BlueTec floating tidal platform has hit the water today, at the Port of Den Helder, the Netherlands. The floating platform is now in the water, and the bow section is mounted. The platform is made of three container sized modules. The first turbine that has been mounted to the platform is Tocardo’s
Amber Rudd has been appointed as the new Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change on May 11, 2015, following the 2015 UK general election. Rudd was the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at the Department of Energy and Climate Change from July 2014 until May 2015. She will be replacing E
WaveRoller wave energy device, developed by Finnish-based AW Energy, has been endorsed by Lloyd’s Register Energy. Lloyd’s Register Energy issued a Statement of Feasibility to WaveRoller technology as a first step in the certification process. The certification process comprises a staged, risk-based
Havkraft, a Norwegian wave energy developer, has announced that its floating wave energy plant is now fully functional. The wave power plant is currently deployed off Stad, a peninsula in northwestern part of Norway. This full scale prototype wave energy plant has the capacity of 200 kW, and serves
The installation of six wave energy devices is currently taking place at the Ada Estuary, Ghana, as part of collaborative wave energy project between TC’s Energy and Seabased. The first phase of the Ghanaian wave energy project which includes the installation of 6 wave energy devices is expected to
DNV GL, in collaboration with IHCantabria, is organizing a course on Sesam Marine software that simulates marine operations like heavy lifting, side-by-side mooring and floatover ahead of offshore handling. The course ‘Simulation of Marine Operations with Sesam Marine’ aims to introduce the particip
RenewableUK urges the new Government to act swiftly to secure clean energy supplies and jobs in that sector. RenewableUK says the new Government should send an early signal that it’s serious about supporting low-carbon energy to attract investment and create jobs. Maria McCaffery, RenewableUK’s Chie
Solent Offshore Renewable Energy Consortium (SOREC) is organizing a conference and workshop to explore the challenges of tidal energy sector and the role of small and medium enterprises in resolving these issues. The event is designed for small and medium enterprises, and it’s free to attend. In add
QED Naval has completed its recruitment drive to enable the company to take on the challenges of the Subhub project and bring further capabilities to the business. QED Naval expanded its team with three new recruits – Craig Salkeld, Alan McIntosh and Jonathan Nicol. Craig Salkeld will join QED Naval
Iberdrola, the owner of ScottishPower in the UK, has been ranked first in a ‘Super-League’ of European electric utilities compiled by CDP on the basis of their response to the challenges of climate change. In ‘Flicking the switch: are electric utilities prepared for a low carbon future’ CDP’s resear
Ocean Renewable Power Company (ORPC), a US-based tidal developer, has founded ORPC Ireland in the North West Ireland. ORPC will base the newly founded ORPC Ireland at CoLab Business Centre at Letterkenny Institute of Technology. County Donegal is home to Killybegs fishing port and has 1.134 km long
Looking out to 2030, the South West Marine Energy Park (SW MEP) partnership paper sets out the long term opportunities and ambitions for the development of marine energy in South West England. According to the report, the deployment of demonstration arrays at Wave Hub will lead to the first commerci
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (HIE) has appointed Tim Hurst as Managing Director of Wave Energy Scotland (WES). Wave Energy Scotland is a subsidiary of HIE and it was set up in December 2014 at the request of the Scottish Government. Hurst joined HIE as Head of Offshore Industry Development in 20
The European Commission’s research and innovation programme Horizon 2020 has granted EUR 17 mln for wave power research coordinated by Fortum. The funding is awarded for the Clean Energy From Ocean Waves (CEFOW) five-year research project. The aim of the project is to advance the use of the Penguin
