocean’s wave energy device have arrived to Ilo, Peru – the deployment location for Atmocean’s scaled wave energy system. Atmocean is planning to deploy a scaled 1/3 demonstration system that will consist of 5 buoys and 5 pressurized pumps. The company aims to deploy the wave energy
Laing O’Rourke has been named as preferred bidder for GBP 200 mln contract to deliver Swansea Bay tidal lagoon’s turbine house and sluice structure block. The construction will require 500 workers at its peak, most of which will be local to South Wales, Tidal Lagoon Power’s press release reads. Conc
Renewable Devices Marine has developed a tidal turbine system that can be floated to the installation site, and work in both flow directions. The Capricorn turbine has a horizontal axis, contra-rotating, twin rotor architecture. Each rotor has three blades designed to be bi-directional in operation,
Cornwall has launched Marine Renewable Energy Roadmap outlining the necessary steps to be taken for the commercialization of marine energy over the next 10 years. The roadmap sets out how the public and private sector can work together to advance offshore and marine energy sector. According to the r
Sabella, a French tidal energy developer, is currently making preparations to install subsea power cable for its D10 tidal turbine off the Ushant island. According to Sabella, Bourbon’s tugboat Argonaut is expected to arrive to the port of Brest on Saturday 9 am. Following the charging of the cable
A new business hub dedicated to marine renewable energies has been launched in the Pays de la Loire, a region in Western France. The newly established West Atlantic Marine Energy Center aims to make the region an international leader in the marine renewables sector by the year 2020. The initiative i
The registration for Offshore Energy Exhibition & Conference 2015 is now open. With over 13.500 offshore professionals and more than 650 exhibiting companies expected it promises to be another great event. Next to the exhibition that covers 4 massive halls at Amsterdam RAI, more than 80 speakers rep
